From the hijack seat, Chris Bolek raised to 300. The button made the call, and the flop came down 
. Bolek checked, the button bet 600, and Bolek called. The turn was the 
, and both players checked to see the 
land on the river. Bolek fired 2,500, which was an overbet of the 2,025-chip pot. His opponent jokingly asked if Bolek wanted to bet more, then folded.
After busting his first bullet on Day 1a, World Series of Poker gold bracelet winner Joe Ebanks is back here on Day 1b. He just took his seat at the table that includes Jesse Chinni (on his direct left), Terry Plagenz, Haley Pappalardo, and Joe Serock.
Ebanks famously won the $10,000 No-Limit Hold'em Six-Handed Championship at the 2011 WSOP to earn his bracelet. For that win, Ebanks scored nearly $1.16 million. In total, Ebanks has over $2 million in live tournament earnings.
Julian Durity, who also busted on Day 1a, has reentered as well.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
25,000
25,000
|
25,000 |
|
25,000
25,000
|
25,000 |
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||
After an under-the-gun limp, Jesse Chinni raised to 450 from middle position. Action then folded to Haley Pappalardo on the button, and she reraised to 1,050. Reigning champion Joe Serock flat-called from the big blind, the limper called, and Chinni called.
Over 4,000 in chips were already in the middle for this four-way affair, and the dealer placed out the 
flop. Action checked over to Pappalardo, and she bet 2,400. Serock folded, the under-the-gun player called, and Chinni folded.
The 
landed on the turn, and action checked to Pappalardo again. She bet 5,200, and her opponent check-raised to 11,000. Pappalardo gave it up and dropped back under 20,000 in chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
32,000
7,000
|
7,000 |
|
20,000
-2,500
|
-2,500 |
|
|
||
|
|
19,000
-6,000
|
-6,000 |
Chris Bolek has returned for a second chance in the 2013 PPC Aruba World Championship Main Event. Bolek was eliminated yesterday in a huge three-way clash with Hayden Fortini and Jimmy Peters that saw Peters knock out both of his opponents with a set of tens that improve to a full house.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
25,000
25,000
|
25,000 |
Level: 2
Blinds: 75/150
Ante: 0
Steve Karp has just taken his seat here on Day 1b. Karp hails from South Florida and has over $825,000 in live tournament earnings on his record. Last year, Karp experienced some success in this event, placing fourth for $9,923. The largest score of Karp's career came in 2009 when he took second to Travis Johnson in a $1,500 no-limit hold'em event at the World Series of Poker for $414,116.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
25,000 |
Haley Pappalardo checked the paired 
flop over to Jesse Chinni, and he bet 500. Pappalardo check-raised to 1,300, and Chinni called. The turn was the 
, and both players checked. They also checked after the 
landed on the river.
Pappalardo showed the 
for trip aces with a jack kicker, and Chinni mucked his hand.
From early position, Terry Plagenz opened with a raise to 250. Joe Serock called in the cutoff seat, Jesse Chinni called from the small blind, and the big blind came along as well. All four players saw the flop come out 
, and action checked around.
The 
was added to the board on the turn, and Chinni and the big blind checked. Plagenz fired 625, Serock called, and the other two players folded.
The river was the 
, and Plagenz checked. Serock bet 1,200, and Plagenz made the call.
Serock showed the 
, playing the board's two pair with his ace kicker. Plagenz tabled the 
for tens and sevens, and he scooped in the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
36,000
11,000
|
11,000 |
|
|
22,500
-2,500
|
-2,500 |
|
|
||
Jesse Chinni and Joe Serock began the tournament at different tables, but they are now seated together, almost directly across the table from one another. As previously mentioned, Serock defeated Chinni last year heads up to win this event's title, so it's needless to say that these two have a bit of history together. We'll surely be keeping an eye on any clashes between the two.
Jesse Chinni, last year's runner-up to Joe Serock, has arrived and is now in the field. Chinni is a young pro from Maryland with $716,217 in live tournament earnings, which he'll be looking to add to here in Aruba.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
25,000 |