Ronnie Bardah called a raise from the big blind after the player in the cutoff seat opened for an unknown amount. The flop came down and Bardah checked. His opponent continuation bet 7,200 and Bardah called.
The turn was the and both players checked to see the fall on the river. Both checked again.
Bardah tabled the and his opponent mucked.
Last year, Bardah ran very deep in this event. Out of the 7,319 players, Bardah placed 24th for $317,161. He was eventually eliminated on the main feature table at the hands of Filippo Candio for the largest score of his career.
Action folded to Tom Koral on the button and he raised to 6,000. The player in the big blind moved all in for 29,000. Koral tanked for a tiny bit, but then folded. Koral still has about 550,000 in chips though.
Super big stack Guillaume Darcourt opened for 6,500 from under the gun and it folded around to the player on the button who called. The small blind called as well. The flop came , it checked to the button who bet 15,000 and only Darcourt called. The turn was the and both checked.
The river brought the and a quick bet of 18,000 from Darcourt. As the break began and players left the Amazon, the conversation between the two remaining players -- started with cards and chips -- continued in words.
"Why so little?" asked Darcourt's opponent. "Because I want you to call," came the reply. "Or you can raise." "I should've raised preflop," said the button. "What do you do now?" replied Darcourt.
The conversation continued, with the tournament director coming over to remind Darcourt not to say anything to induce or not to induce action. Finally his opponent called. "Two pair," said Darcourt, flipping over . His opponent, disgusted, flung his cards, showing his .
Ted Forrest is awfully short on chips, but he's not going down without a fight. On the last hand, he got the last ~18,000 of them in with , and he was in good shape for the double against an opponent's .
Board: . Forrest is back up to 41,000 -- back over starting stack!
We wish we had more details on this hand, but we only caught up as the action was frozen by the now-common, "All in and a call!" from a dealer. When we walked over, we could see that the action happened after a flop, and Dale Robinson had gotten about 200,000 chips in with . Brian Park had the covering stack across the table, and his had flopped the joint.
"This would be a really bad beat," Robinson astutely noted as we walked up. It wasn't to be, though, and the turn left him drawing dead to the river.
Robinson is out, and his chips give a big boost to Park. He's suddenly right on the top of our radar and in the chase for the overall lead with 860,000 chips.
With only four tables left of the Main Event in it, the WSOP has nearly finished with the Pavilion Room. What once was the home of all Day 1's and was often packed full of thousands of players is now down to a mere 36. The deafening sounds of 270 tables worth of chip shuffling, the mad rush to the bathroom on breaks, the bracelet ceremonies with our fearless leader Jack Effel, all no more. In about 20 minutes time, the rest of the Main Event, up to the formation of the November Nine, will be decided in the Amazon Room next door, and we will have to wait a year before we get to come back to the sea of tables in this monstrosity of a poker room. Until next year, it's been real Pavilion. Thanks for being so freakin' huge.
There was about 12,000 in the middle and the board read when a player in middle position bet 7,500. Jake Cody, sitting in late position, stole a glance at his opponent and then tossed out the chips to call. The turn was the and the pair followed the same sequence, with Cody's opponent betting 16,000 this time and Cody again taking a quick look before making the call.
The river brought the and one more bet from Cody's opponent, this for 32,000. Cody didn't need to look this time, and instantly said he was calling. "Call?" said his opponent, obviously not wanting to hear Cody's action confirmed as he tabled his . Cody showed for aces and kings and scooped the pot.
After sitting on the short stack for much of the early afternoon, the Event No. 2 winner ($25K Heads-Up NLHE) is now up to 248,000.
and Bardah checked. His opponent continuation bet 7,200 and Bardah called.
and both players checked to see the 
fall on the river. Both checked again.
and his opponent mucked.
, it checked to the button who bet 15,000 and only Darcourt called. The turn was the 
and both checked.
and a quick bet of 18,000 from Darcourt. As the break began and players left the Amazon, the conversation between the two remaining players -- started with cards and chips -- continued in words.
. His opponent, disgusted, flung his cards, showing his 
.
, and he was in good shape for the double against an opponent's 
.
. Forrest is back up to 41,000 -- back over starting stack!
flop, and Dale Robinson had gotten about 200,000 chips in with 
had flopped the joint.
when a player in middle position bet 7,500. Jake Cody, sitting in late position, stole a glance at his opponent and then tossed out the chips to call. The turn was the 
. Cody showed 
for aces and kings and scooped the pot.
