Doyle Brunson opened to 13,000 from under the gun and Tim Ulrich three-bet to 33,000 from the cutoff. Action folded back to Brunson who called.
The flop was checked by both and Brunson fired 53,000 after the turn fell. Ulrich called and the river completed the board. Brunson checked to Ulrich who bet 64,000, resulting in a quick from from Brunson.
We arrived at the table on the turn to see defending champion Greg Merson bet out 36,000 with on the board. Robert Kairnes thought for a moment, then called. The fell on the river, and Merson announced he was all in. Kairnes clearly didn't like this development. He sighed, rechecked his cards, looked at the board, and went into the tank. Kairnes had 360,000 behind, and Merson had him covered, so if he called and lost he'd be eliminated.
After a couple minutes, Kairnes turned to the dealer and asked if he was allowed to expose his cards, and if he did would he be given a penalty. According to tournament rule #105, he would, in fact, be penalized, but the dealer elected not to answer the question herself, instead turning to find a floorman. There was no floorman nearby, and the dealer enlisted the help of a nearby TV camera crew to to find one. It turned out to be unnecessary, however, as Kairnes tossed his cards into the muck, without having exposed them, before any floor personnel arrived. Merson won the pot with his big bet.
We walked up to Table 427 to find Grayson Ramage and Nicolas Le Floch heads-up on a flop of Ramage bet 28,000 into a pot of about 60,000, and Le Floch clicked it back with a raise to 56,000. Ramage called. The hit the turn and Le Floch bet 100,000, leaving 79,000 behind. Ramage paused for about a minute before moving all in. Le Floch snapped it off.
Ramage:
Le Floch:
Ramage had turned a set of nines, but he needed to improve against LeFloch's flopped straight. The provided no help to Ramage, and Le Floch secured the double.
Jose Manuel 'Nadalon' Nadal and Santiago 'Sampri' Nadal are professional poker-playing brothers from Mexico. We caught them on the break to discuss how they always seem to run deep together in the same events, just like they have now in the WSOP Main Event.
Shortly after this break, Nadalon received a table change, moving away from Doyle Brunson's feature table. Amazingly, Sampri also received a table change, and replaced his brother on the main stage with Brunson. They literally seem to follow each other around!
We came upon a big hand between start-of-day-4 chip leader Maxx Coleman and Juan Pena just now that had reached the river with the board showing and about 160,000 already in the middle.
It appeared as though Pena had checked, then Coleman had set out a bet of 88,000. Pena then had raised all in for 303,000 total, and Coleman went deep into the tank for several minutes trying to decide what to do.
As Coleman thought, Pena held his shirt up over the bottom of his face and stared directly ahead. Finally Coleman set out the calling chips, and Pena dropped the shirt from his face and moved to muck his cards face downward. Coleman tabled his , and Pena was made to show his .
Pena congratulated Coleman on making a good call, as did others at the table afterwards. Pena is out while Coleman now sits with more than 1.3 million.
Bob Bright opened to 15,000 from early position and Sarah Herzali three-bet to 29,000 from the cutoff. Chris Johnson four-bet to 58,000 from the small blind, resulting in a fold from Bright. Herzali five-bet jammed for 132,000, Johnson called, and the hands were revealed.
Herzali:
Johnson:
Johnson was in a world of hurt and found no help from the board, giving Herzali the double up.
Marcel Luske called a bet from a player in middle position on a flop of . Rafael Caiaffa then check-raised all in from the big blind for 108,000, and Luske made the call after the initial bettor folded.
Luske:
Caiaffa:
Caiaffa had a set, but Luske had outs with his flush draw. The turn was a , no help to Luske, and the river was a .
Dennis Stacy opened the pot from under the gun. Noah Schwartz was in the hijack, and raised it up to 32,000, which was called.
The flop came , as Stacy checked his option. Schwartz threw out a continuation bet of 26,000, before Stacy quickly bumped it up to 57,000. Schwartz made the call.
With the falling on the turn, Stacy instantly moved all in. Schwartz asked for a count, before making the call.
Schwartz:
Stacy:
Stacy was unable to find a king on the river, as the completed the board. Schwartz now moves up to 595,000 in chips.
flop was checked by both and Brunson fired 53,000 after the 
turn fell. Ulrich called and the 
river completed the board. Brunson checked to Ulrich who bet 64,000, resulting in a quick from from Brunson.
fell on the river, and Merson announced he was all in. Kairnes clearly didn't like this development. He sighed, rechecked his cards, looked at the board, and went into the tank. Kairnes had 360,000 behind, and Merson had him covered, so if he called and lost he'd be eliminated.
hit the turn and Le Floch bet 100,000, leaving 79,000 behind. Ramage paused for about a minute before moving all in. Le Floch snapped it off.
provided no help to Ramage, and Le Floch secured the double.
, and Pena was made to show his 
.
board, giving Herzali the double up.
. Rafael Caiaffa then check-raised all in from the big blind for 108,000, and Luske made the call after the initial bettor folded.
, no help to Luske, and the river was a 
