James Woods was one of the big stories coming into today, as he bagged up over 100,000 chips. Well he's picking up right where he left off, as he just busted WSOP bracelet winner David Singontiko.
Singontiko raised it up to 2,500 in late position, and Woods made it 10,000 in the big blind. Singontiko shoved, and Woods snap called, having Singontiko covered.
Singontiko:
Woods:
As soon as Woods called, Singontiko knew he was in trouble, as he let out a big sigh and looked up at the ceiling. Short of flopping a ten, it was a dream flop for Singontiko, coming . Singontiko could now catch a queen or a seven to win, in addition to a ten, but the board completed and .
Singontiko headed to the exits, while Woods jumped up to 140,000.
We didn't catch the hand as it happened, but David Randall raked in a big pot to get him up to 75,000. He came over and gave us some brief details. Action started with Shawn Daniels raising in early position. Randall flatted in position, as well as Bobby Suer in the big blind. The flop came , and it was checked around. The turn brought a , and Randall fired out 8,200. Suer called and the river was a .
This time, Randall bet out 18,400, and Suer went deep into the tank. Eventually, he made the call with for two pair, but it was no good, as Randall held for top set.
The final tally for today was a whopping 721 players, which crushed the total from last year. 81 players will walk away with a fatter wallet, and the first payout will be $2,695. However, the number that everyone wants to know is $216,275. That's what the winner will walk away with. We will post the full list of payouts in moments.
Just a few minutes after taking a big pot off of Bobby Suer, David Randall has done it again, securing a big double up. We caught the action on the turn, with the board showing . Both players checked, and the river was the .
With about 35,000 already in the middle, Randall moved all in for 33,100. Suer went deep into the tank, and after at least three minutes of thinking, he found a call. Randall tabled for a flopped set, and it was good enough to take the pot, as Suer angrily mucked his hand.
After that pot, Suer is down to 10,000, while Randall jumps up to 105,000.
Robert Cheung got the rest of his 30,000 stack in the middle against two opponents. Cheong held , and he was drawing very live, as his opponents held and . However, the came on the flop, and Cheong was unable to catch up, ending his day early.