We found John Hennigan and Eric Baldwin heads up in a raised pot. Baldwin, in the small blind to start the hand, bet the flop, and Hennigan made the call. Hennigan then folded to Baldwin's turn bet after the hit.
Action folded to the small blind, who raised to 800. Hasan Habib called from the big blind. On a flop of , the small blind led out, and Habib raised. After his opponent called and checked the turn, Habib bet out, and his opponent once again called. On the river, Habib continued his aggression, prompting a fold.
Attention players and fans, if you frequent the PokerNews Live Reporting blog, then you've probably noticed a new tab here at the 2013 World Series of Poker. If you haven't yet, or you're new to our live coverage, then let us be the first to introduce you to the Player Updates tab powered by the PokerNews My Stack app.
You can download the app for iPhone or Android now to get started. Then, create a new PokerNews account or update your current one to start updating your status immediately. Your followers can see all the live action that you're involved in.
Be forewarned, however, any abuse of the app will result in account suspension or termination.
We look forward to your updates at the 2013 WSOP in Las Vegas!
Oh, and if you want to check out who's been using it, here's some video evidence as Lynn Gilmartin introduces the innovation:
Noted mixed-game player Amnon Filippi is down to a very short stack after a recent Razz pot. Filippi, showing an ace-jack, called his opponent, holding a six-king, on fourth street. Filippi called again when he caught a six and his opponent a ten.
Filippi:
Opponent:
A king arrived for Filippi on sixth. He cursed in frustration, mucking his cards.
John Hennigan has been busy collecting chips. In a recent hand, "Johnny World" completed with the after another player had called the bring-in with the showing. The bring-in, with the called, as did the original caller. Hennigan led out on every street until the river, with both other players calling. On the river, all three players checked, with the following boards:
Hennigan: //
Opponent 1: //
Opponent 2: /
Hennigan showed for a full house, and both his opponents mucked. Hennigan is now up to 20,000 in chips.
Greg Raymer, 2004 WSOP Main Event Champion, is no longer in his seat. It appears he has busted out of the tournament. The same is true of Mike Sexton, renowned poker announcer.
Elsewhere in the room, the entertaining Chris "C-Unit" Steffan has also been eliminated, Todd Brunson is down to 2,000, Dan Kelly is holding steady at 5,000, and Barry Greenstein sits with 5,600.