Chino Rheem put his opponent all in on the end when the board came , and the player quickly gathered his chips and pushed forward his last 30,000 or so.
"You have aces full?" Rheem said, perhaps expecting the worst after his opponent called so fast.
"No," the player said with a laugh, showing for top-top.
Rheem could beat that: for a straight on the river, and he collected his opponent's stack.
Keven Stammen and Pratyush Buddiga checked a flop, and Chino Rheem bet 6,700. Both of his opponents called, and a paired the board. Stammen and Buddiga again checked, but this time only Buddiga called the 15,000 bet. Buddiga checked the river, and Rheem stood up.
"Man, I hope you have two eights," Rheem said, checking behind.
Dan Shak just doubled through start-of-day chip leader Tony Ruberto.
Shak made it 4,000 to go and Ruberto bumped it to 15,000 from the small blind. After the flop Ruberto led with a bet, then Shak pushed all in for around 30,000. Ruberto called having flopped top-top with , and Shak would need a club showing .
He wouldn't wait long as the turn made him the nut flush and the river served only to rub it in.
Mike Matusow opened the betting it late position to 3,400 and the big blind defended. The flop came and after a check, Matusow fired again, making it 6,100. The big blind called, then check-called again on the turn when Matusow made it 12,000.
The river brought the and Matusow responded to another check by firing another bullet. His opponent folded to a 16,000-chip bet and Matusow is off to a quick start.
Amit Makhija got two-outed by Mike Watson for the main pot.
Di "Urindanger" Dang opened for a raise in late position and saw Mike Watson pot it from the small blind. Amit Makhija shoved from the big, and Dang pushed forward his stack.
Makhija:
Dang:
Watson:
Makhija had to like the flop, but the turn gave Watson a set and left Dang drawing live only for the side pot. The river meant Watson had scored a triple-up, while Makhija won a smaller side pot.
Phil Ivey's downfall began with an early position limp from Anthony Zinno. Ivey called from the small blind and the big blind checked his option. The flop came and Ivey threw one 5,000 chip on the felt, betting 2,500. Both opponents called and all three checked the turn.
Ivey checked the river, but when the big blind bet 7,000 and Zinno folded, Ivey made a slow and deliberate call. The big blind showed and Ivey mucked.
The very next hand, he shoved in his final 11,800 facing a Zinno open and Antonio Esfandiari call. Zinno called and after Esfandiari disappeared, the cards were revealed.
Christian Harder check-called 12,500 from Justin Bonomo, who was in the cutoff, on a board of . On the river, Harder checked and saw Bonomo bet 30,000. Harder took a long time, counting out his stack and triple-checking his cards. After a couple of minutes, he finally mustered the nerve to lay his hand down, though it clearly wasn't an easy decision.
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Can John Juanda capture a sixth bracelet?
Tony Ruberto leads a 66-player field filled with big names as we prepare to begin Day 2 of Event #28: $10,000 Pot-Limit Hold'em Championship here at the 2014 World Series of Poker. Ruberto's 203,300 is good for a wide lead over second-place John Juanda. The popular pro and five-time bracelet winner hit a straight on the river and got paid off by Dan Shak in a key pot late last night to vault up the counts.
Speaking of popular pros, plenty of standout names charge or limp into Day 2, depending on the state of their stacks. Antonio "The Magician" Esfandiari (144,300), Chino Rheem (122,700), Amit Makhija (107,200), Phil Galfond (97,400), Mike "The Mouth" Matusow (94,000), and JC Tran (88,800) were among the healthier stacks making it through. Erik Seidel (68,000), Jason Mercier (51,100), and Phil Ivey (24,500) dragged below-average stacks into the day, though the format of the tournament will ensure they still have plenty of play.
We'll be restarting here at Level 11 (800/1,600) and playing 10 more levels. Because of the way pot-limit hold'em works, antes will never be in play. Each level will be 60 minutes, and players will receive a dinner break at the conclusion of Level 16. Cards will be in the air at 2 p.m. local time, so don't miss any of the action right here on PokerNews.
, and the player quickly gathered his chips and pushed forward his last 30,000 or so.
for top-top.
for a straight on the river, and he collected his opponent's stack.
and Petersen raked in this pot.
paired the board. Stammen and Buddiga again checked, but this time only Buddiga called the 15,000 bet. Buddiga checked the 
river, and Rheem stood up.
, no such luck for Rheem.
, and Shak would need a club showing 
.
turn made him the nut flush and the 
river served only to rub it in.
and after a check, Matusow fired again, making it 6,100. The big blind called, then check-called again on the 
and Matusow responded to another check by firing another bullet. His opponent folded to a 16,000-chip bet and Matusow is off to a quick start.
turn gave Watson a set and left Dang drawing live only for the side pot. The 
river meant Watson had scored a triple-up, while Makhija won a smaller side pot.
and Ivey threw one 5,000 chip on the felt, betting 2,500. Both opponents called and all three checked the 
river, but when the big blind bet 7,000 and Zinno folded, Ivey made a slow and deliberate call. The big blind showed 
river, Harder checked and saw Bonomo bet 30,000. Harder took a long time, counting out his stack and triple-checking his cards. After a couple of minutes, he finally mustered the nerve to lay his hand down, though it clearly wasn't an easy decision.
