The action folded to our very own Chad "Birdshirt" Holloway, who raised to 300 in middle position. A player in the small blind mad the call, and the dealer fanned . The player in the small blind led out for 100, which is less than a big blind, so the dealer told him to add two green T25 chips. He obliged, and Holloway called.
The turn was another nine - the - and the player led for 200. Holloway grabbed a stack of black T100 chips, raising to what looked like 675, and the player quickly folded.
Holloway is below the starting stack, but just barely.
It was mentioned earlier that Dan Heimiller was in the building fresh off his World Series of Poker Circuit win in Southern Indiana. With his win, Heimiller has officially qualified himself for the WSOP Circuit's Second Annual $1 Million National Championship. Not only can you qualify by winning the Main Event, you can also become the Casino Champion by earning the most points at a given stop on the tour. So who's qualified so far? Check out the chart below.
Oftentimes on tour, players travel with their friends, and therefore register for the tournament with their friends. There's then the case where late-registration tables feature players who registered at the same time, as seems to be the case here.
One of these tables up on the stage includes Isaac Baron, Mohsin Charania, Ty Reiman, Blair Hinkle and Hiren "Sunny" Patel. Looks like a bit fun.
Here's a few more names that have popped up in the field. Included in this bunch are Dan Heimiller and Aaron Steury. Heimiller is coming off a Main Event victory at the last World Series of Poker Circuit stop in Southern Indiana where he won $117,300. Also here is Aaron Steury. Last year, Steury came second in this event for $243,818.
From under the gun, Vinny Pahuja raised to 150. He found calls from the players in the hijack seat and the small blind before the dealer spread the flop. On the flop, the small blind checked, and Pahuja bet 300. The hijack seat called, then the small blind folded.
With two in for the turn, the dealer placed the out on fourth street. Pahuja slowed down with a check, and the hijack fired 450. Pahuja called.
The river completed the board with the , putting a four-card straight on board and also completing a flush draw. Pahuja checked, and his opponent bet 700. Pahuja opted to fold, claiming a "pretty sick run out" of the board.
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. The player in the small blind led out for 100, which is less than a big blind, so the dealer told him to add two green T25 chips. He obliged, and Holloway called.
- and the player led for 200. Holloway grabbed a stack of black T100 chips, raising to what looked like 675, and the player quickly folded.
flop. On the flop, the small blind checked, and Pahuja bet 300. The hijack seat called, then the small blind folded.
out on fourth street. Pahuja slowed down with a check, and the hijack fired 450. Pahuja called.
, putting a four-card straight on board and also completing a flush draw. Pahuja checked, and his opponent bet 700. Pahuja opted to fold, claiming a "pretty sick run out" of the board.
