Jose "Nacho" Barbero took a massive hit to his stack. He had pocket tens and shoved on the button. A middle position raiser called holding pocket kings. The board ran and Barbero is left with just 75.
Eric Baldwin has re-introduced his signature mustached look. He's grown it out a few other times and really sports it during baseball playoffs.
"I wasn't going to grow it in until the Main Event," Baldwin said. "But it was just too perfect with the 4th of July party."
He plans to keep the mustache throughout the Main Event. We can only hope he makes the final table and will have sport the Main Event Mustache for several more weeks.
A player in middle position opened to 400 and found one caller in Dennis Phillips from the cutoff.
Both players checked the flop. Phillips' opponent checked again on the , prompting a 550 bet from Phillips. His opponent then check-raised to 1,550. Phillips called after some thought.
The completed the board and Phillips' opponent fired another 1,550 into the middle - sending Phillips deep into the tank. He eventually flung in a call after much deliberation and his opponent tabled for pocket aces. Phillips revealed he had the and mucked.
Humberto Brenes opened to 400 from middle position and found one caller from his opponent in the cutoff seat.
The flop came and both players checked.
The turn brought the and Brenes checked once more - prompting a bet from his opponent.
"Do you bluff?" Brenes asked.
"I'm too old to bluff," his opponent replied.
"Okay," Brenes said. He then revealed the and one-by-one and mucked his hand.
His opponent mucked without showing.
"Good fold, sir," he said.
"No no, it was a bad fold," Brenes said with a smile.
Just a few hands later, we noticed Brenes was all-in preflop against two other opponents and hands were revealed.
Brenes:
Opponent #1:
Opponent #2:
The player with had everyone covered, while the player with pocket fours was the short stack. The board ran out and Brenes' queens held for the near triple-up.
Erik Cajelais opened for 200 from middle position and he found one caller in the player in the small blind.
The flop came and Cajelais' opponent checked, prompting a 150 c-bet from Cajelais. His opponent called.
The turn brought the and the player in the small blind check-called again - this time for a 250 bet from Cajelais.
Both players checked the river and neither player seemed unwilling to table their hand. Cajelais' opponent eventually flipped over and Cajelais turned up . Both of Cajelais' cards played and he dragged the pot.