On the flop, one player checked to Phil Hellmuth. He fired 575 and his opponent called. The turn was the and both players checked. They also checked when the rolled out on the river. Hellmuth showed the , but was second best to his opponent's to drop back to 6,000 in chips.
We caught up with the action on the board. Three players were involved, including last year's champion in this event James Dempsey. Dempsey was first and checked. The next player also checked before action fell on Kyle Bowker. He fired a bet of 400 and only Dempsey called.
The turn was the and both Dempsey and Bowker checked to see the fall on the river. Dempsey fired 1,100 with 1,150 behind. Bowker tanked for a minute or two and then made the call.
Dempsey tabled the for quad kings. "I had the other king," announced Bowker as a joke before mucking his hand. Dempsey scooped the pot and moved to 4,700 in chips. Bowker slipped to 1,400.
On the first break, Dempsey chatted with our lovely resident Australian Lynn Gilmartin. Here's what they had to chat about.
On a board reading , Tom "Durrrr" Dwan check-called a 650 bet from his lone opponent.
The turn brought a and Dwan again checked, prompting a 1,500 bet from his opponent. Durrrr immediately check-raised to about 8,000 and his opponent shoved his stack in for that plus a few extra hundred. Dwan made the call and saw that he was drawing thin.
Dwan:
Opponent:
The bricked for Dwan, whose hefty stack was reduced to 12,500.
Bryan Pimlott has already made two deep runs this year in both the $1,500 Limit Hold'em event and the $1,500 Triple Chance, finishing 13th, and 22nd, respectively. He is looking to make yet another deep run again today.
Pimlott made a raise from early position and was called by both of the blinds. On a board, the action checked around to Pimlott and he fired out a bet of 350. The player in the small blind made it 975 to go and Pimlott called.
The turn fell a and the small blind fired out a bet of 1,825. Pimlott removed his sunglasses and stared his opponent down before making the call. When the paired the board on the river, the small blind checked and Pimlott moved his entire stack in the middle. The player in the small blind folded and Pimlott grabbed a nice sized pot, bringing his stack up to 13,800.
After one player limped in from middle position, Sam Trickett raised to 250 from the hijack seat. Action folded over to the man on the button and he made the call. The limper called as well and the flop came down . The first player, who had limp-called preflop, fired 550. Trickett called and then the button announced that he would raise the pot. The dealer told the player to put out 2,000 and the player did, although if he really wanted to raise the pot, he would have to go to 3,100. Not much was said and the dealer OK'd the amount while play continued.
The first player then called all in for 1,125 and Trickett moved all in for 3,150. The player on the button made the call of the extra 1,150, but really he should have only been calling an extra 50. At any rate, here are the hands.
Limper:
Trickett:
Button:
The player on the button had flopped a set of fives and was in the lead. Trickett was in a lot of trouble, but the limper had a decent shot with his flush draw.
The turn was the and the river the to complete the board. Neither of those cards were help against the set of fives the button held and he won the hand, eliminating the limper and Trickett in the process.
flop, one player checked to Phil Hellmuth. He fired 575 and his opponent called. The turn was the 
and both players checked. They also checked when the 
rolled out on the river. Hellmuth showed the 
, but was second best to his opponent's 
to drop back to 6,000 in chips.
board. Three players were involved, including last year's champion in this event James Dempsey. Dempsey was first and checked. The next player also checked before action fell on Kyle Bowker. He fired a bet of 400 and only Dempsey called.
and both Dempsey and Bowker checked to see the 
fall on the river. Dempsey fired 1,100 with 1,150 behind. Bowker tanked for a minute or two and then made the call.
for quad kings. "I had the other king," announced Bowker as a joke before mucking his hand. Dempsey scooped the pot and moved to 4,700 in chips. Bowker slipped to 1,400.
, which was good for a double up for Smith.
, Tom "Durrrr" Dwan check-called a 650 bet from his lone opponent.
and Dwan again checked, prompting a 1,500 bet from his opponent. Durrrr immediately check-raised to about 8,000 and his opponent shoved his stack in for that plus a few extra hundred. Dwan made the call and saw that he was drawing thin.
bricked for Dwan, whose hefty stack was reduced to 12,500.
and the small blind fired out a bet of 1,825. Pimlott removed his sunglasses and stared his opponent down before making the call. When the 
paired the board on the river, the small blind checked and Pimlott moved his entire stack in the middle. The player in the small blind folded and Pimlott grabbed a nice sized pot, bringing his stack up to 13,800.
. The first player, who had limp-called preflop, fired 550. Trickett called and then the button announced that he would raise the pot. The dealer told the player to put out 2,000 and the player did, although if he really wanted to raise the pot, he would have to go to 3,100. Not much was said and the dealer OK'd the amount while play continued.
to complete the board. Neither of those cards were help against the set of fives the button held and he won the hand, eliminating the limper and Trickett in the process.
