Ted Lawson had the bring-in, David Benyamine completed and Yuval Bronshtein raised. Lawson folded and Benyamine called. Bronshtein led out on fourth, fifth, and sixth streets, Benyamine calling him down.
When the river cards were dealt, Bronshtein led out again and Benyamine gave up his hand. Bronshtein showed for quad aces.
"Last card?" asked Benyamine as he laid eyes on Bronshtein's hand.
"Nope, had it," Bronshtein replied. He's up to 155,000 while Benyamine is on 145,000.
There are now fifteen late registrants milling around the tournament floor, waiting for Level 2. Tournament Director Jack Effel was overheard stating that he didn't want to put players at any short-handed tables and potentially give someone an advantage over the field. We've also heard that the plan is to break individual players off of existing tables to create new tables and then to fill in the late registrants at the existing tables in order to preserve the randomness of the table draw.
It turns out that, in fact, players who registered late and were in line together have been put on the same tables in the field, rather than breaking players off of existing tables and then filling in. So, for example, Robert Williamson III, Barry Greenstein, Tony G, Todd Brunson and Eugene Katchalov are all siting together. So are Huck Seed, Amnon Filippi and Lyle Berman.
Just before the last break, floorman Jimmy Somerfield went around to the tables and passed out food vouchers for the players. The participants of WSOP events get a $10 food credit each day during play, but not these high rollers. The dining vouchers for this $50K event are worth a hefty $100 apiece.
Famed penny pincher Jason Mercier was taken aback at the sight of the free money. "How am I supposed to spend $100 in one meal?" He asked. Somerfield was already walking away from the table, but he turned over his shoulder to answer, "You can drink it!" as he headed on to the next set of players.
We picked this hand up on the flop, David Chiu leading out on the board for 2,500 and Sorel Mizzi calling from late position. Chiu fired another 5,500 when the hit the turn and Mizzi came along. Both players checked the on the river.
Mizzi turned up and Chiu mucked. Mizzi is up to 195,000 while Chiu slipped to 123,000.
In early position, Eugene Katchalov opened the pot to 1,600. Eric Sagstrom and James Van Alstyne both came along with calls, and it was three handed to the flop.
It came out , and all three players checked. Katchalov checked again when the hit fourth street, and Sagstrom took the opportunity to fire out a bet of 4,200. That was enough to get Van Alstyne out of the way, but Katchalov made the call to see the last card.
It was the , and Katchalov check-called a final bet of 9,000. Sagstrom showed up for the set, and he took the pot as his opponent mucked his inferior holdings.
There's nothing quite like flopping a big hand, but that's only half of the battle. The other half is getting paid. Phil Ivey, playing single-suited aces, , flopped the nut flush on a board of in a three-way pot. He led out for 6,000. David Benyamine folded but Pat Pezzin called.
Both players checked the turn and the river. Pezzin mucked at showdown to slip to 130,000. Ivey is slightly above the starting stack at about 163,000.
"Fearless and creative" is how much people describe Tom Dwan's playing style. But even durrrr can run into monster hands, and at that point fearlessness and creativity won't go very far. Dwan opened to 1,300 pre-flop from early position and was called by Shawn Buchanan in late position and both blinds. The flop was all diamonds, . Action checked to Buchanan. His bet of 3,200 folded both of the blinds, but not Dwan. Dwan check-raised to 14,700. Buchanan called.
Both players checked the turn. On the river, Dwan tried a bet of 23,500. Buchanan snap-called with the second nut flush, . Dwan showed the and mucked.
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board for 2,500 and Sorel Mizzi calling from late position. Chiu fired another 5,500 when the 
hit the turn and Mizzi came along. Both players checked the 
on the river.
, and all three players checked. Katchalov checked again when the 
hit fourth street, and Sagstrom took the opportunity to fire out a bet of 4,200. That was enough to get Van Alstyne out of the way, but Katchalov made the call to see the last card.
, flopped the nut flush on a board of 
in a three-way pot. He led out for 6,000. David Benyamine folded but Pat Pezzin called.
river. Pezzin mucked at showdown to slip to 130,000. Ivey is slightly above the starting stack at about 163,000.
. Action checked to Buchanan. His bet of 3,200 folded both of the blinds, but not Dwan. Dwan check-raised to 14,700. Buchanan called.
. Dwan showed the