Here are some updated counts, including online wizard Randy "nanonoko" Lew:
2017 World Series of Poker
James Dempsey saw a flop of ![]()
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and his opponent checked it to him.
A bet of 600 from Dempsey got a call and the turn card was the
. Another check prompted the same 600 bet from Dempsey and a call once more.
They both checked the
river and, when his opponent said “ace high,” Dempsey showed ![]()
to win the pot.
Sarah Herzali opened to 500 in early position. Tim Hickling in the hijack three-bet to 1,500. Action folded back to Herzali who moved all in for a total of 5,000. Hickling snap-called.
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Herzali: ![]()
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The board ran out ![]()
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and Herzali was eliminated.
There are a couple of new faces and the bad news that Sam Cohen was short stacked and her shove with ace-four ran into ace-queen and she was eliminated.
Level: 4
Blinds: 100/200
Ante: 25
As Level 3 of Day 1b comes to a close, there have been 3,672 entries so far. Add that to the 2,676 from Day 1a and the running total is 6,304.
A few more well-known players have bought their ticket and have just been spotted in Pavilion including November Niner Pierre Neuville.
A player in middle position opened to 350. Action folded to Jon Turner, in the big blind, who defended.
The dealer swiped ![]()
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on the table. Turner checker. His opponent bet 450. He check-called.
The turn was the
and was checked through the
river. This time, Turner led for 1,100. His opponent snap-called.
Turner tabled ![]()
for two pairs and his opponent mucked.
Dan O'Brien opened to 400 in early position. Action folded to Sigfrido Cuen on the button who three-bet to 1,300. O'Brien called.
The dealer spread a flop of ![]()
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. O'Brien checked. Cuen bet 1,300. O'Brien called.
The turn came the
. O'Brien checked again and Cuen continued for 2,750. O'Brien called.
The
completed the board and was checked around.
O'Brien showed ![]()
and Cuen tabled ![]()
to rake in the pot.