Catching the action on the river on a board of , Tom Dwan fired out a bet of 10,775 into Steve Billirakis, who sat in the tank for several minutes considering his options.
He eventually decided to go with a call, but Dwan turned over for top set to take it down. Billirakis slipped down to 65,000, while Dwan moved up to 95,000. Dwan's stack increased again the very next hand as he three-bet from the big blind to win another pot preflop and continue keep his opponents guessing.
The player under-the-gun opened for 750, Dmitry Vitkind called from the button and Peter Gould moved all-in for 18,125 from the small blind. The UTG player folded and Vitkind called.
Gould
Vitkind
The board ran out and Gould hit the rail while VItkind increased his stack to 95,000.
There was already about 6,500 in the pot on the turn, the board reading . Scott Seiver bet 5,500 and Yevgeniy Timoshenko moved all-in for about 25,000. Seiver made the call.
Timoshenko
Seiver
Timoshenko had outs to a full house against Seiver's nut flush but the on the river was no help. Timoshenko's tournament came to an early end and Seiver stacked up 100,000 in chips.
With 30,000 in the pot and the board reading , Darren Elias bet 18,300. Sorel Mizzi tanked for several minutes before deciding to make the call.
And a great call it was-- Elias held only ace-high with and Mizzi took down the 56,000 pot with his pocket jacks. He's up to 128,000 while Elias slipped to 40,000.
Jeffrey Papola is from New Jersey and is one of the up and coming young guns that you need to keep an eye out for. A law student who resides in New York, Papola claimed his first piece of WSOP gold jewelry after he won Event No. 42: $5,000 No-Limit Hold'em / Six Handed. Papola also placed second in the $2,500 six-handed event just a few days before that. Those two scores alone netted him over $1 million in winnings.
Those two big splashes aren't Papola's only claim to fame. He's cashed in the WSOP Main Event the past two years as well as coming in third place at the 2008 Aruba Poker Classic behind winner Matt Brady and runner-up Johan Storakers. That finish was good for $250,000 in prize money. Overall, Papola is nearly at $1.5 million in total career earnings from live events.
With his record in six-handed events this World Series, Papola could be one of the big favorites to do well in this event that no one has really heard of. He may not be a recognizable face to many of the top pros playing, but if they're not careful he's going to end up with all of their chips. To start the day today, Papola was seated with Joel Nordkvist, NAPT Venetian winner Tom Marchese, Aussie Millions $100,000 Challenge champion Dan Shak and Tim Adams.
Will Molson has been sent to the rail after his last chips went in on the turn on a board of . His opponent was Dave Sands who bet 13,500 before Molson moved all in for roughly around 40,000. Sands snap-called and the cards were on their backs:
Molson:
Sands:
Sands had flopped the joint as the river bricked the . Molson is sent to the rail as Sands is up to 158,000 chips.
Joe Cada and Dani Stern clashed on a flop of with Stern's last chips going into the middle.
Stern:
Cada:
It was Stern's top two pair up against Cada's flush and gutshot straight draw in a make or break pot for both players. The turn was the and river also bricked the to leave Stern's two pair in front for the double up. He's up to 90,000 as the 2009 World Champ is crippled with just 6,000 chips.
In one of the more bizarre prop bets we've seen, John Juanda has made a bet with Roland De Wolfe that he cannot hold his arm outstretched parallel to the table until the break without it falling to the felt.
Juanda offered even money and de Wolfe took the bet for $100. De Wolfe has about thirty minutes to survive but he's looking shaky and is reportedly already trying to buy out for $50!
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, Tom Dwan fired out a bet of 10,775 into Steve Billirakis, who sat in the tank for several minutes considering his options.
for top set to take it down. Billirakis slipped down to 65,000, while Dwan moved up to 95,000. Dwan's stack increased again the very next hand as he three-bet from the big blind to win another pot preflop and continue keep his opponents guessing.
and Gould hit the rail while VItkind increased his stack to 95,000.
. Scott Seiver bet 5,500 and Yevgeniy Timoshenko moved all-in for about 25,000. Seiver made the call.
on the river was no help. Timoshenko's tournament came to an early end and Seiver stacked up 100,000 in chips.
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with Stern's last chips going into the middle.
and river also bricked the