David Peters raised in the cutoff and Galen Hall made it 1,900 on the button. The blinds went out of the way and action returned to Peters who threw in all of his chips, covering Hall's remaining 11,500.
Hall quickly laid his hand down and let Peters win this heavyweight bout.
Chris Hunichen was down to just over 8,000 chips earlier in the day, but he's recovering nicely and just recently eliminated a player to move back over 40,000.
In the hand, the player opened from early position with a raise to 800. Hunichen was in middle position and he three-bet, making it 2,000. Action folded back to the player who called.
The flop was and action checked to Hunichen who bet 2,200. His opponent moved all in and Hunichen quickly called the shove for 11,800.
Chris Hunichen:
Opponent:
The turn was the , which was one of the outs that Hunichen needed, and the river was the , keeping him in the lead. He took down the pot and that allowed him to move over 40,000 chips.
Kenny Hallaert has had tremendous success in WSOP no-limit hold'em events, but he's still missing the bracelet in his showcase.
Hallaert, however, keeps his foot firmly on the gas pedal, crushing and crushing until he binks.
He's off to a great start here in the $5K no-limit hold'em event, having just busted an opponent to vault to 85,000.
The action was seen on the river with just under 20,000 in the pot. The board read and Hallaert's opponent checked out of the big blind. Hallaert was in the hijack and slid in a 20,000-chip bet, covering his rival's remaining stack of what looked to be 17,600.
After a little bit of tanking, a call followed and that was music to Hallaert's ears as he turned up for a set. His opponent mucked but the players at the table demanded his hand to be turned over and became apparent he tried to catch Hallaert with .
"You're such a beast, Kenny," one of the players at the table complimented Hallaert. "Always got a set."
On the turn reading , James Chen and Raffael Moraes stuffed in their chips. Moraes had Chen covered as Chen had only 11,700 left before the betting round.
James Chen:
Rafael Moraes:
Moraes' bullets were drawing slim as Chen had outflopped him. The river fell the , sealing the double for Chen who now plays the double of Moraes' stack.
The flop was and the player in the cutoff put out a bet of 1,000. Seth Davies was on the button and he raised, making it 2,600. Action was back to the player in the cutoff and he called.
The turn was the and the cutoff checked to Davies again. Davies put out a bet of 5,000. The cutoff called.
On the river, the player checked a third time. Davies moved all in for 27,500 which was more than the size of the pot. The player thought for a bit, but eventually decided to fold and Davies was awarded the pot, moving him near 45,000 chips.
Action was on the river with a board of and Ralph Perry was facing off against Tim Reilly. There was a bit more than 5,000 in the pot and Perry put out a small bet of 1,500. Reilly thought for a moment then raised, making it 11,500.
Perry dropped into the tank and thought for about a minute before eventually deciding to call. Reilly turned over his for the nut flush and that earned an instant muck from Perry.
With that pot, Reilly moved over 60,000 chips while Perry dropped under 70,000.
So far, it's been Paul Volpe's summer. Volpe made a huge statement in the first two weeks of the World Series, making two top-three finishes including winning his third bracelet in the $10K Omaha Hi-Lo Championship.
Volpe now returned to the hold'em scene, taking his seat to the left of reigning World Champion Scott Blumstein. Volpe immediately started piling chips.
He recently played a three-way pot, sitting under the gun battling against opponents in the small blind and hijack. Volpe triple-barreled the board, betting 1,300 on the flop, then 3,800 on the turn, and finally dropping a 11,700-chip shell. The first bet was called by both players while only the small blind stuck around after the turn. However, he gave up on the river and Volpe didn't need to show his hand to rake in the pot.