Barry Hutter is Trying to Reclaim the Chip Lead He Held After Day 1
We saw Ira Basil stand to make his exit from the tournament floor, while his entire stack was shipped across the table to Day 1 chip leader Barry Hutter.
The affable Canadian was kind enough to fill us in on the details of his bustout hand, one which had the table gasping when it was all said and done.
Apparently, Basil limped into the pot and watched as Hutter raised it up. Basil elected to make a three-bet and put the pressure back on Hutter, and Hutter simply moved all in to force Basil to the ultimate test.
When Basil snap-called, Hutter was sure his was trailing a premium hand, but surprisingly Basil tabled the .
Although the board ran out by the turn, giving Hutter a bit of a sweat, the river came clean and Basiil was eliminated in stunning fashion.
"I'm just shocked..." Hutter answered, after the dealer asked him to verify his count. "I don't know why he did that, I haven't gotten out of line all day."
Action began on Phillippe Ktorza who who opened to 7,000 from early middle position. Michael Katz called on the button along with the player in the big blind.
The flop came down and the big blind checked to Ktorza who put out a bet of 11,500. Katz asked for a count, then tossed chips in for the call. The big blind player folded.
The turn came the and Ktorza moved all in. Katz snap called and turned up for quads. Ktorza tried to muck his hand. He placed it face down in front of him and went to receive his payout ticket as Katz could not be beaten. The dealer put out the on the river for customary purposes but it didn't matter as Katz already had a lock on the hand.
After pestering from some players at the table, mostly Warwick Mirzikinian, the dealer turned up Ktorza's hand to reveal for a flush draw. Mirzikinian claimed that he wanted to play that hand next time it was dealt to him.
Either way, Ktorza is out and Katz is rolling in his chips.
Jacob Bazeley (Seen Here at the Final Table Stage) is Looking to Return to the Mothership
With the board reading by the river, Jacob Bazeley slid a stack forward for a bet of just over 22,000.
His opponent sized up the wager for a moment, before sliding two stacks into the middle and declaring himself all in.
Bazeley shot a look across the table, and after a brief moment to realize he was in the dream spot, Bazeley made the call with his for a full house on the turn. His opponent could not produce a superior holding, and with that he was eliminated in abrupt fashion.
Action folded to Orjan Skommo who opened to 6,000 from middle position. Action folded around to Warwick Mirzikinian in the small blind who popped it up to 15,500 to play. Action folded back to Skommo who made the call.
The flop came down and Mirzikinian led out with a bet to 17,000. Skommo just flat called.
On the turn, Mirzikinian slowed down and checked. Skommo wouldn't check back though, instead, he put out a bet of 22,500 that Mirzikinian called.
The river came the and Mirzikinian found his bet button again because he led for 35,000. Skommo quickly called. Mirzikinian tabled for ace high, but Skommo had him crushed with . With that, Skommo took down the first battle between the two played, and healthily increased his chip stack.
At a table nearby our reporting desk, Matt Salsberg had jumped up and fist pumped. Apparently, before the flop he had gotten two players all in and was way ahead. Salsberg was holding against Tyler Patterson who was holding and another player who was holding .
The flop came down bringing Salsberg a set and nearly locking up the hand for him right there. The turn was the giving the player with tens a few outs, but leaving Patterson drawing dead. The river was the though just to put some salt in Patterson's wound.
Salsberg had both players covered and with that he scooped a giant pot that pushed him close to the chip lead.
"You were supposed to fold the best hand!" Patterson joked with Salsberg after the hand.
"Wow," was heard from multiple players at the table as Salsberg scooped up the giant pot.
Amanda Musumeci watched her opponent check after the flop fell , and with a pot of more than 15,000 waiting to be claimed, she fired out a bet of 7,100.
The player thought things over for a minute or so, before sliding out a stack for the call.
When the turn came , he took a new line in the hand, leading out for a wager of 12,200, and it was Musumeci's turn to study the situation. Eventually, she elected to come along, and the dealer dropped the on the river.
The player then moved a tower of yellow T1000 tournament chips in front of his card for a bet of 25,000, and Musumeci became a believer, knuckling the table in acknowledgment while mucking her hand.
Matt Salsberg is better known as the executive producer and writer for the acclaimed television show Weeds, but he has made a name for himself in the poker world during the last few years. Salsberg has already cashed five times at the 2013 World Series of Poker, with his best finish being a pair of 21st place showings, and he is looking to best those performances here today.
Salsberg has been very active on this Day 2, and he recently played a big hand that did not go his way.
We heard Salsberg exclaim "sick game," and after heading over to his table, we saw him paying off a 55,000 all-in wager. Salsberg's opponent had the tabled, and with the board reading , his flopped set was good enough to double through.
J.C. Tran is no longer a part of this tournament, but unfortunately we didn't catch his bustout. After getting off to a good start earlier in the day, he dropped a few chips, then some more, and now he's been eliminated. Fortunately he was able to pick up $2,854 for his run here in Event #54.
Anthony Gregg, Greg Merson, and friends and family
The crew is back to talk about the exciting conclusions of the $111,111 One Drop High Roller and the $25,000 Six Max. They also examine a few crazy hands in the $50,000 Poker Players Championship, discuss online poker in New Jersey, and review bracelet wins from Barney Boatman, Marco Johnson, and Jesse Martin.
Matt Salsberg came into the day in the middle of the pack, but after a good first few levels he's near the top. We caught a recent hand from him where he was in a big pot against one other player.
Salsberg had flopped a set of tens on a board of with his and it held up against his opponents . Salsberg had a well covering stack and he picked up his entire opponent's stack of more than 60,000 chips.
With that, Salsberg has breached the 200,000 chip mark and looks to make a deep run here today.
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was trailing a premium hand, but surprisingly Basil tabled the 
.
by the turn, giving Hutter a bit of a sweat, the river came clean and Basiil was eliminated in stunning fashion.
and the big blind checked to Ktorza who put out a bet of 11,500. Katz asked for a count, then tossed chips in for the call. The big blind player folded.
and Ktorza moved all in. Katz snap called and turned up 
for quads. Ktorza tried to muck his hand. He placed it face down in front of him and went to receive his payout ticket as Katz could not be beaten. The dealer put out the 
on the river for customary purposes but it didn't matter as Katz already had a lock on the hand.
by the river, Jacob Bazeley slid a stack forward for a bet of just over 22,000.
and Mirzikinian led out with a bet to 17,000. Skommo just flat called.
turn, Mirzikinian slowed down and checked. Skommo wouldn't check back though, instead, he put out a bet of 22,500 that Mirzikinian called.
and Mirzikinian found his bet button again because he led for 35,000. Skommo quickly called. Mirzikinian tabled 
. With that, Skommo took down the first battle between the two played, and healthily increased his chip stack.
against Tyler Patterson who was holding 
and another player who was holding 
.
, and with a pot of more than 15,000 waiting to be claimed, she fired out a bet of 7,100.
, he took a new line in the hand, leading out for a wager of 12,200, and it was Musumeci's turn to study the situation. Eventually, she elected to come along, and the dealer dropped the 
on the river.
