From the button, Antonio Esfandiari raised to 500. Vanessa Rousso reraised from the big blind to 1,500 and Esfandiari called. The dealer ran out the and Rousso bet 1,300. Esfandiari raised to 3,000 and Rousso put him all in. Esfandiari called and was all in for 5,500 total.
Esfandiari held the for second pair and Rousso the for bottom pair. The turn brought the and the river the . Esfandiari stayed in front and doubled to 14,000 in chips, leaving Rousso with 6,000. Both have two add-ons left.
With a flop exposed in the middle of the felt, Jason Mercier check-raised Steven Silverman and made it 1,200. After a few moments Silverman completed the call, and both players were allowed to see a turn. After the fell on fourth street Mercier wasted no time checking and bet out 1,900, and again SIlverman took his time before making the call.
The on the river wasn't going to slow Mercier down, who opted to move all in. Silverman took a handful of seconds before announcing "call" and cards were tabled.
Mercier:
Silverman:
Both players held three of a kind queens, but neither competitor had a kicker high enough to claim the hand. The dealer then chopped the pot evenly and both players were dealt another hand
Dan Kelly has been the first player eliminated from Event 12: $10,000 Heads-Up No-Limit Hold'em. Ryan Leng was the one who got him and is the first player through to the second round.
After busting Kelly once, Leng then used one of his add-ons and had a decent lead in the match. Kelly reloaded for both of his, but was still down in chips. On the final hand, Kelly raised on the button to 600 and Leng reraised to 1,800. Kelly four-bet to 3,600 and Leng shoved. Kelly called with the and was ahead of Leng's .
Leng turned an ace to win the pot and eliminate Kelly from the event.
James Guinther just raised from the button to 600 and last year's runner-up in the $25,000 WSOP Heads Up Championship Yevgeniy Timoshenko decided to three-bet to 2,100. Guinther took his time before calmly sliding out a 4,600 chip four-bet. Timoshenko tanked for a bit before making the call.
On a board both players checked the hand down and Timoshenko announced he had a pair. Guinther mucked when he got shown and Timoshenko took down this pot. Both players have 20,000 chips in play and one lammer behind. Timoshenko is now up to 25,000 chips.
With a series of raises preflop we managed to find Aaron Jones get all in and called by his opponent, Frank Kassela. Kassela found himself slightly ahead with his as Jones held , but there were still five cards to be spread in the middle.
A flop allowed Kassela to maintain his lead, even a on the turn made it appear Kassela was sure to deliver a knock out blow. The on the river though dashed all those dreams though and Jones' pair of kings were enough to double up. Jones now sits with around 10,000, but still possesses one add-on.
Vanessa Rousso is down to her last 10,000 after losing another all-in situation to Antonio Esfandiari.
On the flop, Esfandiari checked and Rousso bet 2,000. Esfandiari made the call and the landed on the turn. Esfandiari checked again and Rousso bet 5,500. Esfandiari check-raised all in for 11,400 and Rousso called.
Rousso:
Esfandiari:
The river completed the board with the and Esfandiari won the pot. After the hand, Rousso reloaded for her last 10,000 add-on lammer and was down 30,000 to 10,000 in chips. Esfandiari still has his two lammers behind.
Josh Brikis just managed to bust Juan Ramirez making him the second player to move on to the second round. Brikis told us they got it in for Ramirez's first lammer with against on a flop. The turn was the and the river a keeping Brikis' kicker in play.
After chipping him down for the second lammer Ramirez decided to add another 10,000 to his stack cashing in his final lammer. In the final hand Ramirez raised from the button and Brikis defended his big blind. The flop came down and Brikis checked. Ramirez bet 700 and Brikis made it 1,700. His opponent called.
On the turn a showed up and Brikis bet 3,500. Ramirez moved all in for 13,000 and Brikis made the call holding . Ramirez held for a pair and a flush draw but missed the river when the hit. Brikis moves on to the second round.
Walking around the Brasilia room we heard a dealer over at Matt Perrins' and Alessandro Speranza's table yell out "Winner on 11!". We came over to see what had transpired and were privy to a board, with a players exposed.
That two pair, tens and fours belonged to Matt Perrins who had just delivered the knock out to Alessandro Speranza. Perrins shared with us that he three-bet preflop and received a call. Perrins then said he bet every street and received a call every step of the way until eventually he put Speranza all in on the river. Speranza made the call and was eliminated as he couldn't trump Perrins' two pair.
and Rousso bet 1,300. Esfandiari raised to 3,000 and Rousso put him all in. Esfandiari called and was all in for 5,500 total.
for second pair and Rousso the 
for bottom pair. The turn brought the 
and the river the 
. Esfandiari stayed in front and doubled to 14,000 in chips, leaving Rousso with 6,000. Both have two add-ons left.
flop exposed in the middle of the felt, Jason Mercier check-raised Steven Silverman and made it 1,200. After a few moments Silverman completed the call, and both players were allowed to see a turn. After the 
fell on fourth street Mercier wasted no time checking and bet out 1,900, and again SIlverman took his time before making the call.
on the river wasn't going to slow Mercier down, who opted to move all in. Silverman took a handful of seconds before announcing "call" and cards were tabled.
board both players checked the hand down and Timoshenko announced he had a pair. Guinther mucked when he got shown 
and Timoshenko took down this pot. Both players have 20,000 chips in play and one lammer behind. Timoshenko is now up to 25,000 chips.
as Jones held 
on the turn made it appear Kassela was sure to deliver a knock out blow. The 
on the river though dashed all those dreams though and Jones' pair of kings were enough to double up. Jones now sits with around 10,000, but still possesses one add-on.
flop, Esfandiari checked and Rousso bet 2,000. Esfandiari made the call and the 
against 
on a 
flop. The turn was the 
and the river a 
