The 2014 World Series of Poker is well underway at the Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas, but that's not the only place you can get your WSOP fix. From June 1-15, grinders in Nevada will be able to participate in the WSOP.com Online Championship Series.
The 15-event WSOP.com Online Championship Series festival features more than $550,000 in combined guarantees, and the winners of the first 14 events will all receive an entry into the $200,000 guarantee WSOP Online Championship Main Event on Sunday, June 15.
Tonight's event is a $109 Pot-Limit Omaha Rebuy & Add On with a $20,000 guaranteed prize pool. The tournament begins about one hour from now, so don’t miss out!
Antonio Esfandiari just got all of Ted Lawson's chips on a board of . Esfandiari had showed down for the nut straight, while Lawson's was good for only a lower straight.
Eric Froehlich check-called 2,000 from Mike Matusow on a board of . The river brought a , and Froehlich checked. Matusow bet 5,000, and Froehlich verbalized a call.
"Top two," Matusow said, tabling . He took down the pot.
Barney Boatman's fast start has slowed down. We caught him opening to 500, and getting two callers, including Mohsin Charania on the button, before Jared Hamby three-bet to 1,900 from the big blind. Boatman and Charania were the only callers and the flop came down .
Hamby checked, as did Boatman, leaving Charania to take the lead. He did, making it 2,300. Only Boatman called and they both checked down the turn and river.
"Jack high," said Boatman, mucking as Charnia turned over .
Noah Schwartz bet 1,000 on the flop, and Antonio Esfandiari raised to 2,000 on the button. Schwartz made the call, and the turn came a .
"What, no speech?" Schwartz said with a smile as the dealer brought fourth street out.
"I know you're not one to give up," Esfandiari said before betting 3,300.
Schwartz turned serious as he raised to 9,300, and Esfandiari thought for awhile before calling. On the river, Schwartz checked it, and "The Magician" fired 14,400. Schwartz quickly called, and Esfandiari showed for a full house.
A disgusted Schwartz threw into the middle, showing he had a straight with a redraw on the turn.
Brandon Stevens made it 550 on the button before Sam Trickett announced he wanted to make it pot.
The dealer didn't hear at first, but eventually got the message and Trickett put in 1,850. Stevens made the call and the flop came down . Trickett fired again, making it 1,500. Stevens called and the turn brought the .
This time Trickett checked and folded when Stevens bet 3,500.