John Juanda opened for 850 and cleared the field all the way around to Grayson Ramage, who opted to call from the big blind. Ramage proceeded to check-call bets of 1,350 and 2,750 on the flop and turn respectively, and then checked for a third time on the river.
Juanda thought for a few moments before betting 4,350, and Ramage thought equally as long before making the call.
"I have an ace," Juanda said before tabling the . It was good as Ramage simply sent his cards to the muck.
Meanwhile, Jeff Gross has been eliminated from the tournament.
Jeff Madsen shot to fame in 2006 when he won not one but two bracelets at the World Series of Poker. He won his third piece of poker jewellery in 2013 when he took down the $3,000 Pot-Limit Omaha tournament and is setting himself up for a shot at a fourth bracelet by accumulating a stack of 100,000 as this tournament heads towards its final level of play.
After the player in the hijack opened with a raise, a short-stacked Chance Kornuth moved all in from the button for 9,300. James Mackey then three-bet all in over the top from the small blind for 19,600, the big blind folded, and the original raiser got out of the way.
Kornuth:
Mackey:
Kornuth was in bad shape and looking for some help, but he found none on the flop. The turn paired Mackey, and that left Kornuth drawing dead.
"Alright gents, have a good day," Kornuth said as the dealer put out the on the river to make his elimination official.
Meanwhile, Justin Bonomo was eliminated over at Table 1 in unknown action.
Allen "Chainsaw" Kessler moved all-in from late position with and the small blind looked him up with . A board reading kept Kessler's hand best and he doubled to 14,200.
The next hand played, Kessler moved all-in again and won the blinds and antes when everyone folded.
We heard a commotion over at Table 1, and by the time we made our way over the action had completed. Here's what we know.
A flop saw action explode between three players — the small blind, Jay Conley, and Andy Philachack. We're not sure how things went down, but we do know all three got their stacks in. Philachack was in for around 20,000, Conley 37,300, and the small blind had them both covered.
Conley:
Philachack:
Small Blind:
Conley and the small blind both flopped flushes, but of course the former's was best. Meanwhile, Philachack had flopped top pair with a jack-high flush draw. The turn opened up some full house options for Philachack, but the failed to help him.
Philachack was eliminated on the hand while Conley took down a pot of 100K.
Dan "King Dan" Smith looks to be our chip leader right now with a massive stack of 128,000 which is around 110,000 more than when we last checked up on him. We will have a word in his ear and find out what happened to give him such a boost.
Half hour remains on Day 1 of this $5,000 buy-in tournament.
Action folded to Matt Waxman on the button and he moved all in for 12,500. Jeff Madsen took a long time before calling from the small blind, which put action on the player in the big.
"This should be a fun squeeze," he said before looking at his cards. He squeezed them alright, and he liked what he saw as he called off for 12,000 total.
Waxman:
Madsen:
Big Blind:
"That's why I don't call," Madsen said. The flop was safe for the big blind, and so was the turn. The river allowed the big blind to wake down the main pot, there was 1,000 in the side that went to Waxman, who saw his ace come into play after Madsen was counterfeited.
Unfortunately for Waxman, there would be no "a chip and a chair" story for him as he fell in the very next hand.
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