Dominik Nitsche, fresh from winning his third WSOP bracelet yesterday, raised to 450 from middle position, one player folded and the action was on Adam Friedman, himself a bracelet winner.
"I exercise my right to bet all of my chips," said Friedman, prompting laughs from his table mates.
Friedman was all-in for 2,950 and was called by the button before Nitsche mucked.
Friedman:
Button:
Friedman had locked up the hand by the turn of the board and now has more breathing room in Event #26.
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Tom Hall has busted from the tournament after running into flopped trips. Hall had raised from the button and the big blind defended with . The chips went in on the flop of the and an angry-looking Hall headed home, unable to beat trips.
A player opened to 600 from middle position and Darryll Fish moved all in for 3,400 from the cutoff. Hector Quiroz made the call from the button and the original raiser got out of the way.
Fish:
Quiroz:
The board ran out and Fish hits the rail early in level six.
Martins Adeniya has had a great start to his day here in the $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em event and is currently sat behind stacks of chips totalling 11,000.
Adeniya received a huge boost to his stack when his held in a three-way all-in pot against and .
A player opened to 450, Scott Clements and another player called right behind and Apoorva Goel called from the big blind. The flop came and Goel checked. The orginal raiser bet 1,100 and Clements and Goel made the call.
The turn was the and Goel and an opponent checked to Clements who bet 3,000. Goel raised all in to 7,300 and his opponent also pushed all in; Clements folded. Goel turned over for the straight and his opponent was drawing dead with .
Sam Trickett didn’t last too long in this tournament. We returned to see David Brillon with a pile of chips in front of him and an empty seat where Trickett had been. Using finely honed poker reporter instincts we decided to ask Brillon what happened to Trickett and he explained how he had felted the Brit.
Trickett raised to 400 and Brillon in the small blind and the big blind flatted. The flop was with two spades. It was checked to Trickett who continued for 600 which Brillon called and the two players saw a turn card .
Brillon then check-raised all in when Trickett bet 2,200 and Trickett called. Brillon had turned a full house with and Trickett was drawing dead with .