We just caught up with Jim Collopy who was playing with Jason Senti and Mike Sexton earlier today. Collopy has a nice stack after winning a big pot with a flush against a set, and he also brought us up to speed on what happened to Sexton and Senti.
Jason Senti was short and pushed all-in for his last 1,325 from the cut off and he got called by the big blind who tabled . The former WSOP Main Event finalist showed and couldn't find a way out. Mike Sexton raise-called all-in with and ran into . Also no help for the WSOP bracelet winner who lost his chips early on.
As you all know by now if you've been following along with our coverage, Phil Ivey is in the field for this Event 2: $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em. After taking a year off from the World Series of Poker last year, poker's number one phenom is back in the confines of the Amazon Room ruffling a stack of chips and looking for his next victim.
Ivey has eight WSOP gold bracelets over his career and over $16 million in career earnings. He currently sits third on the all-time money list on 16th on the SOP all-time money list.
Here at PokerNews we understand that Ivey has a very distinct effect on the field of a tournament and on his opponents. Back in August 2010, The Ivey Effect was published that talks about what Ivey brings to poker that really no one else in the game does.
Jeanine Deeb just informed us about Jonathan Aguiar's bust out hand. Aguiar had for top pair and a flush draw on a king-high flop, but he was up against . No help for Aguiar who is no longer in the tournament.
There was a limper in early position before an isolation raise to 425 a few seats to his left. Former November Niner Phil Collins was next to act and he made the call. Back to the limper and he moved all-in for 2,500 more and both players folded.
We joined the action on a flop of and the two combatants were JP Kelly and Steve Miller. Miller is in the big blind and he made a bet of 300 before JP Kelly quickly raised to 750. Miller made the call and the pair saw the turn . Miller checked this time and JP Kelly bet 850, Miller called and it was time for the fifth street. The dealer laid the down on the felt and Miller immediately moved all-in for 2,200 and JP Kelly folded face up.
"Show the bluff," said Kelly.
The bluff wasn't shown and Kelly is down to 2,800 chips.
"Mad" Marvin Rettenmaier has just completed the biggest score of his life and has been partying ever since. Rettenmaier has just won the WPT World Championships for $1,196,858 but he will not be adding to that nice little piece of income today.
Rettenmaier raised to 200 in the cutoff and both blinds made the call. The flop was and the small blind came out fighting with a bet of 325. The big blind folded but Rettenmaier raised to 1,025 and the small blind just called. The turn was the and this time the small blind checked. Rettenmaier bet 1,225 and the small blind check-raised putting Rettenmaier all-in. The German made the call and found himself playing catch up.
Small Blind
Rettenmaier
The river bricked for Rettenmaier and he was out. So what next for Rettenmaier? Time to hit the hay?
Former WSOP Main Event champion Jonathan Duhamel has just left the building. We didn't get the action but his former opponents were more than happy to inform us on what happened. On a jack-high flop Duhamel bet and his opponent called. The turn was a and the remainder of Duhamel's stack went in creating a 8,000 chip pot. The champ showed and got unlucky as his opponent showed for a turned two pair. The river blanked and Duhamel left the tournament area.
Jake Cody will not be winning back-to-back WSOP Event #2's. There were two limpers in the pot before Cody moved all-in holding (with around 1,500 behind). One of the limpers called with and the hand held up sending Cody out of the competition.
. The former WSOP Main Event finalist showed 
and couldn't find a way out. Mike Sexton raise-called all-in with 
and ran into 
for top pair and a flush draw on a king-high flop, but he was up against 
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and the two combatants were JP Kelly and Steve Miller. Miller is in the big blind and he made a bet of 300 before JP Kelly quickly raised to 750. Miller made the call and the pair saw the turn 
. Miller checked this time and JP Kelly bet 850, Miller called and it was time for the fifth street. The dealer laid the 
down on the felt and Miller immediately moved all-in for 2,200 and JP Kelly folded 
face up.
and the small blind came out fighting with a bet of 325. The big blind folded but Rettenmaier raised to 1,025 and the small blind just called. The turn was the 
(with around 1,500 behind). One of the limpers called with 
