Stud Eight or Better
Itsuko Yoroi: K♠K♦2♠/Q♠3♣6♦4♥
Xuan Liu: XxXx/Q♦2♦3♦8♦/Xx
Xuan Liu called the bring in and Itsuko Yoroi completed. Action folded back to Liu, who called.
Liu called bets from Itsuko on fourth and fifth street and then action checked down the rest of the way.
Yoroi showed K♠K♦2♠, which got a muck from Liu — awarding the pot to Yoroi.
Level: 17
Limit Flop: 2,500-5,000, 5,000-10,000 Limits
Stud Games: 2,000-5,000, 5,000-10,000 Limits, 1,000 Ante
Twenty years after his defining victory in the 2003 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event that ignited the Poker Boom, Chris Moneymaker came to Las Vegas looking to further his already cemented status as one of the most important figures in poker history.
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PokerNews spoke with Moneymaker during Day 1 on June 18 as he battled against the likes of Daniel Negreanu, Josh Arieh and two-time defending champion Dan "Jungleman" Cates, all of whom were seated at the 2003 Main Event champion's table.
Seven Card Stud
Gershon Distenfeld: XxXx/5♦10♦4♠6♣
Yueqi Zhu: XxXx/K♠2♠3♥J♥ - folded on sixth street
Yueqi Zhu completed and Gershon Distenfeld called.
Distenfeld called bets from Zhu on fourth and fifth street, but then raised a bet from Zhu on sixth. Zhu thought for a while before deciding to let his hand go.
Distenfeld, a poker philanthropist, is up to 190,000 in the early part of Day 2 and will be looking to make a run at his second WSOP bracelet.
Stud Eight or Better
Serhii Popovych: XxXx/7♣A♠J♥K♥/Xx - folded on seventh street
William Short: XxXx/Q♣4♠9♠9♣/Xx
Action was picked up on fourth street with both players checking.
Fifth street began with a check from Popovych. Short bet, and received a call.
Short led out on sixth street with his paired nines. Popovych thought for about a minute before tossing in a call.
Short bet again on seventh street, but Popovych mucked his cards, giving Short the pot.
Pearce Arnold: XxXx/10♥K♠A♠Xx/Xx
Michael Bernat: XxXx/9♠6♦3♠ - folded on fifth street
Bernat completed before calling Arnold's raise.
Fourth street saw Arnold bet, with Bernat coming along. Arnold's bet on fifth street, though, received no call as Bernat mucked his hand.
Razz
Cole Stewart: XxXx/5xQx8x6x/Xx
Mauricio Ferreira Pais: XxXx/AxJxQx10x/Xx
Stewart completed before Pais raised. Stewart came along.
Fourth street saw Pais lead out into his opponent's queen, but Stewart made the call.
Fifth street gave Pais a queen as well. Stewart bet and received a call.
Stewart bet again on sixth street, leading to a fold from Pais.
Razz
Jon Turner: XxXx/5x6x10x9♦/Xx
Brandon Berkenfeld: Jx7x5x/2x6xQx3x
Jon Turner was heads-up against Brandon Berkenfeld on fourth street. Berkenfeld called bets from Turner on fourth and fifth and then both players checked down on sixth and seventh.
Berkenfeld announced, "Seventy-six," as he turned over Jx7x5x and Turner mucked — conceding the pot to Berkenfeld.
Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better
Action was picked up in a three-way pot with Steven Abitbol in middle position, Michael Filipiak in the hijack, and David Funkhouser in the cutoff all having put in four bets on a 5♣7♠2♥ flop.
The turn came 7♥. Abitbol bet and the other two players called. The 8♣ river followed the same pattern.
Filipiak turned over A♥10♠3♠2♦ for the nut low, although he shared the same low with Funkhouser's A♦A♣Q♦3♣; they each got a quarter of the pot.
Abitbol turned over A♠Q♥6♣4♥ for the eight-high straight, awarding him the high half of the pot.
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