We saw Phil Galfond open for 550 from the button, and call a reraise to 1,025 by an opponent in the small blind.
When the flop of hit the board, the player led out with a bet of 800, which Galfond called. On the turn, Galfond again flatted his opponent's bet, this time for 2,250, and the completed the board on the river.
Both players opted to check, and Galfond's hand went into the muck when he saw the tabled.
On the final board of , Dan O'Brien was last to act in a group of four players. The first player checked, the next player fired a bet of 2,100, the third player called, and then O'Brien raised to 8,500. The first player folded, and the original bettor followed suit, but the third player made the call.
O'Brien turned up the for just queen high, and his opponent showed the for two pair, kings and fours. O'Brien's hand was mucked, and he dropped back to 37,000 in chips.
Joe Hachem (Seen Here Playing an Earlier WSOP Event) is Feeling Right at Home Here at the Rio
Joe Hachem accomplished every poker player's ultimate dream under this very roof. While the final two days of his 2005 Main Event championship were held at Binion's Horseshoe Casino, he played his way there through nearly a week of grueling competition right here at the Rio.
Back again to play against on the WSOP's most skilled fields, Hachem is glad to be home.
We saw a crowd develop around the affable Aussie's table, and we found Hachem all in for his last 18,250 holding .
His unfortunate opponent had been coolered with his , and when the final board ran out , the sugar was passed to Hachem yet again.
After an under-the-gun raise to 500, Bryn Kenney three-bet on the button to 1,225. Ashton Griffin four-bet from the big blind to 3,100, and pay folded back over to Kenney. He reraised to 5,100, then Griffin announced that he was all in. Griffin had Kenney covered, and Kenney made the call to put himself at risk for 19,425.
Kenney tabled the and was dominating the that Griffin held. Kenney's kings held on the runout, and he doubled to 40,000 in chips.
We just saw Belgian-born poker pro Davidi Kitai run an audacious bluff that happened to backfire.
Before the flop, a player in early position opened for 500, and Kitai called from the small blind. When the flop came , The player continued for a bet of 850 after the action was checked to him, and Kitai came along to see the fall on the turn.
Both players tapped the table on the turn, and when the completed the board on the river, Kitai led out for a bet of roughly 2,400. His opponent snap-called however, and Kitai was forced to turn over his for pure air. His opponent took the pot with , and Kitai dropped a decent pot despite his bold attempt to steal the pot without even a pair to his name.
We noticed the seat formerly occupied by Erik Seidel had been filled by John Juanda, meaning the eight-time WSOP bracelet winner has moved on to the next tournament on his schedule.
With the final field tallied in at 516 players, the total generated prize pool was $2,425,200. The top 54 spots will be paid out, with 54th place earning $9,240 for the cash. The top spot will be worth $606,317 and the World Series of Poker gold bracelet.
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hit the board, the player led out with a bet of 800, which Galfond called. On the 
turn, Galfond again flatted his opponent's bet, this time for 2,250, and the 
completed the board on the river.
tabled.
, Dan O'Brien was last to act in a group of four players. The first player checked, the next player fired a bet of 2,100, the third player called, and then O'Brien raised to 8,500. The first player folded, and the original bettor followed suit, but the third player made the call.
for just queen high, and his opponent showed the 
for two pair, kings and fours. O'Brien's hand was mucked, and he dropped back to 37,000 in chips.
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, and when the final board ran out 
, the sugar was passed to Hachem yet again.
, The player continued for a bet of 850 after the action was checked to him, and Kitai came along to see the 
fall on the turn.
completed the board on the river, Kitai led out for a bet of roughly 2,400. His opponent snap-called however, and Kitai was forced to turn over his 
