At the Amazon outer feature table, after a raise from Marius Pospiech, Josip Simunic three-bet to 3,800 from the small blind with and Pospiech called in position with .
The flop was and Simunic continued for 3,500, which Pospiech called. The turn was the , improving Pospiech to two pair, and Simunic now bet 8,000. Pospiech once again called.
On the river, Simunic bet 10,000, Pospiech shoved all in for 23,900, and Simunic threw it into the muck with some disgust after half a minute.
Larry Smart raised from middle position. It folded around to Andre Haneberg who three-bet out of the big blind to 11,500. Smart then moved all in for about 42,000 more. Haneberg looked uncomfortable immediately and thought about it for a while before folding face up to the astonishment of a few of the players at the table.
Igor Kurganov may be sleeping on the couch tonight after he just eliminated his girlfriend Liv Boeree from Day 1a of the 2019 World Series of Poker Main Event.
The poker couple, who won the 2017 WSOP $10,000 Tag Team event for a pair of gold bracelets, was seated at opposite ends of the same table when Brian Altman raised to 1,000 from middle position. Boeree was short and three-bet all in for 2,400 from the cutoff. When action reached Kurganov in the big blind, he opted for a raise to 5,000 even, which drove Altman from the hand.
Kurganov:
Boeree:
"Come on," Boeree said with a smile after the flop gave her a flush draw.
"Let me do it," Kurganov replied. "I'll never get the chance ever again."
Neither the turn nor river helped Boeree and she walked around the table to give her beloved a hug before departing the Main Event.
Igor Grytsak and Jim Carroll were in a hand on the river, with on the board. Grytsak was the first to act and he put 13,000 over the line. Carroll raised it up, putting 28,000 in, leaving just a few thousand behind. Grytsak looked uncomfortable whilst he gave it some thought. After a minute or so he said "I think you have it" and folded, at which point Carroll showed him for a flopped set. "Nice hand" said Grytsak who is now back to where he started.
Michael Jordan, John Elway, Shane Warne. All regarded as one of the best sportsmen of their generation depending on which country you're from.
The sport of cricket isn't popular in the United States, but nearly everywhere else in the world, cricket has a religion-like status. From the 1990's to late 2000's, Warne was at the top of the game wielding an arsenal of trick deliveries that baffled batsman on cricket pitches all around the world.
As Warne's cricketing career slowed down, his poker career began to pick up. Warne has been a mainstay at both his local casino in Melbourne, Australia, and the WSOP each year.
Always trekking out to play the Main Event, his appearance in the field today was a short lived one as he was just eliminated by David Lolis.
Lolis detailed that he opened with a raise holding and both a player in late position, and Warne called to see a flop.
Lolis continued with a bet of 3,100 and the player in the middle raised to 11,000. Warne called, and Lolis responded by moving all in having both players covered. The raiser folded, but Warne called all in holding .
The turn and river bricked out with the and , and Warne was eliminated here on Day 1a, while Lolis soared up the leaderboard to contend with the chip leaders.