Robert Varkonyi and an opponent on his direct right were all in preflop at our feature table moments ago. The play paused so the cameras could catch up, but once they were there it was go time:
Varkonyi:
Opponent:
"You watch he'll get four tens," Varkonyi's opponent predicted. "Then he'll get the jerky."
Four tens do not get you jerky and Varkonyi could not make quads once the flop fell . He could chop though, and that possibility became a reality with the on the turn. The river brought a meaningless , and the cameras dispersed due to the anticlimactic nature of the pot.
On a flop of , the player in Seat 6 bet 6,000 and Bruce Buffer moved all in for a total of 10,025. Seat 6 made the call and they turned over their cards:
Seat 6:
Buffer:
Buffer had flopped top set but his opponent has both straight and flush draws. The on the turn changed nothing. Buffer needed to dodge a lot of harmful cards on the river and managed to do so when the hit. He now sits with 31,000.
Erik Cajelais opened with a raise to 1,100 from the button, and got one caller from the big blind.
The flop came . The big blind checked, Cajelais tossed out 2,000, and his opponent called. Both then checked the turn.
The river brought the , and the big blind promptly put out a bet of 6,000. Cajelais sat for a moment looking like he might give it up, then carved out a raise to 17,000. His opponent sat and stared for a while, then began talking.
"You're making a move," he said, shaking his head. "What do you have behind, sir?" Cajelais lifted his tatooed arms to show about 10,000. His opponent held his head in his hands for a full minute, then with a grimace tossed his cards away.
On a flop of , Phil Ivey had an opponent all in for her last 12,075.
Ivey:
Opponent:
With Ivey trailing, but still possessing plenty of outs with his straight flush draw, the turn and river would unfortunately land the and to see Ivey double his opponent up while slipping to 24,000 in chips.
It's that time in the evening when we trudge around the room looking for big stacks, many of whom will be unknown to your average viewer. Over here in the orange section, however, it is familiar face Vanessa Rousso who seems to be running amok, her stack having increased to the 135,000 mark. Rousso's only competitor is Dan Springfield, his sumptuous 153,000 stack making him the chip leader in the quadrant.
The chasing pack is strong, but still quite a way behind the leaders: Sergey Chernykh has 95,000, Omar McFarlane 105,000, Alex Aram 112,000, and bracelet winner Matt Keikoan 104,000. Also looking confident is Josh Arieh with 75,000.
A brief raising war between Anton Wigg (hijack) and one other player (button) culminated in Wigg going all in. HIs opponent folded with a look of some regret on his face.
Wigg has battled his way back up to an impressive 21,500 from the 7,000 we found him with a little before the break.
We just came on a hand involving 2000 WSOP Main Event Champion Chris "Jesus" Ferguson. Fifth street had been dealt, leaving a board of . There was about 7,000 in the middle, and Ferguson had fired a bet of 4,500 from his big blind position.
His opponent on the button thought a while. "I just have to see," he said finally, making the call. And Jesus revealed . Ferguson's straight was good as his opponent mucked.
. He could chop though, and that possibility became a reality with the 
on the turn. The river brought a meaningless 
, and the cameras dispersed due to the anticlimactic nature of the pot.
, the player in Seat 6 bet 6,000 and Bruce Buffer moved all in for a total of 10,025. Seat 6 made the call and they turned over their cards:
on the turn changed nothing. Buffer needed to dodge a lot of harmful cards on the river and managed to do so when the 
hit. He now sits with 31,000.
. The big blind checked, Cajelais tossed out 2,000, and his opponent called. Both then checked the 
turn.
, and the big blind promptly put out a bet of 6,000. Cajelais sat for a moment looking like he might give it up, then carved out a raise to 17,000. His opponent sat and stared for a while, then began talking.
, Phil Ivey had an opponent all in for her last 12,075.
to see Ivey double his opponent up while slipping to 24,000 in chips.
with Selbst's opponent betting 1,000. Selbst raised to 2,600 and was called.
came on the turn. When the river brought the 
while her opponent showed 
.
