With around 12,000 in the pot and a flop of , Jan Dentler checked from the big blind and a player in middle position did the same.
Former NFL star Richard Seymour checked from the hijack, and two-time WSOP bracelet winner Ben Yu put out 3,500 in chips.
Dentler called, the middle-position player folded, and Seymour check-raised all in for 6,300. Yu responded by moving all in over the top for 19,800, and Dentler hit the tank before making the call.
Yu:
Dentler:
Seymour:
Seymour was way ahead in the main pot with trips, while Yu had the better kicker in the side. Unfortunately for Yu, the dealer burned and turned the to pair Dentler.
The river was of no consequence and Dentler eliminated Yu while Seymour tripled back to the starting stack.
A short-stacked Anuj Kwatra moved all in for 4,300 under the gun and Bartosz Stasiewicz called a couple of spots over. The rest of the players folded and the cards were turned up.
Kwatra:
Stasiewicz:
Kwatra had live cards, but he failed to his one as the board ran out a lackluster .
Warren Sheaves raised to 1,700 from middle position and Adrian Ioan Ionescu, who was to his direct left, three-bet all in for 7,000 even. Action folded back to Sheaves and he made the call.
Ionescu:
Sheaves:
Ionescu had the better kicker and he shipped the double after the board ran out .
We caught the action after all the money had gone all-in preflop. Chris Moneymaker was the shortest of the three players. Robby Westrom moved all in himself over the top of Moneymaker for 22,500. John Krpan was also in the hand and he called both shoves with the biggest stack, bringing the players to a three-way showdown.
Moneymaker:
Westrom:
Krpan:
The flop came down which left Moneymaker drawing to running cards, while Krpan could still catch a for a straight. The turn was the though and that left both other players drawing dead. The river was the and that sealed the deal for Westrom who nearly tripled up in that massive pot while Moneymaker was sent to the rail.
The tournament staff just announced the remaining players will play three more hands before bagging and tagging on Day 1B. Stay tuned for a list of chip counts as well as a recap of the day’s action.