Joshua Beckley, in early position, opened to 2,000. Action folded to the player on the button, who called. The small blind folded and the big blind defended.
The flop was . The big blind checked. Beckley bet 3,000. The player on the button called, and the big blind folded. The turn was the . Beckley threw in another bet of 4,700, and that was enough for him to win the pot.
According to the chatter at the table, the player under the gun opened to 1,700. The player in the hijack three-bet shoved for 10,000, and the player in the cutoff re-shoved for 12,000. Mark Seif, in the big blind, snap-called. The original raiser folded.
Mark Seif:
Hijack:
Cutoff:
The board ran out , and Seif scooped the pot and eliminated both of his opponents.
Mark Smith, in the hijack, opened to 1,900. Thomas Zanot called from the cutoff along, with the player on the button.
The flop was . Smith bet 2,500. Zanot and the button both called. The turn was the and was checked through to the river. Smith checked, and Zanot bet 10,500. His opponents sent their hands to the muck.
The numbers are in! Event #37: $1,000 No-Limit Hold'em will be paying out 303 spots, and a min-cash will be $1,502. More importantly, first place is paying out $292,880 plus a coveted WSOP gold bracelet.
The bubble is just around the corner, and in the meantime, here is the list of payouts:
The player in the cutoff opened to 1,800. Action folded to Mark Smith, in the small blind, who called. Thomas Zanot, in the big blind, three-bet shoved for a total of 11,400. The player in the cutoff moved all In for over 16,000 himself. Smith gave up his hand.
Throughout the day, this event has been filled with familiar faces from near and far. Some are still in, but there are many who were unable to spin up a stack in the quest for a gold bracelet.
Some of the players who failed to hang in include:
. The big blind checked. Beckley bet 3,000. The player on the button called, and the big blind folded. The turn was the 
. Beckley threw in another bet of 4,700, and that was enough for him to win the pot.
, and Seif scooped the pot and eliminated both of his opponents.
. Smith bet 2,500. Zanot and the button both called. The turn was the 
river. Smith checked, and Zanot bet 10,500. His opponents sent their hands to the muck.
, and Zanot got his double-up.
