The Bronze and Red sections in the Brasilia Room are currently getting smaller and smaller, with a majority of the Red Section now broken. Here is how a few players over in that area are currently faring.
Tim Killday min-raised to 4,000 from the cutoff seat and found one caller in the player in the big blind.
The flop came and Killday's opponent check-called a 6,000 bet from Killday.
The turn brought the and the player in the big again checked. Undeterred, Killday cut out a bet to 14,500 and placed it in the middle. His opponent quickly mucked and Killday scooped the pot.
Killday, who recently placed second in the World Series of Poker Circuit Event - Harrah's St. Louis Main Event, is up to 200,000.
Paul Cogliano opened to 4,500 from under the gun, John Leathart called in middle position, David Halpern moved all in for 20,500 on Leathart's direct right, and Marty Zabib quickly made the call. Cogliano re-shoved, Leathart released, and Zabib called.
"I have the worst hand," Zabib announced.
"No," Halpern responded. "I have the worst hand."
Cogliano
Halpern
Zabib
The flop fell .
"Give him a set," Zabib told the dealer.
If Cogliano turned a set, then Habib would have Broadway, but it was Halpern who turned a set when the hit the felt.
"No diamond," Halpern requested.
The river was a diamond - the to be precise - and Halpern was eliminated. Cogliano's stack rocketed to 160,000, while Zabib slipped to 240,000.
Marvin Rettenmaier is known for taking his time at the tables, and he was just part of a hand that took almost ten minutes. Rettenmaier won the WPT Championship at Bellagio in May, and he's looking to extend that good fortune in the WSOP Main Event.
We caught up with the action on a flop of . There was about 20,000 in the middle, and Daniel Hirleman checked from the small blind to Rettenmaier in the cutoff. He thought for about a minute before betting out 8,200, and Hirleman made the call. The turn brought the , and Hirleman checked again. Rettenmaier thought again for about a minute before tossing in a bet of 19,600. Hirleman quickly called again, and the river brought the . Here's where things got interesting.
Hirleman checked a third time, and Rettemaier tanked for about 90 seconds before assembling a big bet of 48,600. This sent Hirleman deep into the tank, and after about five minutes of thinking, the clock was called. The floor came over to administrate it, and just before he could announce the ten second warning, Hirleman said call.
Rettenmaier flipped over for a full house, and Hirleman tapped the table before mucking his hand. After that pot, Rettenmaier is up to 330,000.
After dropping a few chips at the beginning of the level, Gaelle Baumann is back up to about 550,000.
Picking up the action in a three-handed pot after a flop, Baumann check-called 7,300 from an opponent. The third player in the hand folded and the hit the turn. Baumann check-called another bet, this one for 17,300, to see the river. She and her opponent both checked with Baumann tabling for a flush.
Her opponent flashed as he watched the pot get pushed Baumann's way.
A player in early position opened for 4,500 and action folded over to Andrey Gulyy in the cutoff seat, who called. Ezha Abugazal then squeezed to 12,500 from the button and everyone else folded back around to Gulyy, who moved all in for a bit over 100,000. Abugazal quickly called to put Gulyy at risk.
Gulyy:
Abugazal:
"Good luck," Gulyy wished Abugazal.
It appeared Gulyy would be the lucky one, as an came right in the window of the flop, however, the other two cards hiding behind it were the and , giving Abugazal a set of jacks. An gave Gulyy a glimmer of hope, however, the bricked out for Gulyy and he was sent to the rail.
Daniel Negreanu opened with a raise to 4,400 only to find Ryan Daniel three-bet to 10,000 from the next seat over.
The flop fell and both players tapped the table. It went check-check for a second time on the turn.
The completed the board and Daniel bet 20,000. Negreanu thought about it for roughly thirty seconds before flinging out a call. Daniel showed and Negreanu mucked his hand. With this loss Negreanu has fallen under the 200,000 chip mark.