Keith Jones was facing an all-in from the big blind for 55,000. Jones, who was in middle position made the call and cards went up.
Keith Jones:
Opponent:
The flop came down giving Jones top pair and the on the turn just made his hand better with two pair. The river was a and with no help for his opponent, he was sent out of the tournament.
With about 120,000 in the middle the turn read and Andreas Kniep checked to Athanasios Polychronopoulos who pushed a bet of 40,000 across the line. Kniep took some time and eventually made the call.
The completed the board and Kniep checked to Polychronopoulos once again before he put in a bet of 70,000. Kniep went deep into the tank. After about a minute Kniep said, "Feels like a weak ace." Another minute went by before Kniep made the call.
Polychronopoulos tabled , which was Broadway on the flop and Kniep mucked his hand.
Owais Ahmed opened to 35,000 from under the-gun and was called by a player on his direct left. From early position, another player moved all-in for 210,000 which folded action back to to Ahmed who moved all-in himself, folding out the other player and the cards were revealed.
Opponent:
Owais Ahmed:
The flop of had his opponent in dire need of help on the turn. The provided a gutshot straight draw to him but the river saw no change and Ahmed collected a bounty.
David Lee from Cupertino California was in middle position and facing an all in from the button. Lee thought about it for a minute before making the call and cards were on their backs.
David Lee:
Opponent:
The flop came down giving Lee top pair and no more help for his opponent with the that showed up on the turn or the on the river. As Lee doubled up he said to PokerNews "Shoutout to Dylan on his 3rd birthday!"
He didn’t cash that tournament, but now less than a week later the soccer legend has notched his first-ever WSOP cash by finishing in the money in Event #41: $1,000 Super Turbo Bounty No-Limit Hold’em. In fact, he’s still in action as of this writing and you can follow his progress in our live updates here.
Funny story, when the money bubble burst and tournament staff was trying to verify the size of the field, players were asked to remain in their seats and spectators to clear the area. No doubt excited by the prospect of earning his first WSOP cash, Neymar was standing on the rail chatting with a trio of friends which included PokerStars Team ProAndre Akkari.
A security member, diligent in their duty and unaware that Neymar was in action, strolled up and said, “Sorry guys, I gotta kick you out, you can’t stay here.”