Kitty Kuo admitted after her elimination that she doesn't like these "turbo" events, and told us it was a standard spot that saw her running out of chips. It was a classic coin flip with versus pocket queens. The ladies held against the lady, Kuo, and she was gone.
Scott Davies is also out after reraising to 400 out of the small blind after a player in the cutoff seat made it 150 to go. His opponent called, and then Davies bet 500 on a flop of . He was raised to 1,500 and got it in with only to find himself drawing very slim versus pocket jacks. Two blanks later, and the American was on the rail.
In other news, Shane Stark is among the early big stacks.
The four involved players on the flop all checked to see the pair the board on the turn. After Sam Cohen checked first, Dean Blatt bet 250. The next two players folded, and Cohen made the call to see the hit the river. Cohen and Blatt both checked.
Cohen showed the to beat Blatt's . She won the pot and moved to 4,000 in chips, while Blatt slipped back to 2,450.
There's quite an interesting corner table with Ryan Riess, Russell Thomas, George Danzer, and Aaron Lim in the upper portion of Crown's poker room, and it's not short of action.
Lim just raised from the cutoff seat and got called by the player in the big blind. On the flop, action was checked to Lim and he bet 150. His opponent check-raised to 300, and Lim called.
After the hit the turn, the player in the big blind bet 650 with less than 1,500 behind. Lim called. The completed the board and again the action was checked to Lim. He cut out 1,500 and bet it. His opponent made the call and committed all of his chips for 1,425 with the for a rivered flush.
From under the gun, Ismael Bojang raised to 150. Steve Gee called from the next seat, and then Timo Pfützenreuter called out of the cutoff seat. The player in the big blind called as well, and the four players saw the flop come down . Everyone checked to see the land on the turn, and the first player checked again. Bojang get 300, Gee called, and the other two players folded.
The river was the , and Bojang took a few moments before checking. Gee quickly checked behind.
Bojang showed the for two pair, aces and queens, and Gee mucked his hand.
Back on July 14, the 2014 World Series of Poker Main Event final table was set. The players in this year's "November Nine" are set to resume play on November 10, and it is a globally diverse group of young players who will be battling it out for the $10 million top prize.
Leading the way is Dutchman Jorryt van Hoof, with 38.375 million in chips. This marks the second year in a row that a man from Holland has made the WSOP Main Event final table, with van Hoof following Michiel Brummelhuis' footsteps from 2013.
Van Hoof has been playing poker since 2003 and is best known as a respected cash-game player under the moniker "TheCleaner11."
Entering the final table with the chip lead doesn't necessarily mean van Hoof will take down the biggest prize in all of poker, but he's certainly at a clear advantage over his opponents. To read more about van Hoof and his road to the final table, check out this PokerNews 2014 WSOP November Nine profile.
It was a five-way limped pot to the flop and Jonathan Karamalikis called a bet of 75 by the player in the big blind to see the land on the turn. Karamalikis raised from 200 to 450 after his opponent bet, and the player meant to call but tossed in a T500 chip on top of his existing bet. The floor was called, and it was ruled a raise since the player didn't announce his action.
Karamalikis took advantage of the situation and moved all in. He eventually got called and showed the for the straight and nut flush draw. The player in the big blind held the and his flush draw or high straight didn't arrive as blank completed the board on the river to give Karamalikis the double.
Here at PokerNews, we've done plenty of hyping up the 2014 World Series of Poker Player of the Year race. The three favorites we believe best positioned to win the title are Brandon Shack-Harris, George Danzer, and Daniel Negreanu. Shack-Harris leads with 752 points, and Danzer sits in a close second with 745.2 points. Negreanu is fourth with 519.08 points.
As play moves towards the end of Level 1 here in the first event of the series, only Danzer is in the field. Both Shack-Harris and Negreanu are confirmed coming to Australia, but it's Danzer with the early start. Some say the first few levels of a poker tournament are the best time to take advantage of weaker players and accumulate some chips, and Danzer appears as though he wants to do just that.
versus pocket queens. The ladies held against the lady, Kuo, and she was gone.
. He was raised to 1,500 and got it in with 
flop all checked to see the 
pair the board on the turn. After Sam Cohen checked first, Dean Blatt bet 250. The next two players folded, and Cohen made the call to see the 
hit the river. Cohen and Blatt both checked.
to beat Blatt's 
flop, action was checked to Lim and he bet 150. His opponent check-raised to 300, and Lim called.
hit the turn, the player in the big blind bet 650 with less than 1,500 behind. Lim called. The 
completed the board and again the action was checked to Lim. He cut out 1,500 and bet it. His opponent made the call and committed all of his chips for 1,425 with the 
for a rivered flush.
land on the turn, and the first player checked again. Bojang get 300, Gee called, and the other two players folded.
, and Bojang took a few moments before checking. Gee quickly checked behind.
for two pair, aces and queens, and Gee mucked his hand.
flop and Jonathan Karamalikis called a bet of 75 by the player in the big blind to see the 
for the straight and nut flush draw. The player in the big blind held the 
and his flush draw or high straight didn't arrive as blank completed the board on the river to give Karamalikis the double.