Facing a raise under the gun to 600 and a call, Ted Forrest made it 1,600 to go from the big blind.
The original raiser then four-bet to 6,000 to force a fold from the player caught in the middle as Forrest made it 11,000 total. His opponent made the call to see a flop fall.
Forrest deliberated for a moment before making it 5,000 only to have his opponent move all in for an additional 8,700 more. Forrest again returned to the tank before eventually finding a call.
Forrest:
Opponent:
With Forrest's opponent finding his two-outer on the flop, Forrest would need to return the favor if he was to knock out his opponent.
Unfortunately for Forrest, the on the turn, and on the river would change little to see the high-stakes prop better and five-time bracelet winner crippled to just 3,900 in chips.
Just back from the break, Andrew Robl was sitting with the button when the player in the cutoff -- a player who has Lou Krieger's The Rules of Poker: Essentials for Every Game sitting on the table rail (either a cheat sheet or the best level we've seen so far today) -- raised to 700. Robl and the big blind both called. All three players checked a jack-high flop, .
When the turn fell , action checked to Robl. He bet 1,300, inducing a quick fold from the big blind. The cutoff player glanced at Robl, looked back at her cards, glanced at Robl a second time, and then announced, "Fold" and pitched her cards to the dealer.
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Raymer gave the starting announcement, but didn't last much longer
The first level is in the books for the 2010 WSOP Main Event. Much of the starting field has made it through to the first break, but there were a few less fortunate souls including Nick Schulman and Greg Raymer.
Schulman had a rough day to start and eventually had his kings cracked to be eliminated from the event. Raymer was crippled when his top pair and flush draw ran into a set. Raymer failed to hit and was crushed early on. He did find a triple up, but only to a few thousand before his pocket eights ran into pocket aces and he was eliminated, making him the first previous Main Event champion to hit the rail in 2010.
On the other side of the spectrum were Lacey Jones, Steve Jelinek and Isaac Haxton who all won some nice pots to move near the 50,000-chip mark.
The players are now on a 20-minute break and we'll be back for Level 2 then.
The flop fell , and Vitaly Lunkin's opponent checked to him. Lunkin tried to take the raised pot down with a 425 bet, but the other player called. Lunkin checked back the turn. His opponent bet 675 when the river brought the , and that was enough to get rid of Lunkin. Vitaly is still up slightly after two hours with 34,000.
Just before the break, the ESPN cameras were rolling at the Orange Section feature table, where Players' Champion Michael Mizrachi was part of a three-way flop that he had raised to 500 pre-flop. Action checked to Mizrachi on a flop of . He continued for 750, folding one player. The third player then check-raised to 2,025. Mizrachi called.
The board paired sevens on the turn, . Mizrachi's opponent checked and called 2,025 on that street and another 6,000 on the river. That's when Mizrachi turned over to show down a full house, eights full of sevens. He's back to the starting stack of 30,000.
With around 2,500 in the pot and the flop reading , Ralph Perry fired out 1,000 from the button only to be check-raised to 2,000 by his opponent.
Perry paused for a moment before making it 6,000 to with his opponent quickly calling as the landed on the turn.
Perry's 8,000-chip bet was check-called as the dealer produced the on the river.
After yet another check, Perry moved all in for 16,100 and was called.
Perry:
Opponent:
Both players chopped the pot up, but Perry headed to break disgusted at his flush-draw freeroll as he moved back over his starting stack to around 33,000 in chips.
On the flop of , Alex Wadley got all the money in up against one other player. Wadley held the and was up against the for his opponent. After the turn came the and he river the , the aces went down and Wadley boomed his way to 65,500 in chips.
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flop fall.
on the turn, and 
on the river would change little to see the high-stakes prop better and five-time bracelet winner crippled to just 3,900 in chips.
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, action checked to Robl. He bet 1,300, inducing a quick fold from the big blind. The cutoff player glanced at Robl, looked back at her cards, glanced at Robl a second time, and then announced, "Fold" and pitched her cards to the dealer.
as Keiner called 5,500 but when the price was upped to 10,000 on the 
river, Keiner had to give it up.
, and Vitaly Lunkin's opponent checked to him. Lunkin tried to take the raised pot down with a 425 bet, but the other player called. Lunkin checked back the 
turn. His opponent bet 675 when the river brought the 
, and that was enough to get rid of Lunkin. Vitaly is still up slightly after two hours with 34,000.
. He continued for 750, folding one player. The third player then check-raised to 2,025. Mizrachi called.
. Mizrachi's opponent checked and called 2,025 on that street and another 6,000 on the 
river. That's when Mizrachi turned over 
to show down a full house, eights full of sevens. He's back to the starting stack of 30,000.
landed on the turn.
on the river.
, Alex Wadley got all the money in up against one other player. Wadley held the 
and was up against the 
and he river the 
, the aces went down and Wadley boomed his way to 65,500 in chips.