Tuan Lam is seated at Table 388 with a solid early stack here on Day 1c of the Main Event. Lam has just three recorded cashes to his name, but one happens to be a runner-up finish to Jerry Yang in the 2007 Main Event for more than $4.8 million. Lam all but disappeared from the poker world since then, recording zero cashes in seven years. His last appearance in PokerNews coverage was in the 2008 Main Event. He was even the subject of an unresolved 2+2 thread crowdsourcing his whereabouts, but it looks like he's back for more Main Event action in 2014.
Dermot Blain bet 3,000 on turn of a board. His opponent called and the two players checked a blank on the river. Blain tabled for a straight and his opponent mucked .
We found Lars Bonding engaged in a hand with a lone opponent on a board of . Action checked over to Bonding and he reached for chips. He cut out a bet of 1,275 and his opponent quickly flung out a call to see the river.
The dealer produced a third king on the river with the . Bonding's opponent checked once again, sending Bonding into the tank for a moment. Ultimately, he tossed out a bet of 2,000. His opponent quickly called, tabling for a full house of kings full of nines. Bonding shook his head and rolled over for a full house on the turn of eights-full of kings that was counterfeited on the river.
Despite this hit, Bonding is still sitting well over starting stack and has about 48,000 in chips.
Sam Trickett opened for a raise to 400 from early position and Zach Zimbile three-bet to 1,200 from middle position. It was folded back to Trickett who called.
The flop came and Trickett would check-fold to a 1,000 bet from Zimbile.
Carter Gill called a preflop raise from a player on his direct left, and the action folded to the player in the big blind who folded as well. The dealer fanned , Gill called another 600, and the player checked on the turn ().
Gill tossed out 1,100, the player called, and both players checked after the completed the board.
We get to the table with four players seeing a flop of and Jordan Morgan firing out a bet of 1,025. The player to Morgan's immediate left folded and then there was a raise to 2,500 from the player in Seat 9. It was folded back to Morgan who called.
The turn was the and Morgan check-called a 3,500 bet. Both players would check the turn and they would split the pot when both turned over .
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On a flop of , two players checked over to Phil Ivey who led for 600. The small blind called the bet while the third player let his cards go.
The paired the board on the turn and Ivey's opponent came out swinging for 1,700. Ivey called and the finished off the board. Ivey suddenly faced a bet of 4,500 and thought for a moment before moving out a call.
Ivey's opponent rolled over which was bested by Ivey's for top two. Ivey took down the pot and is now clawing closer to starting stack with 28,250.
Aaron Overton raised to 450 in early position, a player called in middle position, Roland Israelashvili called out of the small blind, and the player in the big blind defended.
The flop fell , both players in the blinds checked, and Overton tossed out a continuation bet of 900.
"We're heads up?" the next player to act asked.
The player corrected him, telling him that there were four players in the hand. The player called, as did Israelashvili.
The turn was the , the trio checked, and the completed the board. Israelashvili led out for 1,600, and took down the pot.
board. His opponent called and the two players checked a blank on the river. Blain tabled 
for a straight and his opponent mucked 
.
. Action checked over to Bonding and he reached for chips. He cut out a bet of 1,275 and his opponent quickly flung out a call to see the river.
. Bonding's opponent checked once again, sending Bonding into the tank for a moment. Ultimately, he tossed out a bet of 2,000. His opponent quickly called, tabling 
for a full house of kings full of nines. Bonding shook his head and rolled over 
and Trickett would check-fold to a 1,000 bet from Zimbile.
, Gill called another 600, and the player checked on the turn (
).
and Morgan check-called a 3,500 bet. Both players would check the 
turn and they would split the pot when both turned over 
.
, the trio checked, and the 
completed the board. Israelashvili led out for 1,600, and took down the pot.
