Jaroslaw Sikora was facing a bet of 15,000 from the player in the big blind on a board. He shoved all in for 29,475 and his opponent sighed and flicked in a call. Sikora opened for sevens full and his opponent mucked .
The board read and the pot had about 8,000 in it. Eusebiu Jalba, in the small blind, and Michael Bailey, in the cutoff, both checked. Jalba showed for a pair of tens and that was enough for Bailey to muck his cards.
Rex Clinkscales was under the gun and facing a bet of 5,000 into a pot of 11,000 or so on . He put in 11,300 and his big blind opponent thought about 90 seconds before putting in a call. Clinkscales turned over for a boat and took it down.
Kevin MacPhee has just taken his seat and looks to be ready to defend his title. MacPhee won the last WSOPE Main Event in 2015 in Berlin taking €883,000 and the gold bracelet back home to Idaho with him. 2015 was also the year where he won his first WSOP gold bracelet in the $5,000 No-Limit Hold'em Turbo event and two deep runs in two other events cashing over a ton in each.
Sam Grafton was one of the stars of the early days of the World Series of Poker Main Event this summer, bagging up one of the top stacks on Day 1 and reveling in his status as one of the leaders. He's off to a similar start here in Europe as we noted him dragging a few pots.
First, he checked a flop from the big blind and saw an opponent bet 675. Grafton clicked back and induced a fold.
Then, Grafton bet 2,200 from the button on a flop. The pot was about 7,000 before the bet, and an opponent in middle position made it 6,400 to go. Grafton peeled and the turn was a . The middle player bet 15,000 and Grafton asked to his stack. It was about 20,000 more and Grafton told the dealer he was all in. That resulted in a snap-fold.
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