Bill Chen raised under the gun to 700, and he got calls from Chris Oliver in middle position, and Chip Jett in the small blind. The flop came , and Chen bet 1,500 after Jett checked. Both Oliver and Jett called, and the turn brought the . All three players checked, and the river came the . Jett checked a third time, and this time, Chen bet out 3,000. Oliver folded, but Jett stuck in the call. Chen showed for rivered broadway, and Jett mucked. Chen boosted his stack to 37,000 on that hand, while Jett dropped to 24,000.
Picking up the action on an board, a player check-called 1,000 from Johnny Lodden. The dealer, though, prematurely put the on the turn. A floor was called over and it was ruled that it would be shuffled into the deck after a new turn was dealt. The became the new turn and the action was the same, with Lodden's opponent check-calling 2,050.
Once the was shuffled back into the remaining deck, the hit the river. It was more of the same as Lodden's opponent check-called 5,000. He mucked when Lodden tabled for trips.
We picked up on the action with the board reading . Barry Shulman checked from the small blind and Vanessa Selbst checked from the big blind. The player on the button led out for 1,225 and Shulman opted to get out of the way. Selbst made the call and the turn came . Both players checked and saw the strike the river.
Selbst decided to lead out this time, pushing out a bet of 1,400. Her opponent made it 4,050 rather quickly and Selbst then went into the tank. After about a minute and a half, she dropped in a call and her opponent flipped over two jacks, one by one. First the then the .
"Ouch!" remarked Barry Shulman as Selbst shook her head and dropped her cards into the muck.
A player in early position made it 600 to go, and Gary Benson made it 1,625. The player called, and the flop came out . The player checked, and Benson bet out 2,000. He was check raised to 6,000, and Benson put the last of his 9,100 total in. He was called, and Benson saw that he was in bad shape.
Benson:
Opponent:
Benson's overpair was dominated, and he would need alot of help. The turn came the , and the river brought the . Benson couldn't catch up, and he has hit the rail.
Jason Alexander opened to 900 from middle position and Matt Glantz flatted from the hi-jack position. The player to his immediate left in the cutoff cut out a raise to 3,100 and slid it into the middle. Alexander folded, but Glantz thought for a bit before tossing in a re-raise to 12,500. His opponent gave an exasperated look and dejectedly mucked his hand.
Right next to us at the media desk, we overheard a big pot developing. Chris MacFarland called his opponents all in on a flop of , and MacFarland showed for a set of treys. His opponent had , and he wasn't able to catch up, as the turn and river came and . MacFarland scooped the pot, and he is now up to 104,000, the chip leader by our counts.
A woman in early position limped and Soi Nguyen raised to 1,200 in middle position. The woman made the call and then check-called a 1,500 Nguyen bet on the flop. Both players checked the turn and river and Nguyen flipped over in a very conceding manner. He was in fact beat as his opponent showed which was good to win the pot.
During a hand a little while ago at the featured table, Doyle Brunson raised preflop but received no callers. He showed his and his tablemates smiled and laughed. As you probably know, Brunson won the WSOP Main Event in 1976 and 1977 holding the and has a strong affinity for the hand as a result.
In a hand just recently, Janno Cazemier raised to 900 from late position and was called by Steve Costello in the small blind while Brunson folded in the big blind. The flop came and Costello bet out 1,300. Cazemier thought for a minute before smiling and chuckling and revealing his to the table and tossing it into the muck.
Cazemier turned to Brunson and said "Hey, it works for you! I thought I'd try it. Plus, it was your blind!" Apparently the magic of the ten-two only works for Brunson, but it's nice to see the featured table having a little fun here on Day 1.
Team Pokerstars Pro (USA) Vanessa Selbst had a high point of around 40,000 today, but since then, she really hasn't gotten much going and has fallen to about half starting stack.
We came into a hand where she had bet 1,300 from the small blind on a board reading . A player in middle position called and the two saw the river . Selbst again bet 1,300 and the player again called. Selbst mucked her hand before the other player even showed his. She is sitting with around 16,500 right now and will need to make moves at the end of the day if she hopes to have a chance of making Day 2 with any chips to play with.
, and Chen bet 1,500 after Jett checked. Both Oliver and Jett called, and the turn brought the 
. All three players checked, and the river came the 
. Jett checked a third time, and this time, Chen bet out 3,000. Oliver folded, but Jett stuck in the call. Chen showed 
for rivered broadway, and Jett mucked. Chen boosted his stack to 37,000 on that hand, while Jett dropped to 24,000.
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board, a player check-called 1,000 from Johnny Lodden. The dealer, though, prematurely put the 
became the new turn and the action was the same, with Lodden's opponent check-calling 2,050.
hit the river. It was more of the same as Lodden's opponent check-called 5,000. He mucked when Lodden tabled 
for trips.
. Barry Shulman checked from the small blind and Vanessa Selbst checked from the big blind. The player on the button led out for 1,225 and Shulman opted to get out of the way. Selbst made the call and the turn came 
. Both players checked and saw the 
strike the river.
then the 
. The player checked, and Benson bet out 2,000. He was check raised to 6,000, and Benson put the last of his 9,100 total in. He was called, and Benson saw that he was in bad shape.
, and the river brought the 
. Benson couldn't catch up, and he has hit the rail.
, and MacFarland showed 
for a set of treys. His opponent had 
flop. Both players checked the 
river and Nguyen flipped over 
which was good to win the pot.
and his tablemates smiled and laughed. As you probably know, Brunson won the WSOP Main Event in 1976 and 1977 holding the 
and Costello bet out 1,300. Cazemier thought for a minute before smiling and chuckling and revealing his 
. Selbst again bet 1,300 and the player again called. Selbst mucked her hand before the other player even showed his. She is sitting with around 16,500 right now and will need to make moves at the end of the day if she hopes to have a chance of making Day 2 with any chips to play with.