Darryl Ronconi raises, John Juanda reraises with a short stack, and Ronconi puts him all in for about 2,000 more. Juanda shows 9-9, but Ronconi has A-A. The board bricks out for Juanda, and he is eliminated from the Main Event.
Juanda had a good World Series this year, with five cashes, a final table, and $136,593 in winnings.
ESPN's Norm Chad was walking through the Amazon Ballroom, when one table stopped him. A couple of players suggested that he get better jokes. Then they told him a few and told him he could use them or a future broadcast.
He ended up all-in with pocket Queens against a player holding A-10, and after the flop and on the turn it was the on the river that brought an end to Saul's Main Event.
Two players limped for 400, Scott Fischman raised to 2,100 from the cutoff, the first limper called and the second limper folded. The flop was . The limper led for 2,000 and Fischman called. The turn was the . The limper checked, Fischman bet 3,500 and the limper called. The river was the . The limper checked and Fischman bet 12,000 without hesitation, leaving himself less than 2,000 behind. As Fischman's opponent thought over his decision, ESPN descended upon the table and stuck a boom mike and a camera in his face.
After a lengthy think, he called and showed , but Fischman tabled , having caught trip tens on the turn. His opponent was eliminated on the hand.
After a player in late position raised to 600 Hachem and the two players in the blinds chose to call. The flop came and Hachem called the original raiser's 800 bet. The blinds folded and the turn brought the . Hachem called a 1,800 bet, and when the fell on the river his opponent bet 2,500. Hachem raised it to 5,000, his opponent called, and Hachem showed pocket Deuces for the full house.
Steve Wong is playing on Day One of the Main Event of the World Series of Poker, and he still can't get enough poker. He has been watching a World Poker Tour episode on a portable video player, even while involved in a hand.
There are several players here at the Rio who aren't playing today, instead they're mingling and meeting fans at the Gaming Life Expo. Phil Laak and Phil Gordon are playing a headsup video game match in the booth adjacent to where Antonio Esfandiari and Layne Flack are signing authographs. One fan told Antonio, "Good luck in the main tomorrow, I hope you're not at my table." Layne Flack quickly replied under his breath, "We must have different standards... I hope he IS!"
Doug Kim made it 600 from the big blind and three players called. The flop came . The small blind checked, Kim bet 1,500, the player in early position called, the small blind reraised to 4,000, Kim called and the early position player folded. The small blind bet 10,000 when the came on the turn. Kim pushed and his opponent called all-in for 25,000. Kim turned over for two pair, but his opponent was out front with for a set. Then the came on the river and Kim made a higher full house. Kim was clearly happy and shouts out, "I'm a donkey! I'm a donkey! But I'll take it anyway!"
Robert Cheung had chipped up to 35,600 before he had the misfortune to run pocket Aces into pocket Kings. We say "misfortune" because his opponent made a runner-runner flush to snatch the pot away and leave Cheung with 21,500 in chips.
After a middle-position player raised to 600 Stephen Feraca re-raised to 1,500 and was called. The flop came and when Feraca bet 3,000 the other player moved in for 6,350 in total. Feraca flipped over and his opponent held for the nut flush draw. And that draw got there when the hit on the turn. Feraca is now down to 17,500.