Another recent addition to the field is a very recognizable face in the poker world, Phil Laak.
Just now, with the board reading and 6,300 in the middle, Laak checked from the big blind and his lone opponent in middle position bet 2,300. Laak thought it over briefly and tossed in calling chips.
His opponent promptly mucked, surrendering the pot to Laak, who took the pot without showing his cards.
Joey Ingram raised to 500 from the button, and Jon Turner called from the big blind.
The flop came , and Turner checked. Ingram bet 650, and Turner called. The turn brought the , and Turner checked again. Ingram bet 800, and Turner called. The fell on the river, and Turner bet 2,200.
Ingram called and quickly tabled for the nut flush, Turner mucked, and Ingram took the pot.
Ryan Laplante raised to 700 in middle position and got called by the cutoff and the button. The flop came , and all three players checked. On the turn, Laplante bet 1,800, the cutoff folded, and the button called. On the river, Laplante checked, and his opponent checked back.
Laplante tabled for aces and kings, good for the pot.
Dmitry Yurasov, who won a WSOP bracelet in Event #42: $10,000 No-Limit Hold'em 6-Handed Championship earlier this week, just took down a pot.
With the board reading and 3,600 in the middle, the small blind checked and Yurasov bet 1,800 from the big blind. The player in the cutoff raised to 4,000, the small blind folded, and Yurasov called. They went heads up to the turn and both players checked. The river was the and Yurasov checked again. His opponent bet 5,000 and after thinking for a couple minutes, Yurasov tossed in a single chip to call the bet.
His opponent flashed for a pair of sixes and Yurasov's for a king-high flush was good.
Four players saw a flop of in a limped pot, and action checked all the way through.
The turn brought the , and the small blind bet 800. Joe Hachem called from the big blind, one player folded, and the button called.
The river was the , and the small blind bet again — 2,500 this time. Hachem called, the button folded, and Hachem tabled for bottom set, which was good enough to win the pot.
After a flurry of preflop activity, three players saw a flop of with about 6,000 chips in the pot. Action checked all the way around, and the turn brought the . The under-the-gun player checked, as did the cutoff, and Esther Taylor bet 2,200. Both of her opponents quickly folded, and she took the pot.