On a flop of , an opponent bet out 17,600 and Avery Cardoza held A-8-- top pair, top kicker, but looking at a possible straight and a flush draw out there. He decided to go for it and called all in. His opponent showed and was hoping to take the pot on the flop. The turn was the , the hit on the river, and Cardoza dragged the pot.
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Paul Magriel got his money in with two pair, queens and threes, but was crushed by Travis Bellets' set of sixes. Thus there will be no more "quack-quacking" in the Main Event.
With the board showing on the turn, Jason Alexander checks form the big blind, his opponent in late position bets 16,000 from late position, and Alexander calls. The river card is the , Alexander checks, his opponent asks how much Alexander has left (about 32,000-34,000), and moves all in. Alexander thinks a bit before he folds, and his opponent tells him it was a good fold (but doesn't show cards to prove it).
Alexander's chip stack shrinks down to 32,800 as he screams, "I was in the pool! I was in the pool!"
A player in the small blind made it 8,000 to go, while Chip Jett came over the top for 27,000 more. Chip's opponent pushed all in for 60,000 after going into the tank. Chip made the call and showed pocket jacks for a set, while his opponent turned over for the nut straight.
It was unfortuet for his opponent though, as the board came running fours to give Chip a full house. After the hand, Jett is up to 305,000.
Chip Jett's stack just crossed the 300K mark. An experienced and aggressive tournament player, Jett finished 3rd in the $1,000 S.H.O.E. event last week but a WSOP bracelet has eluded him in his long career. Might this be his time?
Humbertoi Brenes
A player moves all in preflop with , and Humberto Brenes calls with . The board comes -- both players flop a pair, and Brenes rivers two pair. Unfortunately for Brenes, his opponent rivers an ace-high straight to win the pot.
Humberto Brenes drops down to about 46,000 in chips.
Kevin Fitzpatrick from Team PokerNews knocked out a player. He moved all in for 20,000 and a player with a short stack called for 7,200. Fitzpatrick's held up against his opponent's .
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Gavin Smith
Gavin Smith bet out 12,000 on a flop of . His opponent raised, and Gavin was almost all-in, with only 300 chips left. Gavin showed pocket aces while his opponent showed . After that hand, Gavin has doubled up to 87,000.
Immediately after, Gavin called the all-in of that player, as did another player at the table. Gavin checked it down and showed pocket jacks. A jack had hit the river, giving Gavin a set, and his opponent was left wondering why Gavin didn't bet at the river. "I would have called," the opponent said.
Yes, it's unfortunate that Vinh's condition has become a catchphrase, but I think it's one that is here to stay.
While Vinnie Vinh himself showed up today (but busted early with a short stack), Rick Tocchet never returned for his Day Two. He survived Day 1c with 17,100 in chips, and his stack made it to the second level without him before succumbing to the blinds.
Why didn't Tocchet ever return to play? There's a theory that he was getting too much pressure for his legal troubles with gambling and conspiracy charges. While it's completely legal for him (or anyone over the age of 21) to play in the World Series of Poker, it may have been bad for him in other ways.
Regardless of the reason, Tocchet never returned on Day 2b, and his chips are now gone.
, an opponent bet out 17,600 and Avery Cardoza held A-8-- top pair, top kicker, but looking at a possible straight and a flush draw out there. He decided to go for it and called all in. His opponent showed 
and was hoping to take the pot on the flop. The turn was the 
, the 
hit on the river, and Cardoza dragged the pot.
on the turn, Jason Alexander checks form the big blind, his opponent in late position bets 16,000 from late position, and Alexander calls. The river card is the 
, Alexander checks, his opponent asks how much Alexander has left (about 32,000-34,000), and moves all in. Alexander thinks a bit before he folds, and his opponent tells him it was a good fold (but doesn't show cards to prove it). 
for the nut straight. 
held up against his opponent's 
.
. After that hand, Gavin has doubled up to 87,000.
