With the board reading and the pot around 3,050, Olivier Busquet was confronted with a bet of 1,450.
Busquet thought for a little before making the call as the completed the board on the river and a bet of 2,300 followed from Busquet's opponent.
Busquet went into the tank for nearly three minutes mouthing words as if he was silently talking to himself. Eventually Busquet tossed in calling chips and tabled his which trumped his opponent's .
Larry Wright limped under the gun, and Jeff Yarchever raised to 700 from middle position. Two other players called, and Wright called as well. The flop came . The big blind checked, and Wright bet 550. Yarchever raised to 2,200, and it folded around to Wright. While he considered his decision, the players bantered back and forth a bit, and at one point Yarchever told Wright, “I’m pretty sure we have the same hand.” Wright responded, “You have pocket kings, too?” After another minute or so, Wright slid his cards toward the dealer, facedown. Yarchever turned over one card, the , before returning his cards and stacking his new chips. Wright told him, “I could beat ace-queen.” Yarchever told him he had pocket aces, though he declined to expose his other card.
We noticed T.J. Cloutier's seat occupied by a decidedly smaller individual, and after some railbird-aided investigation, we discovered that the six-time bracelet winner had been ousted when his failed to catch up to .
The living legend will have to wait another year for his shot at poker's premier prize, after finishing in the top five an astounding four times, including two runner-up showings.
It's almost time to play legal, real-money online poker in Nevada on WSOP.com. To celebrate, a mega cash tournament has been organized, and you're invited!
Starting October 25, 2013 and running through November 2, 2013, the WSOP.com Online Championships will take place. A whopping $500,000 in added prize money will be available, including a special $100,000 Freeroll to kick off the series.
The $100,000 Freeroll will be available only to those who register and verify their WSOP.com account by August 31, 2013, and it will take place October 25 at 7 p.m. Las Vegas time.
We arrived at the table on the turn to see Noah Schwartz bet 5,000 with the board reading . His opponent check-raised all in from the big blind position, and Schwartz went into the tank. After thinking for a few minutes, Schwartz called and tabled for a set. His opponent showed , and would need help in the form of either a queen for a set or a 10 for straight. The river, however, was a , and Schwartz took the pot. After the hand, he was up to 38,000 in chips.
Sam Barnhart opened to 700 from under the gun and found two callers before Tony Dunst three-bet to 2,800 from the big blind. Barnhart called as the other two players folded and the dealer spread a flop.
Dunst looked at Barnhart's stack and then dropped in all of his orange 5,000-denomination chips amounting to a bet of 35,000.
"Give me a second here. I gotta think about this!" stated Barnhart as he contemplated the decision for his tournament life as he only had 10,000 behind.
Eventually Barnhart released his hand as Dunst was pushed the pot to move to over 50,000 in chips.
As the rest of the field departed the Amazon Room for the recent break, we noticed Paul "X-22" Magriel agonizing over a difficult decsion, his face contorting into the animated expressions that are his trademark.
The flop read and 2,100 was up for grabs in the middle. Bill Mullins had checked to Magriel, and he bet his signature amount of 2,200.
Mullins sprung his trap, however, and raised to 6,200. The action back on him, Magriel tanked for more than three minutes while the room emptied out, but ultimately he released his hand.
"Ace-king of diamond?," he asked Mullins, who graciously tabled the for top two pair in response.
We arrived at the table on the river to see Tomas Macnamara bet 550 with the board reading . One other player called, and then Jason Alexander raised to 1,600. Macnamara folded, and the other player went into the tank. Alexander looked at him while he was thinking, then asked with a smile, "How can I help?" His opponent continued thinking for a few moments, then slid his cards toward the dealer, and Alexander pulled in the pot.
![[user80015]](/img/avatars/avatar.svg){kind=avatar}
and the pot around 3,050, Olivier Busquet was confronted with a bet of 1,450.
completed the board on the river and a bet of 2,300 followed from Busquet's opponent.
which trumped his opponent's 
.
. The big blind checked, and Wright bet 550. Yarchever raised to 2,200, and it folded around to Wright. While he considered his decision, the players bantered back and forth a bit, and at one point Yarchever told Wright, “I’m pretty sure we have the same hand.” Wright responded, “You have pocket kings, too?” After another minute or so, Wright slid his cards toward the dealer, facedown. Yarchever turned over one card, the 
failed to catch up to 
. His opponent check-raised all in from the big blind position, and Schwartz went into the tank. After thinking for a few minutes, Schwartz called and tabled 
for a set. His opponent showed 
, and would need help in the form of either a queen for a set or a 10 for straight. The river, however, was a 
, and Schwartz took the pot. After the hand, he was up to 38,000 in chips.
to be crushing Nitsche's 
and then Nitsche hit running queens to stay alive with roughly 13,000 in chips.
flop.
and 2,100 was up for grabs in the middle. Bill Mullins had checked to Magriel, and he bet his signature amount of 2,200.
for top two pair in response.
. One other player called, and then Jason Alexander raised to 1,600. Macnamara folded, and the other player went into the tank. Alexander looked at him while he was thinking, then asked with a smile, "How can I help?" His opponent continued thinking for a few moments, then slid his cards toward the dealer, and Alexander pulled in the pot.