Randy "Nanonoko" Lew is off to a pretty good start this Main Event.
In a recent hand, Randy Lew opened to 250 from early position and was three-bet to 700 by his opponent directly behind him. Everyone else folded back around to Lew - who made the call.
Both players checked the flop, however, when the fell on the turn, Lew checked once more and his opponent fired 1,100 into the middle. Lew called to see a river, which brought the .
Lew checked a final time and his opponent bet 2,000. Lew responded by check-raising to 5,300 and his opponent quickly called. Lew turned over for a runner-runner flush and his opponent mucked without showing.
Jamie Kerstettler opened to 250 in early position and was called by the players on the button and in the small blind.
The flop came down and it was checked to Kerstetter who bet 650. The button folded, the small blind called, and the hit the turn. Both checked to see the river where the player in the small blind bet 1,250.
Kerstetter called, but saw the bad news when opponent tabled for a set of nines. Kerstetter showed her as the pot was pushed to her opponent.
We caught up to find Jennifer Tilly and two opponents looking down at a board of . The big blind checked to Tilly who fired 700 into the center. The player in the cutoff called and the big blind tossed away his hand.
The came on fourth street and Tilly continued her aggression with a bet of 1,200. Once again she received a call.
The board completed by pairing with the . Tilly moved 2,200 into the middle and her opponent grabbed enough chips to call and then clenched them in his fist. He sat pondering for about thirty more seconds before dropping them down in the middle. Tilly tabled for kings and eights and her opponent tossed his cards away. Tilly is now sitting on 35,000 in chips.
When we reached the table, Johnny Chan "The Master" and David "Doc" Sands were heads up with the board reading . Chan checked, and Sands tossed out 3,650. Chan tanked for the better part of two minutes, then called.
The completed the board, and Chan checked again. Sands thought for a bit, then fired 5,450. Chan quickly check-raised to 12,000, which befuddled Sands, who tanked for the better part of five minutes.
He eventually folded, and Chan raked in the pot.
"Big lay down?" a player asked Sands.
Sands didn't respond - we're not sure if he even heard the gentleman - rather he stared directly at a spot in front of him, and continued to do so as we left.
We caught up to find the action coming to a climax on a board of .
We found Olivier Busquet facing a raise from Matt Marafioti that made it 9,300 to go. Busquet announced a call and Marafioti tabled for jacks full of queens. Busquet mucked his hand and shipped almost a third of his starting stack over to Marafioti.
We happened upon Steve O'Dwyer's table on the turn with a board reading and about 6,000 in the pot. The small blind had checked, O'Dwyer did the same from the button, and it was off to the river.
The small blind gave it some thought before tossing out a single orange T5,000 chip, and O'Dwyer thought for about six seconds before flicking his cards to the muck.
We had a short chat with Chan after the hand to see how he's doing. "I feel ok, but I'm having trouble focusing," Chan said.
"I'm really not following all the action too carefully on every hand," Chan continued. "I don't have any serious headaches. I think I'll be able to make it through the day alright."
Chan was a little hard to spot today, he's wearing a ball cap and headphones.
Juan Manuel Pastor has more than $600,000 in tournament winnings on his resume, making him one of Spain's all-time money earners in poker. He has had a good start here on Day 1c of the World Series of Poker Main Event, managing to take down the following sizable pot.
We caught up with the action with a flop showing, with Pastor in the big blind position, going up against the player on his direct left and the player on the button. Pastor checked here, so too did the player on his left and the button bet 500. Pastor called, while the other player got out of the way.
On the turn, Pastor and his opponent both checked, ushering in the to complete the board on the river. This time Pastor would led for 1,050 and his opponent would quickly raise it up to 2,500. Pastor then re-raised to 6,025 just as quickly and his opponent made the call.
Pastor:
Opponent:
Pastor hit the straight on the river, while his opponent's turned set would go straight into the muck as Pastor scooped up the pot.
flop, however, when the 
fell on the turn, Lew checked once more and his opponent fired 1,100 into the middle. Lew called to see a river, which brought the 
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for a runner-runner flush and his opponent mucked without showing.
and it was checked to Kerstetter who bet 650. The button folded, the small blind called, and the 
hit the turn. Both checked to see the 
river where the player in the small blind bet 1,250.
for a set of nines. Kerstetter showed her 
as the pot was pushed to her opponent.
. The big blind checked to Tilly who fired 700 into the center. The player in the cutoff called and the big blind tossed away his hand.
came on fourth street and Tilly continued her aggression with a bet of 1,200. Once again she received a call.
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and about 6,000 in the pot. The small blind had checked, O'Dwyer did the same from the button, and it was off to the 
turn, Pastor and his opponent both checked, ushering in the 
