A middle position player raised to 600 and Dave "Devilfish" Ulliott made the call from the small blind. The big blind decided to see a flop as well and the three players watched it fall .
"Boom!" Devilfish exclaimed, before he started singing "Boom boom boom..." His joyous table talk was followed by a bet, leading out into the pot for 1,200. The big blind folded but the original raiser made the call. The turn came and Ulliott continued the aggression with a 2,000 bet. His opponent thought it over before finally mucking his cards. This win brings Devilfish up to around 51,000 in chips.
John Monnette raised to 800 from under the gun plus one and received calls from both of the blinds. On the flop, it was checked to Monnette who bet 1,700 with only the small blind calling. The small blind check-called another bet of 3,400 by Monnette on the turn and then both players checked the river. The small blind turned over for queens up and Monnette mucked.
Per Linde was firing bets of 1,200 and 5,400 on the turn and river of a against the small blind, getting called down. The Swede showed for a turned set to scoop the pot and boost his stack to the 60,000 mark.
Meanwhile, short-stacked Felipe Ramos has been eliminated
With the board reading and around 10,000 already in the pot, Ryan "g0lfa' D'Angelo checked to his opponent who bet out 4,500. D'Angelo took a bit of time and then check-raised him to 22,450 which was a massive raise. The other player called and D'Angelo showed for a turned full house.
His opponent mucked and D'Angelo scooped in yet another huge pot that put him up to 132,000 and on pace with Maxim Lykov and Bob Safai for the Day 1b chip lead.
When we arrived at Dan Kelly's table, he was heads up in a hand that had about 8,500 in the middle already, and a board reading . Kelly's opponent bet out 5,600, and Kelly thought for about 15 seconds before tossing in the chips to call. The hit the river, and Kelly's opponent softly checked after a few moments of thought. Kelly waited about 45 seconds, then decided to check as well. His opponent tabled for a flopped two pair, and Kelly mucked his hand. He is still in good shape with about 41,000.
We caught up with the action on a flop where a player check-called a bet of 800 from William Thorson. Both players checked the turn and Thorson was the one who called a 1,650 bet on the river. The opponent turned over for missed straight and flush draws while Thorson showed for top pair which was good to win the pot but still kept him below the starting stack.
David Sklansky opened to 700 from the button and found one caller in the big blind.
The flop came and both players checked. The turn brought a and Sklansky's opponent tossed in a 1,025 bet. Sklansky quickly called.
The river brought the and the big blind led out again - this time for 1,600. Sklansky grabbed four yellow chips worth 1,000 each and tossed them into the middle. His opponent quickly mucked.
Jeff Gross, who finished second in this year's $5,000 No-Limit Hold'em Shootout, just lost a big pot that put him below 20,000.
We picked this hand up on a flop of when Gross bet out 3,700. His opponent raised to 8,000, Gross re-raised to 14,700, and his opponent went all in for 23,275. Gross made the call showing but was behind the flopped set of his opponent.
The turn and river were no help, and Gross fell back to 17,500. He's got some work to do if he hopes to make it to Day 2 with a healthy stack
Action folded to the button who made it 600, Scott Seiver in the small blind then moved all in for 5,575. The big blind folded and the button made the call.
Seiver:
Button:
The cards came out and with an ace on the flop Seiver was able to double up and move past the 10,000 chip mark.
On a board, David Bakes Baker called a bet of 1,400 from his opponent. The river came the and Baker called another bet of 2,500. The player just showed the which we assume was his kicker while Baker turned up for a missed flush draw on the flop that turned into bottom pair on the turn which won the pot.
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and Ulliott continued the aggression with a 2,000 bet. His opponent thought it over before finally mucking his cards. This win brings Devilfish up to around 51,000 in chips.![[user196616]](/img/avatars/avatar.svg){kind=avatar}
flop, it was checked to Monnette who bet 1,700 with only the small blind calling. The small blind check-called another bet of 3,400 by Monnette on the 
river. The small blind turned over 
for queens up and Monnette mucked.
against the small blind, getting called down. The Swede showed 
and around 10,000 already in the pot, Ryan "g0lfa' D'Angelo checked to his opponent who bet out 4,500. D'Angelo took a bit of time and then check-raised him to 22,450 which was a massive raise. The other player called and D'Angelo showed 
for a turned full house.
. Kelly's opponent bet out 5,600, and Kelly thought for about 15 seconds before tossing in the chips to call. The 
flop where a player check-called a bet of 800 from William Thorson. Both players checked the 
river. The opponent turned over 
for missed straight and flush draws while Thorson showed 
for top pair which was good to win the pot but still kept him below the starting stack.
and both players checked. The turn brought a 
and the big blind led out again - this time for 1,600. Sklansky grabbed four yellow chips worth 1,000 each and tossed them into the middle. His opponent quickly mucked.
and river 
and with an ace on the flop Seiver was able to double up and move past the 10,000 chip mark.
board, David Bakes Baker called a bet of 1,400 from his opponent. The river came the 
for a missed flush draw on the flop that turned into bottom pair on the turn which won the pot.