John Racener is best known for his second place finish in the 2010 World Series of Poker Main Event. On that occasion, Racener lost heads-up to Jonathan Duhamel and picked up $5,545,955 in prize money.
While Racener would not win anywhere near as much if he took down this particular event, he would take home $346,332 and a piece of gold poker jewellery that he so narrowly missed out on three years ago.
The last time we checked on Jonathan Aguiar's progress we had him on 2,900 and now he is up to 8,800. However, had we looked in on him a few moments earlier we would have seen him with 10,300.
As it happens we didn't and we saw him open to 800 from the cutoff and then call when the button three-bet to 1,500. Aguiar checked the arrival of the then folded when is opponent made a continuation-bet of 2,500.
Germany's Manig Loeser is flying high in Event #30 and is one of the tournament's chip leader.
Loeser has just lost a pot when he saw the player to his immediate right open to 850 from late position. Loeser three-bet him to 2,325 and his opponent gave up.
Loeser has over $900,000 in live tournament winnings and is looking to bolster that figure with a deep run in this event. If his current run continues, he is going to certainly do that.
Barry Greenstein is not only a talented poker player but a published author. His book, "Ace on the RIver" is a great book and until recently, Greenstein used to give a signed copy of his book to anyone who busted him from a tournament.
Due to Greenstein's book's title, catching an ace on the river is sometimes known as being "Greensteined," something that Andrew Saprio has just done to an opponent.
Andrew "LuckyChewy" Lichtenberger recently helped himself to a small pot, but they all count.
Lichtenberger opened to 900 from late position and was called in two spots, namely the hijack and the small blind. The trio watched on as the dealer placed the onto the green Rio felt. Action checked to Lichtenberger who continued with a 900 bet. Both of Lichtenberger's opponents folded and he added more chips to his stack.
Should Lichtenberger reach the money places in Event #30, it would be his 20th WSOP cash of his career; an impressive figure for sure.
Xuan Liu has lost 4,400 of her stack after calling an all-in bet with ust . Neil Mittleman was her opponent and he held . The left Liu needing running cards, which meant when the landed on the turn she was drawing dead. Mittleman completed an unnecessary flush on the river with the arrival of the and now has circa. 10,000 chips.
Jennifer Till has been eliminated from the tournament at the hands of Robert Lipkin.
Lipkin opened from early position, the small blind called and Tilly moved all in for 2,500 from the big blind. Lipkin called and the small blind folded.
Tilly:
Lipkin:
Tilly took the lead as the flop came down and stayed ahead as the landed on the turn. The river card, however, was the , improving Lipkin to a set of eights and leaving Tilly wandering about what could have been.
then folded when is opponent made a continuation-bet of 2,500.
onto the green Rio felt. Action checked to Lichtenberger who continued with a 900 bet. Both of Lichtenberger's opponents folded and he added more chips to his stack.
. Neil Mittleman was her opponent and he held 
. The 
landed on the turn she was drawing dead. Mittleman completed an unnecessary flush on the river with the arrival of the 
and now has circa. 10,000 chips.
hold against 
.
board and being called by a player with 
.
for fourth pair.
landed on the turn. The river card, however, was the 
, improving Lipkin to a set of eights and leaving Tilly wandering about what could have been.