We found Russell Ivy and another player go to the flop of . The unknown player checked and Ivy bet 700. The opponent called and the turn brought the . He again check-called Ivy, this time to a tune of 1,200. The UTG player checked the river and Ivy said, "I think you may have ace king." as he tabled .
His opponent tabled for the boat and while Ivy's radar was a bit off, it still saved him a number of chips.
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After a player limped under the gun and a middle-position player raised to 650, Ross McKinney moved all in for his last 3,000. The UTG limper got out of the way while the MP player made the call.
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It was a bad spot for McKinney and he seemed to know the end was near as he stood and began collecting his things. The flop gave him some hesitation as he picked up an open-ended straight draw, but neither the turn nor river came through.
McKinney was eliminated on the hand and immediately headed over to the satellite area to see if he can win a seat back in to the 7 p.m. flight.
No numbers are official but we're estimating that there are about 400 players in this first flight. It should be a lock to blow past the 480 player mark that the event drew last year.
Mark "Pegasus" Smith and Justin Brown went to a flop of together and they both checked to the turn. The came, Brown checked and Smith bet 2,200. Brown folded and Smith flashed a king as he drug in the pot.
Justin Brown opened the action with a raise to 500 from under the gun, Johnny Sanders called from middle position and Jason Mayfield called from the big blind. The flop came , Mayfield checked, Brown bet 600 and Sanders called. Action passed back to Mayfield and he check-raised to 2,400. Brown folded and Sanders called. The turn came the and Mayfield check-called 3,500.
The river produced the , Mayfield checked and Sanders fired out 7,500. Mayfield thought for a moment before deciding to fold and Sanders took the pot.
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. The unknown player checked and Ivy bet 700. The opponent called and the turn brought the 
.
for the boat and while Ivy's radar was a bit off, it still saved him a number of chips.
flop gave him some hesitation as he picked up an open-ended straight draw, but neither the 
turn nor 
river came through.
together and they both checked to the turn. The 
, Mayfield checked, Brown bet 600 and Sanders called. Action passed back to Mayfield and he check-raised to 2,400. Brown folded and Sanders called. The turn came the 
and Mayfield check-called 3,500.