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We saw Greg Raymer tabling his hand after calling an opponent's river bet, with the final board reading 
.
While the other player's cards were seen by the table, the only hand that mattered was Raymer's 
, as "Fossilman" flopped a set of threes to chip up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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33,800 | 3,800 |
It was recently brought to our attention that the White Section in the Pavilion Room is also a part of the Main Event. We recently made our way over and discovered some familiar faces over there.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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30,000 | |
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30,000 | |
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30,000 | |
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30,000 | |
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30,000 | |
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30,000 | |
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30,000 | |
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30,000 | |
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30,000 | |
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30,000 | |
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30,000 | |
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30,000 | |
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30,000 |
We happened upon Table 365 with 10,000 in the pot and a board reading 
. Alex Schechter had just bet 11,000 from the big blind and put the pressure on Bernard Lee in the under-the-gun position. The 2005 WSOP Main Event 13th-place finisher thought for about 20 seconds before making the call only to muck when Schechter tabled the 
for the flopped nuts.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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9,300 | -20,700 |
The action started with the player in early position opening to 250, and getting called by Garry Gates in late position, as well as both players in the blinds.
The flop came down 
, as all four opted to check their options. The 
fell on the turn, before the action checked around to Gates, who made it 450 to go. Just the small blind came along, as the 
completed the board.
Both players checked, before the player in the small blind announced ace-high, showing his 
. Gates then turned over his 
to win the hand.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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36,000 | 2,125 |
With the board reading 
by the turn, we caught Scotty Nguyen putting 1,700 into the pot along with a lone opponent.
The river card came 
, and Nguyen led out for a bet of 2,000. His opponent paused for a moment before cutting out a raise of 5,600 and pushing it forward.
Nguyen appeared to ask for a count of the raise, but he quickly tossed out the requisite calling chips, only to see the other player reveal the 
for a flopped set.
Nguyen's cards went fluttering through the air as they headed for the muck, and the 
landed face up for all to see.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
21,800 | -8,200 |
While the field may be larger here on Day 1b, it's going to be very hard to find a better hand than what was produced yesterday at Table 443 in the Purple Section of the Amazon Room. For those wondering what we're talking about, you can read about the five-way all-in clash by clicking here. The hand was won by Mac Sohrabi, with Yucel Eminoglu scooping a sizable side pot.
There has been much talk about the hand via social media and at various tables throughout the field today. Most of the chatter is about the player who called all in after raising from under the gun holding the 
to put his healthy 40,000-chip stack at risk. Checking the PokerNews Odds Calculator, it appears the player wasn't in that bad of shape given all of the hands. Let's take a look.
: 19%
: 7%
: 35%
: 21%
: 17%
We all know everyone loves nice, deceptive suited connectors, as they can often win you very large pots in the right instances, but in this case the hand failed to work out for the player who held the . Even so, a 19% chance of winning the hand in a big, five-way pot doesn't seem like a bad shot at a ton of chips, and we all know there's nothing wrong with a bit of gamble in a tournament as it can be just the thing to propel you to a deep run.
The way the hand went down, it's highly in doubt that we will witness another one that reaches the epic proportions of this one, but we'll be keeping our eyes wide open. In the meantime, enjoy this hand history from our archives.
Every year the World Series of Poker Main Event draws celebrities, and one of them in today's field is MMA fighter Georges St-Pierre, also known as "GSP." Considered by many to be one of the greatest welterweight fighters in the world, as well as one of the best pound-for-pound fighters overall, the 32-year-old GSP is looking for a poker title to go with his current Welterweight Championship.
St-Pierre holds an impressive 24-2 record in the Octagon with his only losses coming to Matt Hughes by submission and Matt Serra by TKO. He later went on to avenge both of those losses, defeating Hughes twice and knocking out Serra just one year after their first fight.
"I'm new to the game. It's just a hobby of mine and I recently discovered it," GSP told PokerNews while playing in last year's Main Event, which was his first outing into the big one. "I like it a lot, but I still have a lot to learn."
When speaking of the similarities between fighting and poker, GSP said, "Yeah there are definitely a few similarities, but I think the biggest one for me is controlling your emotions. When you are at the table you have to be calm and leave your ego behind, and it's just like that when you are fighting."
For more on GSP, check out the interview he did with Kristy Arnett during last year's Main Event:
We arrived at the table, with the board spread out 
, and 6,500 chips already in the middle.
2012 WSOP Main Event runner-up, Jesse Sylvia, checked his option from the small blind, as did the player in the big blind, before their oppoentn on the button bet out 2,500. Sylvia thought about his decision for over a minute, before making the call, as the player on the button did the same.
The player on the button then turned over his for the winning hand, as Sylvia upsettingly mucked his hand, followed by the third player in the hand.
Sylvia has dropped to 12,500, and will be looking to recover quickly, if he wants to make back-to-back deep runs in the Main Event.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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12,500 | 12,500 |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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42,000 | |
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34,000 | |
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30,700 | |
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30,000 | |
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28,500 | |
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28,000 | |
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27,000 | |
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26,500 |
