With the flop reading , Christine Brewer checked and La Sengphet fired out a bet of 700. The third player in the hand made the call and Brewer opted to fold.
The turn brought the and Sengphet pushed out 1,350. It seemed her opponent had his "call any" button checked, as his calling chips were in the middle before Sengphet took her hand away.
The river came and Sengphet checked. Her opponent bet 1,600 and Sengphet called. Her opponent tabled for a straight and Sengphet mucked her hand.
Ari Engel opened to 450 from middle position, the player on the button called and Habib Bull called from the big blind. The trio saw the flop come and all checked. The turn came , Bull bet 1,100, Engel called and the button called. The river came , Bull bet 2,500, Engel called and the button folded.
Bull reluctantly tabled and Engel had him beat holding .
Matt "Watdahell" Chang is one of the most colorful characters on the circuit today. He's everyone's best friend and holds the record for being in the background of the most winner photos the WSOP posts online. After playing Day 1a he came back to the tournament room sporting a Washington Capitals coozie in the shape of hockey glove, a coozie with a neckstrap and a giant straw hat.
The cap of the hat is removable and as he made his way around the room he put the top on Ari Engel. And well, pictures speak louder than words.
We got to the table to see Craig Bergeron plop down a stack of chips totaling 24,000. This bet covered his opponent's stack. With the board showing , Bergeron's opponent sat pondering whether or not this was the proper time to risk his tournament life. In the end he chose to lay his hand down, awarding Bergeron the pot.
With the flop reading , Amanda Musumeci checked to her opponent who fired out a bet of 1,725. Musumeci called and the turn brought the . Musumeci checked once again and her opponent flung a bet of 3,700 into the center. Musumeci thought for a moment before mucking her hand.
Joanne Dorin opened the action from middle position to 525 and Adi Prasetyo called from the button. The blinds released and the flop came . Dorin c-bet 800 and Prasetyo called. The turn brought the and Dorin check-called 1,500. The river was , Dorin checked and Prasetyo bet 2,500. Dorin thought for a moment and then folded.
On our way back to our desk we saw Rex Clinkscales and another player with a bunch of orange T1,000 chips in front of them. The board read , Clinkscales bet 3,125 and his opponent raised to 9,200.
Clinkscales tanked for a short while and then folded the face up.
With a board reading , a player checked to Tripp Kirk who fired out 1,000. The river brought the and both players checked.
"I don't think I have the winner," said Kirk as he tabled . Much to Kirk's delight, he did in fact have the winner, as his opponent flipped up . Kirk was able to add a bit to his stack and is currently sitting on about 14,500.
Kenny Milam fired out a bet of 1,100 on a flop of . He received one caller and the two players saw fourth street come . They both checked their options and the river brought the . Milam checked again and his opponent flicked two T1,000 chips into the middle for a bet of 2,000. Milam called, tabling for a pair of sevens, only to find that his opponent had rivered a straight with .