We were perusing around the poker room, and noticed that Josh Arieh's seat was empty. When we approached the table, Chris Bolek was kind enough to let us in on what happened.
According to Bolek, he six-bet shoved into Arieh, who held the . Bolek had the , but made two pair as the board ran out .
A few hands later, Arieh was all in with the on a board of . Bolek held two threes for a set, and Arieh was eliminated.
Welp. Unfortunately 1hr of play wasn't what I had in mind. Guy 6b shoved into my AA for my starting stack. I'm unfulfilled! #direct2LA?February 23 2013
Jerry Yang opened to 450 from middle position, the player in the cutoff called, and the rest of the table released.
The dealer brought forth a flop of , and Yang continued for 550. His opponent flat-called to see the hit fourth street. Yang bet 1,000, and his opponent raised to 2,750. Roughly one minute passed before Yang announced a raise back over the top to 6,000 total. Yang's opponent quickly threw his hand away, and the world champion took down the pot.
DJ MacKinnon led out for what looked like 1,350 on a board of . His opponent tanked for a bit, then raised to 2,700. MacKinnon tanked for a bit himself, then called.
The completed the board, MacKinnon checked, and the player checked behind. MacKinnon quickly flipped over the for a pair of jacks, and there was a beat before his opponent tabled for a set of fives.
MacKinnon, who was visibly annoyed with what he thought was a slow roll, mucked his hand high into the air as the pot was pushed his opponent's way.
After an early-position raise to an unknown amount, Aaron Overton made it 1,400 to go from the button. The small blind peeked at his cards and moved out a four-bet to 3,500. The original raiser folded and action was back on Overton. He stared his opponent down for a good twenty seconds before finally making the call.
The two took a flop of , and Overton's opponent let for 4,000. Overton flatted to see the land on the turn. A check prompted Overton to bet 3,800. His opponent snap-shoved all in, and Overton went into the tank for roughly ninety seconds before calling to find that he was behind.
Overton:
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Overton was looking to make a set or hit his open-ended straight draw on the river. The completed the straight Overton needed, and he shook his opponent's hand before stacking all of his chips. With the player eliminated, Overton is now sporting roughly 55,000.
Bryan Campanello and Adam "Roothlus" Levy have joined us today on Day 1a of the 2012-13 World Series of Poker Circuit Palm Beach Kennel Club Main Event.
Campanello finished fourth in the 2012-13 WSOP Circuit Choctaw Main Event, earning $107,730. He followed that up with a 36th-place finish in the WSOP Circuit Harrah's Tunica Main Event, where he pocketed $4,136.
For the past two years, Levy has been grinding the live scene here in the Sunshine State. In July of 2012, Levy finished second in the Florida State Poker Championship, earning $187,000, and in January of 2013, he won the World Poker Tour Regional Stax Poker Showdown, earning $35,250.
Bryan Campanello opened to 400 only to have a short-stacked player three-bet all in over the top for 2,375. Action folded back around to Campanello, and he announced a call.
Campanello:
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Campanello fell behind when his opponent paired up on the flop. He wasn't behind for long, though, as the dropped down on fourth street giving him a set of fours and the lead. He finished with a full house when the rivered, sealing the fate of his opponent.