Tyler Smith opened with a raise to 2,000 from early position, and Scott Fischman reraised to 5,500 from the button. In the small blind, Eric Froehlich was nursing a short stack thanks to a recent pot, and he moved all in for 16,500 on a four-bet shove. Smith flat-called, and Fischman got the point and ducked out of the way to let Froehlich go heads up for his tournament life. The news was not good:
Smith:
Froehlich:
There was no sweat and no funny stuff on the board that ran , and Froehlich's day is done.
Action folded to the player on the button and he put in a raise to 2,000. Andreas Hoivold was in the small blind and pushed back with a reraise to 4,500. The big blind got out of the way and the button made the call.
When the flop came down , Hoivold fired 5,500 and the button quickly mucked. With that pot, Hoivold is up to around 90,000.
Craig Bergeron and a middle-aged gentleman across the table tangled up in a preflop raising war that left the latter all in for 26,000. When the cards were turned up, it wasn't as exciting as everyone had hoped:
Bergeron:
Opponent:
The flop looked like it was going to give both men their money back, but not so fast! The turn gave Bergeron a sweat, and sure enough, the river filled in his opponent's flush to let him steal that pot. A disenchanted Bergeron caught our eye and he mouthed the words, "All in preflop," just as a reminder. He's down around 10,000 now after granting that double up.
Chris Moneymaker is heading in wrong direction as of late. He recently doubled an opponent after his pocket jacks failed to hold up against big slick. A couple of hands late, Moneymaker raised to 2,000 from middle position and was called by the player in the small blind.
Both players checked the flop as well as the turn. When the hit the river, the small blind bet 2,200 and Moneymaker tossed his cards in the muck. He is down to 42,000.
Tom Middleton raised to 2,000 from under the gun and then action moved around the table the Matt Woodward. He was on the button and reraised to 5,500. After the blinds folded, Middleton made the call, but not before hearing his name called over the PA system. He was then delivered Barry Greenstein's book Ace On the River. Middleton was the player who busted Greenstein, but the Robin Hood of Poker was a little late in getting him the autographed book he always gives the player who eliminates him.
The flop came down and Middleton checked. Woodward fired 8,000 and Middleton folded. That pot allowed Woodward to improve to 125,000.
Antonio Esfandiari got off to a hot start on Day 1a, and he was the second player to crest the 100,000-chip mark during the mid-afternoon hours. The first, John Phan, is still going strong with his big stack.
The same can not be said for "The Magician" as it appears Esfandiari has been sent to the exit here shy of the end of Level 8.
From under the gun, Justin Bonomo raised to 2,200. Action moved over to James Carroll in the cutoff seat and he reraised to 5,700. Bonomo made the call when action got back to him.
The flop came down and Bonomo checked. Carroll fired 7,800. Bonomo asked Carroll how much he had behind and Carroll broke it down to reveal he had 23,200 behind. Bonomo then tossed out a bunch of blue T5,000 chips to put Carroll all in. Carroll snap-folded and Bonomo won the pot.
With about 6,000 in the pot and a board reading , Hasan Habib led out with a bet of 5,600 and inspired both his opponents to fold. "Overpair," Habib said jokingly as he flashed . The 2000 WSOP Final Tablist took down the small pot and increased his stack to 33,000.
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, and Froehlich's day is done.
, Hoivold fired 5,500 and the button quickly mucked. With that pot, Hoivold is up to around 90,000.
flop looked like it was going to give both men their money back, but not so fast! The turn 
gave Bergeron a sweat, and sure enough, the 
river filled in his opponent's flush to let him steal that pot. A disenchanted Bergeron caught our eye and he mouthed the words, "All in preflop," just as a reminder. He's down around 10,000 now after granting that double up.
flop as well as the 
turn. When the 
hit the river, the small blind bet 2,200 and Moneymaker tossed his cards in the muck. He is down to 42,000.
and Bonomo checked. Carroll fired 7,800. Bonomo asked Carroll how much he had behind and Carroll broke it down to reveal he had 23,200 behind. Bonomo then tossed out a bunch of blue T5,000 chips to put Carroll all in. Carroll snap-folded and Bonomo won the pot.
