James Dempsey's playing his 10th event of the summer here today, and all he wants is to make a day two. He's making a good fist of it as he rose to 13,500 chips after getting Simon Charette off a hand.
Charette opened from the hijack and Dempsey was the only caller from thew small blind. The flop was spread as and Dempsey check-called a 350 bet before both players checked the turn.
Dempsey took this as his opportunity to to lead for lead for 1,100 on the river. Charette didn't have the goods and folded.
Daniel Negreanu and table mates have it a little easier for a while as Jason Mercier is over in the Amazon room playing day two of the $1,500 Limit Holdem event. He Tweeted:
"I'm #2tabling right now. Played the shootout cuz I'm short going to day 2 of the LHE 1500... I've run it up so far in that. CL of my SO tbl."
An unknown player opened from under the gun to make it 125. Barry Greenstein who was next to act raised to 450. Action folded around to the under the gun player who three-bet to 1,450. Greenstein countered by moving all in, a call was made and cards were tabled.
Greenstein:
Opponent:
With a board being spread in the middle Greenstein blanked out and was subsequently eliminated.
With the event registration being closed at 12:00 PM it has been pretty easy to get the field size early on today. We have 1,138 players in today's tournament spread out over 114 tables. Play will conclude for the day when a winner has been reached for each table.
Jonathan Duhamel's table is down to five players already but the former WSOP Main Event champ is one of the short stacks on 2,200 after losing a pot to his neighbour.
The river was out to leave a board and Duhamel check-raised his opponent's 375 bet up to 1,075. His opponent tank-called with and it was good as Duhamel only had .
It's looking ominous for Phil Ivey's opponents as he's running good.
He was in the big blind and called the small blind's raise to 125 and the 150 c-bet on the flop. The turn came and Ivey called a 400 bet before both players checked the river. The small blind opened but was tripped up by Ivey's . He's up to 7,700.
Yevgeniy Timoshenko started a recent hand out by opening from under the gun for 125. Action folded around to Jason Koon who made the call. The table then folded around to Jason Somerville in the cut-off who repopped it to 525. The blinds folded and Timoshenko went into tank mode, for some pondering. After a few moments of contemplation Timoshenko three-bet to 1,125. Koon folded, and Somerville waited a few seconds before making a bet of 5,000 that would put Timoshenko all in. Timoshenko made the call and cards were tabled.
Timoshenko:
Somerville:
Both players had a great chance to win this pot, but a flop put the hand drastically in Somerville's favor. Unless Timoshenko could hit the queen of spades his day would be done. He received no such luck as the board ran out .
John "@johneamespoker" Eames: "Gifted a double to 8100. 2nd time this week I've been told I look like mark zuckerberg. Better than tony g?"
Howard "@TheHBomb" Smith: "Not first out at my table :)"
David "@davidv1213" Vamplew: "#wsop14 @phil_hellmuth at my shootout tbl. He's not been v chatty so far but surely only a matter of time til everyones getting called buddy."
"David "@dwpoker" Williams: "Was patient and folded a few rounds. Shipped 450 with AK and doubled through @USCphildo who had 86s. 1100 now. #wsop14."
and Dempsey check-called a 350 bet before both players checked the 
turn.
river. Charette didn't have the goods and folded.
board being spread in the middle Greenstein blanked out and was subsequently eliminated.
board and Duhamel check-raised his opponent's 375 bet up to 1,075. His opponent tank-called with 
and it was good as Duhamel only had 
.
but was tripped up by Ivey's 
.