We caught up after cries of "All in and a call" from the Orange section of the Amazon room. Joshua Evans was all in and holding but was crushed by the of Julio de la Rosa.
The flop came down and de la Rosa was able to drill a set of kings. He slammed the table and proceeded to shout "Deuce! Deuce!"
Instead, the rolled off on fourth street, giving Evans a set as well and the faintest glimmer of hope for staying alive in the Main Event.
"Deuce!" continued de la Rosa. The deck obliged and the came on the river, eliminating Evans and bringing de la Rosa's stack up to 740,000.
Action started with Nghi Van Tran raising to 22,000 in middle position. He got a call from Stephane Bisson in the cutoff, and it got to Matt Marafioti in the small blind. He shoved all in for 249,000, and it was back to Van Tran. He asked for a count, then folded after about 90 seconds of thinking. Bisson folded fairly quickly, and Marafioti rolled over .
An interesting hand just developed between Erik Hellman of Sweden and Tom Tran of Las Vegas.
It began as a five-way limped pot, with Hellman in the small blind and Tran in middle position. The flop came , and Hellman led out with a bet of 25,000. A player sitting under the gun called, then Tran raised to 75,000, forcing everyone but Hellman to fold.
The turn was the . This time Hellman checked, Tran bet 125,000, and Hellman paused just a short while before calling. The river then brought the , putting a fourth spade on the board. Hellman checked once more, and Tran unhesitatingly carved out a bet of about 180,000, pushing it forward.
Hellman studied Tran's bet for a moment, then folded his face up. "I got lucky," said Tran, who then showed his hand quickly — two red cards, the and what looked like the .
"Wow," said Hellman, impressed with the bold bet. "You should go to Sweden sometime," he added with a grin, alluding to the Swedes' reputation for aggressive, daring play. "It would suit you."
If you're part of poker's newer generation, you might not recognize the name Perry Green, but you should. The man is literally a living poker legend with World Series of Poker cashes dating back to 1976.
In fact, Green has three gold bracelets to his name:
1976 $1,000 Limit Ace to Five Draw for $68,300
1977 $5,000 Limit Ace to Five Draw for $10,000
1979 $1,500 No Limit Hold'em-Non Pro for $76,500
In addition, Green finished runner-up to the legendary Stuey Ungar in the 1981 WSOP Main Event, which earned him a cool $150,000. All told, Green has 23 WSOP cashes totaling $592,709, with his most recent cash coming in this year's Seniors Event where he took 217th place for $2,786.
One last interesting fact, this marks the first time Green has cashed in the Main Event since 1991 when he placed fifth for $69,000 and his fourth Main Event cash overall.
Amit Zulkowitz is currently sitting behind a huge stack of 2,200,000. We didn't catch all the action that saw him amass such a gargantuan stack, but we do know that he and one opponent got all the chips in on a flop, with both players having stacks of around 1,000,000. Zulkowitz held and his opponent held . A hit the turn and a landed on the river, with Zulkowitz's flush managing to trump his opponent's set.
We caught up to find Fergal Nealon move all in and Susie Zhao move all in over the top. The remaining player in the hand folded and the hands were turned over to find Zhao in the lead.
Zhao:
Nealon:
The two players watched on as the dealer brought forth a flop of , pairing Nealon's ten.
"There's the sweat," remarked Zhao.
She didn't need to worry, however, as the turn was the and the river the , ensuring her victory and Nealon's elimination from the tournament.
There was a mountain of chips in the middle when we got to the table, and based on the positions, here's how we believe it went down. Eric Pratt had put in a four bet to 115,000, but Volpe had already responded by moving all in when we got there. Eventually, Pratt made the call for the rest of his stack, which was 631,000.
Volpe:
Pratt:
The flop kept Volpe out in front, coming . The on the turn brought chop outs for Pratt, as a five would split the pot. He was still looking for an ace or a king on the river, and the rail eagerly anticipated that card.
River:
Pratt binked the ace on the river to double up, and Volpe just took it in stride, and started counting out the chips. After that hit, Volpe drops to 2.8 million, while Pratt shoots up to 1.26 million.
but was crushed by the 
of Julio de la Rosa.
and de la Rosa was able to drill a set of kings. He slammed the table and proceeded to shout "Deuce! Deuce!"
rolled off on fourth street, giving Evans a set as well and the faintest glimmer of hope for staying alive in the Main Event.
came on the river, eliminating Evans and bringing de la Rosa's stack up to 740,000.
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, and Hellman led out with a bet of 25,000. A player sitting under the gun called, then Tran raised to 75,000, forcing everyone but Hellman to fold.
. This time Hellman checked, Tran bet 125,000, and Hellman paused just a short while before calling. The river then brought the 
, putting a fourth spade on the board. Hellman checked once more, and Tran unhesitatingly carved out a bet of about 180,000, pushing it forward.
face up. "I got lucky," said Tran, who then showed his hand quickly — two red cards, the 
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, Claudia Crawford was all in for her last 300,000 or so. Jesse Sylvia had her at risk, and the hands were opened.
flop, with both players having stacks of around 1,000,000. Zulkowitz held 
. A 
hit the turn and a 
, ensuring her victory and Nealon's elimination from the tournament.
