Rundh called a 6,000 raise before the flop and check-called another 6,000 bet. The on the turn induced a check from both players and when the hit on the river Rundh bet 17,600. The other player folded and tabled , and that's when Rundh turned over his .
PokerNews grabbed a plain-clothed Jeff Madsen on break from day 2a of the WSOP Main Event. Jeff talked about his Main Event this year compared to last, his feelings about some structure changes this year, and the reason he isn't dressed as a court jester today.
Tom McEvoy bet out on a flop of , Mark Weiner moved all-in and McEvoy grabbed his remaining chips and slammed the stack into the pot as he turned over . Weiner turned over . No spade on the turn or the river for the freerolling McEvoy and they split the pot.
"Man, I never like it when YOU call!" laughed Weiner as they re-stacked their chips.
Minh Ly raises from the button to 4,700, Donnacha O'Dea moves all in from the small blind for about 52,000, and Ly folds. O'Dea takes the pot, increasing his stack to about 58,000, while Ly weathers the loss with over 210,000.
Raymond Davis
On a flop of Raymond Davis called a 6,000 bet. The turn brought the and both Davis and his opponent checked. The river was the and Davis made it 15,000 to go, but was raised by his opponent to 50,000. Davis called immediately and his opponent showed for a full house. Before throwing his cards in the muck, Davis flashed us his hand of 10-8.
Blair and another player ended up with all the money in the middle after the flop. Blair turned over for the set, her opponent held for top pair and the nut flush draw. Blair survived the on the turn and on the river to double up to 285,000.
Holding John White and another player saw a flop of . White called a bet holding the nut straight, and after the hit on the turn all the money went in the middle. White's opponent held for top pair and the flush draw...and the on the river gave his opponent the runner-runner flush to eliminate White.
A short-stacked player in late position said "All-in" and started pushing his chips into the middle. Started to. Before he did the player in the small blind said "Call". Unfortunately, he didn't hear the all-in. And learned to his dismay that his verbal declaration was binding and he was on the hook for 28,000.
Making matters worse was that his was dominated by his opponent's . Making matters better was the flop, which gave him both a straight and flush draw. But the and on the turn and river didn't help and his moment of inattention cost him a tidy chunk of his stack.