Martin Kabrhel’s tournament has come to an end, and his table seems to be in a slight daze over what hit them and mightily relieved his presence won’t be felt any more today.
According to one player at the table, Kabrhel had two pair and got all his chips in the middle on the turn against an opponent, who had an overpair. The board paired on the river, though, to counterfeit the Czech pro and send him packing.
A total of 255 players will be walking home from this event with at least $2,251.
First place will win not only a WSOP gold bracelet but also $384,833.
Level: 8
Blinds: 300/600
Ante: 75
In a battle of the blinds on a 
flop, Jason Les led out for 1,300, and the big blind called.
On the 
turn, Les bet 2,000 and was called.
Both players checked the 
on the river. Les showed 
and took down the pot as his opponent mucked.
Martin Kabrhel has a well-earned reputation as a tricky customer, and his individual playing style is not to everybody’s taste. Few will deny, though, that he can be devastatingly effective given the right circumstances, and he is looking to test the boundaries already today.
There was an open for 500 from the button, and Kabrhel, in the big blind, started sizing up his and the small blind’s stack. The small blind folded, and Kabrhel called.
“Me and lion king, eh? Good luck to you.” Kabrhel said.
“Are you the best player?” his opponent asked of the cocksure Czech professional.
“Top one thousand, not bad,” came the answer.
The flop was 
.
Kabrhel checked, and his opponent bet 1,700. Kabrhel check-raised to 8,500 in front of his opponent, who hesitated.
“Flush draw? How big?” Kabrhel wanted to know before his opponent mucked. “No way! I thought Asian players liked to gamble.”
Everyone can make mistakes, even one of the best. Jay Farber has just busted out, and the table was buzzing about the final result of the hand.
Farber, the runner-up in the 2013 Main Event , has been eliminated after apparently misreading his hand.
According to the table, the board contained 
, and Farber was all in, had shown his hand, and stated his stack amount, preparing to receive a double up.
His 
tough didn’t make a straight, though, and his opponent holding took the rest of his chips,
Level: 7
Blinds: 250/500
Ante: 75
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