Ben Lamb opened to 47,000 under the gun and was called by Guy Taylor in middle position. They got a flop of and Lamb checked. Taylor bet 80,000 and Lamb called. The turn was the and Lamb check-called a bet from Taylor.
On the river, Lamb bet out 350,000. Taylor thought for a little while, looked at Lamb, and eventually just called the bet.
Lamb tabled for a set on the river, but Taylor had pocket queens for a higher set to win the pot.
According to some of the members of his table, Kevin Song opened with a raise. He was three-bet by Minh Ly to 85,000. Barry Schmiess was just a few seats over from Ly and he put in a four-bet, which was enough to put Ly all in. Song folded, and Ly made the call for the rest of his chips.
Ly was holding while Schmiess held . The board ran out and Schmiess made a set while Ly did not improve and he was sent to the payout desk.
Action was on a flop with Chip Jett all in preflop for his last 187,000 chips, and there was still action on the side between Michael Ruane and Fadi Hamad.
Hamad checked the flop of to Ruane who bet 175,000. Hamad called. The turn and river were checked by both players, and all cards were turned over.
Jett:
Hamad:
Ruane:
"I should have bet turn," said Ruane after the cards were turned over, and he raked in the pot. Jett was eliminated.
Arash Ghaneian, who has already won a World Series of Poker bracelet in 2015, raised to 50,000 on the button and Mark Radoja moved all in for more than 20 big blinds out of the small blind. Ghaneian called and Radoja had a coinflip for his tournament life.
Radoja:
Ghaneian:
The flop let Ghaneian celebrate and left Radoja drawing thin to running cards. It was all over after the turn, making the river a formality. Radoja became one of the first casualties of the Day while Ghaneian bumped his stack to well above the average.
Chino Rheem opened-shoved all in from early position. Action folded to Aliaksei Boika who reshoved all in over the top. Everyone folded, bringing the two to a showdown.
Rheem:
Boika:
Rheem pleaded with the dealer to keep the flop clean and she did as it rolled out , giving him a bit of a sweat but keeping him in the lead. He remained safe on the turn and river and that allowed him to double up.
"Yes!" he said, slamming the table. Immediately he stood up and began texting. His all-in was counted out for 467,000 and Boika was forced to cut out the chips and send them over.
Jonathan Dwek, sporting a superman costume, raised to 50,000 in the first hand of Day 5, and Benjamin Pollak moved all in for 235,000, which Dwek quickly called.
Pollak:
Dwek:
The board came and Pollak locked up the double on the turn.
Another Frenchman scored an early double as well, though under very fortunate circumstances. Romain Arki pushed from the small blind with the and Scott Hilton called in the big blind with . The flop all but sealed Arki's fate, but the turn and river completed the board, giving Arki a straight.
Cards are in the air here on Day 5 of the 2017 World Series of Poker. The blinds are at 10,000 and 20,000 with a 3,000 ante for 60 minutes, and then they will move up to 12,000/24,000/4,000.
Stay tuned to PokerNews all day for live coverage as we get closer to crowning a new WSOP Main Event champion.
and Lamb checked. Taylor bet 80,000 and Lamb called. The turn was the 
and Lamb check-called a bet from Taylor.
river, Lamb bet out 350,000. Taylor thought for a little while, looked at Lamb, and eventually just called the bet. 
for a set on the river, but Taylor had pocket queens for a higher set to win the pot.
. The board ran out 
and Schmiess made a set while Ly did not improve and he was sent to the payout desk.
, giving Phillips a pair of kings on the river to eliminate Giannetti.
to Ruane who bet 175,000. Hamad called. The turn 
and the small blind and Srinivasan checked. Franklin bet 50,000. The small blind folded and Srinivasan paused before deciding to call.
for trip aces. Franklin mucked.
flop let Ghaneian celebrate and left Radoja drawing thin to running cards. It was all over after the 
, giving him a bit of a sweat but keeping him in the lead. He remained safe on the 
river and that allowed him to double up. 
and Scott Hilton called in the big blind with 
turn and 
river completed the board, giving Arki a straight.
