On the final board of , Dan O'Brien was last to act in a group of four players. The first player checked, the next player fired a bet of 2,100, the third player called, and then O'Brien raised to 8,500. The first player folded, and the original bettor followed suit, but the third player made the call.
O'Brien turned up the for just queen high, and his opponent showed the for two pair, kings and fours. O'Brien's hand was mucked, and he dropped back to 37,000 in chips.
We saw Phil Galfond open for 550 from the button, and call a reraise to 1,025 by an opponent in the small blind.
When the flop of hit the board, the player led out with a bet of 800, which Galfond called. On the turn, Galfond again flatted his opponent's bet, this time for 2,250, and the completed the board on the river.
Both players opted to check, and Galfond's hand went into the muck when he saw the tabled.
The buzz inside the walls of the Rio extends beyond just the tournaments on the 2013 World Series of Poker schedule. Online poker in Nevada is a very, very hot topic right now, and WSOP.com is making a lot of noise.
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John Juanda raised to 650 from the hijack seat, and Luke Vrabel called on the button. Everyone else folded, and the flop came down . Juanda bet 1,100, and Vrabel made the call.
On the turn and river, both players checked. Juanda couldn't beat the that Vrabel showed and mucked his hand. Vrabel moved to 30,000 in chips.
Phil Hellmuth (Seen Here in Earlier WSOP Play) Dropped an Early Pot After His Late Arrival
After his customary late arrival Phil Hellmuth immediately got in on the action, but after losing the last hand, he may miss the opportunities to pad his stack provided by those earlier levels.
We saw Hellmuth splash a handful of chips into the pot while showing down the , which must have looked pretty good on the board.
His opponent tabled the for a rivered flush, and despite momentarily clenching as if to stand and shout, Hellmuth calmly slid his cards into the muck and refocused on his iPad.
Every year at the World Series of Poker, the NBA Finals take place as well. To cater to the players (many of whom are large sports bettors), the WSOP often litters each tournament area with television screens displaying the games. Needless to say, the players love this, but they also have a bit harder time playing poker during the games. With the players so fixated on the TV screens around the room, sweating each and every point, foul and fast break, it's now that time in the tournament when things slow down a bit. Heck, if we're caught standing in the line of sight of one of the TVs, we're likely to get an empty water bottle hurled at us.
The moral of the story is this: If things slow down a bit on the felt, don't blame us, blame the NBA.
Vanessa Selbst Has Doubled Her Starting Stack Here on Day 1
Vanessa Selbst has raised before the flop, and her opponent pushed back with an all-in wager for roughly 8,000.
Selbst quickly called and rolled over , but by the look on her face it appeared she feared the worst. Her opponent tabled the , however, and Selbst was racing to add a decent chunk to her stack.
"I got this," said the all-in player, even as the flop came . "I still got this..."
The turn brought the , and the player's voice rose a bit, as he pondered the board pair possibilities that might have given him the win, saying "I got this now..."
River:
Selbst had it instead, and by winning this early race, she has more than doubled her stack midway through the first day of play.
, Dan O'Brien was last to act in a group of four players. The first player checked, the next player fired a bet of 2,100, the third player called, and then O'Brien raised to 8,500. The first player folded, and the original bettor followed suit, but the third player made the call.
for just queen high, and his opponent showed the 
for two pair, kings and fours. O'Brien's hand was mucked, and he dropped back to 37,000 in chips.![[user253757]](/img/avatars/avatar.svg){kind=avatar}
hit the board, the player led out with a bet of 800, which Galfond called. On the 
turn, Galfond again flatted his opponent's bet, this time for 2,250, and the 
completed the board on the river.
tabled.
on the short stack versus an opponent's 
. The board came 
, and De Meulder was eliminated.
. Juanda bet 1,100, and Vrabel made the call.
turn and 
that Vrabel showed and mucked his hand. Vrabel moved to 30,000 in chips.
board.
. "I still got this..."
, and the player's voice rose a bit, as he pondered the board pair possibilities that might have given him the win, saying "I got this now..."
