An Orbit at Table 74: Bryn Kenney, Fabrice Soulier, Pierre Neuville, and Justin Young
Table 74 has shaped up to be an interesting one featuring some big names. We decided to stay close and record an orbit of hands to get a feel for how the Main Event is going for Bryn Kenney, Fabrice Soulier, Pierre Neuville and Justin Young.
Hand #1: Gediminas Uselis raised to 1,050 from middle position, Justin Young called on the button, and the player in the big blind called. The flop came 
, and action checked to Young. He bet 1,500, and both of his opponents folded.
Hand #2: Uselis raised to 1,050 from early position and got no action.
Hand #3: Uselis raised to 1,050 from under the gun and got calls from a player in middle position, Pierre Neuville in the cutoff and Fabrice Soulier in the big blind. The flop came 
, and Soulier checked. Uselis bet 3,000, and everyone folded.
Hand #4: A player in middle position raised to 1,300, and Neuville called from the hijack, as did Uselis in the big blind. The flop came 
, and Uselis checked. The middle-position player bet 2,300, and Neuville folded. Uselis raised to 7,300, and the original raiser folded.
Hand #5: A player in middle position raised to 1,200 and got calls from Neuville in late position, Soulier on the button, and Uselis in the small blind. Eric Hicks was in the big blind and moved all in for 12,300. The original raiser moved all in over top, and everyone else folded.
Hicks was at risk with 
, up against 
.
The flop came 
, and Hicks pulled ahead with a pair of aces.
"I just knew it was coming," said his opponent. The turn was the 
, and the river was the 
, sending Hicks the pot. According to him, he was down to just 6,000 on the dinner break and now sits with 26,000.
Hand #6: The player under the gun limped in, as did Uselis on the button. Hicks completed his small blind, and the player in the big blind checked. The flop came 
, and everyone checked to the 
on the turn. Hicks checked, the big blind bet 1,300, and everyone folded.
Hand #7: A player in middle position limped in, and Bryn Kenney raised to 1,600. The original raiser called. The flop came 
. The middle-position player checked, Kenney bet 1,400, and his opponent folded.
Hand #8: Uselis raised to 1,050 from the hijack, and everyone folded.
Hand #9: Uselis raised to 1,050 from late position, Young called in the small blind, and Neuville called in the big. The flop came 
, and all three players checked it down, with the 
turn and river completing the board.
Young tabled , but Uselis showed 
to take it down with a pair of nines.
Uselis raised five out of nine hands, and Hicks is making a comeback and looking to add to his hot summer after coming in fourth place for $101,513 in Event #49: $3,000 Pot Limit Omaha - 6 Handed.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
130,000 | 34,000 |
|
98,000 | 98,000 |
|
50,200 | 50,200 |
|
35,600 | 17,600 |
|
26,000 | 26,000 |
|
7,500 | -82,500 |