A player opened to 3,200 on middle position, Ray Henson called on the button, and the dealer fanned . The player continued for 3,800, and Henson called.
The turn was the , the player led out again - this time for 8,100 - and again Henson called.
The completed the board and both players checked. Henson's opponent was hesitant to open his hand.
"I have an ace," Henson finally said, showing .
His opponent folded, and Henson pulled in the pot.
We just saw Ari Engel and Todd "Sharkslayerr" Breyfogle race for a 150,000 pot.
It happened when Engel got his stack of 75,000 or so all in preflop holding and was up against the of Breyfogle. According to the PokerNews Odds Calculator, Engel was a 56.55% favorite. Unfortunately for him, his chances of survival dropped to just 8.38% when the flop delivered Breyfogle a pair of aces. The turn saw Engel's chances drop to 4.55% and meant he needed a queen on the river to stay alive.
It was not meant to be, however, as the peeled off. The stacks were verified and Engel was eliminated from the tournament.
The numbers are in! The 2012/2013 WSOP Circuit Choctaw Main Event has drawn 1,140 over two starting days, which has created a prize pool of $1,710,000. That will be distributed to the top 117 players, with the minimum payout being $2,804 and $312,080 going to the eventual winner.
Jordan Smith and two opponents saw a flop of . A player in the small blind led out for 6,000, and only Smith called. The turn was the , the player led out for the same amount, and Smith called.
The completed the board, and as soon as the card hit the felt, the player fired 25,000. Smith went deep into the tank, mulling the decision over for the better part of 90 seconds before folding.
Chad HollowayLarry Wright after winning his bracelet this summer.
This past summer, Larry Wright of McQueeny, Texas won Event #30 $1,500 2-7 Draw Lowball (No-Limit) at the World Series of Poker for $101,975 and his first gold bracelet. Wright was in today's field looking to add a ring to his jewelry collection, but that hope was just extinguished.
Wright stopped by our desk to tell us his tale of woe. According to him, he spent about four hours working a short stack of 8,000 up to 35,000 when his last hand developed. It began when the cutoff raised to 6,000, the button flatted, and Wright moved all in from the big blind with . The cutoff and button both called with and respectively, and Wright held until an spiked on the river.
It's on to the next one for the WSOP bracelet winner.
William Hesser and an opponent took a flop of . Hesser checked, his opponent fired 20,000, and Hesser tanked for the better part of a minute before calling.
The turn was the , and both players checked. The river was the , and both players checked again. Hesser tabled for a pair of queens and a busted straight draw, but his opponent had that beat with two kings.
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. The player continued for 3,800, and Henson called.
, the player led out again - this time for 8,100 - and again Henson called.
completed the board and both players checked. Henson's opponent was hesitant to open his hand.
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and was up against the 
of Breyfogle. According to 
flop delivered Breyfogle a pair of aces. The 
turn saw Engel's chances drop to 4.55% and meant he needed a queen on the river to stay alive.
peeled off. The stacks were verified and Engel was eliminated from the tournament.
. Patel led out for a bet, and the player called.
, Patel led out again, and the player moved all in for around 40,000. Patel snapped it off.
, and Patel's opponent was eliminated. Patel is now over 100,000 chips.
, the player led out for the same amount, and Smith called.
and 
, and both players checked. The river was the 
, and both players checked again. Hesser tabled 
for a pair of queens and a busted straight draw, but his opponent had that beat with two kings.