This is De Niro’s first WSOP final table and fifth cash overall. De Niro usually plays poker in the Los Angeles area and has numerous cashes and final tables in tournament sets throughout the LA area. He enters this final table with over $165,000 in career earnings.
Jean-Robert Bellande has taken an early lead here tonight, winning the first three pots he has played. Bellande is understandably excited to be here at the final table.
Preflop, Brandon Wong raised and John Kranyak reraised. Wong made the call. On a flop of , Wong bet out and Kranyak made the call. The same action occurred on the turn of the and river of the . On the river, Wong showed . Kranyak said, "value town," and mucked.
Pocket aces are making their way around the table it seems so far. First, Andrew Prock was the beneficiary when he showed down aces at the river to take a pot worth approximately 5 big bets.
The next hand, Danny Wong took down a hand with aces that was bet on every street.
Two hands later, Danny Wong again woke up with aces and took down a pot worth about five big bets.
Joe De Niro just took down a 120,000 chip pot from John Kranyak when he turned queens full.
Since winning a big pot earlier, Kranyak has been playing very loose and raising with a wide array of hands. Some players may be beginning to take advantage of his loose style.