On a flop of , Shirley Williams checked, a middle position player bet 15,000, Williams raised all in for 20,000 and the MP player called. Williams turned over for top set while her opponent showed . The turn was the and the river was the , giving Williams quads and the pot.
Dan Harrington demonstrating the light
Any player competing in the World Series of Poker Main Event has been given a special treat: a Milwaukee's Best Toy Light. The toy is in the shape of a keg, and when you push a button on it, a light shines out the bottom and displays the WSOP logo.
Each player taking their seat at the start of the day is given one, and as we look throughout the Amazon Room we see many players playing with these lights and using them as cardtoppers. Scotty Nguyen was even seen playing and using his at the featured Bluff table earlier.
Jason Holbrook was interviewed by ESPN a few minutes ago and showed a lot of class after being knocked out of the Main Event by David Oppenheim.
Since losing his eyesight, Holbrook has discovered his love of playing cards and hopes to return to the WSOP next year and win it.
As a producer escorted Holbrook, his hands on his assistant's shoulders, to the official ESPN interview center, one can only admire his courage. Poker is for everyone and Holbrook's effort today is an inspriation to us all.
After a flop of , Doug Kim bets 2,000 under the gun, and Cliff 'JohnnyBax' Josephy calls from the button. The turn card is the , Kim bets 4,000, and Josephy calls. The river card is the , Kim pushes, and Josephy calls all in for 24,075.
Josephy shows for the nut flush, and Kim quickly mucks.
Cliff Josephy is up to about 61,700, while Doug Kim is down to about 27,000.
An early-position player raises, Roland De Wolfe reraises 1,800 more from middle position, and the first player thinks for a moment. He holds his cards out as if he is about to muck, and asks De Wolfe, "Will you show me your hand?" De Wolfe says he will. The other player says, "Show me one card," and De Wolfe says he will, but only after the other player folds. The first player apparently changes his mind, and says, "All in."
De Wolfe calls, showing . His opponent shows , and it was all a bit Hollywood routine to entice action from De Wolfe.
But the poker gods did not think kindly of his actions. The board came , and De Wolfe cracks the aces with a full house, tens full of nines, busting the other player.
Roland De Wolfe is up to 50,000 in chips, and he's smiling.
Jan Sorensen is short-stacked and all in with against another player's . Sorensen is a big favorite to double up, but the board comes -- putting a ten-high straight on the board for a chopped pot.
One time is bad enough, but that's the second time today that Sorensen's better hand has been counterfeited by a straight on the board. It's even more frustrating that he's been treading water most of the day with a short stack of chips.
1,545 players began their Main Event quest today. 1,606 are registered to play tomorrow (Day 1C) and with the exception of emergency cases, everyone else from this point forward who decides to pony up the $10K for a shot at immortality will be required to start play on the newly-added Day 1D.
So, we're looking at around 6,000 players total for this year's Main Event. That is of course significantly fewer players than last year, but still a staggering $60 million prize pool.
PokerNews grabbed Justin ‘ZeeJustin’ Bonomo on break from his day 1 of the WSOP Main Event to ask him about how his day is going thus far, his thoughts on the strength of the field, and how his extensive online experience has prepared him for playing these huge live fields.
, Shirley Williams checked, a middle position player bet 15,000, Williams raised all in for 20,000 and the MP player called. Williams turned over 
for top set while her opponent showed 
. The turn was the 
and the river was the 
, giving Williams quads and the pot. 
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and the river was the 
. Matthew busted out while Shulman doubled up the unknown player.
, Doug Kim bets 2,000 under the gun, and Cliff 'JohnnyBax' Josephy calls from the button. The turn card is the 
for the nut flush, and Kim quickly mucks. 
, and De Wolfe cracks the aces with a full house, tens full of nines, busting the other player. 
. Sorensen is a big favorite to double up, but the board comes 
