Ari Engel bet 6,800 on the end after the community came . His opponent shoved all in, covering Engel's last 15,650.
"You really got jack-ten on me?" Engel asked. "I don't think so. I think I've got you here."
Engel tanked for a few minutes, peppering his opponent with questions that were met with only a blank stare into the felt. Finally, Engel laid it down with a sigh.
We found Kathy Liebert calling a wager from Ryan Snickles on a board of . The river brought a , and Snickles put Liebert all-in for her last 9,500. She though for awhile, stacked her chips into one tower, and splashed them into the middle.
Snickles turned over .
"The nuts," someone accurately said.
Liebert silently and quickly exited out the nearest door, and the dealer turned over her hand, per tournament rules: .
The 2007 World Series of Poker Main Event runner-up Tuan Lam has just been knocked out by Filipp Khavin.
Andy Frankenberger was kind enough to share the hand with us that started with a raise to 800. Lam called and Khavin three-bet to 3,600 from the small blind. The initial raiser folded and Lam called.
The flop brought out and Khavin bet 3,000 after which Lam moved all in for 7,000. Khavin called and the following showdown went like this:
Khavin:
Lam:
The turn was the giving Lam a flush but the river was the giving Khavin a bigger flush to knock Lam out. Khavin, who cashed in the WSOP Main Event in the last two years, is on pace for another deep run this year.
Three levels are in the books here on Day 1c, and that means it's time for the 90-minute dinner break. When they return, the remaining players will play two more levels before bagging and tagging for the night. Here are some highlights from the last level of play:
While you wait for play to resume, check out this video featuring Pauly "Walnuts" Bianchi, who got into the WSOP Main Event in a very unique (and not recommended) way:
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Matt Salsberg came out firing on the first hand after dinner break, opening the action with a raise to 775. Only the big blind called. The flop came and Salsberg would make a bet of 500 after his lone opponent checked to him. His foe calld and the two both checked the turn and river.
Salsberg's opponent turned over for tens and fours and Salbserg mucked. The Hollywood writer and professional poker player still sits with a comfortable stack of 43,250 and warned everyone at his table via Twitter earlier exactly what he is: