The board read and Garry Gates was first to act and he opted to check. A player in middle position was up next and he bet out 575. A third player then raised and bumped it to 1,275. No one else was in the hand so we got to see Gates ponder his decision. After a few seconds he made the call. The middle position player did the same and all players were awarded a river.
After the appeared on the river Gates checked, and the middle position player did the same. The third player in later position bet out an even 1,500. Gates made the call and the middle position player threw away his face up with a loud groan.
The late position player announced "I have ace king" while simultaneously flipping over . Gates calmly flipped over for a set of tens and the winning hand. After the hand Gates now sits with around 14,000.
Here is our bright and early report from the Gold Section of the Brasilia Room.
We have last years World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event runner-up Martin Staszko in the field. Staszko can fund the $2,500 buy-in because he won $5,433,086 for that second-placed spot. English actor and great poker player within his own right, Michael Greco, is in the house. Greco is currently sharing table space with one of the up and coming youngsters Pratyush Buddiga.
World Series of Poker (WSOP) bracelet winner James Dempsey has just arrived with the remnants of last nights session coating his little purse (yes he has a purse). So how is Dempsey feeling?
"Absolutely under it mate," said Dempsey.
David 'Doc' Sands is also in the field and here he is getting involved in a heavy pot as early as Level 1.
Sands raised to 125 in early position, Ilkin Amirov called on the button before Yordan Jeliazkov also called in the small blind. Sands was next and he raised the stakes making it 1,150 to play. Amirov knew it was time to get out of Dodge, but Jeliazkov made another raise, this time for 2,600. Sands took a swig from his giant mug of coffee and then made the call. The flop was and a 3,525 Jeliazkov bet won the pot.
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Mikhail Lakhitov Will Not Be Defending His Title Today
Another day in the dry Vegas heat or another day in the icy cold blast of the Rio? Last year, 1,734 players chose the Rio, and this 3-day event in particular. It was won by the Russian Mikhail Lakhitov who pocketed $749,610 and a World Series of Poker (WSOP) gold bracelet. We are almost certain to have a new champion this year as Lakhitov finished in the top ten of the chip counts in Event #44: $1,000 No-Limit Hold'em yesterday. We doubt he will blow his stack within the first 4-levels of today's event so a new champion will be crowned and that journey starts today at 12:00 PM.
The main focus of attention will be the Brasilia Room, but we expect the large field to spill over into both the Amazon and Pavilion as well. If we exceed one thousand-five hundred players then we will play eleven levels of sixty minutes, if we fall below that expected target then we will play ten-levels of poker. There will be a twenty minute break after every 2-levels and a ninety-minute dinner break at the end of level 6. As previously stated registration remains open until the end of level-4.
With a lot of the world's top talent already involved in Event #45: $50,000 Poker Players Championship, then there could be a lot of value in this event. Either way, PokerNews will be bringing you the very best action only they can.
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and Garry Gates was first to act and he opted to check. A player in middle position was up next and he bet out 575. A third player then raised and bumped it to 1,275. No one else was in the hand so we got to see Gates ponder his decision. After a few seconds he made the call. The middle position player did the same and all players were awarded a river.
appeared on the river Gates checked, and the middle position player did the same. The third player in later position bet out an even 1,500. Gates made the call and the middle position player threw away his 
face up with a loud groan.
. Gates calmly flipped over 
for a set of tens and the winning hand. After the hand Gates now sits with around 14,000.
and a 3,525 Jeliazkov bet won the pot.
