On a board of , Michael Mizrachi led out for 1,000 and was raised to 3,000 by an opponent. Mizrachi called and saw the turn bring the . Both players checked, and the fell on the river, with Mizrachi check-calling another 3,000. His opponent showed J-10 for flopped Broadway and Mizrachi mucked.
With 6,500 chips in the pot, and the board showing , Men "the Master" Nguyen bet 3,000 after his lone opponent checked. That opponent then raised all in to 7,225. After some deliberation, Nguyen called.
Nguyen:
Opponent:
The river bricked out the , allowing Nguyen to sweep the pot with a pair of nines, ace kicker.
"I made a great f*ckin' call," Nguyen said afterwards to nobody in particular.
Mike Sica, Erika Trenck and a player on the button saw a limped flop of . Sica bet 750 that got called by the button before Trenck raised to 2,600. Both players called, so the turn was revealed as .
Trenck led out for 6,000 and only Sica called before the river came . It seemed to scare both players, as they checked it through. Sica revealed for a set and Trenck folded claiming to have .
Annie Duke Busto
Annie Duke committed the last of her short stack on a flop of , holding , but found herself in trouble against the of her opponent.
The turn ended it all when the peeled off to give her opponent an unbeatable set of queens. The river was the and Annie Duke makes an early exit from this year's WSOP Main Event.
On a flop of , Tom Schneider bet 2,000, and Cory Zeidman raised all in for a total of 12,725. Schneider took his time deciding how to proceed.
After a while, he asked Zeidman, "What would you like me to do?" Zeidman didn't answer. Finally, Schneider made the call, showing for bottom set. Zeidman tabled for the nut flush draw.
The fell on the turn, giving Zeidman his flush. The was no help to Schneider, and Zeidman took it.
"I wanted you to fold," said Zeidman after the hand was over, answering Schneider's question too late for it to have been of use. He's up to 34,000, while Schneider has slipped to 7,000.
Donnie Peters
Ryan Young
Ryan Young raised to 550 from under the gun. A player called from late position and then the small blind raised to 2,000. Young called and the other player folded.
The flop was spread . The small blind checked and Young bet 2,500. The small blind raised to 6,000 and then Young moved all in. The player quickly called.
Young showed top set with . The other player held two red bullets, . The turn was the and the river the to give Young the double-up. He now has 34,500.
Kudo and Mascot
A lot of players have some type of good luck charm. Some players bring pictures of their kids, while others bring special card protectors. Ken Kudo has decided to bring in a big stuffed bird decked out in sunglasses and visor as his good luck charm.
Russell Kamer has been eliminated after getting his last chips in on the turn on a board of , holding , but his opponent had spiked an unlikely two pair with his .
AM Reed is from Philly, and he laments the fact that no Philadelphia major sports team has won a title in a really, really long time. He says that he has to bring a bracelet home. If he wins it, he's going to place it next to the Rocky statue at the Museum of Art for good luck.
Reed is wearing a Pete Rose jersey. "The Gambler!" Reed calls him.
The TV in the Blue Section of the Amazon Room is currently showing some sort of cartoon featuring a lazy rabbit that is having a conversation with four ducklings. Not your usual fare in the Amazon Room, where people are more often interested in the outcomes of sports matches.
, Michael Mizrachi led out for 1,000 and was raised to 3,000 by an opponent. Mizrachi called and saw the turn bring the 
. Both players checked, and the 
fell on the river, with Mizrachi check-calling another 3,000. His opponent showed J-10 for flopped Broadway and Mizrachi mucked.
, Men "the Master" Nguyen bet 3,000 after his lone opponent checked. That opponent then raised all in to 7,225. After some deliberation, Nguyen called.
, allowing Nguyen to sweep the pot with a pair of nines, ace kicker.
. Sica bet 750 that got called by the button before Trenck raised to 2,600. Both players called, so the turn was revealed as 
.
. It seemed to scare both players, as they checked it through. Sica revealed 
for a set and Trenck folded claiming to have 
.
, but found herself in trouble against the 
of her opponent.
peeled off to give her opponent an unbeatable set of queens. The river was the 
, Tom Schneider bet 2,000, and Cory Zeidman raised all in for a total of 12,725. Schneider took his time deciding how to proceed. 
for bottom set. Zeidman tabled 
for the nut flush draw.
. The small blind checked and Young bet 2,500. The small blind raised to 6,000 and then Young moved all in. The player quickly called.
. The other player held two red bullets, 
. The turn was the 
to give Young the double-up. He now has 34,500.
and Kamer heads to the rail.
