Harrison Gimbel raised to 250 from middle position, and the only call came from the big blind.
The dealer fanned a flop of , and the action went check-check. The dropped down on the turn, and both players tapped the table once more. The completed the board on the river and there was one more check to Gimbel. He bet 400, and his opponent called.
Gimbel rolled over the for top pair, and his opponent mucked her cards. Gimbel moved to about 22,000.
We missed the action of the hand, but got to the table to see Jerry Yang scooping in a nice pot against an opponent. Yang held the and hit two pair on a board that read . Yang's opponent stood up, slapped his cards into the muck, and Yang was able to drag in the pot. The 2007 WSOP Main Event champion is now sporting a stack of about 24,000.
In 2011, David Diaz took down Event #12: $1,500 Triple Chance No-Limit Hold’em. Diaz's most notable achievement wasn't taking home the coveted WSOP bracelet however, it was surviving cancer at the age of four.
Born in Honduras, Diaz's future was grim when he was diagnosed with cancer. His family moved to the United States for treatment, and thankfully the St. Jude's Children's Hospital in Memphis, Tennessee was able to save Diaz.
"They pretty much saved my life," he told ESPN in 2011. "They saved my life, and saved a lot of kids' lives."
Last September, Diaz finished sixth in the World Poker Tour Borgata Poker Open, earning $167,337.
Diaz is in the field today, and looking to add to the $1.2 million he's earned in his live tournament career. We'll be following him all day long, and you can, too, by sticking right here.
While scanning the room, we found that Rex Clinkscales has taken his seat. Clinkscales is currently in second place on the Overall Points Leader Board for the 2012-13 World Series of Poker Circuit behind recent five-time ring winner Ari Engel.
When we came to Clinkscales' table, we saw him heads up in a pot with the board reading . Clinkscales' opponent checked, and he shot out 1,050. After about thirty seconds, Clinkscales' opponent released and Clinkscales dragged in the pot. He is currently sitting on roughly 22,000.
We recently saw Ari Engel heading toward the exit, and his seat is now vacant. We can only assume that he'll be back to try his lucky tonight during the second starting flight.
After a series of bets and raises, Jason Goldman had an opponent all in and at risk preflop for around 20,000 chips. Goldman's opponent held the , but Goldman had that crushed with the .
The flop gave Goldman a set of aces, but the player could still chop the pot if the turn and river brought the wheel.
It was all over when the turned, however, and the completed the board on the river. The player hit the rail, while Goldman moved up to around 43,000 chips.
The flop read , and there were two checks to DJ MacKinnon. He fired 1,400 into the middle, and his first opponent wasted little time calling. The third player got out of the way, and the duo was heads up to see the fall on the turn.
The action went check-check, and the board completed with the on the river. Another check to MacKinnon prompted him to bet 2,700. His opponent called, and MacKinnon rolled over the . His opponent let out a sigh, flashed the , and threw his cards at the muck. MacKinnon took down the pot and is now sitting on about 21,000.
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, and the action went check-check. The 
dropped down on the turn, and both players tapped the table once more. The 
completed the board on the river and there was one more check to Gimbel. He bet 400, and his opponent called.
for top pair, and his opponent mucked her cards. Gimbel moved to about 22,000.
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. Yang's opponent stood up, slapped his cards into the muck, and Yang was able to drag in the pot. The 2007 WSOP Main Event champion is now sporting a stack of about 24,000.
turned, however, and the 
completed the board on the river. The player hit the rail, while Goldman moved up to around 43,000 chips.
, and there were two checks to DJ MacKinnon. He fired 1,400 into the middle, and his first opponent wasted little time calling. The third player got out of the way, and the duo was heads up to see the 
fall on the turn.
. His opponent let out a sigh, flashed the 
, and threw his cards at the muck. MacKinnon took down the pot and is now sitting on about 21,000.
