Five time bracelet winner Allen Cunningham is putting himself in great position to be in contention for his next bracelet. In a recent hand we found him making it 400 preflop from the cut off. Action folded around to the big blind who was the only one to oblige and made the call.
A flop brought a check from the big blind, and a casual bet of 500 from Cunningham. Action was then back on the big blind who check-raised to 1,350. Cunningham took a few moments before eventually completing and making the call.
A on fourth street brought the big blind firing off 1,750. Cunningham again took his time before ultimately pushing forward 4,500 for a raise. The big blind realized he'd been had and quickly threw his cards away. Cunningham now sits a little over 20,000.
There is a skinny theme running through this years WSOP. Whatever happened to the unfit, overweight poker players? Where are you guys?
Jamie Rosen, Sorel Mizzi and even Jack Effel himself all looking like super fit and skinny versions of their former selves. Here is some action from another member of the new skinny fraternity - Chris Moorman.
Moorman raised to 400 in early position and he was then subjected to a 1,000 three-bet from the cutoff. He made the call and the dealer gave us the flop of which was checked through. On the turn we saw the and Moorman check-folded to a 1,100 bet.
That was J.C. Tran's reaction as he walked up to his starting table that included heavyweights Chino Rheem, Erik Seidel, Chris Klodnicki and Bryn Kenney, all of whom showed up after the first break. Registration is open until the end of Level 4, so we expect many more big names to make an appearance during the next two levels.
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Here is yet another great table that offers the potential for a lot of action. Kyle Julius, Guillaume Darcourt, Andy Bloch, Sorel Mizzi and Kevin Stammen are all bunched together in the Silver section of the room. But not withstanding the great names on the table, it is the lesser known name of Martin Hanowski who has been ruffling everybody's feathers in the past few hands. Here is an example of Hanowski at work.
Martin Hanowski raised to 250 in mid-position and Kyle Julius made the call on the button. The action checked through to the turn on and Hanowski bet 425. Julius made the call and the dealer handed them their fifth community card - . Hanowski bet 650, Julius made the call and Hanowski picked up the pot with whilst Julius mucked his hand.
Phil Ivey does have a certain presence about him that's for sure. He is wearing a t-shirt with the slogan Real Deal emblazoned on it, not that we needed a reminder. Here he is losing some stock to Jeremy Druckman.
Phil Ivey raised to 250 in early position, there was a call from mid-position before Druckman three-bet to 850 from the hijack seat. Ivey made the call and the mid-position caller folded his hand.
Heads-up to the flop and the pair saw . Ivey check-called a 1,000 Druckman bet and we were on fourth street in no time. The dealer handed them the and Ivey checked to Druckman who bet 2,075 and it was sufficient enough to win the pot.
We managed to find Bill Chen in the big blind battling it out on a flop. We don't know exactly what the action was, but we do know Chen put out a bet and was raised by the button who made it 1,350. Chen made the call and was allowed to see the turn.
With the making an appearance on the turn both players opted to check. A river brought a 1,500 bet from Chen and a call from the button. Chen flipped over for a full house jacks over eights, and his opponent quickly mucked. With this hand Chen sits around 18,500.
Ryan Schmidt finished in 5th place for $117,921 in last night's Event #2 $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em finale and he has gotten right back on the horse. We just caught him in action on a board of and his opponent moved all-in. Schmidt made the call and tabled for the set and his opponent showed the lone before leaving the competition.
flop brought a check from the big blind, and a casual bet of 500 from Cunningham. Action was then back on the big blind who check-raised to 1,350. Cunningham took a few moments before eventually completing and making the call.
on fourth street brought the big blind firing off 1,750. Cunningham again took his time before ultimately pushing forward 4,500 for a raise. The big blind realized he'd been had and quickly threw his cards away. Cunningham now sits a little over 20,000.
which was checked through. On the turn we saw the 
and Moorman check-folded to a 1,100 bet.
and Hanowski bet 425. Julius made the call and the dealer handed them their fifth community card - 
. Hanowski bet 650, Julius made the call and Hanowski picked up the pot with 
whilst Julius mucked his hand.
. Ivey check-called a 1,000 Druckman bet and we were on fourth street in no time. The dealer handed them the 
flop. We don't know exactly what the action was, but we do know Chen put out a bet and was raised by the button who made it 1,350. Chen made the call and was allowed to see the turn.
making an appearance on the turn both players opted to check. A 
river brought a 1,500 bet from Chen and a call from the button. Chen flipped over 
and his opponent moved all-in. Schmidt made the call and tabled 
before leaving the competition.
