All we saw was a board of and Alexandre Luneau all in. Anthony Spinella reluctantly called the 35,000 more and Luneau showed for trip two's. Spinella was visibly upset as he violently threw his hand into the muck.
He was hovering around the 300,00 mark before the hand, but is now down to around 225,000. Luneau after the double up has around 120,000
Action folded to Orson Young in the small blind who raised to 5,100. Mark Bryan then shoved all in from the big blind but did not seem pleased when Young immediately called. His disappointment was understandable after the cards were turned up.
Young:
Bryan:
The flop put Bryan into the lead when it came but the on the turn flipped the tables yet again. The river brought an inconsequential and Bryan was sent to the rail.
We came in on the river of this hand between John Kim and Pokerstars Team Pro Jose Nacho Barbero. There was at least 50,000 in the pot before the river.
The board read and Kim checked in the big blind. Nacho bet 15,000 from the button and after about 3 minutes of tanking Kim re-raised to 54,00 on the very dangerous board. Nacho didn't take too long and certainly wasn't convinced Kim had much because he made the call flipping over for the low end of the straight. His read and call were right though as Kim showed for one pair.
Barbero is now in our top ten with 209,000 and Kim has fallen down to 65,000
With the board reading , Danny Suied checked to his opponent, Matthew Deluca. He fired 4,600 and after a minute of thought, Suied made the call.
The river completed the board with the and both players checked rather quickly. Suied announced an eight and showed the . Deluca mucked his hand and Suied was pushed the pot.
Melanie Weisner: sorry Ervin, she's not interested!
Melanie Weisner has let her chips do the talking, fending off Ervin Tormos' advances in a recent hand.
We picked up the action between Tormos and Weider on a flop that read , which they both checked before Tormos casually threw out 3,500 on the turn of the .
"I'm only betting because he's writing stuff down," Tormos said, nodding in our field reporter's direction before turning his attention back to Weisner. "So, what's your name?"
"Melanie," was the abrupt reply.
"I'm Ervin," Tormos continued, before launching into his life story. Weisner clearly wasn't interested - she called his bet before the dealer produced the on the river.
"I check," Tormos said. "All in," Weisner shot back. Tormos' cheesy grin suddenly faded and his face went white.
"All in?" Tormos meekly replied as he checked his cards. Clearly they weren't that great, and he quickly folded. Weisner is back up to 34,500, while Tormos is steady at around 92,000. Stick to making moves with your chips, buddy.
If you're wondering how the World Series of Poker Player-of-the-Year Race is shaping up after the first week of events, here is a look at the current leaderboard:
Current 2011 WSOP Player-of-the-Year Leaderboard
Player
Points
Cashes
Bracelets
Winnings
Amir Lehavot
315
1
1
$573,456
Jake Cody
300
1
1
$851,192
Allen Bari
270
1
1
$874,116
Jarred Solomon
220.5
1
0
$354,460
Yevgeniy Timoshenko
210
1
0
$525,980
Francesco Barbaro
190
1
1
$262,283
Maria Ho
189
1
0
$540,020
Harrison Wilder
170
1
1
$205,065
Sam Stein
157.5
1
0
$264,651
Eugene Katchalov
150
1
1
$122,909
*Standings through Event #9 (not including Event #8 which is still in progress)
We officially have less than 100 players remaining in the field. The tension is rising with each elimination as players attempt to maneuver their way to the top of the pack.
for trip two's. Spinella was visibly upset as he violently threw his hand into the muck.
on the turn flipped the tables yet again. The river brought an inconsequential 
and Bryan was sent to the rail.
and Kim checked in the big blind. Nacho bet 15,000 from the button and after about 3 minutes of tanking Kim re-raised to 54,00 on the very dangerous board. Nacho didn't take too long and certainly wasn't convinced Kim had much because he made the call flipping over 
for the low end of the straight. His read and call were right though as Kim showed 
for one pair.
Team Pro: Argentina
, Danny Suied checked to his opponent, Matthew Deluca. He fired 4,600 and after a minute of thought, Suied made the call.
. Deluca mucked his hand and Suied was pushed the pot.
, which they both checked before Tormos casually threw out 3,500 on the turn of the 
on the river.