Tim "Tmay420" West cashed in the first $1k event this year and is back today hoping to go a little deeper. A player in middle position had raised to 250 with West calling from the cutoff.
The flop came and the middle position player led out with a bet of 250. West made it 600 to go and his opponent called.
The player in middle position checked when the came on the turn. He wasn't going to get a free card, though. West put 875 into the middle and his opponent tanked before making the call.
The river was the and action was once again checked to West, who went all in. His opponent tanked again before folding, but there were enough chips in the pot to boost West up to 8,500.
Tom Dwan was just spotted working his way from the registration booth to his table. He's one of a number of notable players to have registered late for today's event.
The overflow tables are reaching into the area normally reserved for cash games and around the area designated for high stakes cash games. A number of players are leaving their seats to check out the $25/50 PLO game underway as well as the $75/150 Omaha hi-low
A player in middle position raised and was followed by a call from the player on the button. Over in the small blind, Pierre Neuville moved all in for 1,100. The middle position player called and the button player folded.
Neuville:
Opponent:
Neuville was ahead in the race and stayed that way as the board ran out . He's now sitting with about 2,650.
When we arrived at the table the board read and Greg Mueller called a 750-chip bet from his opponent. The turn card was a and after his opponent checked, Mueller said, "Check?!" and checked behind.
The river brought a to the table and, once again, his opponent checked. Mueller put him all in and eventually took the pot.
We didn't catch his bust hand, but we're confident that Sorel Mizzi has been eliminated from today's tournament. We just saw him sitting down in a high stakes Omaha game. He's been joined by Jason Mercier, who also took an early exit this afternoon.
With the board reading the action got checked to Devin Porter, who fired a 325-chip bet. His opponent in the small blind folded and the other re-raised to 925. Porter called.
The turn card was and Porter moved all in after his opponent fired a 1,200-chip bet. He was called and tabled , his opponent had . The river card brought a to the felt and Porter is out of this tournament.
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and the middle position player led out with a bet of 250. West made it 600 to go and his opponent called.
came on the turn. He wasn't going to get a free card, though. West put 875 into the middle and his opponent tanked before making the call.
and action was once again checked to West, who went all in. His opponent tanked again before folding, but there were enough chips in the pot to boost West up to 8,500.
. He's now sitting with about 2,650.
to the table and, once again, his opponent checked. Mueller put him all in and eventually took the pot.
the action got checked to Devin Porter, who fired a 325-chip bet. His opponent in the small blind folded and the other re-raised to 925. Porter called.
, his opponent had 
. The river card brought a 
