There was a partial board of 
out on the table when we walked up, and Marco Johnson was making a half-pot bet of 2,100. His opponent in the one seat called, and the 
filled out the board. Johnson got another bet of 5,400 in there, and his opponent made the call with 
. Johnson had turned lucky with 
though, and his full house earns him the pot and a chip boost to about 58,000.
Like his ankle, Arnaud Mattern is now bust. We didn't catch the hand, but he was desperately short at the break, and was unable to find that slice of luck that he required.
It has been a disappointing Series for the Frenchman with just two cashes and an unfortunate sporting accident, but with over $1.5 million in live tournament winnings to his name and an EPT title on the mantle piece, we're sure to see him back winning tournaments soon.
Sasha Rosewood opened for 400 in mid position and one player behind as well as the gentleman in the small blind called, meaning that they were three-way to the flop.
Flop: 
The small blind checked and Rosewood bet 650. One player folded but the small blind made the call and the two of them saw a turn.
Turn: 
The small blind checked again and this time Rosewood bet 1,075. Again, the small blind made the call, and they got to see a river.
River: 
The small blind checked a third time, and once more Rosewood bet, this time to the tune of 1,700. His opponent called and table pocket tens. Rosewood could only boast pocket nines, and dropped to 35,000.
During the Senior's Event this year there was an interesting character playing named David "The Toy Man" Cohen. Cohen had a chest of toys with him at the table and brandished different ones throughout the tournament.
The Toy Man is in the field today, and one of our expert field reporters asked him why he has the toys. His answer?
"I put them up and f*** with the other players."
Fair enough Toy Man, fair enough.
By the time play on this hand got to the river, there was already 8,000 in the pot with a board reading 
. Thien Phan was in early position and bet 3,300. His opponent in middle position fired out a raise to 7,775. Phan made the call but mucked when his opponent showed 
for a full house.
Phan is now down to 24,225 chips.
Everyone knows Jared "TheWacoKidd" Hamby is a huge Baylor Bears fan - just look at the green and yellow cap that he always wears. What most people don't know is that he is a New York Mets fan as well. They do not play in Waco, Texas however, they play in Flushing, New York.
Trust me, I'm getting somewhere with this.
With the board reading 
, Hamby checked to an opponent who fired 1,050. Hamby promptly check-raised to 2,275 and his opponent called.
The turn was the 
and Hamby again checked. His opponent bet 4,850 and Hamby flipped in an orange T5,000 chip to call.
Both players checked the 
on the river, and Hamby announced, "flush," turning over 
.
His opponent mucked, and Hamby chipped up to 38,700.
If you're looking to have a good time at the WSOP, having Gavin Smith at your table is a hell of a start. Gavin is up on the main stage, and he's keeping things fun for his table which appears to be filled with twenty-something online qualifiers, a few of whom barely look old enough to buy a beer in Canada. Well, part of the enjoyment is probably coming from chipping away at Gavin's stack which sits at a feeble 12,200 right now. But there's other fun to be had over there.
A few orbits ago, Smith was getting antsy and frustrated with the lack of energy and enthusiasm coming from his table mates. Everyone was just a little too serious. As such, he suggested a game where the winner of each pot would show one of their hole cards. Somehow, the table agreed, and thus there is a lot of card flashing going on over there.
While were were counting the stacks, a new game was started too. Smith suggested that a few of the players pick suits and play for $100 when their suit flushes the board. A young man across the table chose hearts, and three hearts came on board during the first hand of the game, earning him a tidy $300 to go along with all of the sponsorship dollars he's racking up for being patched up like a Nascar driver.
"God dammit!" Smith yelled in mock anger. "First f***ing hand!"
We can't say for sure, but we reckon Team PokerStars Pro Johnny Lodden - the man who launched a whole degenerate game in his name - will think he played this rather well.
Lodden checked in early position on a 
flop and the gentleman in the cutoff bet 1,250. Lodden tossed in the call and they proceeded to the turn.
Both players checked the 
turn. They reached the 
river and this time Lodden bet out 1,875. His opponent folded, and Lodden moved up to 41,000.
We joined the action on the 
flop where Phil Galfond check-called a bet, before checking the turn.
His opponent fired again, this time to the tune of 3,000, leading to a raise from Galfond who put his opponent all in for his the remaining 9,000 he had behind.
A call later and the cards were on their backs, Galfond in piping hot water with versus 
.
Galfond, however, must be a Monopoly fan as he duly pulled out his "Get Out of Jail Free Card" to spike a on the river.
The scalp, and the pot, were both his, resulting in an increased count of 37,000.
We arrived just in time to see Jim "Mr_BigQueso" Collopy turn over in a preflop showdown. His hapless opponent was all in and holding .
Board: 
The unfortunate gent with the ladies hit the rail as Collopy raked in the pot. Another player at the table told Collopy that he'd actually folded the other two kings, but hadn't wanted to say in case the all-in player spiked a queen. We think he just wanted the table to know that he folded kings.
It's early days, and there are approximately one gazillion players over here and in the Pavilion Room, but Collopy looks to be our chip leader on 85,000 or so.
