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The Rio is buzzing with the $111,111 One Drop High Rollers event, and the crew takes a look at some of the big names in the field. They also do a little fantasy draft for the tournament with the Executive Director of the World Series of Poker, Ty Stewart.
Players are now on their 20 minute break.
David Singer was ahead preflop when he got his stack in with 
. His opponent held 
. The flop did not come kindly to Singer as it came 
. The flopped two pair for Vamplew now gave worry to Singer. The turn 
gave more outs to Singer. The river was the 
. That officially ended the day for Singer. Vamplew was the beneficiary and jumped up to 180,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
180,000
144,500
|
144,500 |
|
Busted |
We arrived at the table, just as Daniel Johnson was moving all in for his last 16,800 in chips. Mario Masciotro asked for a count, before making the call, as both players turned over their cards.
Johnson: 
Masciotro: 
The board ran out 
, to see Johnson’s kicker play, as he moves up to 40,000 in chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
100,000
8,000
|
8,000 |
|
40,000
-3,700
|
-3,700 |
We just spotted Daniel Idema raise for around 8,000 in chips, leaving himself with one 100-chip behind. Adam Stone then opted to raise all in for 22,700, before Paul Lieu looked like he wanted to get involved as well. He thought about his decision for over a minute, before making the call, as everyone else folded back around to Idema, who committed his last chip.
Idema: 
Stone: 
Lieu:
“Well that’s going to make it tough for me,” said Idema, as the flop came out 
, giving Stone top-two pair. The board ran out the 
and to see Stone more than double up, as Idema was sent to the rail.
This was Idema’s fifth cash in this year’s WSOP, adding to an already dominant summer that saw him collect a second WSOP bracelet in Event #39 Seven Card Stud Hi/Lo.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
97,000
45,500
|
45,500 |
|
60,000
40,700
|
40,700 |
|
Busted | |
|
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Gabriel Nassif is stuck in reverse during the first two levels of play today. He started with one of the largest stacks but now has treaded down to 27,000.
We did not catch all the hands he was involved in but we did see him call a large bet on the flop of 
. On the turn his opponent moved all in. Nassif released his hand and moved to one of the shortest stacks in the room. He has an uphill battle to climb if he wants to avenge his second place finish in Event 37 $5,000 Limit Hold'em.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
27,000
-62,500
|
-62,500 |
The action started with Blair Hinkle bringing in, as three others joined in. Ray Villaman threw out the first bet for 1,800, before Chad Eveslage raised it up to 6,000. It seemed like everyone wanted to get involved, as Barny Boatman then opted to raise once more to 15,600 in chips.
With the decision back on Hinkle, he tanked for a few minutes, before moving all in for 39,500, covering all players involved in the hand. The first two limpers folded, as Rory Duncan committed his remaining short-stack in, as did Eveslage, for 36,800. Boatman had a tough decision, but with all the action around him, he opted to fold.
Hinkle: 
Duncan: 
Eveslage: 
“I folded 
,” said Boatman, as the board proceeded to run out 
, to see Hinkle bust out two players, as he rises up to 115,000 in chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
115,000
7,000
|
7,000 |
|
||
|
30,000
-20,000
|
-20,000 |
|
||
|
|
Busted | |
|
Busted | |
|
|
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Level: 12
Blinds: 0/0
Ante: 800
Artur Koren made a bet on a board of 
. Allen Cunningham decided to raise it to 9,000. Koren then asked how much Cunningham had.
Koren asked, "About 30 or 40?"
Cunningham responded, "Mush."
With that Koren decided to call. They then saw an on the turn. Both players wanted to check and they did. The river was the . This brought a finger tough check by Cunningham. Koren did not want to check, he wanted to bet an amount of 14,000. Cunningham had three options and he chose to check-raise to 30,000.
Koren needing to call only 14,000 more tanked for three minutes. He eventually sighed and mucked his hand.
The loss took Koren down to 50,000. Cunningham added more mush to his stack with over 110,000 in chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
110,000
26,600
|
26,600 |
|
||
|
50,000
-41,200
|
-41,200 |
We arrived at the table just as Sam Panzica bet out 5,700, with the board reading 
. His opponent in the hand was Frank Rusnak, who quickly moved all in. Panzica looked confused by the large bet, but made the call, as both players tabled their cards.
Panzica:
Rusnak: 
The river brought the , giving Panzica the victory, and moving him towards the top of the chip counts.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
190,000
60,000
|
60,000 |
|
Busted |
