Erick Lindgren comes over the top of a 3,000 raise with a 12,000 re-raise, and the big blind folds preflop. Lindgren shows . The player that was bluffed voices his displeasure.
Marvin Guss moves up the ladder after winning a hand where he held and his opponent . Guss flopped a set of kings to remove the threat of a random Ace ruining his day and now stands with 42,500 chips.
Paul "Qwickfish" Wasicka makes it 1,800 preflop in the cutoff. Alex Jacob re-raises to 3,800 in the small blind. Wasicka re-re-raises to 8,800 and Alex Jacob shoves a very big stack all in. Wasicka calls his last 18,000 and Jacob takes a bunch back. Wasicka has and Jacob has 10-10. The flop offers some hope with K-3-5. The turn is J, and the river is the case 10 to eliminate Paul Wasicka. Jacob is at 50,000.
Playing in today's field is John Strzemp, whom a decade ago had a ringside seat to WSOP history.
Back in 1997, Strzemp was President of Treasure Island and found himself at the WSOP Main Event final table playing heads-up for the title with Stu Ungar. Strzemp finished second that year, and Ungar won his third WSOP Main Event title.
Today, Strzemp is the CFO of the Wynn Hotel. He currently has 11,500 in chips.
Erick Lindgren makes it 1,200 from middle position and a player in the cutoff re-raises all in to 3,400. Lindgren calls and flips the big . His opponent has only and gets no help from .
After both players flopped an ace, Chris Demaci called the all-in bet of another player. Demaci held A-3 and was dominated by his opponent's A-Q. But Demaci hit runner-runner threes to make a full house and take down yet another pot. His stack currently stands at 41,100.
Alex Jacob makes it 1,200 in late position and Dan Heimiller re-pops to 3,000 in the cutoff. Jacob calls and the flop is . Jacob checks and Heimiller makes it 4,000 to go. Jacob calls. The turn is . Both players check. The river is and both check again. Jacob flips A-Q and Heimiller mucks.
Greg Raymer raises to 1,600, Seat 3 pushes all-in for 5,000 total, and Raymer calls. Raymer shows and Seat 3 shows . The board is which doesn't help Raymer, and the pocket kings hold up.