Phil Hui is just one day removed from his runner-up finish in the $3,000 H.O.R.S.E. event. He finished second to Matthew Schrieber for $158,361. Hui has one WSOP gold bracelet from 2014 WSOP's $3,000 Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better and $907,002 in total WSOP cashes.
Chris King was getting all of his chips in on the river when he got to his table. The board had come and King held for the nut flush. His opponent put his stack in with for the second-nut on high but had no low, so King got the whole pot after it was determined he had his opponent covered.
Ray Henson is among the players who recently took seats in the rapidly growing event. He's having an outstanding WSOP so far in 2017 with eight total cashes and three final tables. One of those came in the $1,500 PLO8 event, so his game should be sharp as ever here as he seeks to close the deal.
Bart Hanson filled us in on the action of a hand that just went down. Hanson limped in middle position, follower by another player in late position, and the small blind completed. The big blind checked and the flop came . It checked to Hanson and he bet 600. The next two players folded and the big blind check-raised to 2,100.
Hanson called and the turn was the . The big blind checked and Hanson bet 5,000. His opponent called and the river was the . The big blind checked again and, this time, Hanson bet 15,000. His opponent quickly called and they showed down.
Hanson:
Big blind:
Hanson had the nut low for half and his opponent's sixes full of aces had Hanson's trip sixes beat to win the high.
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Things at this year's WSOP started out a little inconspicuously for Michael Ross when he finished 1,482nd in the Colossus III for $1,143. He then went to heads up against John Robert-Bellande in the $3,000 Shootout on Day 1. He started down in chips and worked his way back to even before he made a straight and lost to a flush on the river.
He was then runner-up to Ron Ware in Event #21: $1,500 8-Game Mix 6-Handed for $89,948 and is a constant in the field of almost every tournament at the WSOP this year. He has had three of his six WSOP cashes this summer so far and is in the field today seeking number four.
With only $120,979 in WSOP earnings so far, Ross has a chance in this event to top that with a single score and earn his first WSOP bracelet.
More recognizable players like David Benyamine, Randy Ohel, and Fabrice Soulier have poured into the field. Benyamine has wasted no time getting the action going at his table, playing and winning several sizeable pots to build to about 65,000 early.