With the board reading , Maxim Lykov bet out 1,425 into a pot of about 2,000 against his lone opponent. His opponent tossed out one orange chip, worth 5,000, and announced a raise. Lykov pondered for about two full minutes before making the call.
The river brought the and Lykov tanked once again. Eventually Lykov checked and his opponent pushed out 3,700. Lykov made the call and his opponent flipped over for a rivered straight. Lykov dropped his hand in the muck and is now sitting with about 19,000 in chips.
We caught up with the action on an flop where Anthony Yeh checked and a player bet 500. Anton Ionel came in with a raise to 1,100 but Yeh answered with a re-raise to 3,700. The player who made it 500 folded and Ionel called.
On the turn, Yeh fired a bet of 5,700 which Ionel called. The hit the river and Yeh made it 7,600. Ionel raised all in and Yeh called with for a flopped set. Unfortunately for him, Ionel had for Broadway to cripple Yeh who was eliminated shortly after.
Day 1b of the World Series of Poker Main Event has brought a slew of Team PokerStar Pros out to start their journey to the final table. These pros include John Duthie, Eugene Katchalov, Nacho Barbero, Richard Toth, Andre Akkari, Gualter Salles, Martin Hruby, Dario Minieri, and Maxim Lykov. Also in the field is Friend of PokerStars Pierre Neuville.
We have just kicked off the day and are currently in our first level of play with blinds at
50/100 for the first two hours of the day. Duthie and Katchalov have been the first two players to build their chips above the 30,000 starting stack. Katchalov won a bracelet earlier this series when he shipped the Event #5: $1,500 Seven Card Stud.
Other Team PokerStar Pros in the Day 1b field who have won gold bracelets this year are Andre Akkari who won Event #43: $1,500 No-Limit Hold’em and Maxim Lykov who won Event #54: $1,000 No-Limit Hold’em.
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A player in middle position made it 250 preflop and managed to get a caller in the player on his immediate left, Ben Lamb. No one else was willing to pay the toll to see a flop, so they were heads up.
The dealer then spread out a flop and the middle position player bet 350 and Lamb quickly made the call. With the on the turn Lamb again called a bet from his opponent, this time for 650. The was not going to slow down Lamb's opponent who again bet, this time 1,100. Lamb made the call. Lamb's opponent then flipped over for a pair of aces, Lamb couldn't counter and mucked his cards.
From middle position, Patrik Antonius made it 350 and got calls from another middle position player and the big blind.
The flop came down the big blind checked, Antonius bet out 700, the middle position player raised to 2,200 and the big blind folded and Antonius called.
The turn came the and Antonius checked again. The middle position player bet out 4,100 this time and after some thought, Antonius just called.
The river came and again Antonius checked. This time his opponent bet out 10,200 and that was the last straw for Antonius who threw it away.
He is left with 22,000 which is still more than enough at this point in the tournament.
On a flop reading , action checked around to Carlos Mortensen in middle position, who bet 300. Mortensen was called by a player in the cutoff and the small blind.
The fell on the turn and the player in the small blind checked to Mortensen, who bet again - this time for 900. The cutoff folded but the small blind came along.
When a completed the board, the small blind paused and threw a 1,050 bet into the middle. Mortensen quickly showed for two-pair and mucked his hand. In a friendly gesture, his opponent revealed the for a rivered flush - confirming Mortensen's good laydown.
Despite the hit, Mortensen is still sitting above the starting stack with 35,00.
Mike McDonald is up to 35,000 after he fired all the way to eventually get his opponent to muck on the river of a board.
McDonald's opponent check-called bets of 600 on the flop and 1,400 on the turn but finally gave up when the Canadian bet a chunky looking 2,625 on the river.
On the flop, Andrew Moreno checked to Wooka Kim who bet. Moreno check-raised and Kim made the call as the came on the turn. Moreno led out this time and Kim called. On the river, Moreno bet again for 5,300 and Kim made the call only to be shown for a wheel, but better yet, the nut flush of Moreno and she mucked.
Jarred Solomon, who just recently sat down in the ten seat at the main feature table, opened, Michael "The Grinder" Mizrachi three-bet to 700, and Solomon four-bet to 2,600. Grinder called.
The flop came down , Solomon put Mizrachi all in, and he called.
Solomon:
Mizrachi:
Mizrachi was in great shape, but the on the turn gave Solomon four outs to a chop.
"If a ten comes, it's not meant to be," Mizrachi joked for the ESPN cameras.
The river was not a ten, rather it was the , doubling Grinder to 18,300 chips.
, Maxim Lykov bet out 1,425 into a pot of about 2,000 against his lone opponent. His opponent tossed out one orange chip, worth 5,000, and announced a raise. Lykov pondered for about two full minutes before making the call.
and Lykov tanked once again. Eventually Lykov checked and his opponent pushed out 3,700. Lykov made the call and his opponent flipped over 
for a rivered straight. Lykov dropped his hand in the muck and is now sitting with about 19,000 in chips.
flop where Anthony Yeh checked and a player bet 500. Anton Ionel came in with a raise to 1,100 but Yeh answered with a re-raise to 3,700. The player who made it 500 folded and Ionel called.
turn, Yeh fired a bet of 5,700 which Ionel called. The 
hit the river and Yeh made it 7,600. Ionel raised all in and Yeh called with 
for Broadway to cripple Yeh who was eliminated shortly after.
flop and the middle position player bet 350 and Lamb quickly made the call. With the 
on the turn Lamb again called a bet from his opponent, this time for 650. The 
was not going to slow down Lamb's opponent who again bet, this time 1,100. Lamb made the call. Lamb's opponent then flipped over 
for a pair of aces, Lamb couldn't counter and mucked his cards.
the big blind checked, Antonius bet out 700, the middle position player raised to 2,200 and the big blind folded and Antonius called.
and again Antonius checked. This time his opponent bet out 10,200 and that was the last straw for Antonius who threw it away.
fell on the turn and the player in the small blind checked to Mortensen, who bet again - this time for 900. The cutoff folded but the small blind came along.
for a rivered flush - confirming Mortensen's good laydown.
board.
flop, Andrew Moreno checked to Wooka Kim who bet. Moreno check-raised and Kim made the call as the 
came on the turn. Moreno led out this time and Kim called. On the 
river, Moreno bet again for 5,300 and Kim made the call only to be shown 
for a wheel, but better yet, the nut flush of Moreno and she mucked.
, Solomon put Mizrachi all in, and he called.
on the turn gave Solomon four outs to a chop.
