Barry Greenstein pushes all in and gets called from the small blind raiser. Greenstein has and his opponent has . They see the flop of . This put Greenstein in a tough place because he would have to catch runner-runner to beat his opponents flopped set.
The turn, the , giving Greenstein straight outs.
The river, the and Greenstein did it! He came from behind to bust his opponent with a runner-runner straight. He is smiling while stacking his healthy stack of 425,000.
David "Bakes" Baker Woke Up With a Pocket Pair to Push Into the Chip Lead Here on Day 2
With his stack dwindling to just over 12 big blinds, Jacob Schindler shoved all-in from under the gun. The table folded around to David "Bakes" Baker in the cutoff, and after squeezing his cards slowly, he forcefully announced a call.
Bakes had woke up with , which left him flipping a coin against Schindler's .
With a serene look on his face, Baker watched the flop fall , and although Schindler picked up additional outs to the wheel straight, the turn () and the river () brought no further help.
Bakes offered Schindler a sincere "good game" while the pot was pushed his way, and after another player at the table commented on Baker's ability to run good, he responded simply by saying "I haven't lost a race in a month, why start now?"
With the board reading , a player fired a small bet of 20,000 into a pot of over 80,000, and Joseph Michael responded by sliding a stack of twenty orange T5000 tournament chips forward.
Put to a test for a large portion of his stack, Michael's opponent went into the tank, thinking for a minute or so while asking the classic question all poker players in a tough spot want to know.
"Are you showing if I fold?" he asked, while Michael sat still as a stone, staring intently while trying on his toughest poker face.
Eventually, curiosity got the better of Michael's opponent, and he announced a call, but his cards went quickly into the muck when Michael rolled over the .
After a 17th place exit last year in Event #38, a $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em tournament, Michael Borovetz was convinced that he could improve on that impressive showing. A full year of grinding the national poker circuit later, including a runner-up finish in the $1,000 Borgata Deep Stack Double Play Open in Atlantic City, Borovetz has returned to the Rio to prove to the world what he always knew to be true.
With just 27 players left, and sitting on an average stack, Borovetz is in hot pursuit of his personal dream: to win here at the World Series of Poker and validate his decision to pursue poker on a semi-professional level.
Borovetz has been seated to the direct left of online phenom David "Bakes" Baker, and while this may have intimidated the average amateur, Borovetz told us that his position has actually made decisions easier.
Just as every WSOP produces incredible stories of lucky players cashing in on their first big buy-in tournament, poker's premier series also provides a venue for grinders like Borovetz to showcase their skills on the game's grand stage.
Athanasios Polychronopoulos has just eclipsed the 1 million chip mark, while eliminating two dangerous opponents in the process.
We missed the first few preflop bets, but heard Joe Kuether announce himself all-in for his last 375,000, moving over the top of an all-in made by fellow pro Matt Matros.
Polychronopoulos asked for a count, and upon hearing the amount he casually announced a call, turning over . Kuether tabled the and found himself dominated, as did Matros with his .
Both players were hoping for paint to splash on board, but the case ace arrived in its stead on the flop. Two baby cards later, and both Matros and Kuether hit the rail, while Polychronopoulos started to assemble his new chip castle.
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and his opponent has 
. They see the flop of 
. This put Greenstein in a tough place because he would have to catch runner-runner to beat his opponents flopped set.
, giving Greenstein straight outs.
and Greenstein did it! He came from behind to bust his opponent with a runner-runner straight. He is smiling while stacking his healthy stack of 425,000.
, which left him flipping a coin against Schindler's 
.
, and although Schindler picked up additional outs to the wheel straight, the turn (
) and the river (
. Manuel Mutke looked him up with 
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and with that Balsiger was sent to the pay out desk. He will take home $15,317 for his 30th place finish.
, a player fired a small bet of 20,000 into a pot of over 80,000, and Joseph Michael responded by sliding a stack of twenty orange T5000 tournament chips forward.
and found himself dominated, as did Matros with his 
.
flop. Two baby cards later, and both Matros and Kuether hit the rail, while Polychronopoulos started to assemble his new chip castle.
