All of the cards were on their backs at Liv Boeree's table. She showed on a board of . She made two pair, queens and eights, and the nut low. The player trying to take Boeree out showed down four low cards, , which made a pair of sevens and the second-nut low. Boeree got the whole pot to double up to 2,500.
PokerStars Team Online Player George Lind III is up to 8,800 after two nice limit hold'em hands.
First, he saw a flop with two opponents. Lind III bet, his first opponent raised, and the second opponent popped it to three bets. Both Lind III and the other opponent called, landing the on the turn. Lind III led out, and both opponents gave it up.
The next hand, Lind III raised on the button and the player in the big blind called. The flop came down and the player in the big blind led out this time, as well as when the hit the turn. Lind III called both times. Before the river card fell, his opponent went all in for his last 300. Lind III called and tabled for a flush, besting his opponent's .
What a difference one pot can make. Paul Wasicka completed the bring-in on third street and was called by two other players. He retained the betting lead on fourth street and made another bet. Both players called.
Wasicka bricked fifth street but refused to go away. The player with the best board bet and was called by Wasicka and the third player in turn. When Wasicka caught an ace on sixth street, he was able to get a raise in against both opponents. One folded, surrendering a bet he had already made; the other called and then called one more bet on the river. At showdown, Wasicka produced the nuts, , to drag a pot worth almost 15 big bets. He's up to 9,250 now.
At the beginning of this level, all of the remaining tables in the Pavilion Room (spread out over the White and Yellow sections) were moved en masse into the now-empty tables in the Orange section of Amazon. At this point every table in Blue and almost every table in Orange is in use for the HORSE event. The field still looks massive from our vantage in the press box, but at least it's all contained to the same acre of space.
After Barbero took the lead on fourth street, he bet every step of the way with opponent 2 calling the entire time. Barbero tabled {X} for two pair, good enough to win the pot and chip up to 9,200.
Another quirk of the seat draws: Maria Ho and Vanessa Rousso started the day at the same table in the Pavilion Room. Rousso was seated directly to Ho's left. The two friends haven't seen each other very much yet at the WSOP and spent some time catching up. When their table was broken, Ho and Rousso each drew the same table -- with Rousso seated directly to Ho's left.
Rousso said having position on Ho hasn't done her much good because Ho keeps winning all the pots. There must be some truth to that, as Ho has amassed 13,500, about double the average. Rousso is doing fine in her own right, however. She has 9,500.
Daniel Negreanu raised in the cutoff and the player in the big blind called. The flop came down and it was checked to Negreanu. He bet and his opponent called, landing the on the turn. Same action took place on the turn with the hitting the river. This time Negreanu's opponent bet and Daniel quickly folded, getting shown {X}{X} when doing so.