WSOPE bracelet winner Andrew Hinrichsen has just played a big hand before the break and PokerNews was there to catch all the action.
There were three players with cards still in front of them as a flop was dealt. One player checked before Hinrichsen led for 700. Both Hinrichsen's opponents made the call and the was dealt on the turn.
The action was again checked to Hinrichsen and he again led, this time for 1,700. One opponent behind Hinrichsen made the call before the other player got out of the way.
The on the river saw Hinrichsen put on the breaks for the first time in this hand, opting to go for the check. His opponent thought for only a moment before making it 4,000 to go.
At this point Hinrichsen went deep into the tank as the rest of the players got out of their seats to head on their break. Eventually Hinrichsen let go of his hand and joined the rest of the tournament field on the rail.
With a board reading , Maria Ho checked from the small blind and the player in the big blind fired out 1,400. An under-the-gun player then raised, Ho moved all in for approximately 5,000, and the big blind folded. The UTG player made the call and was left shaking his head when the cards were turned up.
Showdown
Ho:
UTG:
How had turned a full house and needed to dodge an ace, eight, and queen on the river. Unfortunately for her, the dealer put out the and her opponent spiked a bigger full house. Ho was disappointed but handled it well, no doubt looking forward to a little sleep after traveling to Melbourne from the United States earlier today.
More and more players file into the field as the number of participants nears 300. Here is a look at how some of those players are currently traveling.
Chad HollowayMartin Drewe won the Opening Event in 2011.
We're not quite sure how it happened, but the defending champion of this event, Martin Drewe, has amassed a monster stack of 37,000, nearly 4x the starting stack. As far as we can tell, it is one of the biggest stacks in the room.
On the other hand, we noticed Bruno Portaro's seat has been occupied by another player, which can only mean he has been eliminated from the tournament.
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Trung Tran opened from early position to 400 and received a call from an unknown player in middle position. Action then folded to Josh Budin in the cutoff and he came in with a three-bet to 1,300. The button and both blinds got out of the way, as did Tran and the MP player. Budin managed to take down the pot uncontested and is slowly crawling back towards the starting stack of 10,000.
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flop was dealt. One player checked before Hinrichsen led for 700. Both Hinrichsen's opponents made the call and the 
was dealt on the turn.
on the river saw Hinrichsen put on the breaks for the first time in this hand, opting to go for the check. His opponent thought for only a moment before making it 4,000 to go.
and her opponent spiked a bigger full house. Ho was disappointed but handled it well, no doubt looking forward to a little sleep after traveling to Melbourne from the United States earlier today.
