Danny Wong raised to 245,000 from middle position, and it folded around to Robert Corcione in the big blind who called. The flop came , and Corcione quickly checked. Wong took the opportunity to continue with a bet of 285,000, and Corcione called. The turn brought the and another immediate check from Corcione. Wong paused a short while, then bet 600,000. Corcione waited about 45 seconds, then called.
The river was the . Corcione checked one more time, and Wong began carving out stacks of green (25,000) chips, grabbing one orange (5,000) then pushing forward a bet of 1,005,000. Corcione waited about 10 seconds, then said he was calling.
Greg Merson raised to 250,000 from the cutoff, and Jesse Sylvia and Jamie Robbins called from the button and big blind respectively. The flop saw action go check-check to Sylvia, who bet 340,000. Only Merson made the call and it was heads-up to the turn, which both players checked.
The river saw Merson lead out for 525,000, and after a long pause, Sylvia raised to 1.14 million. After a call was made, Sylvia sheepishly revealed , which was no good against Merson's .
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Gaelle Baumann (left) and Elisabeth Hille (right)
Gaelle Baumann and Elisabeth Hille are making history today. This year marks the first time since 2000 that two women have made the final 27 at the World Series of Poker Main Event when Kathy Liebert finished 17th and Annie Duke just missed the final table by finishing 10th. Barbara Enright is the only woman to make a final table at the WSOP Main Event, finishing fifth in 1995.
Here's a look at the highest finishes by women throughout the history of the WSOP Main Event:
Daniel Strelitz opened to 240,000 from under the gun, and was called by Russell Thomas on his direct left, and Scott Abrams in the big blind.
The flop fell , and Abrams checked. Strelitz bet 345,000, and only Thomas called. The turn was the , and Strelitz led out for 615,000. Thomas called.
The completed the board, and Strelitz checked for the first time. Thomas fired 925,000, and Strelitz responded with a check-raise to 2.125 million. Thomas called.
Strelitz showed for nine-high, and Thomas tabled for two kings.
Thomas is nearing 14 million chips, while Strelitz dipped to 8.9 million.
Robert Salaburu started things with a raise to 250,000 from under the gun, and Gaelle Baumann called from a couple of seats over. All others folded, the flop came , and both players checked quickly. The turn brought the and a bet of 300,000 from Salaburu, which Baumann called.
The river was the . Salaburu again acted quickly, firing 1 million. Baumann looked at that river card, then back down. Finally after about a half-minute Baumann called, and when Salaburu turned over for two pair, Baumann mucked.
Salaburu is off to a quick start here in the early going, having won several hands on the secondary feature table to push up over 15 million.
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Michael Esposito (Day 6) with a monster double
Michael Esposito opened to 275,000 from middle position, Daniel Strelitz three-bet to 660,000 from the small blind, and Esposito responded with a four-bet to 1.875 million. Strelitz five-bet shoved for effectively 5.905 million, and Esposito called.
Strelitz:
Esposito:
There were over twelve million chips in the middle when the flop fell . The on the turn and the on the river missed Strelitz as well, doubling Esposito to 12.05 million chips.
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Action folded around to Elisabeth Hille on the button and she raised to 250,000, which Marc Ladouceur called from the big blind. Both players checked the flop, and then Hille called a bet of 240,000 from Ladouceur on the turn. Both players returned to checking on the river, and Hille took down the pot with .
The Salaburu express keeps rolling along as we move through Level 30, as he takes a couple more hands.
In the first he took a few off of Yuval Bronshtein. From the big blind Salaburu called Bronshtein's preflop raise, check-called flop and turn bets, then the pair checked down the river. With the board showing , Salaburu showed and that was good enough to claim the pot.
Gaelle Baumann then raised to 250,000 from under the gun, and it folded around to Salaburu who reraised to 560,000 from the small blind. Jeremy Ausmus folded the big blind, and after thinking for a while Baumann folded.
, and Corcione quickly checked. Wong took the opportunity to continue with a bet of 285,000, and Corcione called. The turn brought the 
and another immediate check from Corcione. Wong paused a short while, then bet 600,000. Corcione waited about 45 seconds, then called.
. Corcione checked one more time, and Wong began carving out stacks of green (25,000) chips, grabbing one orange (5,000) then pushing forward a bet of 1,005,000. Corcione waited about 10 seconds, then said he was calling.
for aces, and Corcione mucked.
flop saw action go check-check to Sylvia, who bet 340,000. Only Merson made the call and it was heads-up to the 
turn, which both players checked.
river saw Merson lead out for 525,000, and after a long pause, Sylvia raised to 1.14 million. After a call was made, Sylvia sheepishly revealed 
, which was no good against Merson's 
.
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, and Abrams checked. Strelitz bet 345,000, and only Thomas called. The turn was the 
, and Strelitz led out for 615,000. Thomas called.
completed the board, and Strelitz checked for the first time. Thomas fired 925,000, and Strelitz responded with a check-raise to 2.125 million. Thomas called.
for two kings.
and a bet of 300,000 from Salaburu, which Baumann called.
. The 
on the turn and the 
on the river missed Strelitz as well, doubling Esposito to 12.05 million chips.
flop, and then Hille called a bet of 240,000 from Ladouceur on the 
river, and Hille took down the pot with 
and that was good enough to claim the pot.
