After an initial raise and two callers which included two-time bracelet winner Taylor Paur from the cutoff, Tomas Soderstrom three-bet to 4,700 on the button.
The blinds folded while the the initial raiser and the lojack called. Action was back on Paur who four-bet to 16,200 before calling the Tomas Soderstrom's five-bet jam for roughly 40,000.
Taylor Paur:
Tomas Soderstrom:
Paur was in rough shape and he coughed up a 40,000 to Tomas Soderstrom after the runout.
To say Phil "Unabomber" Laak is unique would be an understatement. Laak, who has been the longtime partner of actress Jennifer Tilly, made a name for himself on the World Poker Tour (WPT) during the height of the "Poker Boom." While Laak spends much of his time grinding cash, he couldn't resist the allure of the Wynn Millions and is in action today.
We decided to spend an entire orbit observing Laak, who started with 33,000 in chips.
Hand #1 (Cutoff): Action folded to Laak and he raised to 2,000, which was good enough to swipe the blinds and antes.
Hand #2 (Hijack): Laak limped, the players on the button and in the small blind did the same, and the big blind checked his option to bring about a flop of . Three checks saw the player on the button bet 1,000 and Laak called. Action then went check-check on the turn.
When the completed the board on the river, Laak bet 3,100 and his opponent called. Laak tabled the for trip kings and it was good as his opponent mucked.
Hand #3 (Lojack): A player in early position raised and Laak folded.
Hand #4 (UTG+1): The UTG player folded and so did Laak.
Hand #5 (UTG): Laak limped and the player in the cutoff raised to 2,000. Laak called and it was heads-up to the flop, which both players checked. Laak then check-called a bet of 3,000 on the turn before both players returned to checking on the river. The cutoff tabled the and it was good as Laak mucked.
Hand #6 (Big Blind): A player raised to 1,300 from early position and got a caller. The next player then three-bet to 5,300, which prompted Laak to fold when action reached him.
Hand #7 (Small Blind): After a raise and a reraise, Laak folded.
Hand #8 (Button): The player in the cutoff moved all in for around 10,000 and Laak folded.
Laak ended the orbit with 34,300, just slightly ahead of where he began.
Erik Seidel was short-stacked when he moved all in for 4,600 second to act, and two spots over Scott Anderson three-bet to 10,000. That cleared the field and Seidel discovered the bad news.
Erik Seidel:
Scott Anderson:
Seidel was looking for a high five but the dealer left him hanging as the board ran out .
Two more levels have come and gone on Day 1c of the Wynn Millions, and that means it is time for the second 10-minute break of the day. When they return, players will play two more levels before being sent on a one-hour dinner break after Level 6.
Belgica Juarez Dardon raised from early position and was called by Jared Griener from late position before Justin Bond three-bet jammed for 4,200 from the big blind.
Dardon called, as did Griener and the flop was checked down.
Justin Bond:
Jared Griener:
Belgica Juarez Dardon:
Bond was ahead until Dardon connected on the river and Bond exited the playing field.