So far worst wsop main start in a long time. Just lost 88<AA. K84, 2, A. 7k left. Check raised flop, ck called turn and river.Follow @rosenblumr
Wow. I had QQ against AA and KK. I bailed out after losing only $1500. Wouldn't have won. Down to 26775. #pfa62Follow @ToddWitteles
Guy on my right has the worst breathe of all time and won't stop talking to himself. =(Follow @RandALLin
The player in middle position opened to 200, and was called in two spots, before Jonathan Aguiar raised it up to 1,050. The player in the small blind called, as did one other, before the flop came down 
.
The player in the small blind checked her option, as did the player in the hijack, before Aguiar threw out a continuation bet of 2,000. His opponent in the small blind then snap raised it up to 5,100, which saw the hijack, plus Aguiar, quickly release their hands.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
20,525 | -6,475 |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
32,600 | 2,600 |
|
28,000 | |
|
26,500 | |
|
26,000 |
The good, old 
is known to poker players and fans as the "Doyle Brunson," but this time the hand belonged to David Williams as he raked in a pot with it.
Action folded to the player in the small blind, and he limped in. Williams was in the big blind and checked to see the flop come down 
. The small blind checked, Williams bet 200, and the small blind called.
The turn was the 
, and the small blind checked. Williams fired 600, and his opponent folded. Williams showed the 
for a turned flush and scooped the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
44,000 |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
70,000 | 40,000 |
|
52,000 | |
|
42,000 | 12,000 |
|
40,000 | 10,000 |
|
|
36,000 | 6,000 |
|
36,000 | 6,000 |
|
35,000 | 5,000 |
|
32,000 | -1,425 |
|
31,000 | 1,000 |
|
25,000 | -5,000 |
|
24,000 | -5,500 |
|
21,800 | -8,200 |
|
20,000 | -10,000 |
Minh Ly is a player who epitomizes the feast or famine nature of tournament poker, as he has alternated between several six-figure scores here at the World Series of Poker, and summers without a single cash on poker's premier stage.
A quick review of Ly's record illustrates the often random nature of tournament results, as he made a splash in the $5,000 Short Handed No-Limit Hold'em event at the 2005 WSOP, finishing as the runner-up to none other than "Texas Dolly" himself Doyle Brunson. For that impressive showing, Ly earned $203,715, while cementing his reputation as a fearsome force on the felt after nearly a decade of grinding the circuit.
Ly followed up his 2nd place finish with a deep run in that year's Main Event, as he placed 19th and earned $304,680 for his efforts in wading through one of the largest fields ever assembled. Ly's validation was secured later that year, when he captured the 2nd annual WPT Doyle Brunson North American Poker Championship for $1,060,050, but he failed to make any waves the following year at the WSOP.
In the 2007 edition of the WSOP, however, Ly placed 5th at the $5,000 Pot-Limit Omaha event for a score of $174,537, and he backed that performance up the following year with a 5th place finish ($118,816) at the $10,000 Seven Card Stud World Championship here at the Rio.
Continuing to ride the roller coaster known as variance, Ly failed to cash a single time at either the 2009 and 2010 WSOP, but he made his presence known once again in 2011, placing 3rd at the $50,000 Poker Player's Championship and taking home $665,763 in prize money.
Ly once again alternated six-figure scores with 0'fers, and he did not register a cash last year at the WSOP. This year, he got right back on the horse with another final table appearance at the $50,000 Poker Player's Championship ($309,830), and he is back in the house here today, looking to add another Main Event run to one of the more checkered tournament careers in poker history.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
30,000 | 30,000 |
With the board reading 
, the player in the small blind bet out 525, before Andy Frankenberger bumped it up to 1,250. His opponent then opted to raise it up to 2,225, and was called, before the 
fell on the turn. The player in the small blind reached for his chips, and confidently bet out another 2,650, which was called, before the 
completed the board.
Pausing for just a moment, a quick bet of 10,000 from the small blind, saw an instant muck from Frankenberger, as he drops down to 35,000 in chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
35,000 | 1,000 |
On a board of 
, John Spadavecchia Jr. watched his opponent lead out for a bet of 3,600, and he coolly tossed a pair of orange T5000 tournament chips into the middle for a substantial raise.
His opponent studied Spadavecchia Jr. from a few seats over, and ultimately he decided to flat the raise out of position.
When the 
completed the board on the river, the player slowly tapped the table for a check, and Spadavecchia Jr. wasted no time in moving the rest of his stack into the middle. His opponent quickly flicked his cards towards the muck, and with that one of the larger stacks in the Amazon Room's Orange section emerged from the fray.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
63,500 |
It's been ten years since Chris Moneymaker changed poker history by outlasting a field of 839 players to turn a $39 satellite seat into a $2.5 million payday. The win is credit as a major contributing factor to the poker boom and multiplied entries into the Main Event for years to come.
A clean-shaven Moneymaker is in today's field looking to do something that he hasn't done since 2003... make a deep run and cash in the Main Event. Despite his other successes, which includes winning his Invitational Rematch against Sammy Farha at the 2011 WSOP, Moneymaker is still looking to recapture that Main Event magic. A ten-year anniversary sounds like a pretty good time to do it.
In a recent hand involving Moneymaker, who is seated in the Pavilion Room, a player in the hijack raised and former Tennessee accountant three-bet to 1,025 from the cutoff. The button and blinds folded, the hijack called and it was heads-up action to the 
flop.
The hijack check-called a bet of 800 from Moneymaker and then both players checked the 
turn. When the 
completed the board on the river, the hijack bet 1,600 and Moneymaker snap-called.
"Queen," the hijack said and tabled the 
.
"Me too," Moneymaker replied and tabled the 
to chop the pot. Despite not losing there, Moneymaker is still down on the day and sitting with about 15,000.
For more on Moneymaker and his thoughts on the Main Event a decade later, check out the interview he did with PokerNews just prior to the 2013 WSOP.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
15,000 | 15,000 |