Greg Mueller opened to 12,000 from under the gun, before Betrand Grospellier bumped it up with his own raise. Brandon Cantu moved all in for just over 30,000, before Mueller also announced all in, forcing a fold from Grospellier.
Mueller:
Cantu:
The flop was good for Cantu, as it fell , but Mueller took the lead when the fell on the turn. The was no help for Cantu, as he made his way out of the tournament floor.
Bryn Kenney raised to 12,500 from the cutoff and John Hennigan defended from the big blind. When the flop came down , Hennigan checked and Kenney continued for 19,500. Hennigan waited for a few minutes and then counted out a raise to 65,000. Kenney insta-mucked.
It wasn't much of a good hand but gave us a good excuse to update you on both their counts.
Roman Yitzhaki raised in late position, Kevin Song defended his big blind, and the flop fell . Song led out, Yitzhaki called, and the turn was the . Song led out again, Yitzhaki called, and the completed the board. Song slowed down, checking, and Yitzhaki threw out a bet. Song stood up from his seat, sat back down, uttered "Wow," then called.
Doyle Brunson, the "Godfather of Poker" and 10-time World Series of Poker gold bracelet winner, has been eliminated.
Doyle Brunson: () /
Ofir Mor: () /
All of Brunson's chips went in on sixth street against Ofir Mor when he held two pair, sevens and sixes. Unfortunately for Brunson, Mor had a better two pair with aces and tens. Brunson finished with the on seventh street, which didn't help him improve, and he was eliminated. Mor finished with the .
Brunson, who has cashed for $398,880 in the $50,000 Poker Players' Championship over the years, will not be adding to his impressive tournament record in this event. He also will not be collecting on any of the bets he made at the beginning of this event.
For Brunson, this was the first event he played this summer, and it may be the only event. Coming into the 2013 WSOP, Brunson stated that he was going to pass on tournament play, but did alter that decision to play this event. Whether or not he will be back for another remains to be seen, but you can keep your eyes locked here on PokerNews for all the latest.
With around 40,000 in the pot and a flop of , Mike Wattel checked from the big blind and Brandon Cantu bet 19,000 from early position. Wattel responded with a check-raise to 45,000 only to have Cantu three-bet to 115,000. Wattel shrugged before moving all in for 231,500 and Cantu couldn't call fast enough.
Cantu:
Wattel:
Cantu seemed surprised to see Wattel roll over a set, but not nearly as surprised as when the turn and river missed his hand. Cantu was up out of his seat and voicing his discontent to no one in particular.
"I can't stand spades," he bemoaned. "My least favorite suit."
"It is proven," Greg "FBT" Mueller said as he watched the pot being pushed. "Spades get there less."
It was funny, but no one dared laugh while Cantu vented.
Jonathan Duhamel opened to 12,000 from the hijack, before Mike Gorodinsky bumped it up to 28,500. Brian Hastings looked over at Gorodinsky’s stacked, before announcing all in, for around 100,000 in chips. Duhamel quickly got out of the way, before Gorodinsky made the call, as both players tabled their cards.
Paul Volpe raised out of the small blind, Adam Friedman made it three bets, and Volpe called. Volpe drew two, Friedman stayed pat, and Volpe check-called a bet. On the second draw, Volpe drew one, Friedman remained pat, and Volpe check-called a bet.
On the third and final draw, Volpe took one more card and Friedman patted. Volpe check-called one last bet, then mucked when Friedman fanned a .
, but Mueller took the lead when the 
fell on the turn. The 
was no help for Cantu, as he made his way out of the tournament floor.
. Song led out, Yitzhaki called, and the turn was the 
. Song led out again, Yitzhaki called, and the 
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, Mike Wattel checked from the big blind and Brandon Cantu bet 19,000 from early position. Wattel responded with a check-raise to 45,000 only to have Cantu three-bet to 115,000. Wattel shrugged before moving all in for 231,500 and Cantu couldn't call fast enough.
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