Hand #44: Jason Johnson open-shoved all in from the small blind and won the blinds and antes.
Hand #45: Ray Foley raised to 80,000 when first to act and Bryan Dillon called in the big blind. The flop was and Dillon checked. Foley bet 90,000 and Dillon let him have the pot.
Hand #46: Evan McNiff raised to 80,000 from the dealer position and won the pot preflop when the blinds let it go.
Hand #47: McNiff raised to 80,000 from the cutoff and Jordan Morgan made the call in the big blind. The flop was and McNiff bet 90,000 when Morgan checked. Morgan called and the turn was flipped over: . Morgan checked again and McNiff made it 245,000. Morgan called. The river card was the and Morgan led out for 425,000. McNiff pushed all in and Morgan called.
McNiff:
Morgan:
Both players had made a full house, but Morgan's was better with the fives full. Morgan secured a massive double up and is a clear chip leader with more than half of the chips in play.
Hand #48: Morgan raised to 100,000 and won the pot.
Hand #49: Johnson pushed all in from the small blind and scooped up the blinds and antes.
Hand #50: McNiff pushed all in from the small blind and Dillon made the call.
McNiff:
Dillon:
McNiff needed to connect with something to avoid elimination, and he made a pair by the turn when the board ran out to give him the double up.
We talked to Paul Berende in the second break of the Ante Only event. He talks about watching and celebrating the World Cup match between The Netherlands and Spain with former Team Online Pro Dale Philip. Philip's celebration, according to his former sponsor a bit excessive, resulted in the termination of his contract.
Hand #39: Jason Johnson opened to 110,000 from the small blind and won the blinds and antes.
Hand #40: Evan McNiff opened to 85,000 from the small blind and Bryan Dillon called in the big blind. The flop came , McNiff bet 90,000 and Dillon called. The turn was the and McNiff check-folded to a shove from Dillon.
Hand #41: Jordan Morgan opened to 85,000, McNiff three-bet to 210,000, and Morgan called. The flop was dealt and both players checked to the on the turn. Morgan bet 155,000 and McNiff folded.
Hand #42: Johnson opened to 80,000 from under the gun and won the blinds and antes
Hand #43: Dillon raised to 90,000, Johnson three-bet all in, and Dillon called for his last 715,000, putting himself at risk.
Johnson:
Dillon:
The dealer fanned out a board of and Dillon not only caught one ten, but both tens, giving himself quads and a no sweat double up.
Leo Wolpert joins Nate and Andrew from Las Vegas to discuss safety precautions for staying in hotels, the Rio flu, and the trio beak down three hands that Wolpert played at the World Series of Poker.
0:00 — Intro and Rio Flu talk
16:00 — Discussion of safety at the Rio and in Las Vegas in general
30:45 — The trio discusses three hands that Leo has played at the WSOP
Hand #34: Jason Johnson raised to 60,000 and Robert Chorlian pushed all in. Johnson quickly called.
Johnson:
Chorlian:
Chorlian needed to catch up, but he found no help when the board ran out and was eliminated from the tournament in sixth place for $79,842. In back-to-back hands, this tournament has seen two eliminations.
Hand #33: Joseph Iarussi opened to 65,000 under the gun, Evan McNiff called from the big blind, and the two went heads-up to a flop.
McNiff check-called a bet of 165,000 from Iarussi and the fell on the turn. McNiff check-shoved a bet of 300,000 from Iarussi, who made the call, putting his tournament life on the line.
McNiff:
Iarussi:
Iarussi was in big trouble and needed help to survive. The river did not help Iasurri and he busted in 7th place.