On a flop of a player in the cutoff fired out a large bet totaling 5,525. McLean Karr made the call and the fell on the turn.
This time Karr's opponent decided to up the ante, so to speak, betting out a whopping 26,000. Karr went into the tank, pondering this decision that was worth his tournament life.
"I have kings" said Karr, dejectedly before mucking his hand, knocking him down to 12,500.
After a middle position player limped, Jan Heitmann raised to 375 and only the big blind called. On the flop, the big blind bet 500 and Heitmann made the call. The action was the same on the turn for 800 and on the river for 1,800 where Heitmann tanked for a few minutes before the last call. The big blind sheepishly turned over for a missed small flush draw and just the two pair on board with a six kicker at the end. Heitmann revealed for aces up and caught his opponent’s bluff to win the pot.
The board read and about 5,000 sat in the middle. The action was on Vanessa Selbst, sitting in the big blind, and acting with deliberation she bet 3,100. Jason Alexander, waiting only a couple of seconds, pushed out a raise to 6,500 from middle position. Selbst again took her time, rechecking her cards, then made the call.
The river was the , and both players checked in a flash. Selbst tabled for top two pair. Alexander nodded in acknowledgment, showing his as he did.
As the hand concluded, one of the many passing photographers asked the former "Seinfeld" star to pose for a picture, and Alexander obliged with a cheeky, faux-serious poker face for the shot before breaking into a wide grin afterwards.
Alexander is still grinning, despite having slipped to 23,000. Meanwhile, Selbst has some reason to smile, too, having bumped back up to 34,000 here in the early going.
The hijack raised to 250 and George Danzer called from the button. The flop came , the hijack bet 400 and Danzer called. The turn was the and the hijack decided to check the action over to Danzer who bet 1,000. The hijack folded and Danzer took down the pot upping his stack to 32,000.
Josh Arieh chipped up to over 50,000 very early in level 1, but after this last hand he gave most of them back and fell back to around starting stack.
A player in early position limped and Arieh from the cutoff raised it up to 600. The early position player re-raised to 1,800 and Arieh called.
The flop came down and the player checked to Arieh who asked, "Are you just doing that so you can check-raise me again?" The player nervously shook his head and Arieh bet out 1,000. The player just called and the two saw the turn.
This time the player checked to Arieh again who bet out 2,500. The early position player then raised to 6,000 and Arieh just shook his head. He put the money in and said, "Alright, one time."
The river came down and the player finally led out for 7,000. Arieh reluctantly tossed in the call and got shown for a flopped set.
Arieh nodded his head and said "nice hand" as he tossed over for top pair and the turned nut-flush draw. Arieh still has above starting stack but was very disappointed after the hand for giving away his early double stack.
We caught up with the action three-handed on the turn with 3,300 in the pot already. The board read and Greg Raymer checked from early position, as did Tom Schneider from the cutoff. The player on the button bet 1,200 and Raymer folded. Schneider flatted.
The river fell the and Schneider led out for 1,700. His opponent called and Schneider revealed for trip queens. His opponent mucked.
With the board reading , a player in early position bet 1,500, a middle position player folded, and Eli Elezra called from the button. Both players checked after the came on the turn, but when the hit on the river the first player bet out 2,000. Elezra then raised to 7,200 and the other player called.
Elezra flipped over his for the nut flush and his opponent mucked boosting Elezra's stack up to 43,000.
Earlier we told you guys that Ari Engel had been knocked down to just 4,000, but he has slowly been climbing back and is now almost at half his starting stack. In the latest hand, Engel was in a hand with both of the blinds as the flop came down . Both blinds checked to Engel, who fired out 425. The small blind called, and the big blind got out of the way. The hit the turn, and this time, the small blind led out for 725. Engel called, and the river brought the . This time, Engel face a big bet of 3,300, and after a few moments of thought, he called.
The small blind showed for complete air, and Engel showed for running two pair. That hand boosted his count back up to 14,000.
With already 1,800 in the pot on a flop, it appeared as though Faraz Jaka who was in the small blind check-called an 1,100 bet from the player under the gun. On the river, Jaka checked again and his opponent fired 3,000. After a fair bit of thought, Jaka folded but was still sitting with over the starting stack.
We just saw the ESPN cameras following a player over to Lex Veldhuis's table, so we went over to see who it was. Sure enough, it was the always entertaining Sammy Farha, who is obviously best known for his 2003 runner up finish to Chris Moneymaker. Farha and Veldhuis are regulars in some of the biggest cash games in the world, and we are expecting plenty of fun out of that table. We will be sure to keep you posted on how they are going.
a player in the cutoff fired out a large bet totaling 5,525. McLean Karr made the call and the 
fell on the turn.
turn for 800 and on the 
river for 1,800 where Heitmann tanked for a few minutes before the last call. The big blind sheepishly turned over 
for a missed small flush draw and just the two pair on board with a six kicker at the end. Heitmann revealed 
for aces up and caught his opponent’s bluff to win the pot.
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, and both players checked in a flash. Selbst tabled 
for top two pair. Alexander nodded in acknowledgment, showing his 
as he did.
and the hijack decided to check the action over to Danzer who bet 1,000. The hijack folded and Danzer took down the pot upping his stack to 32,000.
and the player checked to Arieh who asked, "Are you just doing that so you can check-raise me again?" The player nervously shook his head and Arieh bet out 1,000. The player just called and the two saw the 
for top pair and the turned nut-flush draw. Arieh still has above starting stack but was very disappointed after the hand for giving away his early double stack.
and Greg Raymer checked from early position, as did Tom Schneider from the cutoff. The player on the button bet 1,200 and Raymer folded. Schneider flatted.
, a player in early position bet 1,500, a middle position player folded, and Eli Elezra called from the button. Both players checked after the 
for the nut flush and his opponent mucked boosting Elezra's stack up to 43,000.
. Both blinds checked to Engel, who fired out 425. The small blind called, and the big blind got out of the way. The 
hit the turn, and this time, the small blind led out for 725. Engel called, and the river brought the 
