With his stack dwindling, poker pro Dave "Dae-Dae" Battaglia moved all-in for around 3,500 and an unknown opponent called him down.
Battaglia found himself in bad shape with against his opponent's , and after the first four cards fel , Dae-Dae stood up and said "nice hand" while gathering his belongings.
Of course, the old gambler's trick of conceding defeat worked to perfection, as the promptly dropped on the river. Battaglia now sits with just over 8,000 chips, but he still has a long way to go if he wants to work his stack into contention.
A player raised to 450, and Yevgeniy Timoshenko called, as did the button and the big blind. The flop came , and all four players checked. When the fell on the turn, the action checked to the pre-flop bettor, who led out for 1,050. Only Timoshenko called, and the two of them saw the river card. The pre-flop bettor checked. Timoshenko tanked for about a minute before pushing forward a small bet of 700. His opponent thought for a minute before eventually folding. Timoshenko is now up to about 8,000 in chips after being pretty short-stacked earlier.
According to Seth Palansky of Caesars Interactive Entertainment, the winner of this event, which attracted an astounding 6,343 players, will not earn a million dollars.
Ben Yu faced a pre-flop raise to 550, and he 3-bet to 1300. His opponent checked the flop of , and Yu bet out 1500. His opponent thought for about a minute, but eventually folded giving Yu the pot.
Donning a black hoodie and staying silent at the table, Phil Ivey has been spotted in the Pavilion despite a quality ninja impression.
His stack remains relatively small at the moment, but considering the likelihood that he registered late to avoid the crowds, it's safe to assume that his work is just beginning.
We will keep you updated on Ivey's progress as he attempts to join Phil Hellmuth, Doyle Brunson, and Johnny Chan in the elite 10-bracelet club.
Keith Lehr check-called a bet of 1,500 on a board of . The river was the , Lehr checked again, and the player fired out 3,500. Lehr called, then mucked when his opponent showed for a full house.
We caught up with Teddy Djmal recently after his tablemates couldn't resist announcing his latest come from behind victory.
After calling a raise of 700 from the small blind, Djmal and an unknown opponent watched a flop of fall to the felt. When a blank came on the turn, the initial raiser jammed the pot, betting his entire stack of 3,900 into pot containing a little less.
As is his wont, Djmal elected to make the call with , but found that he was dominated by his opponent's .
River:
Djmal spiked his two-outer on the river, pushing his stack over the 50,000 mark and earning uproarious approval from the rest of his table.