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A player raises from middle position, Jason Lester reraises to 1,500, the original player reraises to 5,000, and Lester calls. The flop comes , Lester pushes, and his opponent calls all in for 5,800 with . Lester shows for a flush draw, an open-ended straight draw, and one overcard.
The turn card is the , completing Lester's straight, but giving his opponent outs to a full house. The river card is the , and Lester wins the pot with an ace-high straight, increasing his stack to 26,100 and eliminating his opponent.
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We grabbed Joe Sebok on break from his day 1 of the WSOP Main Event to talk about winning the prop bet that lead to us seeing Jeff Madsen in a jester costume yesterday, about one member of the prop bet being MIA, and about once again having a huge stack at the beginning of a tournament.
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Scott Clements is short-stacked and moves all in with A-K, and another player calls with A-Q. Clements is looking to double up, but the board brought a queen. Scott Clements is eliminated.
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Howard Lederer
One player raised from middle position and Howard Lederer moved all in from his big blind. His opponent called with . Lederer flipped over 8-8. The flop was and Lederer picked up a gutshot. The turn was the . The river was the . Lederer's hand did not improve and he headed to the rail.
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Tony G
Tony G raised to 1,100 from middle position and the small blind called. The flop was and both players checked. The turn was the . The small blind bet 1,000 and Tony G called. The river was the . The small blind bet 1,500, Tony G raised to 7,000 and the small blind called.
Tony G turned over for quads and his opponent mucked. He's up to 41,000.
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Captain Tom Franklin was in a hand against one opponent on a board of . The came on the turn and Franklin bet out 5,000. His opponent raised all-in. Franklin took his time and before making his decision he said, "you look like a nice man. I'll call." Franklin turned over and his opponent had . The river was the and they split the pot. After the hand, Franklin had 23,200.
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PokerNews grabbed Justin ‘ZeeJustin’ Bonomo on break from his day 1 of the WSOP Main Event to ask him about how his day is going thus far, his thoughts on the strength of the field, and how his extensive online experience has prepared him for playing these huge live fields.
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1,545 players began their Main Event quest today. 1,606 are registered to play tomorrow (Day 1C) and with the exception of emergency cases, everyone else from this point forward who decides to pony up the $10K for a shot at immortality will be required to start play on the newly-added Day 1D.
So, we're looking at around 6,000 players total for this year's Main Event. That is of course significantly fewer players than last year, but still a staggering $60 million prize pool.
[user10554]
Jan Sorensen is short-stacked and all in with against another player's . Sorensen is a big favorite to double up, but the board comes -- putting a ten-high straight on the board for a chopped pot.
One time is bad enough, but that's the second time today that Sorensen's better hand has been counterfeited by a straight on the board. It's even more frustrating that he's been treading water most of the day with a short stack of chips.
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, Lester pushes, and his opponent calls all in for 5,800 with 
. Lester shows 
for a flush draw, an open-ended straight draw, and one overcard. 
, completing Lester's straight, but giving his opponent outs to a full house. The river card is the 
, and Lester wins the pot with an ace-high straight, increasing his stack to 26,100 and eliminating his opponent.
and Lederer picked up a gutshot. The turn was the 
. The river was the 
. Lederer's hand did not improve and he headed to the rail.
and both players checked. The turn was the 
for quads and his opponent mucked. He's up to 41,000.
. The 
came on the turn and Franklin bet out 5,000. His opponent raised all-in. Franklin took his time and before making his decision he said, "you look like a nice man. I'll call." Franklin turned over 
and they split the pot. After the hand, Franklin had 23,200.
. Sorensen is a big favorite to double up, but the board comes 
-- putting a ten-high straight on the board for a chopped pot. 
