Two players limped in and Nick Jivkov checked his action in the big blind. The dealer fanned , and the action checked to the initial limper, who bet 350. Only Jivkov called.
The turn was the , both players checked, and the river was the . Jivkov checked a third time, and his opponent fired 650. Jivkov promptly check-raised to 1,600, and his opponent called.
Jivkov, who won his first WSOP bracelet this summer in Event #5 $1,500 Pot-Limit Hold'em, turned over for top two pair, and raked in the pot.
Taylor Paur and an opponent saw a flop of . The player check-called a bet from Paur, and the turn brought the . The player checked again, and Paur tossed out 650. The player called.
The completed the board, and the player led for the first time, firing 2,200. Paur folded, and is still stuck in neutral.
There are a few representatives here from Southern Comfort handing out free SoCo samples with either orange juice or Pepsi. We were tempted to snag one, but thought better of it, and most of the players in attendance are passing as well - they have tournament to win.
One player who couldn't pass up the opportunity to take a free sample was Matthew "Watdahell" Chang. Chang's off to a good start however, so perhaps he's simply rewarding himself:
On one of the Last hands of Level 2, Robert Cheung and an opponent were heads up with the board completed . Cheung led out for 1,850, and his opponent called, showing for two pair.
Cheung tabled for a ten-high straight however, and raked in the pot to get him back above the starting stack.
Kennii Nguyen and an opponent were heads up with the board reading . Nguyen's opponent fired 1,000, and Nguyen called.
The river was the , and Nguyen's opponent slowed down, checking to Nguyen who tossed out 2,275. Frustrated, his opponent folded face up. Nguyen was shocked to see the folded set.
"Wow," he exclaimed. "I should've raised the turn!"
Nguyen raked in the pot, but he's still below the starting stack.
Kevin Calenzo entered the WSOP-C Main Event here in Lake Tahoe moments ago. It's been a good week for Mr. Calenzo - he took down one of the $365 ring events, pocketing $17,741 and his second-career WSOP-C gold ring. The first came at Caesars Palace last year, where he won the Main Event and $197,451.
Calenzo has over $760,000 in lifetime live tournament earnings, and will be looking to add to his résumé this weekend.
A player limped in from late position, JC Tran limped in behind him, a player on the button called, and Ryan Olisar completed from the blinds. The flop came , and all three players checked.
The turn was the , and Olisar led out for 200. The original limped announced, "raise," flicking forward a yellow T1,000 chip. The action folded back to Olisar, who folded as well.
Despite losing that small pot however, Olisar is well above the starting stack with around 26,000 chips.
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, and the action checked to the initial limper, who bet 350. Only Jivkov called.
, both players checked, and the river was the 
. Jivkov checked a third time, and his opponent fired 650. Jivkov promptly check-raised to 1,600, and his opponent called.
for top two pair, and raked in the pot.
. The player check-called a bet from Paur, and the turn brought the 
. The player checked again, and Paur tossed out 650. The player called.
completed the board, and the player led for the first time, firing 2,200. Paur folded, and is still stuck in neutral.
. Cheung led out for 1,850, and his opponent called, showing 
for two pair.
for a ten-high straight however, and raked in the pot to get him back above the starting stack.
face up. Nguyen was shocked to see the folded set.
, and all three players checked.