Kido Pham opened to 1,200 in early position and got calls from one player in mid position and another on the button before the gentleman in the big blind reraised to 2,650. Back to Pham, who re-popped for 8,200 and the other two players got out of the way. The big blind wasn't having any of it, though, and five-bet to 19,625. Pham flat-called and they saw a flop.
This was a very, very large pot by this point.
They saw a flop and the rest of the chips went in.
Pham:
Big Blind Opponent :
"Turn a jack!" came a random cry from the rail.
Turn: ding!
River:
The hapless gentleman with the queens hit the rail before dinner, while Pham was up to an impressive 107,000.
"Hey Kido, did you hear that?" called out the railer. "I said to turn a jack!"
The first four community cards were out on a board showing , and we walked up to see the big blind lead out with a bet of 7,075 into a pot of more than 10,000. Phil Collins was his lone opponent, and Collins moved all in for 23,800 total. His opponent called, and Collins was caught red-handed with just . He didn't even have six outs as the big blind turned up .
Looking for an ace but finding none on the river, Collins has been eliminated.
Andrew Jeffreys called us over to give us some information on a double up he just received courtesy of the player in Seat 1. On a flop of -X, Jeffreys' opponent put him all in with and Jeffreys made the call with . The turn and river bricked for the other player and Jeffreys was pushed the pot, moving up to 38,000 in chips.
Jeffreys is from Melbourne, Australia and has one WSOP cash on his resume. It also happens to be a final table where he came eighth in the $2,000 No-Limit Hold'em event back in 2008. For that finish, Jeffreys scored over $63,000.
Steve "gboro780" Gross was flipping for his tournament life, committing his last ~14,000 chips to . Scott Dorin looked him up with , and it was off to the races.
Unfortunately for Gross, his horse couldn't catch up as the dealer ran out a board of . Two pair does it for Dorin, and he's knocked the dangerous Gross out of the 2010 WSOP.
Dan Harrington raised to 600 from late position and was called by the player in the big blind. When the flop came the big blind checked and Harrington bet 1,050, getting the call.
The turn was the and Harrington was once more checked to before he bet 2,500, and once more got the call.
Things went the same way on the river with the big blind check-calling a bet of 2,500. Harrington showed and his opponent mucked.
After spending much of the day losing chips, Harrington is now up to 18,450.
I'm not sure what happened to I and II, but the latest Robert Williamson has just been eliminated in a hand that witnessed more drama than an entire year of the Bold and the Beautiful.
All in preflop, Williamson found his tournament life hanging by the thinnest of threads with versus - a classic coin flip. The dealer was keen to proceed, but he was abruptly stopped in his tracks by ESPN who dived to halt the action like bodyguards in front of a travelling bullet.
With the camera crew summoned over, Williamson let his personality thrive and requested a queen in his distinctive, booming voice. His prayers were answered as the flop rolled out: . Williamson celebrated the third lady, but his joy suddenly turned into panic as he spotted the straight draw.
As the commotion continued, numerous players (and myself, I must confess - hello mom, I'm on TV!) edged into the camera's focus to watch the action unfold. Then the killer card: . Williamson squirmed in frustration before asking for the board to pair. "Five of clubs, I'm calling it," he commanded with animated gestures.
Unfortunately for Williamson, the dealer failed to oblige on this occasion, the river coming a harmless to send him home. Williamson's shoulders slumped to the floor as the realization set in, and he walked away from the table with his hands in the air.
"What's sick is that I set this up all day," he said dejectedly. "And now that it's happened, I don't want it to happen."
With the board reading , a player checked to Team PokerStars Online Pro Grzegorz Mikielewicz who bet 1,500. His opponent check-raised all in for 5,700, and Mikielewicz called.
Mikielewicz:
Opponent:
The on the turn was brick for Mikielewicz and so too was the on the river, dropping him to 38,400 chips.
Across the room, French Team Pro Julien Brecard has been eliminated from the tournament. We did not catch the hand, but the Frenchman's chair sits empty indicating he's busto.
From the hijack seat, Todd Witteles raised to 800. An opponent in the cutoff seat reraised to 2,100 and Witteles made the call when action got back to him.
The flop came down and Witteles checked. His opponent bet 1,600 and then Witteles tanked for a little bit before raising to 4,000. After another minute passed, the other player moved all in for 23,150. About 15 seconds passed and then Witteles said, "I call."
Witteles held the for top pair and the nut flush draw. His opponent held the for a weaker flush draw and wasn't looking too good.
The turn was the and the river the , keeping Witteles in the lead and busting the other player. Witteles now has about 100,000 in chips.
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flop and the rest of the chips went in.
, and we walked up to see the big blind lead out with a bet of 7,075 into a pot of more than 10,000. Phil Collins was his lone opponent, and Collins moved all in for 23,800 total. His opponent called, and Collins was caught red-handed with just 
. He didn't even have six outs as the big blind turned up 
.
-X, Jeffreys' opponent put him all in with 
. The turn and river bricked for the other player and Jeffreys was pushed the pot, moving up to 38,000 in chips.
. Two pair does it for Dorin, and he's knocked the dangerous Gross out of the 2010 WSOP.
and Harrington was once more checked to before he bet 2,500, and once more got the call.
river with the big blind check-calling a bet of 2,500. Harrington showed 
. Williamson squirmed in frustration before asking for the board to pair. "Five of clubs, I'm calling it," he commanded with animated gestures.
, a player checked to Team PokerStars Online Pro Grzegorz Mikielewicz who bet 1,500. His opponent check-raised all in for 5,700, and Mikielewicz called.
and Witteles checked. His opponent bet 1,600 and then Witteles tanked for a little bit before raising to 4,000. After another minute passed, the other player moved all in for 23,150. About 15 seconds passed and then Witteles said, "I call."
and the river the