Walking past table 301 in the blue section of the Amazon Room our PokerNews reporter heard some interesting things.
"I think I want 10,000 players this year . . . there were 52 in the satellite last night, so who knows what might happen!"
"I'm just going to leave straight after I bust. Not going to stick round for any deep-stacks or cash games 'cause I'm running bad. Need to get home to my Internet poker!"
"Don't raise my blind. I haven't looked and it could be aces . . . (after having his big blind raised) Nope, I'm out!"
There has been an empty seat all day at the table featuring Ray Romano and Vitaly Lunkin. It belonged to Paul Wasicka, who apparently didn't think he was registered for Day 1a. Wasicka showed up at the Rio to sort things out and was able to switch to Day 1b, meaning ESPN will have to make do without a recognizable face in that empty chair.
The end of the line has come for Team PokerStars Pro Victor Ramdin. Ramdin came into this event representing Team Pro USA, but will no longer do so because he's out.
Ramdin was down to his last 1,600 or so when he moved all in with the . Matt Glantz woke up with the big bullets, two aces, and made the call. The board ran out to give Glantz a full house and send Ramdin to the rail.
Three players including Andy Black and Gary Benson saw an flop. The action was checked around. When the arrived on the turn, Black led out for 400 and both opponents called. The river fell the and Black led again, but only for a min-bet of 200. Only Benson called.
Benson showed ace-rag for top pair and Black mucked. Benson is up to 40,000 while Black is down to about 10,000.
Kirill Gerasimov defended his big blind from an early-position raise to see a flop. Gerasimov checked, and the raiser bet 650. He called it, and checked again when the turn completed the flush draw. His opponent checked behind. The river was the , putting three Broadway cards on the board. Gerasimov checked a third time, then called his opponent's 1,250.
"Do you have a straight?" asked the other player, not wanting to show. "He called you," another player at the table said, and the guy tabled for a turned pair of sixes. Gerasimov turned over for second pair to win the pot, and with it, a bit of respect from the table. He has 19,500 after that one.
It's going to be a long road back for Tiffany Michelle if she's going to replicate her deep WSOP Main Event run of two years ago.
With 1,500 in the pot on a flop of , Michelle's 1,100-chip bet found one caller as the hit the turn. Michelle checked and then called a bet of 2,250 to see the fall on the river. Michelle again check-called, this time for 5,850, but she mucked when her opponent showed for a flush.
Steve Jelinek raised to 525 from middle position. Jameson Painter made the call from the button and action would be heads up to the flop.
The flop came down and Jelinek fired 700. Painter tossed in the call and then the dealer turned the on fourth street.
Jelinek didn't slow down and fired 1,300. Again, Painter made the call before the river completed the board with the .
On the river, Jelinek fired 2,200. Painter folded his hand and dropped to 15,500 in chips. Jelinek improved to 48,000.
Earlier in the 2010 WSOP, Jelinek claimed his first gold bracelet in the $1,500 Pot-Limit Omaha Hi/Lo event where he placed sixth the year prior. Jelinek beat Joseph Gotlieb heads up to claim the $245,000-plus first-place prize.
The small blind checked a board, and Johannes Strassmann bet 800. The button folded, but the small blind raised it up to 3,000. Strassmann thought a bit but couldn't talk himself into a call. He folded, dropping to 15,000.
Keith Ferrera was down to 4,525, and he got it all in preflop with against his opponent's . The board was pleasantly free of clubs, but the on the turn was much less Ferrera-friendly. The river was no help, and the rest of Ferrera's day is free.
Thomas Bichon opened to 500 on the button with Corwin Cole making the call from the small blind before the player in the big blind made it 1,500 to go.
Bichon called as Cole passed to see a flop fall. The big blind fired out 2,000 and Bichon made the call as the was delivered on the turn.
Bichon was again faced with another healthy bet; this time amounting to 4,000, but after ninety seconds of deliberation the Frenchman found a fall to slip to 16,100 in chips.
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. Matt Glantz woke up with the big bullets, two aces, and made the call. The board ran out 
to give Glantz a full house and send Ramdin to the rail.
flop. The action was checked around. When the 
and Black led again, but only for a min-bet of 200. Only Benson called.
flop. Gerasimov checked, and the raiser bet 650. He called it, and checked again when the 
turn completed the flush draw. His opponent checked behind. The river was the 
, putting three Broadway cards on the board. Gerasimov checked a third time, then called his opponent's 1,250.
for a turned pair of sixes. Gerasimov turned over 
hit the turn. Michelle checked and then called a bet of 2,250 to see the 
fall on the river. Michelle again check-called, this time for 5,850, but she mucked when her opponent showed 
for a flush.
on fourth street.
flop fall. The big blind fired out 2,000 and Bichon made the call as the 
was delivered on the turn.