Daniel Negreanu opened from middle position and found one caller in the player in the big blind.
Both players proceeded to check down on the flop and turn, however, when the landed on the river, Negreanu's opponent led out for 15,500. Negreanu weaved his head back and forth - contemplating his decision. He eventually chucked in a call and his opponent revealed . Negreanu quickly tabled for a better ace-high and scooped the pot.
The board showed and there was already about 50,000 in the middle when Marco Bognanni checked in the cutoff seat, then saw his neighbor on the button bet 31,400. Bognanni paused just a moment, then called.
The river was the . Bognanni quickly checked, and when his opponent promptly set out a column of chips for a bet, Bognanni asked for the bet to be counted. As soon as he learned the total was 87,700, Bognanni carved the calling chips out of his stack, then set them forward.
His opponent then turned over for fives full of tens, and Bognanni nodded in acceptance, mucking his hand as he did.
Marc Wright has recently built a top five chip stack. Minutes ago he eliminated a player when he held . His opponent held offsuit. The flop came with two diamonds.
They got it all in and the turn and river were both diamonds, giving Wright the nut flush.
A player opened to 7,500, Jason Mercier three-bet to 16,400, and his opponent called. The flop fell , and Mercier's opponent check-called a 9,700-chip bet.
Both players knuckled when the turned, and the completed the board. Mercier's opponent led for 22,200, and Mercier called.
We caught up after the hand was just ending on a completed board. Brian Meinders was scooping a sizable pot and had pocket queens in front of him for a queens-full of treys. He had apparently just busted an opponent after being check-raised all in on the flop. The board left Meinders' opponent second best and he was sent to the rail.
Jason Mercier was down to 120,000 when we broke for dinner, but he has added to that stack since we've returned. In the latest hand, we saw that he was heads up with John Leathart on a board that read . There was about 60,000 in the middle, and Mercier fired out 27,700 after Leathart checked. Leathart kicked his cards in, and Mericer took in the chips.
We found Terrence Chan in a hand against JC Tran. The board was , Chan bet 9,000 and Tran called. The river came , Chan bet 17,000 and JC Tran folded after some short thought.
After losing most of his stack in that jacks versus queens hand, just a few hands later Ben Lamb was open-raising all in for about 29,000 from middle position. It folded to Chris Moorman in the small blind who called the raise, the big blind folded, and the players turned over their hands.
Moorman:
Lamb:
There was a brief pause while the ESPN camera crew found their places, then the dealer burned a card and delivered the flop. Moorman had assumed the lead, while Lamb sat with a stoic look, focusing on the board.
The turn was the and Lamb was down to a couple of outs to save him. The river then brought the , and with about 920 players left, Lamb was standing and shaking the hands of his table mates, his 2012 WSOP Main Event run having ended.
Over in the Blue section of the Amazon room, we found an early position player make it 7,500. Sean Rice, who is one of the biggest stacks in the room, was the only player to call.
The flop came and both players checked. The brought a fourth club to the board on the turn. Rice's opponent checked and Rice took a stab with 11,500. Rice's opponent quickly shot his hand away and Rice was able to add a little bit more to his already massive stack.
flop and 
turn, however, when the 
landed on the river, Negreanu's opponent led out for 15,500. Negreanu weaved his head back and forth - contemplating his decision. He eventually chucked in a call and his opponent revealed 
. Negreanu quickly tabled 
for a better ace-high and scooped the pot.
and there was already about 50,000 in the middle when Marco Bognanni checked in the cutoff seat, then saw his neighbor on the button bet 31,400. Bognanni paused just a moment, then called.
. Bognanni quickly checked, and when his opponent promptly set out a column of chips for a bet, Bognanni asked for the bet to be counted. As soon as he learned the total was 87,700, Bognanni carved the calling chips out of his stack, then set them forward.
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. His opponent held 
offsuit. The flop came 
with two diamonds.
, and Mercier's opponent check-called a 9,700-chip bet.
turned, and the 
.
, Chan bet 9,000 and Tran called. The river came 
, Chan bet 17,000 and JC Tran folded after some short thought.
and Lamb was down to a couple of outs to save him. The river then brought the 
, and with about 920 players left, Lamb was standing and shaking the hands of his table mates, his 2012 WSOP Main Event run having ended.
and both players checked. The 
brought a fourth club to the board on the turn. Rice's opponent checked and Rice took a stab with 11,500. Rice's opponent quickly shot his hand away and Rice was able to add a little bit more to his already massive stack.