Jared Hamby was all in on he flop with the . His opponent held the . The turn was the and river the . Hamby lost to his opponent's two pair and dropped back to 10,275 in chips.
Shawn Buchanan and Eoghan O'Dea just joined the table with Michael Binger, Ashton Griffin, Lucas Greenwood, Scott Clements and Chris Bell. Hello, Table of Death.
Sam Stein is the reigning champion of this event and has just taken his seat after the break. He's joined by Noah Boeken and Annie Duke. Last year, Stein defeated a field of 685 players to claim his first-ever World Series of Poker gold bracelet and $420,802.
It seems that play has slowed down a little bit as of late due to the start of the NBA Finals between the Miami Heat and the Oklahoma City Thunder. Many players were complaining and trying to get the game put on the TVs located around the tournament room, but it took a few minutes to get everything patched in. All is good now, except for the fact that plenty of players seem to be paying more attention to the game on the TV rather than the one at their table.
Last year, this event attracted 685 players. Although it's still a ways away from reaching that number, the field size has just moved over the 500 mark. There's roughly 20 minutes left in the current level, which will be followed by a break. After that, registration will remain open through the next two levels and the break afterwards before closing at the beginning of Level 5.
Daniel Negreanu was all in on the board with the against the for his opponent. The turn was the to give Negreanu two pair and the river finished off the board with the .
Negreanu's two pair won the pot and he moved to 6,200 in chips with no add-on lammers left.