Picking up the action on the board, JC Tran fired a bet of 3,200 into his opponent Kristijonas Andrulis. Andrulis made the call, then the dealer completed the board with the . After Tran checked, Andrulis fired 3,600. Tran mulled it over for a few moments, then tossed in a call.
Andrulis tabled the for two pair, kings and queens. Tran mucked, and Andrulis won the pot.
We caught Vanessa Selbst involved in a pot with Stacy Taylor on a flop of . Selbst had a bet of 5,500 in front of her. Taylor decided to put in a raise to 15,500. After thinking about it for a bit, Selbst called.
The river was the . Taylor checked and Selbst quickly checked behind.
Taylor turned over which was the nuts on the turn, and Selbst just shook her head and mucked her cards in disbelief.
With that Taylor moved up the leaderboard as Selbst dropped to her lowest point of the day.
According to Ivan Schertzer, AJ Jejelowo raised to 3,000 before the flop, and Schertzer defended his big blind with . The two got it all in on the flop after Schertzer flopped a straight, and Jejelowo, who had , has been eliminated from the tournament.
Bryan Devonshire has been nursing a short stack for much of the afternoon today. He's been all in a couple of times during the last half-hour, too, but hasn't gotten any callers.
During his most recent three-bet shove, the original raiser and he engaged in a little conversation, with Devonshire's opponent ultimately laughing at their talk and folding his hand. "I like this guy," he said of Devonshire as he folded. "He's like a cartoon character."
The comment earned more chuckles and an interpretation from another. "What he means is... you're very animated." Devonshire nodded and grinned. "You had me at cartoon character," he replied.
Devonshire is hoping to match or better his 12th-place finish in the WSOP Main Event from 2011. Of course, to do so he'll need to spin his short stack upward in a hurry, Tasmanian Devil-style, or it'll be "That's All, Folks!"
We came in after the preflop action when the player in the small blind check-called Allen Kessler's bet of 1,650 on the flop.
With a check to him after the turn was dealt, Kessler continued for 3,500 and his opponent made the call. The player checked again when the came on the river and Kessler bet again, 6,000 this time. His opponent called and slid his cards into the muck after Kessler turned over for a flopped set.
His opponent went on to say, "It could have been a lot worse".
Kessler responded with, "Well, I only win one pot per level." We are not sure that made his opponent feel any better, but some of his table mates had a chuckle.
Rachid Ben Cherif fired out 3,100 on a board of , and Albert Ytuarte called. The completed the board, Cherif opted to check, and Ytuarte quickly bet 8,000. Cherif called.
Ytuarte rapped the table, then mucked his hand, prompting Cherif to show for a pair of aces.
2012 WSOP Main Event eighth-place finisher Robert Salaburu is back again this year and off to a fast start once again. He's acting quickly when in hands, too, as we became accustomed to seeing last year.
Just now a player opened for 1,300 from middle position and Salaburu immediately called from a couple of seats over. The big blind came along as well, and the flop came . It checked to the raiser who bet 2,200, and Salaburu's calling chips were hitting the felt even before the original bet had been slid all of the way forward. The big blind folded, then both remaining players checked the turn.
The river brought the . Salaburu's opponent checked this time, and he rapidly tossed out 1,700 as a bet. His opponent called, and before he'd slid out the needed chips Salaburu was already showing his hand — for tens. The pair was good, as his opponent finished putting out his call then mucked his hand.
The action started with the player seated under the gun plus one, opening to 1,200. He found four callers, including Sebastian Ruthenberg on the button and Jeff Papola on the big blind.
The flop came down , before the action checked around to Ruthenberg. His bet of 3,800 was snap called by the player in the small blind, before the other three players got out of the way.
The fell on the turn, as Ruthenberg threw out another bet of 5,500, which was check called. The completed the board, and after another check, Ruthenberg thought about his decision for a minute, before betting out 8,200.
He was snap called, and before he could even reach for his cards to table them, his opponent rolled over his for two-pair. Ruthenberg then mucked his hand, leaving his stack very short.
Ari Engel raised to 1,325 preflop, and Frederik Jensen was the only caller. The flop came , and Engel continued for 1,150. Jensen called again, and the dealer turned the . Engel bet again, this time for 2,175, and Jensen again called. Both players checked when the fell on the river, and Engel turned over for no pair. Jensen turned over for an unimproved pair of fours, and the dealer pushed him the pot.
board, JC Tran fired a bet of 3,200 into his opponent Kristijonas Andrulis. Andrulis made the call, then the dealer completed the board with the 
. After Tran checked, Andrulis fired 3,600. Tran mulled it over for a few moments, then tossed in a call.
for two pair, kings and queens. Tran mucked, and Andrulis won the pot.
. Selbst had a bet of 5,500 in front of her. Taylor decided to put in a raise to 15,500. After thinking about it for a bit, Selbst called.
. Taylor checked and Selbst quickly checked behind.
which was the nuts on the turn, and Selbst just shook her head and mucked her cards in disbelief.
. The two got it all in on the flop after Schertzer flopped a straight, and Jejelowo, who had 
flop.
. It checked to the raiser who bet 2,200, and Salaburu's calling chips were hitting the felt even before the original bet had been slid all of the way forward. The big blind folded, then both remaining players checked the 
. Salaburu's opponent checked this time, and he rapidly tossed out 1,700 as a bet. His opponent called, and before he'd slid out the needed chips Salaburu was already showing his hand — 
for tens. The pair was good, as his opponent finished putting out his call then mucked his hand.
, before the action checked around to Ruthenberg. His bet of 3,800 was snap called by the player in the small blind, before the other three players got out of the way.
completed the board, and after another check, Ruthenberg thought about his decision for a minute, before betting out 8,200.
, and Engel continued for 1,150. Jensen called again, and the dealer turned the 
. Engel bet again, this time for 2,175, and Jensen again called. Both players checked when the 
for no pair. Jensen turned over 