Is there a poker tournament going on at the Bicycle Casino tonight? Or is it just a group of people gathered to watch the Olympics? As the USA men’s volleyball team played their way to a gold medal much of the attention span in a room full of ADD players was tuned towards [...]

Cody “thugmoneymkr” Slaubaugh’s remarkable run through this WSOP came to an end in the first level of the 10k NL Main Event, WSOP Event #54.
Slaubaugh’s 86 got all-in on the turn when the board read 5793. Slaubaugh’s opponent turned an ace-high flush.
P5’s unfortunately caught the action late on the turn so the context of the hand isn’t complete.
Nevertheless, it’s [...]

Play concluded in Event #52, the $1.5K No-Limit Hold’em tournament just before 1AM PST with 228 players remaining in the field. Several PocketFivers will return at 2PM tomorrow to contend for the bracelet and the $625,443 payout; amongst them are Cody “thugmoneymkr” Slaubaugh, Josh “pbdrunks” Van Duyn, Danny “THE_D_RY” Ryan, and Alvin “alsmooth” Zeidenfeld.
We caught [...]

The bubble just burst in the $1.5k NLHE tournament and while Cody “thugmoneymakr” Slaubaugh, Danny “THE_D_RY” Ryan, and Josh “pbdrunks” Van Duyn have all made the money, Scott “gunning4you” Seiver bust out just a couple spots shy of earning a payday.
When the blinds were at 500/1,000/100, Scott (pictured right) called a short stacked player’s all-in [...]

The play in Event #52, the $1.5K No-Limit Hold’em tournament, has finally condensed into the blue section of the Amazon room and is down to nine-handed tables as they approach the money. The field reduced to 350 of 2,693 at the end of Level 8; the money bubble should burst when 270 players remain.
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