Jacob Balsiger opened to 325,000 from under the gun, Jamie Robbins called on the button, and both blinds released. The dealer fanned , and both players checked. The turn was the , Balsiger led for 450,000, and Robbins called.
The completed the board, and Balsiger led for 750,000. Robbins released, and Balsiger picked up the pot.
Down to three tables in the World Series of Poker Main Event, a bunch of people in the poker world have added some interest to their following of the Main Event via some prop bets regarding the eventual winner.
Our colleagues writing the live blog and working on articles for The Muck spoke with Barry Greenstein yesterday who described to them some of the details regarding players' betting with one another whether or not the Main Event winner will be aged 40 or more.
Stay tuned over at the Muck for more on the specifics of the bets. Meanwhile, Robert Buckenmayer, Michael Esposito and Steven Gee are the only players above 40 still left in the field.
Danny Wong opened with a raise to 325,000 from the cutoff, then Paul Volpe reraised all in from the button. It folded back around to Wong who tanked for several minutes before letting his hand go. Volpe showed his — — and scooped the pot.
Percy Mahatan raised to 360,000 from the cutoff and then called a three-bet to 750,000 from Elisabeth Hille in the big blind. The flop saw Hill fire out 785,000, which proved enough as Mahatan sent his hand to the muck.
Yuval Bronshtein opened from under the gun for 365,000 and the table quickly folded around to Jeremy Ausmus in the small blind who spent some time studying Bronshtein's remaining stack of chips.
Ausmus then reraised all in, and Gaelle Baumann quickly folded from the big blind. Bronshtein took off his sunglasses to look over at Ausmus and his chips. Ausmus had him slightly covered, and so Bronshtein took his time to consider his decision. As the minutes passed, all of the other players walked away from the table.
Bronshtein put his head down for a short while, covering his face as he thought. Finally he looked up and said he was calling. The players tabled their cards…
Ausmus:
Bronshtein:
Ausmus stood and Bronshtein sat as the flop brought three hearts — — thus removing a couple of Bronshtein's outs. The turn then brought the , giving Ausmus a flush and making the river ace no matter.
A shot-stacked Cylus Watson moved all in from the cutoff for 575,000 and was called by David Baskin in the small blind. Marc Ladouceur then moved all in over the top from the big, and Balkin got out of the way.
Showdown
Ladouceur
Watson
The flop gave Watson the lead with kings, but the running turn and river would put a flush on the board for a chopped pot.
Scott Abrams opened to 340,000 on the button, Daniel Strelitz three-bet to 720,000 from the small blind, and Abrams four-bet to 1.25 million. Strelitz five-bet jammed for 6.5 million, and Abrams snapped it off.
Abrams:
Strelitz:
"King!" Abrams' railbirds shouted.
There was a king in the window as the flop fell , giving Abrams a commanding lead in the hand. Strelitz was drawing dead when the turned, and the completed the board.
Strelitz, who started the day second in chips, was eliminated in 24th place, while Abrams is up above 16 million chips.
Cylus Watson raised to 350,000 under the gun only to have Greg Merson three-bet to 775,000. Watson responded by four-betting to 1.9 million, Merson moved all in for 7.2 million, and after some thought, Watson made the call.
Showdown
Watson
Merson
It was a flip for a nearly 14.5-million chip pot. The crowd around the ESPN Main Stage was on its feet as the flop came down , a blank as far as Watson was concerned. The turn was of no consequence, and Merson needed to dodge an ace and king on the river to survive.
That's exactly what he did as the peeled off; meanwhile, Watson was left with under a million.
Roland Israelashvili open-jammed his last 1.9 million from early position, and the action folded to Russell Thomas, who called in the cutoff. The rest of the players folded, and the hands were opened.
Thomas:
Israelashvili:
The board ran out , eliminating Israelashvili in 25th place.
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, and both players checked. The turn was the 
, Balsiger led for 450,000, and Robbins called.
completed the board, and Balsiger led for 750,000. Robbins released, and Balsiger picked up the pot.
flop saw Hill fire out 785,000, which proved enough as Mahatan sent his hand to the muck.
flop gave Watson the lead with kings, but the running 
turn and 
river would put a flush on the board for a chopped pot.
, giving Abrams a commanding lead in the hand. Strelitz was drawing dead when the 
, a blank as far as Watson was concerned. The 
turn was of no consequence, and Merson needed to dodge an ace and king on the river to survive.
peeled off; meanwhile, Watson was left with under a million.
, eliminating Israelashvili in 25th place.
