BIg blind Byron Kaverman bet 53,000 on fourth street with the board reading , and Hans Winzeler made the call from late position. The prompted a checked from Kaverman, and Winzeler quickly checked it back. Winzeler's was the winner.
Dutch pot-limit omaha specialist Jorryt 'TheCleaner11' van Hoof just found himself a big double up after the bubble.
Van Hoof raised to 12,000 under the gun plus two and the action folded to Rodney Doran who three-bet from the small blind to 26,000. The big blind tanked for a while and folded after which the action was back on Van Hoof.
Van Hoof tanked for a bit but eventually he moved all in for 168,000 total.
Doran stared into the distance for quite some time before putting in the call risking most of his own chips.
Van Hoof:
Doran:
"I folded ace-queen suited!" the player in the small blind yelled, much to Van Hoof's liking.
The board ran out and since neither player had diamonds the pot was awarded to Van Hoof.
Farzad Bonyadi is coming back with a vengeance to take the money that was denied him last year, as he's sitting with a well-above average stack after a recent win against Ben Yu.
On a flop, Bonyadi bet what looked to be 25,500 from the small blind and was called by Yu. The put the three-flush on board, and both players checked it to see a fourth club, the , hit the river. Bonyadi bet 35,500, and Yu thought for about a minute before making the call.
Bonyadi showed for a flush, and he dragged the pot after Yu double-checked his cards and mucked.
Matthew Sedgeman opened with an under-the-gun raise to 10,500. Action trickled around to Walter Davis in the cutoff and he moved all in over the top. Alexandre Crouan moved all in for less (42,000) from the small blind and Sedgeman folded. Davis called and the hands were turned on their backs.
Crouan:
Davis:
Davis jumped into the lead after the flop came down and paired his ten. He held the lead through the turn and river and sent Crouan to the rail. Davis now has about 240,000.
A short-stacked Jianming Zeng got his last 40,000 all in preflop and was in great shape to double against Matthew Sedgeman.
Zeng:
Sedgeman:
Zeng held the better kicker, but Sedgeman picked up a gutshot straight draw on the flop. Much to Zeng's dismay, it came in when the dealer burned and turned the .
"There you go," a resigned Zeng said. The dealer then put out the on the river and Zeng made his way to the payout desk.
With a cash in the 2014 World Series of Poker Main Event, Ronnie Bardah has set a new record. Previously, Bardah shared the record for most consecutive cashes of four with Robert Turner (1991-1994), Bo Sehlstedt (2004-2007), Theodore Park (2005-2008), Chris Overgard (2007-2010), Chris Bjorin (2008-2011), and Christian Harder (2010-2013).
Now, Bardah stands alone as he just earned his fifth Main Event cash in a row.
Bardah, winner of the 2012 $2,500 Six-Handed Limit Hold'em event, began his cash streak in 2010. That year, Bardah finished 24th out of 7,319 players for $317,161. In 2011, he placed 453rd for $27,103 from a field of 6,865. In 2012, Bardah finished in 540th place out of 6,598 for $21,707, and in 2013 he placed 124th out of 6,352 for $50,752. In the four prior years, Bardah has played in an average Main Event field size of 6,783.5 players with an average finish of 285.25. In total, his previous Main Event cashes have earned him $416,723, and he's guaranteed at least $18,406 this year.
Right after the field entered the money, Bardah moved all in from the small blind against Eric Cloutier's big blind. Cloutier tank-called with the and was ahead of Bardah's . Cloutier was the player at risk.
The flop, turn, and river ran out to give Bardah the win and bust Cloutier from the tournament.
Yesterday, PokerNews' Remko Rinkema chatted with Bardah about the record he was chasing, and you can watch that interview in the video below.
Michael Jensen just ended up all in for his final 76,500 chips and he was up against Hyong Kim. Both hands were turned over, but the dealer was instructed to hold up for the EPSN cameras.
"Hey man, this is not important," Jensen said, "Just get me on my next double-up."
Jensen was in a great mood, as he was well ahead, but the showdown did not go his way.
Jensen:
Kim:
The board ran out and the five on the flop ended Jensen's tournament.