Charles Coultas bet 21,000 and was called by Stephen Hubbard in the small blind and the big blind.
The flop came and Hubbard lead out for 40,000, the big blind folded and Coultas moved all-in for 51,000 and was called by Hubbard.
Charles Coultas:
Stephen Hubbard:
Both players had a pair of jacks with an ace-kicker. The turn put Coultas ahead but the on the fiver reversed the result by giving Hubbard a better two pair. Hubbard continues to chip up and Coultas heads to the cashiers desk.
The board read in a three-way pot with around 50,000 in the middle. Grzegorz Derkowski and Jan-Peter Jachtmann checked from the blinds to Nacho Barbero on the button who bet 47,000. It was enough to make his opponents fold.
Barbero revealed for a set of sixes before grabbing the pot.
Mark Bixler opened to 20,000 from the cutoff and only Benjamin Francisco made the call on the button.
The flop came and Bixler checked. Francisco bet the pot of 60,000 and Bixler quickly raised pot to put Francisco all-in. Francisco quickly called for his remaining 188,000 and the cards were on their backs.
Benjamin Francisco:
Mark Bixler:
Bixler flopped a set of nines while Francisco flopped the queen-high straight. The turn and river sealed the deal for Francisco as he improved to the broadway straight securing the full double up.
He didn’t cash that tournament, but now less than a week later the soccer legend has notched his first-ever WSOP cash by finishing in the money in Event #41: $1,000 Super Turbo Bounty No-Limit Hold’em. In fact, he’s still in action as of this writing and you can follow his progress in our live updates here.
Funny story, when the money bubble burst and tournament staff was trying to verify the size of the field, players were asked to remain in their seats and spectators to clear the area. No doubt excited by the prospect of earning his first WSOP cash, Neymar was standing on the rail chatting with a trio of friends which included PokerStars Team ProAndre Akkari.
A security member, diligent in their duty and unaware that Neymar was in action, strolled up and said, “Sorry guys, I gotta kick you out, you can’t stay here.”
Edward Keller limped for 8,000 in the cutoff and Ferenc Deak raised in the small blind to 32,000. Pushpinder Singh called in the big blind, followed by Keller to create a three-way pot.
The flop revealed and Deak checked to Singh who bet 75,000. Keller got out of the way but Deak called.
The turn went check-check and a came on the river. Deak made a small bet worth 25,000 and after some consideration, Singh ended up folding his hand.