Matt Savage Enters the Field
Niveau 1
: 75/150, 0 ante
Matt Savage has entered the field in Day 1a of the WSOP Main Event. Savage is a world-renowned tournament director having officiated the World Series of Poker from 2002-2004. Savage has also worked at stops throughout the WPT and founded the Tournament Directors Association.
Savage has five WSOP cashes in his career and is looking for another here in the 2017 Main Event. He got off to a strong start when he raised to 350 from the cutoff. The small blind reraised to 1,275 and Savage made the call. The flop was 
and the small blind checked to Savage who bet 1,500. His opponent folded and Savage raked in the pot.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
54,000
54,000
|
54,000 |
. Matusow checked, his opponent bet 400, and Matusow called.
and Matusow checked again. His opponent bet 1,100, and Matusow showed the 
as he folded, saying "There's just no way this is good."
board, David Greenberg in the big blind bet 1,150 and Andy Park called from early position, while Alan Smurfit folded on the button. The 
appeared on the river and Greenberg checked, Park bet 2,500, and Greenberg quickly called.
and Greenberg had the better kicker in 
for the flopped ten-high straight.
and action checked around to the button who bet 1,100. Buddiga called and the preflop raiser and the cutoff both folded.
and both players checked.
fell on the river and Buddiga checked. After a few moments, his opponent checked behind and flipped over 
for a pair of queens.
and his opponent confidently turned over 
for two pair, not realizing Reixach had hit a straight. Upon seeing the straight, the other player reached out and quickly turned his cards over.
turn. Grimes checked out of the big blind and Yang bet 750 from the button. Grimes called. The 
, prompting Chartier to muck, but another player won with 
. Chartier showed 
flop, and the turn was a 
. Chartier checked again, this time folding to a bet of 5,000. His opponent showed 