Despite losing a few chips early, Josh Cranfill just took down a nice-sized pot. Two players limped in from early position, a third player raised to 350 on the button, and both Matthew Chang and Cranfill called in the blinds. The two limpers called as well, and the flop fell . All five players checked.
The turn was a repeat seven - the - and Chang checked. Cranfill fired 1,100, prompting his four opponents to fold.
Ryan Riess is back to try again after busting Day 1a during the afternoon. We just saw he'd built up to nearly three times the starting stack already today as they move through Level 2.
"No way bags that up tonight," cracked an opponent from across the table. Reiss chuckled. "I just hope to make the dinner break," he responded.
We just received an indication that today's Day 1b field has already brought the overall total number of entries to more than 800, with late registration still open through the start of Level 13 today.
Following a flop, it checked to Jeff "yellowsub86" Williams who bet 700 (about two-thirds the pot) and only a single opponent playing from the blinds came along. The turn then brought the , and this time Williams's opponent led with a bet of 1,675. Williams thought a moment, then tossed out two orange (1,000) chips to call.
The river was the , and Williams's opponent again led with a bet, this time for 2,000. Williams called quickly, and when his opponent showed (sevens and eights), Williams tabled his for a better two pair and claimed the pot.
Empty horrible feeling, when u realize u hate what you once passionately loved. I guess I'll get LASIK and try to b a pro pool player againApril 13 2013
The Twitterverse quickly informed Arieh that Drake is a member of the tribe.
On our last pass, Arieh had over the starting stack, so it doesn't seem like he's taken a bad beat or anything. Perhaps he'll snap out of it and go on to make a deep run.
We've just spotted 2012 World Series of Poker Bracelet winner Leif Force in the field today. Force defeated Jason Koon in the final of the Event 3: $3,000 Heads-Up No-Limit Hold'em/Pot-Limit Omaha . Force earned $207,708 for the victory, which is just the third-largest score of his poker career.
Force finished 11th in the 2006 WSOP Main Event, earning over $1.1 million, and he finished runner-up in the 2011 Southern Poker Championship, pocketing $315,790.
Force is off to a nice start today, and thanks to a double knockout in one of the early levels he sits with 55,000 chips.
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. All five players checked.
- and Chang checked. Cranfill fired 1,100, prompting his four opponents to fold.
, and this time Williams's opponent led with a bet of 1,675. Williams thought a moment, then tossed out two orange (1,000) chips to call.
, and Williams's opponent again led with a bet, this time for 2,000. Williams called quickly, and when his opponent showed 
for a better two pair and claimed the pot.
