We just saw another preflop all-in situation involving two players holding pocket aces, with Deanna Dozier holding and her opponent . The board came , and the pair chopped up the pot.
"You looked so devastated," said Dozier to her opponent, referring to her calling his all-in. He responded by noting how she'd had him covered, and thus followed players passing back and forth stories of having their aces cracked.
Picking up the action after a flop, Chris DeMaci and an opponent got their chips into middle. DeMaci was the one all in for about 23,000 with , trailing the of his opponent.
DeMaci had plenty of outs, but none came as the turn and river ended his Main Event.
Earlier this summer Vanessa Selbst became the first woman to win an open event at the World Series of Poker since she did so herself in 2008. Selbst's second bracelet was around her wrist after she crushed the final table of Event 52: $2,500 10-Game Mix - Six-Handed.
We recently caught up with this two-time bracelet winner looking down at a board of . Her opponent checked to her with over 16,000 in the pot. Selbst fired out 10,900 and her opponent quickly called.
Selbst flipped up the for the nuts and her opponent mucked his hand. Selbst is now sitting on a stack of 69,000 and looks to continue crushing throughout the day.
Fours hours of poker down, six to go here at Day 1b of the 2012 World Series of Poker Main Event. Players are now taking their second 20-minute break of the day. After Level 3 will come the 90-minute dinner break.
We're starting to hear estimates of today's Day 1b field settling around the 2,100-player mark. Official numbers are still to come.
We missed the details of the hand but can confirm that Martin Kabrhel has been eliminated from play.
When asked about his tournament, Kabrhel simply said "Ace-three was my best hand all day. So sick." With this elimination the poker star from Prague will have to wait another year to gain World Series of Poker glory.
A player in early position raised it up to 525 and action folded around to Bart Hanson who made the call from the button. The blinds folded and it was heads up to the flop.
The flop came prompting a bet of 600 from the early position player. Hanson made the call.
The on the turn paired the board a brought another bet from the aggressor, this time for 800. Another call was made by Hanson and the dealer laid out one more card. The on the river saw a repeat of action with an 1,100 bet from the early position player. Hanson struggled to make the call and eventually did.
The early position player flipped over for a full house kings full of nines, and Hanson exposed for a superior full house, kings full of queens.
John Dolan opened to 500 from the button and was three-bet by his opponent directly behind him in the small blind to 1,300. It was folded back to Dolan, who tossed in a call.
Both players checked the flop, however, when Dolan's opponent checked a second time on the turn, Dolan tossed out two yellow $1,000 denomination chips and his opponent quickly mucked.
We caught up to see three players including World Series of Poker bracelet winner David Singer looking at the flop. It read and the small blind checked.
The next player to act bet 1,100 and Singer called. The small blind got out of the way and we were heads up to see the turn. Singer's opponent checked which opened the door for Singer to bet 2,000. A call was made the the completed the board. Another check meant that Singer fired out 4,500.
Singer's opponent heaved a huge sigh and slowly moved his hand to the muck, allowing Singer to drag the pot.
and her opponent 
. The board came 
, and the pair chopped up the pot.
flop, Chris DeMaci and an opponent got their chips into middle. DeMaci was the one all in for about 23,000 with 
, trailing the 
of his opponent.
turn and 
river ended his Main Event.
. Her opponent checked to her with over 16,000 in the pot. Selbst fired out 10,900 and her opponent quickly called.
for the nuts and her opponent mucked his hand. Selbst is now sitting on a stack of 69,000 and looks to continue crushing throughout the day.
on the turn paired the board a brought another bet from the aggressor, this time for 800. Another call was made by Hanson and the dealer laid out one more card. The 
on the river saw a repeat of action with an 1,100 bet from the early position player. Hanson struggled to make the call and eventually did.
for a superior full house, kings full of queens.
flop, however, when Dolan's opponent checked a second time on the 
