2023 World Series of Poker
Doug Polk raised to 1,500 on the button and was called by Mike Smith in the small blind and the player in the big blind.
Smith led out for 1,600 on the 3♦5♣4♥ flop and only the big blind called.
Action then checked down on the J♠ turn and 9♥ river and Smith tabled A♠4♦ for a pair of fours. His opponent mucked and Smith added to his stack.
"I just want you to know that I would have made a big hand," Polk said. "And the table feels bad for me."
Level: 4
Blinds: 300/500
Ante: 500
Players have returned from dinner break and the cards are back in the air!
Players are now on a 75-minute dinner break. Play will resume at approximately 8:05 p.m. local time.
Here are some highlights from the past level:
Easily the biggest bad beat of the tournament so far took place at Table 642. Steven Piper had A♦A♣ on a board of K♠A♠4♣K♥7♦, losing to only one holding, and that is the K♦K♣ that Gary Horn held for quads.
"That's about how my summer's been going," Piper said glumly after taking the tremendous beat as players headed to dinner break.
Artur Papazyan raised 900 in middle position and Robert Borick came along on the button.
When the Q♦10♥4♦ flop hit the felt, Papazyan continued for 800 and Borick made the call.
The 3♥ hit the turn and Papazyan tossed out a bet of 3,200 and Borick matched his bet.
When the 9♦ landed on the river, Papazyan checked and Borick checked back. Borick tabled 6♦5♦ for a flush and Papazyan mucked his hand.
Mark Nery opened to 1,200 from middle position and was called by both players in the blinds.
On 2♦10♦J♠, Nery continued to 3,000. But this time, only the small blind called to see the A♥ on the turn.
Nery bet another 8,000 on this second street, and the small blind called once again. Then on the river J♥, Nery asked for 15,000 more chips. It didn't take long for the small blind to fold, allowing the pot to go to Nery, who climbs to 150,000 just before the dinner break.