Level 1 Happenings

Hyman Folds To Large River Bet
The brothers Hyman split their starting days, with Zach playing yesterday and Matt sitting down for action today. On a board of [Kh10d7d4hJh] and with 38,0000 in pot, the big blind lead out into Matt Hyman for 31,000. Hyman tanked for several minutes before releasing his hand. The big blind showed J-7 for two pair on the river and Hyman dropped to 40,000.

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J.J. Liu Takes Small Pot with Set of Fives
On a board of [5s2c9dQd] J.J. Liu checked and Cory Carroll bet 4,200. She called and the two players saw the [Ah] on the turn. J.J. Liu checked again and Carroll did the same behind. J.J. showed a set of fives, unable to extract any extra chips from Carroll on the river.

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Farha Off To a Good Start
Sammy Farah has already increased his stack to 100,000. Playing in the usually Sammy-style, he has been very active in the early goings of the tournament, splashing around in many pots and taking them down with aggression.

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Season VII WPT World Champion Arrives
Yevgeniy Timoshenko took down the Season VII Championship here at Bellagio back in April. He has arrived and has taken his seat at table 48.