For the most part, the notable players in the Pavilion have been pretty spread out, but we did spot this table that is less than easy right now. At the table we have Team PokerStars Pro (USA) and former Main Event Runner-Up David Williams, Team PokerStars Pro (Italy) Pier Paolo Fabretti, and Russian Poker Pro Sergey Rybachenko.
We'll definitely be keeping an eye on these guys as they battle each other for poker pro supremacy.
In late position Todd Terry raised to 600 and got the limper in front of him to call. They went heads up to the flop of and they both checked. The turn came and they checked again. The river fell , the opponent checked and Terry bet 750. His opponent folded and Terry dragged the pot.
Terry is below the starting stack with about 23,000.
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Over at the secondary feature table, Glenn Galfond (Phil's father) is off to a terrific start.
We picked up the action on a flop where an opponent bet 250. Galfond raised to 500, forcing folds from two other players, one being Tom Dwan. The bettor called and the hit the turn. The bet was 200 to Galfond who came along to see the river card. This time the bet was 1,000 to Galfond. He called, turning over .
His opponent couldn't beat it, showing , propelling Galfond's stack to about 48,000.
Age Spets raised to 275 preflop from late position and was called by the big blind. The latter fired out an almost pot-sized bet of 550 on the flop only for Spets to raise to 1,800.
The big blind then responded by three-betting to 4,600 and Spets paused and rechecked his cards. "You hit the flop as well, huh?" declared the Norwegian, before he sighed and mucked his hand, as well as tapping the table in respect.
With a flop already in the middle of the felt a player in the big blind fired out 1,625 into Jeff Madsen in the cut-off. Madsen quickly and quietly made the call and was allowed to see the fall on the turn. It was here that the big blind again bet, this time 2,600. Madsen calmly contemplated for a few moments before again putting the appropriate amount of chips in the middle.
The on the river wasn't going to slow down the big blind as he again bet out, and made it 3,600. Madsen then slowly and deliberately grabbed a handful of chips and raised, making it 8,800. Madsen's opponent clearly did not like this turn of events, however he eventually threw in the call, begrudgingly. Madsen turned over for a full house, and was awarded the pot after his opponent dropped his cards in the muck.
When the magical words of, "All in" and "call" are heard ringing throughout the Main Event, everyone flocks to that table, including us!
We came in with board reading and James Mackey had another player at his table all in. Mackey had and his opponent had Mackey seemed primed for an early double, but the river was not so kind as the dealer peeled off the to give the other player a better two pair.
Mackey nearly fell out of his chair as he grabbed his head and showed his frustration. Luckily for Mackey, he still has some chips left but will need to pick his spots well if he wants to get out of this ealry hole he has fallen into.
We missed the initial raises, walking up preflop as a player reraised to 4,500 (probably a four-bet, possibly a five-bet). Ivan Demidov reraised right back to 8,800, and his opponent shoved in for 16,900. Demidov probably knew his was in trouble by now, but he called the extra amount to put his man at risk. Sure enough, the appeared on his side of the felt.
The board ran out , and Demidov was forced to ship the double, parting with more than half his stack. He's got about 14,000 left.
and they both checked. The turn came 
and they checked again. The river fell 
, the opponent checked and Terry bet 750. His opponent folded and Terry dragged the pot.
flop where an opponent bet 250. Galfond raised to 500, forcing folds from two other players, one being Tom Dwan. The bettor called and the 
hit the turn. The bet was 200 to Galfond who came along to see the 
river card. This time the bet was 1,000 to Galfond. He called, turning over 
.
, propelling Galfond's stack to about 48,000.
flop only for Spets to raise to 1,800.
flop already in the middle of the felt a player in the big blind fired out 1,625 into Jeff Madsen in the cut-off. Madsen quickly and quietly made the call and was allowed to see the 
fall on the turn. It was here that the big blind again bet, this time 2,600. Madsen calmly contemplated for a few moments before again putting the appropriate amount of chips in the middle.
on the river wasn't going to slow down the big blind as he again bet out, and made it 3,600. Madsen then slowly and deliberately grabbed a handful of chips and raised, making it 8,800. Madsen's opponent clearly did not like this turn of events, however he eventually threw in the call, begrudgingly. Madsen turned over 
and James Mackey had another player at his table all in. Mackey had 
and his opponent had 
to give the other player a better two pair.
was in trouble by now, but he called the extra amount to put his man at risk. Sure enough, the 
appeared on his side of the felt.
, and Demidov was forced to ship the double, parting with more than half his stack. He's got about 14,000 left.