A late position raise to 500 over at Table 25 earned three callers, including Brian Ali from the small blind. Ali is back here in Atlantic City looking to win another WSOP-C Main Event title after taking down the WSOP-C Atlantic City Caesars event last year.
All four players checked the monotone flop. Then the turn brought the and another round of checks.
The river was the , and Ali fired a 1,000 into middle. It folded around to the original raiser who made it 2,000, and Ali called the raise. His opponent tabled for a Broadway straight, and Ali mucked.
As we move through the third 40-minute level and approach the first break of the day, the connected ballrooms in which the tournament is playing out here on the third floor of Harrah's Resort Atlantic City are filling up.
Right now the big board is showing that 333 players have already bought in for Day 1a. Late registration actually lasts all of the way to the start of Level 10 (i.e., the start of Day 2), so that number will likely climb as the Day 1a flight continues throughout the afternoon.
Taking his seat during Level 3 is none other than "Miami" John Cernuto, fresh off wining his second ring last night. Cernuto topped a field 164 in Event 8: $365 Omaha Hi/Lo.
WSOP Circuit Harrah’s Atlantic City Ring Event #8 Limit Omaha Hi/Lo
We came on this hand involving Dean Schultz and a single opponent in which preflop betting had already built a pot of about 1,500 when the flop came . Playing from the big blind, Schultz checked, his opponent fired 1,100, and Schultz called. The turn brought the and another check-call from Schultz, this time for 3,100.
The river was the , and both players checked. Schultz flipped over his hand — (top pair, top kicker) — and his opponent mucked.
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and another round of checks.
for a Broadway straight, and Ali mucked.
. Playing from the big blind, Schultz checked, his opponent fired 1,100, and Schultz called. The turn brought the 
and another check-call from Schultz, this time for 3,100.
, and both players checked. Schultz flipped over his hand — 
(top pair, top kicker) — and his opponent mucked.