A player in middle position raised to open the pot, and Jason Young three-bet him with pocket aces in the hole. The initial raiser called with his mystery cards, and the two men took an innocuous-looking flop of . A raising war ensued that left the initial raiser all in for about 35,000, and Young was right there to put him to the test with his overpair.
He would soon be presented with some bad news, however, as his opponent turned up for the flopped boat. A blank turn and river later, and Young is down to just 5,000 chips again.
With the board reading , Jason Young was faced with a bet of 1,100. After a few moments, Young popped it to 2,325. His opponent called, landing the on the turn.
It was checked to Young and he kept up the heat, betting 3,850. His opponent still would not go away, calling to see the river hit. Another check, another bet from Young (this time 8,875). His opponent called for a third consecutive street and mucked when Young tabled for the flopped set.
Earlier this morning, Ory Hen won a circuit ring after taking down Event #8, a $1,080 no-limit hold'em event for $51,417.
His hot streak has carried into the Main Event where he is up to about 33,000. On a board, Hen check-called respective bets of 2,400 and 5,600 on the turn and river. His opponent tabled , but Hen had him beat with .
Josh Brikis checked a board and saw one opponent bet 700 with another calling. Brikis popped it to 2,500 and opponent #1 came back over the top, making it 5,000 to go. The third player in the hand got out of the way and action was back on Brikis.
After about 30 seconds, he re-raised enough to cover the rest of his opponent's stack. "Only two hands I don't want to see," said Brikis' opponent while calling.
Brikis showed , while his opponent turned over . Brikis held a slight edge with bottom pair and a straight draw and furthered his lead when the turn card made him a straight. Brikis faded the river diamond as the appeared to lock up the pot for him.
"Some people are just too good," complained Brikis' sore-losered opponent as he exited the tournament area. Brikis, on the other hand, is all smiles and up to about 44,000.
It's officially official. The 244 runners from this second flight have combined with the 468 runners from Day 1a to create a Main Event field 712 players strong. There entries have generated a prize pool worth $1,035,960, one of the largest in the history of the Florida poker scene.
That prize money will be divvied out among the final 72 survivors with the bottom cash being worth $2,871. Make it to the final table and you'll guarantee yourself close to $20,000, and if you make it all the way to heads-up play, you'll walk out with a six-figure score. Collect all the chips and you win yourself a shiny gold-and-diamond ring, a seat into the National Championship freeroll in May, and 210,180 dollar bills.
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. A raising war ensued that left the initial raiser all in for about 35,000, and Young was right there to put him to the test with his overpair.
, Jason Young was faced with a bet of 1,100. After a few moments, Young popped it to 2,325. His opponent called, landing the 
on the turn.
river hit. Another check, another bet from Young (this time 8,875). His opponent called for a third consecutive street and mucked when Young tabled 
for the flopped set.
board, Hen check-called respective bets of 2,400 and 5,600 on the turn and river. His opponent tabled 
, but Hen had him beat with 
.
board and saw one opponent bet 700 with another calling. Brikis popped it to 2,500 and opponent #1 came back over the top, making it 5,000 to go. The third player in the hand got out of the way and action was back on Brikis.
, while his opponent turned over 
. Brikis held a slight edge with bottom pair and a straight draw and furthered his lead when the 
turn card made him a straight. Brikis faded the river diamond as the 
