Another Tough Draw
Level 1
: 50/100, 0 ante
Arnaud Mattern, Alex Rybin, Micah Raskin, Mel Judah and Allen Kessler are all seated at the table in the front of the room.
The Big Event at The Bicycle Casino
The Main Event
Day: 1b
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
The Big Event at The Bicycle Casino
Buy-in
$4,750
Prize Pool
$1,921,327
Entries
417
Level
29
Blinds
50,000 / 100,000
Ante
10,000
More Chips for Lawson
Level 1
: 50/100, 0 ante
Ken Lawson was the man who sent Al Grimes to the rail early on thanks to connecting on a big combo draw versus Grimes' top set. Here he picked up some more chips.
On the flop of 
, Lawson bet 800 and was called by his opponent to see the 
fall on the turn. Lawson bet 1,750 and his opponent called again. After the 
completed the board on the river, both players checked.
Lawson tabled the 
for top two pair and his opponent tossed his hand into the muck. Lawson's the early leader here on Day 1b and he's up to 63,000 in chips.
Level: 2
Blinds: 75/150
Ante: 0
Dolan's Aggression Fails
Level 1
: 50/100, 0 ante
After a player from middle position raised to 300, John Dolan three-bet to 800 from the hijack seat. The button then four-bet to 2,400 and everyone, including Dolan, folded.
Greenstein and Alexander Involved in Small Pots
Level 1
: 50/100, 0 ante
Both Jason Alexander and Barry Greenstein are in action today; albeit, their action has been relatively subdued here in the early going. Most recently, Greenstein, who was in the hijack, called an under-the-gun player's raised to 425 to see a flop of 
. The UTG player checked and Greenstein took the initiative with a bet of 600. Unfortunately for him, the UTG player check-raised to 2,100 and Greenstein opted to fold. He is still hovering right around the starting stack.
The same scenario, with the opposite outcome, occured concurrently over at Alexander's table when he called a UTG player's preflop raise of 350. When the flop fell 
, the UTG checked, and Alexander, who was in the hijack, bet 1,000. It was enough to take down the pot as he flashed the 
. Like Greenstein, he is still near the original starting stack of 30,000.
Must Show
Level 2
: 75/150, 0 ante
With the final board reading 
, Ali Eslami checked to Victorino Torres. Torres fired 3,900 and Eslami made the call. Torres simply mucked his hand, obviously caught bluffing. Eslami pushed his hand into the muck and didn't show, but was pushed the pot. After someone at the table spoke up, Eslami's hand was retrieved and turned over to reveal the 
for a club flush. He's up to 38,000 while Torres was knocked to 26,000.
Yang Caught Bluffing
Level 2
: 75/150, 0 ante
The board read 
on the turn. One player checked to Jerry Yang and the 2007 World Series of Poker Main Event champion bet 4,500. His opponent made the call.
The river completed the board with the 
and the first player checked to Yang again. He bet 7,500 this time and got called.
Yang tapped the table to signify that the player made a good call. The player then tabled the 
and Yang mucked.
Yang was knocked to 15,225 after this loss.
Day 1b at the Bike
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Another Loss for Torres
Level 2
: 75/150, 0 ante
Three players saw the flop come down 
, the small blind, Victorino Torres in middle position and Jason Young on the button. The small blind bet the flop for an unknown amount and both Torres and Young called to see the 
pair the board on the turn.
On fourth street, the small blind bet 2,500. Torres made the call and Young went into the tank. He folded after thinking for a minute or two and the river completed the board with the . The small blind bet 6,500 on the river and Torres then went into the tank. He eventually folded and dropped back to 22,000 in chips.
Chainsaw Cutting Them Down
Level 2
: 75/150, 0 ante
Action folded around to the player on the button and he raised to 350. The small blind made the call and action was on Allen "Chainsaw" Kessler in the big blind. He decided to put in a three-bet to 1,175, which was met with a four-bet to 3,200 from the button. The small blind wisely got out of the way as Kessler put together some chips and five-bet to 8,175.
The button thought for about a minute before collecting the rest of his chips and committing them to the pot. "I think we might have the same hand," Kessler said as he made the call. The button flipped 
while Kessler turned over . "I hope I don't go out on this hand," Kessler commented. Luckily for him, the board ran out 
and he sent his opponent to the rail. Kessler is up to right around 60,000.