With a raise in front of him, Timothy Ulmer moved all in for his last 26,000 from the cutoff. Jamie Rosen, who was in the small blind, then reraised to 75,000, forcing the rest of the field out of the hand.
Rosen:
Ulmer:
It was the oh-so-common coinflip that we've become accustomed to here at the WSOP; however, any excitement was quickly smothered when the flop delivered Rosen a set. Ulmer stood, collected his things, and made his exit as the and were run out on the board.
Joe Ebanks opened to 3,500 from the hijack seat, Andrew Chen three-bet to 9,100 from the cutoff, and Ebanks answered with a four-bet to 19,500. Chen called.
Both players checked the flop, but after the turned, Ebanks led for 24,000. Chen called.
The river was the , and Ebanks thought for a bit before plopping 66,000 in front of him. Chen grabbed enough chips to call, held them out in two fingers, and splashed them onto the felt. Ebanks opened up for kings and jacks, Chen mucked, and Ebanks raked in the pot.
Jim Collopy and Russell Rosenblum each got 17,000 in preflop, with the latter holding back less than 1,000 and checking in the dark. When the flop fell , Collopy bet and Rosenblum called off his short stack.
Collopy:
Rosenblum:
Rosenblum had flopped a pair and flush draw, but Collopy's hand was ahead. The turn took away some of Rosenblum's outs, but it was the river that sent him to the rail.
Freddy Deeb raised from the the cut off and received a call from Andrew Gaw on the button. With the dealer spreading out a flop Deeb decided to put out a 5,000 chip bet. Gaw called and both players got to see a turn.
The on the turn brought a check from Deeb and a 8,400 chip bet from Gaw. Deeb called and was awarded the on the river. Both players checked and Deeb flipped over for a pair of tens. The pair of tens was apparently the best hand, because Gaw mucked his cards.
Justin "Boosted J" Smith raised to 3,500 under the gun and cleared the field around to Alexander Barlow in the big blind. Barlow shoved his entire stack of 43,500 in the middle and put the pressure back on his opponent. Smith tanked for a solid minute before splashing in the call.
Boosted J:
Barlow:
It was a race for Barlow's tournament life, but not so much after the delivered him a set. The turn assured Barlow's double, as the was put out on the river for good measure. Smith was left with 65K after the hand.
An interesting ruling was just made on Table 370 here in the Purple Section of the Amazon Room. It all started when Kevin Saul opened to 3,500, Ryan Fair three-bet to 8,100, Saul four-bet to 18,800, and Fair five-bet to 36,600. Saul then asked Fair how much he had behind - a question Fair wouldn't answer. Saul then asked the dealer to count it, and the dealer denied him as well.
Saul decided to call the floor, and while the floorperson wouldn't "tell" Saul the amount, he cut out Fair's chips so that the amount was discernible. Fair was furious.
Saul moved all in, Fair mucked, and the argument lingered for some time after the hand.
From late position Bjorn Verbakel started the hand out by making it 3,100 preflop. When action got to Alan Sternberg on the button he reraised and made it 8,100. Verbakel then raised again and put in 22,100 in the middle. After some contemplation Sternberg then moved all in for around 100,000 in chips, Verbakel made the call.
Sternberg:
Verbakel:
Sternberg was behind and was going to need some help going to the five cards in the middle of the felt. He received no such luck as the cards came out all blanks. It took less than two levels for Sternberg, who began the day as chip leader with 260,600, to be eliminated.
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flop delivered Rosen a set. Ulmer stood, collected his things, and made his exit as the 
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were run out on the board.
flop, but after the 
, and Ebanks thought for a bit before plopping 66,000 in front of him. Chen grabbed enough chips to call, held them out in two fingers, and splashed them onto the felt. Ebanks opened up 
for kings and jacks, Chen mucked, and Ebanks raked in the pot.
, Collopy bet and Rosenblum called off his short stack.
turn took away some of Rosenblum's outs, but it was the 
river that sent him to the rail.
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on the turn brought a check from Deeb and a 8,400 chip bet from Gaw. Deeb called and was awarded the 
on the river. Both players checked and Deeb flipped over 
delivered him a set. The 
turn assured Barlow's double, as the 
