Nick Marchington opened from the cutoff for 3,000,000, leaving himself just a lone green chip worth 25,000 behind. John Ypma and Daniel Marcus made the call from the small and big blinds respectively.
The flop was checked through, leading to the turn which Ypma fired 400,000 at. Marcus called and Marchington flicked his last 25,000 into the pot.
Ypma and Marcus checked the river, giving a three way showdown.
Nick Marchington:
John Ypma:
Daniel Marcus:
Marchington connected on the river, but it was not enough to best either opponent's pocket pair, and he was sent to the rail in 15th place for a cash of $14,119. Marcus scooped the main and side pots, with his pocket eights still being good.
Jeremy Ausmus raised to 1,000,000 from the cutoff and Abdullah Alshanti moved all in from the big blind for 3,450,000. Ausmus made the call.
Abdullah Alshanti:
Jeremy Ausmus:
Alshanti had Ausmus dominated however the flop of gave Ausmus a double gutshot. However Alshanti managed to hold as the turn and the river ensured that he doubled up.
In the mid 1980’s, women were considered no factor in the World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event, and other than the famous rounder and professional gambler Thomas “Amarillo Slim” Preston, poker players rarely made headlines in the mainstream press. That all changed when Wendeen Eolis became the first woman to cash at poker’s “Big Dance.”
In the 1986 WSOP Main Event, Eolis battled some of the best players in the world, including Amarillo Slim, in a field of 141 runners. She was on her way to a 25th-place finish for a $10,000, return on her buy-in, and permanent bragging rights as the first woman in history to cash in the WSOP Main Event.
Eolis attributes her 1986 WSOP performance to a year of poker tutoring from one of the best, a “relatively” conservative game plan, and cooperative cards. She told PokerNews, “Even today, women can win more by bluffing less than men.”
Jon Van Fleet opened to 600,000 from middle position, getting a call from John Ciccarelli on the button. Stephen Frakes moved all in for 1,350,000 from the big blind. Van Fleet four bet to 2,900,000, and Ciccarelli called, creating side pot action.
On the flop, Van Fleet continued for 1,500,000. Ciccarelli raised to 4,800,000, and Van Fleet made the call.
The turn was checked before Van Fleet moved all in on the river, for around 8,000,000. Ciccarelli went into the tank, before eventually making the reluctant laydown.
Stephen Frakes:
Jon Van Fleet:
Frakes' sixes were still good to take down the main pot to triple his stack, while Van Fleet raked in the side pot, while Ciccarelli was in disbelief that he had let Van Fleet bluff him off of the better hand.
Alex Jim raised to 500,000 in the cutoff and Patrick Truong three-bet on the button to 1,700,000. Jim four-bet all in for 9,625,000 and Truong called covering Jim.
Alex Jim:
Patrick Truong:
It was a classic flip with Jim's tournament life on the line. The board came giving Jim the double up and leaving Truong with just over ten big blinds.