David Williams opened the action up by betting from under the gun. The next player to act then three-bet, and Richard Brodie four-bet. The table folded around to Williams who completed, and the other early position player who did the same.
The flop came prompting Williams to check. The early position player bet and Brodie raised. Williams folded, and the other player three-bet. Brodie made the call and we were off to the turn.
The made an appearance on fourth street and Brodie's opponent bet, and Brodie called.
A on the river slowed the players down and they both checked. Brodie showed and that was enough to take it.
Tommy Vedes came out of the gates today sky rocketing up to around 27,000 early on. He has since fallen from grace and pushed in his last 6,000 after his opponent had bet out on a flop. A call was made and Vedes found he was in deep trouble.
Vedes:
Opponent:
The on the turn was no help to Vedes, and neither was the on the river.
Dan Harrington hasn't cashed in a World Series of Poker event since 2009 when he came in 252nd in the Main Event. Granted Harrington does not play very many tournaments any more, but a good start so far today could propel him to poker gold. Harrington has been steadily climbing since the start of the day and now possesses over 30,000.
We caught up with him a few hands ago finding him getting involved in a pot with Randy Lew. Lew had raised it up to 875 from the hijack and Harrington came along for the ride from the big blind.
The dealer spread a flop and Harrington check-called a bet of 875 from Lew. The on the turn allowed for both players to check. The same went for the on the river.
Harrington flipped over for a pair of fours and Lew countered with for a pair of nines.
Despite this minor hiccup Harrington is in great shape and surely possesses the experience and mindset to make a deep run here in Event 35.
The board read and Bryan Devonshire was facing off against Justin Barnum. Devonshire bet and Barnum made the call. Barnum announced "flush" and Devonshire responded by saying "its no good". Devo then flipped over for the straight flush. All Barnum could do was stare in disbelief, asking how did he get one outted.
We don't know exactly what Barnum possessed, but we assume he turned the flush.
The dealer spread a flop of allowing John Juanda to check. Juanda's opponent bet out and Juanda raised. The late position player three-bet, Juanda four-bet, and Juanda's opponent moved all in. Juanda immediately made the call and cards were tabled.
Juanda:
Opponent:
Juanda was going to need the last eight in the deck to steal this hand away. The on the turn was no help, and neither was the on the river. Juanda found himself on the losing side of a real tough spot, and lost a decent chunk of his stack.