The middle position player opened to 300 before Daniel Couzens made it 1,200 from the button and was called by the initial raiser.
Couzens fired for 1,500 and 3,200 on the flop and turn, and was called both times for the final board to show 7♥4♦3♠J♠10♣. Couzens sized up to 10,000 and his opponent folded.
In a three-bet pot on the 10♣3♦3♠ flop, Jeff Platt led for 1,700 from the small blind and was called by the big blind. On the 3♣ turn, Platt check-called for 5,000 which brought in the 5x river. Both players check through to showdown and Platt tabled QxQx which bested the big blind's A♦10♦
On a board of Q♥K♦A♠ the under the gun player checked the action over to Donna Phillips in the big blind who lead out for 700 swiftly called by the out-of-position player.
The turn came the 3♣ and the action repeated with Phillips now betting 800.
The river lands the 6♥ and once checked to Phillips opted to check back and tabled K♥K♠. A flopped set to win this pot!
This summer, hundreds of thousands of players will pass through the doors of the newly-renovated Horseshoe Las Vegas, formerly known as Bally’s. For the second year in a row, the venue will play host to the annual World Series of Poker (WSOP).
As players pack the casino for the 54th annual WSOP, many of them will saunter by a lavish steakhouse. For some, it’ll be just another restaurant, maybe one they’ll attend to celebrate a bracelet win, but for others, they’ll recognize the name on the sign, the man responsible for poker’s premier event – Jack Binion.
Now 86 years old, Binion is a titan of the gaming industry and the son of casino magnate Benny Binion. Together, they launched the WSOP back in 1970 at Binion’s Horseshoe in downtown Las Vegas. Over the next four decades, Jack Binion would go on to change not only the poker landscape but also the casino industry throughout the United States. Along the way, he was inducted into the Poker Hall of Fame and became an icon of the game.
Binion doesn’t relish the spotlight, so interviews with the born-and-raised Texan are few and far between. However, late last year he sat down with PokerNews for an intimate and in-depth conversation about his life in poker.
