Captain Tom Franklin was in a hand against one opponent on a board of . The came on the turn and Franklin bet out 5,000. His opponent raised all-in. Franklin took his time and before making his decision he said, "you look like a nice man. I'll call." Franklin turned over and his opponent had . The river was the and they split the pot. After the hand, Franklin had 23,200.
Tony G
Tony G raised to 1,100 from middle position and the small blind called. The flop was and both players checked. The turn was the . The small blind bet 1,000 and Tony G called. The river was the . The small blind bet 1,500, Tony G raised to 7,000 and the small blind called.
Tony G turned over for quads and his opponent mucked. He's up to 41,000.
Howard Lederer
One player raised from middle position and Howard Lederer moved all in from his big blind. His opponent called with . Lederer flipped over 8-8. The flop was and Lederer picked up a gutshot. The turn was the . The river was the . Lederer's hand did not improve and he headed to the rail.
Scott Clements is short-stacked and moves all in with A-K, and another player calls with A-Q. Clements is looking to double up, but the board brought a queen. Scott Clements is eliminated.
We grabbed Joe Sebok on break from his day 1 of the WSOP Main Event to talk about winning the prop bet that lead to us seeing Jeff Madsen in a jester costume yesterday, about one member of the prop bet being MIA, and about once again having a huge stack at the beginning of a tournament.
A player raises from middle position, Jason Lester reraises to 1,500, the original player reraises to 5,000, and Lester calls. The flop comes , Lester pushes, and his opponent calls all in for 5,800 with . Lester shows for a flush draw, an open-ended straight draw, and one overcard.
The turn card is the , completing Lester's straight, but giving his opponent outs to a full house. The river card is the , and Lester wins the pot with an ace-high straight, increasing his stack to 26,100 and eliminating his opponent.
David Williams
On a flop of , David Lim bet 1,500 and David Williams called. The turn was the . Lim bet 2,600 and Williams moved all in for 3,125. Lim called.
Williams:
Lim:
The river was and Lim's hand held up. Williams was eliminated.
His mother, Shirley Williams, is still in the mix with over 40K.
After a flop of , Steve Wong is all in from the small blind with for top pair with a gutshot straight-flush draw. His opponent shows for the flopped flush, and Wong needs the six of diamonds or something runner-runner to stay alive.
The turn card is the , and Wong improves to two pair, giving him four outs to win the pot with a full house. But the river card is the , and Wong is eliminated by his opponent's king-high flush.
Robert Cheung, who after just a few hands this morning doubled up and became an early chip leader, has just been eliminated.
Cheung was all-in with and was called by an opponent holding . Cheung flopped a jack, but his opponent flopped a king. Cheung failed to improve and was eliminated.
After Cheung left the table, one of the players there said, "That was like, the third time I've seen that guy go all-in in the last hour".