Rick Marting opened from middle position to 1,000. The player in the small blind moved all in for her remaining 2,200 chips and the woman next to her in the big blind called. Marting also called, setting up a potential side pot with the big blind.
The flop came and both players checked. The turn was the and again the Marting's opponent checked. This time Marting put a bet out of 2,200. His opponent moved all in for 4,900 and Marting called.
Marting:
Big blind:
Small blind:
Marting had both of his opponent in a dominating position. The on the river sealed the deal and Marting scooped a large pot while eliminating two of the ladies at the table.
Godfrey Ahana raised to 1,000 from early position, and the player in the cutoff shoved for his remaining 2,600. Ahana called.
Ahana tabled and his opponent showed for a flip.
The flop came , and Ahana still needed to hit one of his two overcards to improve.
The turn was the , giving Ahana flush and straight draws. The river was the and Ahana backed into a flush to score the elimination and take his chips to just over double the starting stack.
Level 6 has just begun, which means registration will close at the end of this level. Players who have been eliminated already have just 30 more minutes to re-enter.
Poker commentator David Tuchman has jumped in the field for a shot at gold here in the Casino Employee event.
Tuchman, from Los Angeles, California, is known for commentating on WSOP final tables in past years, in addition to various poker shows on the West Coast. He also has his own podcast and is known to play a lot of cash games in his spare time.
Tuchman has over $161,000 in earnings, with his biggest career cash totaling $51,435 in the L.A. Poker Classic in 2007. He looks to book his first official career win and add a coveted gold bracelet to his respected poker résumé.
Play is reaching the end of Level 5, and that means late registration will be closing soon. Late registration will officially be closed at the end of Level 6 in approximately 40 minutes. There are already 642 entries in Event #1 so far, and still some time left to get in on the action.
Christopher Perez looked down at his hole cards and found himself holding . Luckily for him, his opponent also held a top starting hand with which Perez had dominated. The two players got all the chips in the middle preflop.
The board ran out and Perez's pocket queens were able to hold on, sending his opponent to the rail.
Molly Mossey was grinding a short stack before the break, and explained how she found a double-up a few hands ago.
The player under the gun raised to 700, and Mossey moved all in for 1,800 in the big blind. The initial raiser called.
Mossey tabled while her opponent held . Mossey outflopped her opponent by pairing her four, and made aces up on the turn for good measure. She now sits just below the starting stack.