Level: 2
Blinds: 50/100
Ante: 0
Level: 2
Blinds: 50/100
Ante: 0
After an early position limp, Celina Lin raised it up to 400. Everyone else folded back to the first limper, who called. The flop came down and it checked to Lin who bet 400 again. She was called, the hit the turn, and her opponent checked again. Lin bet out 900 this time, her opponent called again, and the completed the board.
One more check from her opponent led to Lin checking behind, and her opponent said, "You're good," as he tabled . Lin rolled over for a pair of sevens, and that was good enough to take the pot.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Celina Lin |
12,500
12,500
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12,500 |
Action has been slow out of the gates as players are feeling each other out and more late entries continue to arrive.
Ken Aldridge was one of the late comers and He is sitting next to Joe Mussat. Aldridge always wears his trademark yellow at events and is one of the most well-liked players on the scene. His nickname is "Teach" and you can always find him smiling and having a good time. The former high school teacher posed with Mussat's yellow troll doll for a quick shot as he got going today. Aldridge has 25 cashes, over three quarters of a million dollars in earnings, and the highly sought-after WSOP gold bracelet that he won in 2009 in a six-max no-limit hold'em event.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Thomas Taylor |
10,000
10,000
|
10,000 |
Dan Heimiller |
10,000
10,000
|
10,000 |
|
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Ken Aldridge |
10,000
10,000
|
10,000 |
|
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Liina Vark |
10,000
10,000
|
10,000 |
Sam Cohen |
10,000
10,000
|
10,000 |
James Woods |
10,000
10,000
|
10,000 |
Jon Turner |
10,000
10,000
|
10,000 |
Four-handed on a flop of , it was checked to a player who bet 450. Hastings called and the two other players folded.
Heads up to the turn was the and Hastings called a bet of 1,250 from his opponent.
The river was the and this time the opponent checked to Hastings who bet 3,300 and his opponent called.
Hastings flipped over and his opponent mucked.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Brian Hastings | 16,000 | |
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A player in early position raised it up to 250 and Los Angeles-based pro Phong "Turbo" Nguyen was the lone caller. The dealer put out a flop of and Nguyen quickly called a bet of 425 from his opponent. The turn brought another seven, the , and that slowed down Nguyen's opponent, who checked. Nguyen quickly dropped in 550 and his opponent conceded the hand by sending his cards in.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Phong Nguyen |
10,500
10,500
|
10,500 |
In the last hand before break, James Woods raised to 325 and was called by the player on the button and from Kazuyuki Tanuma in the big blind.
The flop came , Tanuma checked, Woods bet 1,200, and was called by the player on the button. Tanuma made it 4,000 and Woods folded. The remaining opponent moved all in for about 8,200 and Tanuma called.
Tanuma:
Opponent:
Tanuma flopped a flush against his opponent's flopped set.
The turn was the and river the to give Tanuma the pot and eliminate a player.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Kazuyuiki Tanuma
|
22,700 | |
James Woods | 9,300 |
The first two levels of the day are in the books, and the players are taking their first 20-minute break of the day.
Level: 3
Blinds: 75/150
Ante: 25
Players have returned to their seats, and we are ready to get the action going again.