On the flop of 
, Gregory Geller checked out of the big blind and called a bet of 1,000 by Ivan Nguyen. Both the 
turn and 
river were checked through and Geller tabled 
as winning hand to bring up his stack to around 56,000. Geller won another pot soon after to boost his stack further.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
65,000
15,000
|
15,000 |
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
89,400
89,400
|
89,400 |
|
||
|
81,000
31,000
|
31,000 |
|
|
||
|
68,900
200
|
200 |
|
66,600
-7,400
|
-7,400 |
|
63,700
2,400
|
2,400 |
|
61,250
11,250
|
11,250 |
|
60,000
60,000
|
60,000 |
|
55,000
11,000
|
11,000 |
|
54,400
-5,100
|
-5,100 |
|
54,000
-5,000
|
-5,000 |
|
||
|
52,000
2,000
|
2,000 |
|
||
|
49,500
-500
|
-500 |
|
||
|
47,000
-9,100
|
-9,100 |
|
||
|
46,800
-3,200
|
-3,200 |
|
45,325
325
|
325 |
|
45,000
45,000
|
45,000 |
|
44,100
-5,900
|
-5,900 |
|
41,100
-8,900
|
-8,900 |
|
|
37,200
-12,800
|
-12,800 |
|
24,600
-9,400
|
-9,400 |
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
|
68,700
18,700
|
18,700 |
|
|
59,500
13,500
|
13,500 |
|
|
59,000
9,000
|
9,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
56,100
6,100
|
6,100 |
|
|
||
|
52,800
52,800
|
52,800 |
|
47,600
3,200
|
3,200 |
|
|
||
|
|
45,000
-400
|
-400 |
|
|
44,000
-6,000
|
-6,000 |
|
|
34,000
34,000
|
34,000 |
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
62,000
12,000
|
12,000 |
|
59,000
9,000
|
9,000 |
|
|
58,000
8,000
|
8,000 |
|
55,000
5,000
|
5,000 |
|
55,000
5,000
|
5,000 |
|
||
|
53,500
4,300
|
4,300 |
|
|
||
|
52,000
4,900
|
4,900 |
|
52,000
2,000
|
2,000 |
|
49,000
-6,000
|
-6,000 |
|
48,000
-1,100
|
-1,100 |
|
|
||
|
45,000
-4,770
|
-4,770 |
|
42,000
-8,000
|
-8,000 |
|
42,000
-8,000
|
-8,000 |
|
|
||
|
38,000
-12,000
|
-12,000 |
|
25,000
-27,800
|
-27,800 |
|
24,000
-26,000
|
-26,000 |
|
|
||
|
17,000
-33,000
|
-33,000 |
Niveau: 2
Blinds: 150/300
Ante: 0
The players have been sent into the first break of the day. Because of a bracelet ceremony, this one is a bit longer than the usual 20 minutes.
While you wait check out what makes the Ladies Event so popular.
Sam Grafton bet 4,300 on a 
board and his opponent called. On the river, Grafton instantly checked. His opponent bet 7,200, which Grafton called immediately.
Grafton's opponent showed 
for ace-high and Grafton took it down with 
.
One table over, Jameson Painter is already up to 90,000 in the early stages.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
90,000 | |
|
70,000 | |
|
||
Iraj Parvizi managed to spin up his stack to 40,000 again, but that has since vanished to zero while Barny Boatman was stacking a ton of chips. According to Boatman, he took the entire stack of Parvizi and the Brit was kind enough to share the details.
Parvizi raised to 450 from middle position and Brooks Floyd called on the button, Boatman raised to 1,800 in the big blind and both opponents called. On the 
flop, all three players checked and an 
appeared on the turn. Boatman bet 1,800 and Parvizi raised to 7,000, Floyd folded and Boatman called.
After the 
river, Boatman checked and Parvizi bet 15,000 before Boatman moved all in and was called. Boatman showed 
for a straight and Parvizi had pocket eights for a set to hit the rail.
Xiangdong Jiang had busted earlier on the table and Boatman also dominated the last few hands of the first level. Boatman defended his big blind to a raise by Floyd on the button and bet the 
flop for 600, Floyd called and Sergon Toma in the small blind folded. On the 
turn, Boatman bet 1,100 and was called before betting the 
river for 3,000. Floyd called and was shown 
for trips fours by Boatman.
Last but not least, Boatman bet the 
turn for 1,300 and Toma called before Toma bet the on the river for 1,000. Boatman raised to 3,000 and Toma called, showed a jack. Boatman had that beat with 
for trips tens and raked in another pot.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
139,500
69,500
|
69,500 |
|
|
||
|
Eliminé | |
|
Eliminé | |
Three players saw a flop of 
and Marquez Nazarro checked from the big blind to the under-the-gun player who bet 650. Anthony Spinella called from the button and Nazarro called as well.
The turn brought the and Nazarro checked. The under-the-gun player bet again, 1,400 this time. Spinella called and Nazarro called.
The river was the 
and Nazarro checked. The under-the-gun player bet 3,900, sending Spinella into the tank briefly. He ultimately folded, and after a few moments of consideration, Nazarro called. The under-the-gun player showed for ace-king high, Nazarro flipped over for a pair of sevens, which was good enough to win the pot. Spinella mumbled a few words of disbelief as Nazarro collected his newly-acquired chips.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
|
68,000
68,000
|
68,000 |
|
32,050
-17,950
|
-17,950 |
|
|
||
Mike "The Mouth" Matusow has long been known for his loquacious ways at the table. He has a seat at the edge of Amazon Purple, and with the lull in early-level action, we thought we'd hang around his table for an orbit and see if he would drop any choice quotes. He didn't disappoint, as he had plenty to say.
In the first hand we saw, Matusow was in the big blind and someone opened early. While waiting his turn, Matusow reflected on the modern chip structure of the WSOP Main Event, which sees 50,000 starting stacks, up from 30,000 recently and 10,000 before that.
"That was the best part of the old days," Matusow said. "People lost a few chips and thought they were short. They'd have 10,000 and lose 700 and start panicking."
Matusow added that he didn't think there was any need for the 50K stacks.
The Mouth continued to fold the next few hands, engaging in conversation with Pratyush Buddiga.
"You've had a pretty good summer, right?"
Buddiga said he has, and they discussed Buddiga's sixth-place finish in the $300K Super High Roller Bowl for $1 million and then his fourth-place finish in a $1,500 event here at the WSOP for $124,615.
"I knew I had a good table when I saw you were here," Matusow mused. "Old school wizard, Donkey Kong bomber, and new school wizard."
Matusow was referencing Tom "DonkeyBomber" Schneider, who is in Seat 1 at their table.
Shortly after that, Matusow played the only hand he voluntarily entered while we were at his table. He opened for 400 in middle position and got callers on his immediate left and in the big blind. Everyone checked the 
flop, and Matusow bet 1,000 on the 
turn. That won him the pot.
With his big blind coming up, Matusow discussed his thoughts on the Main Event at large.
"It's the only tournament in the history of poker you never have to bluff," he said, folding his under-the-gun hand. "You just have to stay alive and wait for the idiots to give you their chips."
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
|
44,400
900
|
900 |
|
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