Over on table 278, the action folded around to Jeffrey Sluzinki who raised to 600 from the button before both the small blind and Dwyte Pilgrim called from the big blind to go three-handed to a flop that read .
The action was checked around both after the flop and turn of the , but on the river of the , the small blind checked to Pilgrim, who led out for 1,500. Sluzinki thought about it for a while, but folded his hand and the small blind called before Pilgrim showed for trips to take it down.
"I almost called to get some PokerNews coverage!" Sluzinki said. No worries, we've got your name in the blog now!
And speaking of names in the blog, we've also come across our first player in the Blue section to have made a century. It's Douglas Smith, who's already picked up three cashes this year at the WSOP (his biggest being $33,285 after coming in 15th in Event #18). He's now on table 276 with more than 103,000 in chips!
Matt Stout raised to 750 from the cutoff and was called by the small blind to see a flop of , the latter check-calling a bet of 1,000 from Stout. Both players then checked the turn and river and the small blind unhappily shook his head showing a missed , Stout's had somehow caught bottom pair and held to win the pot.
With about 2,500 in the pot and a board reading , an unknown player in the big blind bet 1,800 and put the pressure on 2010 November Niner Jason Senti. The Minnesota native thought for a minute before releasing his hand, leaving himself 10,950.
While it is only about a third of the starting stack, Senti managed to prove he knows how to work a short stack at last year's final table.
It's been a miserable day for Bertrand "ElkY" Grospellier thus far, but a recent double up does provide the bracelet winner with hope of turning it around.
With the board reading , ElkY got it all in for his last few thousand with , besting his opponent's .
There was about 2,000 in the middle and the flop had come when it checked to David Daneshgar. He bet 1,200, then his opponent check-raised to 3,250. Daneshgar thought for a while, then called.
The turn was the . Daneshgar's opponent checked once more, and he took the invitation to bet again, this time 4,575. His opponent tanked, then emerged to fold, showing one card -- a -- as he did.
There was interesting situation over at Greg Mueller's table a few minutes ago. The under the gun player opened for 900 and Mueller called from the big blind. Both players checked the flop. The turn came and Mueller check-called 900. The river came , Mueller checked and his opponent bet 1,800.
At that point Mueller said, " I had you on ace-queen and I had you beat until the river club," and exposed his hand - without a club. His opponent told him he didn't have a club and showed him .
The problem is Mueller hadn't mucked his hand, it was still live. He asked the dealer what his options were and a floor was called. The floor ruled that since he hadn't folded his hand was still live and could fold, call or raise.
Mueller took the high road and folded his hand surrendering the pot to his opponent.
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, but on the river of the 
, the small blind checked to Pilgrim, who led out for 1,500. Sluzinki thought about it for a while, but folded his hand and the small blind called before Pilgrim showed 
for trips to take it down.
, the latter check-calling a bet of 1,000 from Stout. Both players then checked the 
turn and 
river and the small blind unhappily shook his head showing a missed 
, Stout's 
had somehow caught bottom pair and held to win the pot.
, ElkY got it all in for his last few thousand with 
. Daneshgar's opponent checked once more, and he took the invitation to bet again, this time 4,575. His opponent tanked, then emerged to fold, showing one card -- a 
-- as he did.
and Mueller check-called 900. The river came 
, Mueller checked and his opponent bet 1,800.
