Hrair Janian managed to extricate some value in a hand involving Orpen Kisacikoglu, with a board of giving Janian a big pot with his hand of giving him a set on the turn. While Kisacikoglu has lost some, he was up before the hand, so only drops to 28,500. That table also houses Stephen Chidwick, who is the second-highest British tournament winner behind Sam Trickett.
The quintessential yellow-garbed Ken Aldridge in the 2013 WSOP.
Image is everything, or so they say. In poker, cultivating a certain image can go a long way in helping players establish themselves in the public eye. Think Charlie Carrel’s multifarious wardrobe or Qui Nguyen’s raccoon hat while winning the 2016 World Series of Poker Main Event. Outfits or accessories can often define a player, as they do for Ken Aldridge of Pleasant Garden, North Carolina.
Nicknamed “Teach” for his days teaching the youth of the nation, Aldridge’s poker attire almost always consists of a yellow hat, matching yellow jacket, and a shiny gold bracelet. It’s no regular bracelet though, but rather a coveted WSOP bracelet from 2009 when he topped a field of 1,459 players to win the $1,500 No-Limit Hold’em Six-Handed event for $428,259, his largest career score.
Aldridge has also finished runner-up to Will “The Thrill” Failla in the 2011 World Poker Tour Legends of Poker Main Event for $365,800, and placed fifth in the 2015 WSOP Event #21: $10,000 Omaha Hi-Lo Championship for $97,122. All things considered, Teach, who is in action here on Day 1a, has $1,291,179 in live tournament earnings, which puts him 11th on North Carolina’s all-time money list.
If he cashes the Main Event for $12,500 or more, he’ll crack that State’s top ten money list. It’ll also mark his seventh cash here in the Bahamas. His previous best at this stop was a sixth-place finish in the 2013 PCA Event #18: $5,000 No-Limit Hold’em for $44,460.
Adam Grigor battled with high roller Sergio Aido in a huge pot, with a number of raises going in preflop and then a bet and a call of what looked like 3,200 on the flop. Grigor checked from the big blind on the turn and Aido checked back on the button. Action went the same on the river, and Grigor flipped over . Aido couldn't beat it.
Four players each committed 1,200 preflop and then took turns checking around on the flop. Two more checks on the turn opened the door for Sameer Aljanedi to bet 1,700, which prompted two folds.
PokerStars qualifier Jan Rusnak then check-called from early position and checked the river. Aljanedi decided to do the same, and then wound up mucking when Rusnak tabled the . Rusnak chipped up to 34,000 after the hand while Aljanedi dropped to 28,500.
The action folded to the player in the small blind and he raised to 250. Big blind Dan Shak called before both checked on . The hit the turn and the small blind bet 325. Shak called in position and saw his opponent bet another 500 on the river. Shak raised to 1,500 and the small blind folded.
The next hand the same player raised to 250 again, this time from the button. Dan Shak called from the small blind, the big blind came along for the ride as well. All three of them checked the flop and the hit the turn. Shak bet out 500 and the big blind called. The player on button raised to 1,500 and Shak called, so did the big blind. The completed the board and Shak and the big blind checked. The player on the button hesitated for a second before he checked behind. The big blind showed for the rivered top pair. The player on the button showed for the turned straight and Shak open mucked his .
Ireland's Ronan Gorey has been very active from the start on Day 1a of the PokerStars Championships Bahamas Main Event, and he's just managed to get good value after a fortunate river card.
Pre-flop, Leo Yan Ho Cheng bet 250 from early position and Gorey was the only called from the big blind. The flop of saw Gorey check-call a c-bet of 400. On the turn of , both men checked, but the river saw Gorey check-call for 700 more, and Cheng turned over for a rivered set of jacks. It wasn't good enough, as Gorey's had turned the straight and he continues to float above starting stack. Cheng is down to just 25,300 after a poor start.
With about 1,000 in the pot, on a board reading , Morris Dadoun checked from under the gun.
The player on the button bet 2,500, and Dadoun quickly called.
The turn was the , and Dadoun checked for a second time. The button bet 3,500 this time, and Dadoun called again.
The river was the . Dadoun checked and the button checked back.
The button revealed for a pair of queens with a king kicker. Dadoun showed for a straight to the king. As he raked in the pot he shrugged his shoulders and said, "I gambled!"
Sergio Garcia raised to 200 from under the gun, and a player in early position called. Nathaniel Howe called on the button, as did the big blind.
The flop came , and the big blind checked. Garcia bet 350, and the player in early position folded. Howe called on the button, and the big blind folded.
The turn was the . Garcia checked, and Howe bet 1,500. Garcia thought about it for a minute and opted to call.
The river was the . Garcia checked for a second time, and Howe quickly fired out a bet of 2,000. Garcia stared him down and eventually folded, showing the .
giving Janian a big pot with his hand of 
giving him a set on the turn. While Kisacikoglu has lost some, he was up before the hand, so only drops to 28,500. That table also houses Stephen Chidwick, who is the second-highest British tournament winner behind Sam Trickett.
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turn and Aido checked back on the button. Action went the same on the 
river, and Grigor flipped over 
. Aido couldn't beat it.
river. Aljanedi decided to do the same, and then wound up mucking when Rusnak tabled the 
hit the turn and the small blind bet 325. Shak called in position and saw his opponent bet another 500 on the 
river. Shak raised to 1,500 and the small blind folded.
flop and the 
completed the board and Shak and the big blind checked. The player on the button hesitated for a second before he checked behind. The big blind showed 
for the turned straight and Shak open mucked his 
.
saw Gorey check-call a c-bet of 400. On the turn of 
saw Gorey check-call for 700 more, and Cheng turned over 
had turned the straight and he continues to float above starting stack. Cheng is down to just 25,300 after a poor start.
. Dadoun checked and the button checked back.
