The player under the gun shoved for around 6,000 and it was folded all the way around to Lily Kiletto in the small blind who called.
Kiletto:
UTG:
The flop was a kind one to Kiletto as it gave her top-top although her opponent could still hit a three for trips or a five for the wheel. The turn put UTG one card away from elimination but the on the river completed his straight as he doubled up.
The dinner break has ended and the remaining 114 players are now back to their tables. Everyone left in the field is guaranteed to take home at least $2,942.
We saw Bryan Paris with a pretty hefty stack right before the dinner break was up and asked him how he had accumulated it. He told us that first, the player under the gun raised to 5,600 and Paris flatted in the big blind. On the flop, Paris checked and UTG bet 10,000. Paris shoved and his opponent called all in for around 35,000.
Paris:
UTG:
The turn and river bricked out and UTG was eliminated.
Then the very next hand, the button raised to 4,500 and Paris three-bet to 11,000 from the small blind. The button shoved for around 45,000 total and Paris made the call.
Paris:
Button:
The flop was which kept the button in the lead but gave Paris a slew of outs. The turn put Paris in commanding lead though and the on the river sealed the win for him. This gave Paris two knockouts in a row and we will definitely keep an eye on him and his beard.
Ryan Snickles raised an unknown amount from the button and the player in the small blind went all in. Snickles pondered for a minute and then said "I'm feeling lucky, I call."
Snickels:
Small Blind:
Through the turn the board of had the all-in player poised to double up, but the table let out a dramatic gasp as the hit on the river giving Snickles a pair of jacks and the win. The other player frowned and exited the table and Snickled piled up his new-found chips building his stack to 185,000.
Action folded to James Carroll in the small blind who raised to 21,200. The player in the big blind then moved all in for a total of 53,200. Carroll decided to call and the hands were revealed.
Carroll:
Big Blind:
The board ran out and the other player doubled up while Carroll's stack dipped to 35,500.
After the United States fell into recession, many poker players were looking for cheaper buy-in tournaments to splash around in. In the 2009 WSOP, only one open $1,000 No-Limit Hold 'Em buy-in event was held, aptly nicknamed the "Stimulus Special."
In 2010 the WSOP upped the number of open $1,000 NLHE events to six total.
This year there are a total of five open $1,000 NLHE events on the schedule and this tournament is the third of this year.
Below is a chart showing the winners of all the $1,000 events from 2009 through today. (Note, this table does not include Ladies Events, Seniors Events, or Rebuy Events.)
Who will be the next player to join this prestigious list of winners? Stay tuned to PokerNews to find out!