With three players in the pot and a board reading , action checked to the player in Seat 6 and he quickly fired out a bet of 1,500. Kyle Cartwright, who has won two WSOPC gold rings here in Tunica, called from the big blind as the third player got out of the way.
Both players then checked the river and Cartwright flipped over for a small pocket pair. Seat 7 responded by showing for a pair of jacks and the win. Cartwright is down to 11,500.
We were walking by Mark "Pegasus" Smith's table when we heard the dealer announce an all-in situation. With a board reading , Smith had raised all in and was called by his sole opponent in Seat 7.
Smith:
Seat 7:
Smith had went runner-runner for trips but was still behind the flopped flush of Seat 7. It was an early exit for Smith, who won't be adding his fifth WSOPC ring today.
Meanwhile, Chris Tryba has also been eliminated from the Main Event.
The floor was just called to Table 22 where the dealer informed him of the situation. What happened was a player in early position checked a board reading and his opponent in the hijack asked the dealer, "Did he check?"
The dealer responded in the affirmative but apparently the early position player only heard the "check" part and flipped up his as the player in the hijack bet 2,000. The floor determined that the bet was valid and the early position player had the chance to act. He reluctantly made the call and was could only shake his head as the hijack turned up for a straight flush. The table erupted in disbelief and one player commented, "You had to bet. You'll get a penalty if you check."
While the players involved weren't among our notables, the hand was certainly out of the ordinary.
La Sengphet was down to about 10,000 in the early going, but has righted the ship and is up to about 23,000. Most recently with , she busted an opponent who held after the final board read .
Mark "Pegasus" Smith limped from early position as did a player from middle position. The blinds came along for the ride and four players watched the flop come down . After the small blind checked, the big blind threw out a bet of 500. Smith and the middle position player called and the was put out on the turn. This time the big blind checked, as did Smith, and the middle position player bet 1,000. It was enough to take down the pot as both his opponents folded. Smith is down to 17,000.
From middle position, Kevin Calenzo opened with a raise to 800. He was called by the players in the hijack, small blind, and big blind.
The flop came down and action was checked to Calenzo. He bet 1,150, receiving a call from only the player in the hijack. The turn was checked by both and when the hit the river, Calenzo checked. His oppoonent bet 2,200 and Calenzo mulled it over for a few moments before opting to call.
After first being reluctant to show, his opponent turned over for a missed straight draw, while Calenzo tabled for second pair to win the pot.
We were looking through the seating list and noticed that Ivey, Brunson, and Cunningham are all in today's field. Unfortunately, it is not Phil, Doyle, and Allen; instead, it is three men by the name of Jonithan Ivey, Jerry Brunson, and Cody Cunningham. One thing is for sure, those guys are going to have a hard time making a name for themselves.
, action checked to the player in Seat 6 and he quickly fired out a bet of 1,500. Kyle Cartwright, who has won two WSOPC gold rings here in Tunica, called from the big blind as the third player got out of the way.
river and Cartwright flipped over 
for a pair of jacks and the win. Cartwright is down to 11,500.
, Smith had raised all in and was called by his sole opponent in Seat 7.
and his opponent in the hijack asked the dealer, "Did he check?"
as the player in the hijack bet 2,000. The floor determined that the bet was valid and the early position player had the chance to act. He reluctantly made the call and was could only shake his head as the hijack turned up 
for a straight flush. The table erupted in disbelief and one player commented, "You had to bet. You'll get a penalty if you check."
, she busted an opponent who held 
.
. After the small blind checked, the big blind threw out a bet of 500. Smith and the middle position player called and the 
was put out on the turn. This time the big blind checked, as did Smith, and the middle position player bet 1,000. It was enough to take down the pot as both his opponents folded. Smith is down to 17,000.
and action was checked to Calenzo. He bet 1,150, receiving a call from only the player in the hijack. The 
hit the river, Calenzo checked. His oppoonent bet 2,200 and Calenzo mulled it over for a few moments before opting to call.
for a missed straight draw, while Calenzo tabled 
for second pair to win the pot.
