We caught up to find a late position player throw in a raise to 250. Lauren Kling got out of the way in the cutoff and the button folded as well. David "Doc" Sands tossed out a call and Matt Affleck folded his big blind.
The flop fell and Sands checked. His opponent continued for 300 and Sands called. The fell on the turn and Sands checked for a second time. This time his opponent pushed out 750 and Sands tanked for over a minute before mucking his hand. Sands is currently sitting on about 3,000.
Thanks to Twitter we can confirm that Jennifer "Jennicide" Leigh has been eliminated from play.
Jennicide Jennifer LeighOut already, sick cooler 66 on A6A8J board. Opponent has AJ. As I'm walking out, registration line is still open. Ugh.June 16 2012
Lars Bonding opened with a raise to 150 before the flop. The player to his immediate left popped it up to 275 and the small blind decided to tag along. Bonding called as well and the three saw a flop of .
All three players opted to check and the turn brought the . The small blind checked once again and Bonding tossed out a bet of 425. The late position player called and the small blind quickly counted out enough chips for a raise, making it 1,525 total. Bonding tanked for about a minute before flat calling and the third player took this opportunity to make a beeline out of the hand.
With two players going heads up to fifth street, the dealer pounded the table and produced the . The small blind bet 1,550 into Bonding. Bonding picked up his entire stack and plopped it in the middle. His opponent quickly called but mucked his hand when Bonding tabled for a flush. Bonding's opponent gathered his belongings and headed to the rail, falling just short of making the first break.
We spied Justin Bonomo looking down at a board of and a bet of 300 from his opponent. Bonomo quickly tossed out a call and the irver brought the .
Bonomo's opponent checked to him and Bonomo checked right behind. His opponent tabled for two pair and Bonomo shot his hand straight at the muck.
Bonomo's is looking for more World Series of Poker success this year. Bonomo has already been able to lock up three cashes this year, most notably of which occurred a few days ago in Event 25: $1,500 Limit Hold'em Shootout. Bonomo was able to defeat his first table, earning him a cash. Bonomo then made it to heads up on Day 2 where, after a long and grueling match, he was eventually bested by Victor Ramdin.
The Brasilia room is currently packed to the brim with players that are aggressively competing to become the next World Series of Poker champion. While winning an open event at the WSOP is one of the highest accolades possible within the poker world, everything seems to pale in comparison to the WSOP Main Event.
Currently seated in the Brasilia room are several players who have made it deep in the Main Event over the past few years. Here is a look at some of these players and their other achievements in poker:
Dutch Boyd - Boyd burst onto the poker scene back in 2003 when Chris Moneymaker astounded the world and defeated Sam Farha heads up at the WSOP Main Event. Boyd received much media coverage for his vivid personality during this tournament where he eventually finished in 12th place. Since then, Boyd has continued to hone his craft and currently sits on two WSOP bracelets. Boyd took down his first bracelet back in 2006 when he won a $2,500 Short Handed No Limit Hold'em event. Four years later, Boyd was able to conquer another field and win his second bracelet in 2010's Event #23: $2,500 Limit Hold'em / Six Handed. Boyd has had a successful 2012 so far, making deep runs in two Omaha events this year. Boyd recently had an 8th place finish in Event 26: $3,000 Pot-Limit Omaha
Martin Staszko - Staszko became the name on everyone's lips last year during the 2011 WSOP Main Event as he was the chip leader going into the final table. Staszko would eventually finish second to champion Pius Heinz, but that's probably something that you already know. What you may not know, however, is that Staszko had four cashes prior at the 2011 WSOP prior to finishing second in the Main Event. Staszko's astounding summer in 2011 has kept him on our list of players to watch and he already has one cash under his belt this year, finishing 116th in Event 21: $1,000 No-Limit Hold'em
Matt Affleck - Affleck is known for making back-to-back deep runs in the Main Event in both 2009 and 2010. Affleck finished an impressive 80th place in 2009 and created quite a buzz about himself when he was able to top that in 2010. Affleck finished in 15th in the Main Event in 2010 when his pocket aces were cracked by eventual champion Jonathan Duhamel. This remains one of the most infamous hands in poker history and can be seen here.
and Sands checked. His opponent continued for 300 and Sands called. The 
fell on the turn and Sands checked for a second time. This time his opponent pushed out 750 and Sands tanked for over a minute before mucking his hand. Sands is currently sitting on about 3,000.
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. The small blind checked once again and Bonding tossed out a bet of 425. The late position player called and the small blind quickly counted out enough chips for a raise, making it 1,525 total. Bonding tanked for about a minute before flat calling and the third player took this opportunity to make a beeline out of the hand.
. The small blind bet 1,550 into Bonding. Bonding picked up his entire stack and plopped it in the middle. His opponent quickly called but mucked his hand when Bonding tabled 
for a flush. Bonding's opponent gathered his belongings and headed to the rail, falling just short of making the first break.
and a bet of 300 from his opponent. Bonomo quickly tossed out a call and the irver brought the 
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for two pair and Bonomo shot his hand straight at the muck.