The tournament has lost two high profile players in the past few minutes, Sergei Baranov and Zimnan Ziyard both busting.
Although his elimination sees his World Series of Poker come to an end, Ziyard informed PokerNews that he will be staying in Las Vegas for a couple of week to play some tournaments in the various casinos on The Strip.
On a flop, Chris Moneymaker checked his option from the big blind, as did his opponent, before the fell on the turn. Moneymaker checked his option, before he was faced with a bet of 900. He then raised it up to 2,900 and was called, before the was produced on the river. Moneymaker checked once more, before making a quick call, when his opponent decided to bet out 3,625.
Moneymaker turned over his for a flopped straight, but was beaten in the hand, when his opponent rolled over the for a rivered full house.
Moneymaker has dropped down to 6,700, and will need to find a lot of help, if he wants to run deep in this year’s Main Event.
The player on the button opened to 1,800, and was called by Erick Lindgren from the small blind. The flop came down , as Lindgren checked, before his opponent led out for 800. Lindgren then bumped it up to 1,600 and was called. Then, the fell on the turn. Lindgren check-called a bet of 1,500, before both players opted to check the on the river.
Lindgren showed , but it was no good against his opponent’s , and he dropped down to below 5,000 in chips.
Minh Ly (Seen Here at the Final Table of Event #55) Knows Better Than Most That the Road to the Mothership Stage is a Long One
The action has been slow and steady throughout this Day 1b of the Main Event, but the post-dinner lull has been especially pronounced, with just two or three bustouts occurring so far in the Amazon Room's Purple section.
We passed by the tables of three pros recently, and the passive play demonstrated by each was indicative of the mood on the tournament floor here today.
First, Minh Ly checked his option from the big blind after three players limped in to begin the action. When the flop fell , Ly tapped the table along with his three opponents, and he quickly folded when one of them bet the turn.
Shortly thereafter, Aaron Mermelstein made it 750 to play from middle position, and received a lone call from a player defending his big blind. On the action flop, both players checked cautiously, and Mermelstein reluctantly mucked when his opponent led out for 1,000 on the turn.
Finally, Maxim Lykov checked a three-way pot on the turn, with the board showing . He mucked along with one other player when a woman bet 2,100 from the big blind, after the river brought the .
We hope to hear the familiar refrain of "all in... and a call!" begin to echo through the tournament floor once again, but with players who have seen their starting stacks halved to 15,000 still in possession of 50 big blinds, there is no need for a rush at this point in the evening.
The action folded around to the player in the small blind, who opted to limp in, before Greg Mueller raised it up to 800 from the small blind. The bet was called, and both watched the flop come down . The player in the small blind then moved all in for his last 3,225 and Mueller called, as both players tabled their cards.
Mueller:
Opponent:
Mueller had the best hand, but his opponent was drawing to a straight. It wouldn’t come though, as the board ran out the and , to see Mueller eliminate an opponent, moving up to just short of 60,000 in chips.
After a player in early position opened to 600, Annette Obrestad called from the next seat over. The player in the big blind called, too, and the flop came down . Action was checked to Obrestad and she bet 900. Only the player in the big blind called to see the turn and he immediately shoved for 9,525. Obrestad mulled it over for about 45 seconds before she called.
Her opponent tabled for a flush draw to go along with an open-ended straight draw, though Obrestad tabled and had some of her opponent's outs. However, the landed on the river to give Obrestad's opponent a straight to win the pot and double up.
The action started with the player seated under the gun opening to 700, and attracting two callers, before Natalie Hoff bumped it up to 2,425 from the small blind. Two of her opponents called, as the flop came down . Hoff then bet out 5,000, before the player in middle position raised it up to 10,000. The player on the big blind thought for a moment, before releasing his hand, before Hoff made the call for her tournament life.
Hoff:
Opponent:
Hoff had been outdrawn, but was unable to improve, as the board ran out the and to see her day end early.
flop, Chris Moneymaker checked his option from the big blind, as did his opponent, before the 
fell on the turn. Moneymaker checked his option, before he was faced with a bet of 900. He then raised it up to 2,900 and was called, before the 
was produced on the river. Moneymaker checked once more, before making a quick call, when his opponent decided to bet out 3,625.
for a flopped straight, but was beaten in the hand, when his opponent rolled over the 
for a rivered full house.
, as Lindgren checked, before his opponent led out for 800. Lindgren then bumped it up to 1,600 and was called. Then, the 
fell on the turn. Lindgren check-called a bet of 1,500, before both players opted to check the 
on the river.
, but it was no good against his opponent’s 
, and he dropped down to below 5,000 in chips.
, Ly tapped the table along with his three opponents, and he quickly folded when one of them bet the 
turn.
action flop, both players checked cautiously, and Mermelstein reluctantly mucked when his opponent led out for 1,000 on the 
turn.
. He mucked along with one other player when a woman bet 2,100 from the big blind, after the river brought the 
.
and 
, to see Mueller eliminate an opponent, moving up to just short of 60,000 in chips.
. Action was checked to Obrestad and she bet 900. Only the player in the big blind called to see the 
for a flush draw to go along with an open-ended straight draw, though Obrestad tabled 
. Hoff then bet out 5,000, before the player in middle position raised it up to 10,000. The player on the big blind thought for a moment, before releasing his hand, before Hoff made the call for her tournament life.
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