Last year, Hoai Pham took home over $70,000 for his victory in this event. So far in his title defense, things have been going quite well as he's now up to 8,100 in chips from a starting stack of 3,000. On the following hand, Pham increased his stack after getting an opponent to lay down a pocket pair.
The hand began with a player in early position raising to 300. Pham attacked with a reraise to 600 and the original raiser made the call. The flop came down and the first player checked to Pham. He bet 1,100 and was called.
The turn card added the to the board. The first player checked and Pham bet enough chips to put his opponent all in. The player folded pocket sevens face up, not wanting to tangle with the defending champ.
A friendly pot developed pre-flop when five players limped in. The flop came and the small blind bet out 150. Mike Leasure was the only person to call and see the fall on the turn. The small blind bet 400 and Leasure raised all in to 1050. The small blind made the call with his but was was drawing slim to Leasure's . The river brought the and Leasure doubled his stack.
After chipping up to 7,300, Gamarra just lost a bit of his stack. With four players in the pot, Gamarra called a 400 bet on a flop of and the other two players folded. Both players checked the and the river came the . Gamarra called a 600 bet, and mucked when his opponent showed for rivered trips. Gamarra dropped to 6,200, which is still well above average.
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Shaun Harris, who dealt at the 2010 Main Event Final Table and also got 24th at this event last year, is out.
Under the gun, Harris raised to 175 with one caller in middle position. The cutoff then re-raised to 625 and after tanking for a couple minutes, Harris re-raised to 2,500. The cutoff snap shoved for a little under 3,000 with a call from Harris who held to the cutoff’s . The board ran out to cripple Harris’ stack down to 1,075.
The next hand, the player under-the-gun limped, the player on the button raised to 275, and a dejected Harris moved all in from the big blind for 1,075. The player under-the-gun then shoved his whole stack for close to 3,000 with a quick fold from the player on the button. Harris flipped over to the UTG’s . The board ran out to send Harris to the rail before the end of the first level.
When Michael Sussman and another player got all their chips in pre-flop, Sussman's was trailing to his opponents . The board then ran out to give Sussman a Broadway straight, and the win. Sussman yelled "Send it!" as his opponent stormed away from the table. His opponent was crippled, but not eliminated, yet he seemed to disappear after the hand.
Ken Deng, an employee of the Venetian Casino, raised to 350 in middle position after two players limped before him. The button called and the two limpers folded.
The flop came . Deng bet 375, the button raised to 1,000, then Deng re-raised all in for 1,900. The button called and flipped up . Deng showed .
The turn came giving Deng the win before the on the river.
After getting all his chips in on the turn with the , John Deng managed to double up against his opponent's on a board of . He won the following hand as well to help boost his stack up to almost 5,000. Deng works at the Casino Royale in Sacramento, CA.
Hoai Pham, the defending champion of the Casino Employee event just doubled up. When we caught up with the action the board read and Pham had just pushed all in. His opponent tanked for a bit before making the call. Pham excitedly declared, "Nuts!" and flipped over his to take the pot. He now has a little over 6,500 in chips.
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and the first player checked to Pham. He bet 1,100 and was called.
to the board. The first player checked and Pham bet enough chips to put his opponent all in. The player folded pocket sevens face up, not wanting to tangle with the defending champ.
and the small blind bet out 150. Mike Leasure was the only person to call and see the 
fall on the turn. The small blind bet 400 and Leasure raised all in to 1050. The small blind made the call with his 
but was was drawing slim to Leasure's 
and Leasure doubled his stack.
and the other two players folded. Both players checked the 
and the river came the 
. Gamarra called a 600 bet, and mucked when his opponent showed 
. The board ran out 
to cripple Harris’ stack down to 1,075.
to the UTG’s 
. The board ran out 
to send Harris to the rail before the end of the first level.
to give Sussman a Broadway straight, and the win. Sussman yelled "Send it!" as his opponent stormed away from the table. His opponent was crippled, but not eliminated, yet he seemed to disappear after the hand.
. Deng showed 
on the river.
