Upeshka Desilva is certainly acting as the bully at his table, and one hand with Ting Ho summed it up perfectly.
On a board of , Desiliva bet out 1,200. Ho raised to 3,200, and Desiliva decided to move all in. Ho tanked for for a few minutes, and eventually folded.
Desiliva immediately stood up and threw down the , which prompted some conversation between Ho and Desiliva.
Ho muttered, "You think I tanked that long because I had nothing?"
"Yeah!" Desiliva responded.
Ho stayed silent for about 20 seconds and then sarcastically agreed, "You're right I had nothing."
Phil Hellmuth (Seen Here in an Earlier Event) Will Not Be Notching His Historic 100th Cash Here Today
The ante-only tournament was a short affair for Phil Hellmuth, after he was moved to a table featuring fellow poker pros Humberto Brenes and David Williams.
We overheard Brenes offering his friend a few words of encouragement when he took his seat, but despite the well wishes, Hellmuth was soon sent to the rail.
"Tranquilo, tranquilo," whispered Brenes, using his native tongue to tell Hellmuth to calm down.
The "Poker Brat" wrapped his arms around Brenes in a bear hug, obviously glad to have found a friend among the masses here in the Brasilia Room, but he was unable to heed "The Shark's" warning.
Just a few hands after arriving, Hellmuth saw Brenes open for 325, and he flatted in position. Williams, however, decided to apply the pressure, and he went for the squeeze play with a three-bet to 1,525.
Brenes got out of the way, but Hellmuth quickly heaped his handful of a stack forward, and Williams called just as quickly.
Showdown
Hellmuth:
Williams:
Hellmuth was crushed with his ducks, and Williams' jacks held through the board, sending Hellmuth off in the perpetual search for his historic 100th WSOP cash.
We did not catch the action but we saw a board of and Gilbert Diaz all in and at risk. However when his was exposed to us and his opponent he was not happy because Diaz's opponent had . The rivered straight gave Diaz the double and saved him from walking out before the dinner break.
On the flop, Clinkscales and four players checked, but a bet of 400 from the fifth player cleared the field. With the action back on him, Clinkscales flatted to take the on the turn.
After tapping the table for a second time, Clinkscales called a bet of 700, and the completed the board on the river.
Clinkscales checked once more, and his opponent continued with a bet of 1,300. After a brief tank, Clinkscales looked the player up, but quickly mucked his hand when he saw the for a rivered two pair.
The payouts have been announced for the $1,500 Ante Only event. With 678 players in the field, the top 72 finisher will get paid a minimum of $2,581. The eventual winner will take home $201,399 along with the gold bracelet. For a full look at the payout table, head over to the payout tab.
With the board reading , and over 3,600 in the pot waiting to be won, Allen Cunningham checked to fellow pro Jon Aguiar.
The young Aguiar, who already has a remarkable five cashes to his credit in the 2013 WSOP, decided on a bet of 2,900, putting the pressure back on Cunningham.
Despite the small setback, Cunningham has steadily accumulated chips throughout this Day 1, and he will be looking to match Aguiar's total of five cashes with another deep run in this ante-only tournament.
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, Desiliva bet out 1,200. Ho raised to 3,200, and Desiliva decided to move all in. Ho tanked for for a few minutes, and eventually folded.
, which prompted some conversation between Ho and Desiliva.
board, sending Hellmuth off in the perpetual search for his historic 100th WSOP cash.
and Gilbert Diaz all in and at risk. However when his 
was exposed to us and his opponent he was not happy because Diaz's opponent had 
. The rivered straight gave Diaz the double and saved him from walking out before the dinner break.
flop, Clinkscales and four players checked, but a bet of 400 from the fifth player cleared the field. With the action back on him, Clinkscales flatted to take the 
on the turn.
, and over 3,600 in the pot waiting to be won, Allen Cunningham checked to fellow pro Jon Aguiar.
