Tristan Wade grinded it out today but ended up not making day two, or the money. First he opted to fold pocket sevens after a raise and told us he was considering moving all-in. A few hands later Wade was in middle position and moved all-in for his final nine big blinds. Behind him someone re-shoved and Wade was up against with his . No luck for the WSOPE bracelet winner who felt a bit gutted he didn't move in a couple of hands earlier. We will see Wade a lot this summer as will try to go for his second WSOP bracelet.
We don't know how it happened, but Jean-Robert Bellande called us over to come look at his big chip stack. He currently has around 78,000 chips, and is one of the biggest chip stacks in the room.
Bellande is keeping busy by watching South Park on his iPad.
David "Doc" Sand is kicking up a fuss over at Table 3. He is extremely active and is picking up chips left right and centre. Here is the man in action.
There was an early position raise to 1,250, Sands called on the button as did the big blind. The flop was and Sands won the pot with a 1,750 bet.
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The player in the hijack seat made it 1,300 to play and Sands three-bet to 3,350 in the cutoff. The player in the hijack seat asked for a count and the dealer pulled the bet into the pot to leave the raise isolated on the felt.
"You shouldn't pull in the bet unless the player asks," Sands chastised the dealer.
The dealer apologised, the hijack called and we moved onto the flop.
Flop:
The player in the hijack seat checked and Sands picked up the pot with a 3,425 bet.
We caught up to Brandon Cantu on a flop of . He had checked from the small blind, and his opponent had bet 1,200. Cantu check raised to 3,700. His opponent thought momentarily before calling.
The turn came the and action went check.
The fell on the river and this time Cantu fired 9,500. His opponent tanked for several minutes before calling. Cantu showed and his opponent instantly mucked.
On the very next hand, Brandon called his opponents 3,000 chip river bluff with a pair of aces on a paired board and he scooped another pot.
We just asked Terrence Chan what happened to Sam Trickett who was sitting to his left for the most part of today. Chan pointed out that Trickett lost two hands in a short period of time. On the first hand Trickett raised to 1,200 under the gun and his neighbor, David Inselberg, made the call. Another player called after which Chan decided to squeeze to 6,000.
The action went straight back to Trickett who pushed all-in for 27,000 chips. David Inselberg made the call with and after the the other players folded Trickett tabled . No help for Trickett who was knocked down to just a few thousand chips. Chan took his last chips with versus when the board ran out .
Evan McNiff finished 83rd in last years WSOP Main Event and it looks like he is set for another deep run in Event #2. He just raised to 1,200 on the button and called the 5,000 jam from the big blind. The board ran out and McNiff took the scalp when his out-flopped the of his opponent.
The action moved just a few places before there was a jam for 5,550 in early position. The action folded around to Phil Hellmuth, in the small blind, and he asked for a count.
"I call," said Hellmuth after the dealer confirmed the amount. The big blind folded and we were heads up.
Early Position Player
Phil Hellmuth
The flop was and Hellmuth looked confident. The turn was the and his face loosened a little bit. The river was the and for a moment Hellmuth looked like he was ready to take the pot.
"Sorry buddy…got the straight," said Hellmuth's opponent.
Hellmuth buried his head in his arms and didn't surface for a full few minutes. When he did we were expecting to see a face of pained anguish but instead it was a crazed giggle. He now has 4,000 and a lot of work to do to retain composure and build up from scratch.
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and Sands won the pot with a 1,750 bet.
. He had checked from the small blind, and his opponent had bet 1,200. Cantu check raised to 3,700. His opponent thought momentarily before calling.
and action went check.
. No help for Trickett who was knocked down to just a few thousand chips. Chan took his last chips with 
.
and McNiff took the scalp when his 
out-flopped the 
of his opponent.
and his face loosened a little bit. The river was the 
and for a moment Hellmuth looked like he was ready to take the pot.
