The show gets off to a bumpy start with thanks to a few technical difficulties, but a great story about a David Williams bluff and another about "hood" poker get the ball rolling again. Dan O'Brien then joins the program to talk about his jet ski accident, his Me vs. U challenge against Danielle Andersen, and more.
Heinz Kamutzki opened for a raise in late position and was called by Amanda Musumeci on the button and the small blind came along for the ride, too.
It was checked to Kamutzki on the flop and he made it 1,200 to go. Only Musumeci called so it was heads-up to the turn. Kamutzki fired again, making it 2,200 to go and again Musumeci called.
Kamutzki checked the river and Musumeci placed a small 1,025 bet across the line. Kamutzki wouldn't take the bait and he folded, leaving Musumeci to claim the pot.
Jesse Sylvia was no longer sitting in his seat, and a quick check with the table confirmed that he had been eliminated.
Apparently it happened when Sylvia opened for 500 and David "ODB" Baker called. Craig McCorkell then three-bet to 1,750 from the small blind, Sylvia moved all in for right around 10,000, and Baker got out of the way. McCorkell opted to make the call and was in a bad spot.
McCorkell:
Sylvia:
The flop kept Sylvia firmly in the lead, but then McCorkell hit his three-outer when a appeared on the turn. The blanked on the river and Sylvia's tournament came to an end here in Level 5.
Tim Reilly is up there at the top of the chip counts with 49,000 chips in front of him, which equates to a staggering 245 big blinds — what a great position to be in!
Reilly has already cashed twice at the 2014 World Series of Poker and has given himself the best of chances to add a third score.
French superstar Bertrand "ElkY" Grospellier has bought into this $5,000 buy-in event and is in the hunt for his second bracelet.
Grospellier won the $10,000 Seven-Card Stud Championship in 2011 to complete the coveted Triple Crown of live poker titles. The Frenchman is one of the few players in the world to have won more than $10 million from live poker tournaments and his presence is such that he's already had his photograph taken a dozen times in the first couple of minutes of him being in his seat.
Spain's Sergio Aido has a glowing reputation in Europe and he's adding to it here in the U.S. Aido has been off to a superb start and is currently playing a 42,700 stack.
Zachary Korik raised to 450 from the cutoff and Aido defended in the big blind. Aido then check-called a 525 bet on the flop leading the dealer to put the on the turn. Both players checked on the river. Aido won the pot with his .
flop and he made it 1,200 to go. Only Musumeci called so it was heads-up to the 
turn. Kamutzki fired again, making it 2,200 to go and again Musumeci called.
river and Musumeci placed a small 1,025 bet across the line. Kamutzki wouldn't take the bait and he folded, leaving Musumeci to claim the pot.
flop kept Sylvia firmly in the lead, but then McCorkell hit his three-outer when a 
blanked on the river and Sylvia's tournament came to an end here in Level 5.
flop leading the dealer to put the 
on the turn. Both players checked on the 
river. Aido won the pot with his 
.
