Erik Seidel is probably going to win the Main Event anyway.
Erik Seidel has been eliminated from the tournament and that's, of course, very big news. The Seidborg is having the best year in poker known to man but this tournament is not going to be on his list of accomplishments.
It was David Williams who ended Seidel's run early and he told us what happened. The two got it in on a flop with two diamonds. Williams had a set of fives against the nut flush draw of Seidel and he didn't managed to hit one of his outs. Williams is up to 81,000 and among the biggest stacks in the room.
The flop and turn have been dealt and the cards facing the ceiling are . Dimitry Motorov is seated in the big blind and bets 1,500 and Sam Chartier takes the call in position. The river card is the and Motorov checks to Chartier. He studies the board before making a bet of 1,600 and Motorov calls and the dealer sweeps the chips into Chartier's direction.
He has been out for a while now but we still owe you guys his bust out. Our colleagues told us Negreanu got his last chips into the pot against Juha Helppi, this was the showdown that followed.
Daniel Negreanu
Juha Helppi
The board ran out giving both players a full house but Helppi had the better pair. We will probably see Negreanu back again tomorrow in the €3,000 No Limit Hold'em Shoot Out that will be starting at 5pm local time.
There was a raise on the button to 2,000. Jason Mercier ceases playing Chinese Poker on his I-Pad to give himself just enough time to swing in with a 7,000 three-bet. Andrew Robl is in the big blind and he four bets to 22,500 and the big blind realises he is in a bit of a mess and folds.
"Let me just check that I have what I think I have?" Says Mercier.
He checks his cards and moves all-in.
"You have aces?" Says Robl as he calls.
Mercier
Robl
Board:
Mercier doubles up and Robl is left with 20-big blinds
Sam Trickett is down to 60,000 after losing a pot to Oleksii Kovalchuk who was all-in for his tournament. We are not sure the flow of action as we arrived when the cards were on their backs.
Randy Dorfman limped from under the gun, David Williams called from mid-position as did the player in the big blind. The flop was and everyone checked to Williams who bet 1,500 and both players called. The turn was the and all three players checked. The river was the and the big blind bet 3,500, Dorfman folded and Williams made the call and won the pot.
Phil Hellmuth started the WSOPE off with a bang making a deep run in the €2,650 6-Max event. The 11-time bracelet winner ended up finishing in seventh place taking home € 24,183. In todays event Hellmuth arrived in his usual style and was one of the last players to register. Even though he didn't play as many hours some of the others did he still managed to get hold of quite some chips.
In the hand we witnessed Hellmuth raised to 1,500 from the hijack. WPT winner Alexander Kuzmin three-bet to 4,000 from the cut-off and after the three remaining players folded Hellmuth made the call. The flop brought out and Hellmuth check-called the 3,000 chip bet Kuzmin put out. On the turn Hellmuth checked in the dark so it was up to Kuzmin to decide what to do when the popped up. The Russian player checked behind giving us the river card.
The river was the and Hellmuth bet 6,000 putting Kuzmin to the test. After quite some thinking the Russian player called and Hellmuth announced he had trip jacks right away. Hellmuth turned over and raked in the pot leaving Kuzmin with just 10,000 chips. Hellmuth is cruising with 78,000 chips and looking to make another deep run.
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flop with two diamonds. Williams had a set of fives against the nut flush draw of Seidel and he didn't managed to hit one of his outs. Williams is up to 81,000 and among the biggest stacks in the room.
. Dimitry Motorov is seated in the big blind and bets 1,500 and Sam Chartier takes the call in position. The river card is the 
and Motorov checks to Chartier. He studies the board before making a bet of 1,600 and Motorov calls and the dealer sweeps the chips into Chartier's direction.
and everyone checked to Williams who bet 1,500 and both players called. The turn was the 
and all three players checked. The river was the 
and raked in the pot leaving Kuzmin with just 10,000 chips. Hellmuth is cruising with 78,000 chips and looking to make another deep run.
