Brett "Gank" Jungblut put a middle-position player to a decision for his tournament life with a raise to 10,000 preflop. The player called and tabled . Jungblut turned over . The board came to give Jungblut's opponent a pair of tens and leaving Jungblut crippled with less than 5,000 in chips.
The very next hand, Jungblut was all in against Jason Sommerville. Sommerville held and Jungblut held . The board missed both players and Jungblut hit the rail.
David Grey
On a flop of , David Grey pushed the last of his 5,000 chip stack into the middle and his opponent thought for a moment before making the call with for a double-gutshot straight draw plus overcards. It turned out to be the best hand, as Grey was also drawing with for straight and flush possibilities.
The turn brought the to make the straight for Grey, but the on the river gave his opponent the Broadway straight to eliminate Grey in unfortunate circumstances.
We are now at the part of the evening where things begin to get very interesting. Now that everyone has played through the dinner break, players have begun to start thinking about making Day 2 of the event, and eventually the money. Some players develop a “build chips or go home” mentality, while others will start to tighten up and play a solid strategy.
Another factor that will affect overall play is the after-dinner coma. Some people will become fatigued after they have a big meal, and some may even need to take a nap. Of course, you really cannot take a nap while playing at the tables. You could, but you run the risk of being blinded out or missing a potential rush that could build your stack. The after-dinner coma will cause players to misread hands, make bad reads and bad calls, and play substandard poker overall.
There are 400 players remaining in today’s field. We are playing to 225.
Jin Ju made it 1,800 to go preflop and was called by the big blind. On a flop of big blind checked and Ju bet 2,200. The big blind check-raised all in for 3,875. Ju called and tabled . The big blind flipped over . The board bricked out and Jin Ju is now down to 15,500.
Sarah Bilney has been battling hard to accumulate chips today and found herself pushing her last 3,650 from the small blind over the top of a limper in the cutoff. Her opponent made the call with but trailed Bilney's .
The board ran out to give Bilney a handy double-up to move back to around 8,000 in chips.
Dinner breaks at the World Series of Poker can be a very hectic adventure. With a small amount of time to cram in a full meal while also traveling the great lengths of the Rio, it's no surprise some players don't make it back right on time. However, it is a surprise when some players return and find that not only has their table been broken up already, but their chips are also missing.
Two players returned back late from the dinner break during tonight's event to find their tables were no more. Upon tracking down floor staff and trying to determine exactly what happened to their chips, each of the players was directed to the right spot. Or so they thought. It didn't take long for Harrah's staff to quickly remedy the situation, however one player noticed that his chip stack was not what he remembered it to be. By four thousand chips.
Harrah's excellent tournament staff listened to the player's situation and went to surveillance to determine what exactly had happened. Sure enough, the player's count was accurate as the player who had been sitting in his seat had managed to lose four thousand during a hand upon returning. Harrah's tournament staff removed four thousand chips from that player's remaining chips and returned them to their rightful owner.
Note to players: the sky may be watching, but try to be on time.
After an opening raise from a short-stacked player under the gun, Anthony Meeker isolated with a raise to 6,500 from middle position. The action folded around and the under-the-gun player made the call for his tournament life holding . Meeker held , and when the board arrived his hand held up to move Meeker to around 32,000 in chips.
Shane "Shaniac" Schleger called an all-in bet from a middle-position player. Schleger tabled and his opponent showed . The board helped neither player, the middle-position player is eliminated, and Schleger is now sitting with 52,000 in chips.
With so many players playing in today's event, the Amazon room was broken into three major sections for today; the Red, Orange, and Blue. While the Red section was broken down well before dinner break, the action in the Orange section has been aplenty. Returning from dinner break there were still 12 tables to be found in Orange, and the last of them has just been broken with only ten minutes left before the start of the eighth round.
Only the Blue section remains, and as mentioned earlier, we are playing ten rounds or down to 225 players, whichever comes first. At this rate, it may very well be the 225.
. Jungblut turned over 
. The board came 
to give Jungblut's opponent a pair of tens and leaving Jungblut crippled with less than 5,000 in chips.
and Jungblut held 
. The board missed both players and Jungblut hit the rail.
, David Grey pushed the last of his 5,000 chip stack into the middle and his opponent thought for a moment before making the call with 
for a double-gutshot straight draw plus overcards. It turned out to be the best hand, as Grey was also drawing with 
for straight and flush possibilities.
big blind checked and Ju bet 2,200. The big blind check-raised all in for 3,875. Ju called and tabled 
. The big blind flipped over 
. The board bricked out and Jin Ju is now down to 15,500.
but trailed Bilney's 
.
to give Bilney a handy double-up to move back to around 8,000 in chips.
. Meeker held 
his hand held up to move Meeker to around 32,000 in chips.
. The board helped neither player, the middle-position player is eliminated, and Schleger is now sitting with 52,000 in chips.
