It was folded around to Foster Hays, winner of Event #18: $1,500 No-Limit Hold’em for $735,400 at this WSOP, who raised to 1,500 on the button and won the blinds. The next hand, it was folded around to Hays again and he raised to the same amount, this time in the cutoff. Hays wouldn’t pick up this blinds now however as the button moved in for around 21,000 total. The blinds folded and it was back on Hays who quickly folded as well. Since he's not wearing the WSOP gold bracelet that he received for the event that he won, it remains to be seen if Hays table mates are aware of who he is but we sure know him and you might too.
We missed the action on the flop, but we can infer that Dewey Tomko (button) called either a bet or a check-raise from the small blind. We joined live action on the turn as the small blind fired 7,100 at the pot of more than 22,000. Tomko took a moment before announcing all in for 21,025, and his opponent spent a long while in the tank. "I mean, I know you're not bluffing..." he said at one point during the ponder. Eventually, he released, and Tomko climbs up over 50,000 with that pot.
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Jason Alexander - Yukking it up at Table #275
Over at Table #275 a dealer change was taking place and as the new dealer, Steve, was taking his seat, he said hello to the table and wished them all good luck. Jason Alexander then reciprocated a welcome to Steve and added "It's all about you baby, whatever you need, a backrub..." to which Steve replied "Alright! Get her over here!" to the amusement of the table.
Steve dealt out his first hand at the table and Alexander, who was under the gun, said "baby raise, 1,200" and tossed out that amount of chips. Action folded around to the blinds who both decided to call.
The flop came and the blinds both checked to Alexander who bet 2,200. The small blind called and the big blind folded. Both players checked after the came on the turn but when the came on the river the small blind led out for 2,600. Alexander wasn't going to let the action end there though as he raised to 6,000. The small blind frowned and tossed his cards into the muck allowing Alexander to win the pot.
As he was raking in the chips he turned to the dealer and said "Welcome Steven, nice to do business with you" which brought another round of chuckles from his tablemates.
It was folded around to Jason Mercier in the small blind who raised to 1,850. The big blind made the call as the two saw the flop come down. Mercier led out for 1,175 and his opponent called. On the turn however, after Mercier led again for 3,950, he was met with just over a min-raise to 8,000 total.
Mercier tanked for a bit as he continued to shuffle chips. Eventually, he flicked his cards into the middle to concede the pot.
Duane Wellnitz opened to 1,375, Sorel Mizzi three-bet to 3,250 on the button, and Wellnitz called. The dealer fanned , and Wellnitz checked to Mizzi who fired 3,600. Wellnitz check-raised to 7,200, Mizzi called, and the turn was the .
Wellnitz checked, Mizzi tossed out 10,500, and Wellnitz released his hand. Mizzi won the pot, and now has just over 80,000 chips.
Picking up the action on a board, action was on Paul Pierce and he was facing a decision for 7,200 from an opponent. Pierce re-raised all in with the bigger stack and after about 90 seconds in the tank, his opponent called all in for about 20,000 with .
Pierce tabled and help up as the turn and river missed his opponent.
With the flop reading , Martin Kabrhel bet 5,000 and his opponent raised it to 17,000. The turn brought the and both players checked.
The river was the and Kabrhel moved out a stack totaling 21,625. His opponent folded his hand and Kabrhel scooped the pot. He's now sitting over 100,000.
Jeff Sarwer raised to 1,350 from the hijack and got called by the small and big blinds, the flop was checked to the Canadian chess master who bet 2,675. The small blind called and the big blind folded before the turn.
It was checked to Sarwer a second time and he now bet 5,375, the small blind check-raised to 13,500 and Sarwer quickly went all in, a equally speedy call followed.
Sarwer:
Small Blind:
The latter was drawing dead even before the came along, Sarwer is almost at 90,000 now.
After a player in the cutoff seat opened the pot, Philipp Gruissem re-raised from the small blind. The cutoff responded by shoving for about 20,000. Gruissem called immediately with and had the cutoff's crushed.
The board ran out , scoring the elimination for Gruissem.
flop, but we can infer that Dewey Tomko (button) called either a bet or a check-raise from the small blind. We joined live action on the 
turn as the small blind fired 7,100 at the pot of more than 22,000. Tomko took a moment before announcing all in for 21,025, and his opponent spent a long while in the tank. "I mean, I know you're not bluffing..." he said at one point during the ponder. Eventually, he released, and Tomko climbs up over 50,000 with that pot.
and the blinds both checked to Alexander who bet 2,200. The small blind called and the big blind folded. Both players checked after the 
came on the turn but when the 
came on the river the small blind led out for 2,600. Alexander wasn't going to let the action end there though as he raised to 6,000. The small blind frowned and tossed his cards into the muck allowing Alexander to win the pot.
flop come down. Mercier led out for 1,175 and his opponent called. On the 
turn however, after Mercier led again for 3,950, he was met with just over a min-raise to 8,000 total.
board, action was on Paul Pierce and he was facing a decision for 7,200 from an opponent. Pierce re-raised all in with the bigger stack and after about 90 seconds in the tank, his opponent called all in for about 20,000 with 
.
turn and 
river missed his opponent.
, Martin Kabrhel bet 5,000 and his opponent raised it to 17,000. The turn brought the 
and both players checked.
and Kabrhel moved out a stack totaling 21,625. His opponent folded his hand and Kabrhel scooped the pot. He's now sitting over 100,000.
flop was checked to the Canadian chess master who bet 2,675. The small blind called and the big blind folded before the 
came along, Sarwer is almost at 90,000 now.
and the middle position player c-bet for 2,100. Nyguyen called.
for a pair of jacks and Nguyen mucked.
