Action was picked up as the board read . Brandon Swisher bet 8,000 into a pot of about 15,000. His opponent had only 11,000 left and pushed it forward and Swisher called.
Swisher had a set with the which was crushing the two pair of his at risk opponent. The river was the and Swisher took in his busted opponents chips.
The following hand occurred moments ago on the PokerGO livestream.
With around 4,000 in the pot on a turn of , the small blind Robert Gussoni was in a world of hurt with for top two pair up against Bogdan Munteanu, who was holding for top set.
Gussoni checked and then called after his opponent bet 3,000. The river was a harmless and the small blind again checked. Munteanu bet 7,500, forcing Gussoni into a decision to call or raise. He wisely went for just a call and then found out the bad news, but it could have been a much worse outcome for him.
Action was caught on the turn with the board reading . Ole Schemion checked in the big blind before the button bet 2,000 into a pot of 4,000. Schemion called.
Schemion checked on the river and his opponent sized up to 10,000. The German poker player thought for a moment but let his hand go.
Alexandra O'Brien had started the day in Paris Black but her seat had a new body in it. The table then confirmed that the Brit had busted the Main Event.
Action started when Jim Carr opened the cutoff to 1,000 and both the small and big blind made the call.
The flop came and the small blind checked. The big blind bet out 2,000 and only Carr made the call. On the turn the big blind checked and Carr took the lead betting 2,500. Without much thought the big blind folded and the chips were sent to Carr.
"Show the bluff", said another tablemate. Carr was kind enough to reveal for flopped set and turned full-house.
With 4,500 already in the pot on a board, Baseem Nsier bet 1,500. The button raised to 6,400 and Christoph Vogelsang folded from the big blind. Nsier called.
On the river, Nsier lead out for 6,500. The button looked perplexed and thought for about 45 seconds before eventually making a crying call.
Nsier confidently turned over for the win and, while getting a massage and scooping the pot, exclaimed "That's professional right there!"
Action was picked up with about 16,500 already in the pot and a board of on the felt. Robert Angeleri, the small blind, had bet 8,000 on the turn, sending his opponent into the tank. After a minute or two, the opponent piled his remaining chips into a single stack and placed them in the middle, moving all in for 18,500. Angeleri thought for a bit, but made the call fairly quickly with his opponent covered.
Opponent:
Robert Angeleri:
The opponent was in great position to triple up with his set of aces, but need to avoid a seven or queen on the river, which would complete Angeleri's straight draw. Disaster struck for the opponent as the hit the table on the river, giving Angeleri the straight, enough to crack his opponents set, sending him to the rail.
Casey Hatmaker raised to 1,200 in the cutoff before Monika Zukowicz and Jay Majmudar called in the blinds.
The dealer spread a flop of and Zukowicz checked to Majmudar as he fired out a bet of 2,400. Hatmaker called and Zukowicz folded.
The hit the turn and Majmudar continued with a quick bet of 3,300 and Hatmaker obliged with a call.
When the landed on the river Majmudar paused for about five seconds before tossing in a large bet of 16,000. Hatmaker pushed his cards into the muck as the dealer pushed the pot to Majmudar.
Picking up the action on the river, 2012 WSOP Main Event champion Greg Merson from early position was involved in a hand with a player in the small blind.
With the board reading and about 14,000 in the pot the small blind checked. Merson fired off 7,600 and his opponent went into the tank. After a minute or so the small blind asked how much Merson had behind, which turned out to be 40,100. Another minute of thought followed before the small blind announced a raise to 21,500.
That prompted Merson to consider his options. Eventually he pushed the remainder of his stack into the middle and it did not take long for the small blind to give up, sending a large pot Merson's direction. Before tossing his hand into the muck, Merson revealed he had held for the nuts.