Johnny Caruso just took a huge step up the leaderboard. On a flop of , Caruso bet 2,000 and was called by one opponent. He checked the turn to his opponent, who bet 5,000. Caruso check-raised to 18,000 and was called. When the river came , he moved all in for his last 14,000. His opponent folded.
Donnie Peters
Lonnie Heimowitz raised to 575 under the gun. Marcos Gilderubio made the call. The flop came down . Heimowitz bet out 1,200. Gilderubio raised to 3,000. Heimowitz then reraised to 7,000 and Gilderubio made the call.
The turn came down the and Heimowitz went into the tank with first action. After a few minutes passed, Lee Inbeom called the clock on Heimowitz. The floor was called over and after about a half-minute longer, Heimowitz bet 7,575. The amount was enough to put Gilderubio all in.
Now it was Gilderubio's turn to go into the tank, and he did. After another few minutes, Inbeom called the clock again. The floor was called over and commented, "Same hand? Wow."
After a few seconds of having the clock on him, Gilderubio made the call with . Heimowitz held . The river was the and Gilderubio was sent to the rail.
Patrik Antonius - Event #45
We caught up to this hand on the flop. With the board reading and about 8,000 in the pot, the player in the cutoff bet 10,000 into Patrik Antonius on the button. Antonius raised all in and his opponent called. The players showed:
Antonius:
Opponent:
The turn and river came the and respectively and Antonius stacked the pot. With that pot and a couple of small ones after it, Antonius now commands a stack just shy of 80,000.
Helge Stjernvang
Helge Stjernvang has just taken a hit after his opponent bet a nervous 8,000 chips on the river on a board of . Stjernvang made the call but his opponent showed down for a turned straight as Stjernvang mucked his hand to slip to 31,200 chips.
It has been said many times that the only thing that you need to play poker is your mind. At this year's World Series of Poker there have been players of varying age ranges and physical conditions playing at the tables. We have had players up to 91 years of age, players in wheelchairs, blind players, players missing limbs, and even a quadriplegic at the tables this year.
Harrah's has been very accommodating to all players, regardless of need, and should be applauded for their efforts for making the World Series truly open to everyone.
Orel Hershiser
With the board reading Orel Hershiser moved all in and Chris Chambers called for the last of his 14,200 chips. Chambers had flopped top two with and the turn card proved to be an unlucky one for Hershiser as he turned over . "Put you on ace-king," Hershiser said as the dealer turned over the on the river to give the pot to Chambers. He's now up to 42,400 and Orel was left with just 3,750.
Donnie Peters
Giles Smadia
Giles Smadia, one of the top chip leaders so far, recently had a little controversy on his table. Smadia is foreign and his English can be misunderstood at times. In one hand, the dealer though that Smadia said "call" when indeed he did not say it. The floor was called over and the situation was cleared up.
With so many playes coming from all over the world for the World Series of Poker, this kind of issue can be a common occurrence. If there's one thing that doesn't need any translation, it's the chips and the cards.
With the board showing , a player in early position checked, Mirko Tauber bet 6,000, the EP player check-raised to 15,000, then Tauber shoved all in. That ended his opponent's interest in the hand, and Tauber dragged the pot.
Maybe it wasn't such a great 21st birthday after all. Andrew Schoepfer, the player who turned 21 today, is out of the Main Event. His last 3,000 chips went in the middle while he was holding . James McBeth, whose 40th birthday is today, called with , and it was off to the races. Schoepfer didn't improve, proving once again that experience always triumphs over youth. We imagine he'll spend the rest of his birthday drunk and surrounded by naked strippers (and being carded everywhere he goes).
, Caruso bet 2,000 and was called by one opponent. He checked the turn 
to his opponent, who bet 5,000. Caruso check-raised to 18,000 and was called. When the river came 
, he moved all in for his last 14,000. His opponent folded.
. Heimowitz bet out 1,200. Gilderubio raised to 3,000. Heimowitz then reraised to 7,000 and Gilderubio made the call.
. Heimowitz held 
. The river was the 
and Gilderubio was sent to the rail.
and about 8,000 in the pot, the player in the cutoff bet 10,000 into Patrik Antonius on the button. Antonius raised all in and his opponent called. The players showed:
and 
respectively and Antonius stacked the pot. With that pot and a couple of small ones after it, Antonius now commands a stack just shy of 80,000.
for a turned straight as Stjernvang mucked his hand to slip to 31,200 chips.
. The turn was the 
and the river the 
, and Raymer has been eliminated.
, and it was off to the races. Schoepfer didn't improve, proving once again that experience always triumphs over youth. We imagine he'll spend the rest of his birthday drunk and surrounded by naked strippers (and being carded everywhere he goes).
