John Juanda was the first player to act and he made it two bets. Doyle Brunson raised to three bets in middle position, the action folded back to Juanda who called, and the two took a flop of . Juanda check-called a bet, the turn was the , and both players checked.
The river was the , Juanda fired out a bet, and Brunson quickly called. Juanda tabled for king-high, and Brunson flashed a big smile before revealing an identical .
Juanda grinned from ear to ear.
"Nice call, Doyle," he told the 10-time bracelet winner.
David Oppenheim raised and Steve Billirakis three-bet in position after which the other players folded. Oppenheim called and the flop brought on which he checked. Billirakis bet, Oppenheim raised, and Billirakis folded to leave himself with very little chips.
Lyle Berman raised under the gun and Jonathan Duhamel opted for a three-bet. The action folded to Mike Leah in the big blind and he tanked for quite a while before letting go of his hand with a sour look on his face. Berman called.
The flop came and Berman checked to Duhamel who bet. Berman check-raised and Duhamel quickly let go of his hand.
David Bach won this event back in 2009, and he began Day 3 as the only former champ remaining in the field. Unfortunately he did so on an extremely short stack.
He got the last of his chips all in on a hand of limit hold'em and found himself racing against Daniel Alaei. Bach held pocket nines while Alaei was sitting with . Long story short, the nines failed to hold and Bach took his leave from the tournament.
That means a first-time champion is guaranteed in this year's $50,000 Poker Players' Championship.
Brandon Shack-Harris: / /
Matt Glantz: / /
David Oppenheim: / — Folded
Shack-Harris checked on fourth street, Glantz bet, and only Shack-Harris called. The 2014 WSOP bracelet winner led out on fifth, Glantz raised, and Shack-Harris called.
Glantz made a better board on sixth, led out, and Shack-Harris tanked for a considerable time before folding what looked like a .
"Wow," Glantz said. "Nice fold. Most people can't make that fold."
We arrived at the table in time to find Andy Bloch all in on fifth street against Phil Ivey. Ivey was open-ended with three to a flush against Bloch's ace-king high and four to a low. By the end of the hand, Bloch made a pair of threes and a better low to scoop against Ivey who bricked on the high. Bloch now has about 96,000 in chips while Ivey has dropped to around 135,000.
Dylan Linde: / /
Richard Ashby: / /
Eli Elezra: / /
Ashby checked on fifth street, Elezra tossed out a bet, and Linde tank-called. Ashby put in a check-raise, and Elezra and Linde both called.
Ashby led out on sixth, his two opponents called, and the trio all checked on seventh. Ashby showed for the low, Linde showed for trip threes, and Elezra was chopped up.
Calvin Anderson (sans sunglasses) on an earlier day
No-Limit Hold'em
Jonathan Duhamel led out for 16,000 on a flop of and Calvin Anderson made the call. The 2010 WSOP Main Event champ tossed out another 26,000 on the turn (), Anderson again called, and the completed the board.
Both players checked.
Duhamel showed for a pair of sevens, and Anderson took the pot with for a pair of tens.
The very next hand, Duhamel raised to 7,500 in early position, and he was called by Anderson (direct left), Bryce Yockey (hijack), and Lyle Berman (big blind). The dealer fanned , the action checked to Anderson, and he bet 14,000. Only Berman called.
The turn was the , Berman check-folded to a bet of 18,000 and Anderson dragged a second pot.
"Do you wear the sunglasses in just no-limit?" Eric Wasserson asked Anderson after the hand.
"Sometimes in PLO," the 2014 bracelet winner responded.
"What about stud hi?" Wasserson followed up, gently ribbing Anderson.
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. Juanda check-called a bet, the turn was the 
, and both players checked.
, Juanda fired out a bet, and Brunson quickly called. Juanda tabled 
for king-high, and Brunson flashed a big smile before revealing an identical 
.
on which he checked. Billirakis bet, Oppenheim raised, and Billirakis folded to leave himself with very little chips.
and Berman checked to Duhamel who bet. Berman check-raised and Duhamel quickly let go of his hand.
flop that contained two diamonds.
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for trip threes, and Elezra was chopped up.
), Anderson again called, and the 
for a pair of tens.
