The player on the button raised and Mike Watson made the call in the big blind.
The flop came 
and Watson check-called his opponent's continuation bet. The turn was the 
and brought no betting action, as well as on the 
river. Watson tabled 
and his opponent turned over 
with a smile to split the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
11,200 | -300 |
The player on the cutoff moved all in for his last 650. The small blind called along with David Olson in the big blind.
A flop reading 
was dealt. The small blind checked. Olson bet. The small blind folded. Olson and the cutoff turned over their cards.
David Olson: 
Opponent: 
The 
turn and 
river completed the board and Olson raked in the pot, sending his opponent to the exit.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
21,000 | 21,000 |
The board read 
and the pot already contained around 4,000 when Matt Grapenthien made a raise for 800, putting Tom McCormick into a decision. After thinking about it for some time, McCormick ended up mucking his hand and Grapenthien took down the pot.
McCormick, whose nickname is The Shamrock Kid, already cashed in 73 WSOP events in his career and, as a funny fact, always wears his favorite purple jacket from the World Series of Poker Binion's Horseshoe. McCormick was first a blackjack player in the 1970's before he started to read about the WSOP and ended up quitting blackjack for poker in the 1980's.
His first cash in a WSOP event was in the $2,500 Limit Hold'em in 1992 when he finished third for $42,000. Since then, he achieved the final table of 14 other WSOP events, the latest one in Event #54: Big Blind Antes $3,000 No-Limit Hold'em for fifth place and a cash of $118,552.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
18,000 | 800 |
|
8,400 | -4,400 |
Level: 6
Blinds: 500/1,000
Ante: 0
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
Busted | |
|
Busted |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
48,000 | 26,000 |
|
34,000 | 20,800 |
|
|
13,000 | -8,000 |
|
8,000 | -6,000 |
|
Busted |
Tom McCormick raised from under the gun and only Joao Viera was interested and made the call.
The flop came 
and Vieira check-raised a bet from McCormick. The latter called and the turn fell a . This time, Vieira check-called another bet from McCormick.
The river was the 
and Vieira check-folded after McCormick bet once more. When we asked what his favorite moment of the WSOP has been so far, Vieira told us without any hesitation, "The first gold bracelet in Vegas for a Portuguese player and hearing national anthem in Brasilia room!".
Diogo Veiga won Event #54:$3,000 No-Limit Hold'em big blind antes and became Portugal’s third gold bracelet winner of all time and first to win a bracelet in Las Vegas.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
14,000 | 14,000 |
|
|
11,000 | 2,600 |
The player under the gun raised. Tom McCormick, in the big blind, called.
The flop came . McCormick checked. The player under the gun bet. Tom McCormick check-raised. His opponent called.
The turn brought the 
. McCormick bet and his opponent gave up his hand.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
15,500 | 4,500 |
Carol Fuchs, the winner of the $1,500 Dealers Choice in 2015 for $127,735, just took a seat in the event.
Fuchs cashed three WSOP events this summer, including a third-place finish in Event #35: Mixed $1,500 Pot-Limit Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better; Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better; Big O (5-Card PLO/8) and 11th place in Event #27: $10,000 H.O.R.S.E.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
15,000 | 15,000 |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
38,000 | -10,000 |
|
32,000 | 3,500 |
|
29,000 | 17,000 |
|
22,800 | 5,800 |
|
20,000 | 2,500 |
|
14,000 | 2,300 |
|
9,700 | 1,200 |
|
9,100 | -7,900 |
|
7,500 | -5,500 |
|
3,000 | -13,700 |
|
Busted |
