In a rare turn of events, Allen Kessler is NOT complaining about poker tournament structure on this episode of The Chainsaw Report. He applauds recent changes Jack Effel made to some World Series of Poker events, treats 15 of his friends to a free dinner, and explains why Todd Brunson calls him the soda thief.
Nível: 33
Blinds: 80,000/160,000
Ante: 20,000
Hands #72: Bill Bennett called from the cutoff, Matthew Davis completed his small blind, and Bill Stabler checked his option. The flop came 
and action checked to Bennett. He bet 500,000, both of his opponents folded, and he took the chips.
Hands #73: Action folded to the blinds, Stabler raised to 450,000, and he took the pot without a fight.
Hands #74: Gary Friedlander called from the small blind, Bennett raised to 320,000 from the big blind, and Friedlander called. The flop came 
and Friedlander checked. Bennett bet 320,000 and Friedlander folded.
Hands #75: Gary Friedlander raised to 400,000 from the button and won the blinds and antes.
Hands #76: Stabler raised to 420,000 from under the gun and took the pot without a fight.
Hands #77: Bennett called from the cutoff and Stabler checked his option. The flop fell 
and Stabler bet 160,000. Bennett raised to 320,000, Stabler folded, and Bennett took the pot.
Hand #78: Bill Bennett raised to 440,000 from under the gun. Gary Friedlander defended his big blind but check-folded to a bet of 600,000 on a 
flop.
Hand #79: Scott Hamilton-Hill raised to 450,000 from under the gun and took down the pot.
Hand #80: Bennett raised to 580,000 in the small blind, and Hamilton-Hill mucked 
Hand #81: Bill Stabler raised to 400,000 from under the gun and took down the pot.
Hand #82: Friedlander raiesd to 420,000 from under the gun and Stabler showed 
in the big blind before mucking.
Hand #83: Bennett raised to 320,000 from under the gun and Matthew Davis called on the button. Bennett bet 500,000 on the 
flop and Davis called. Bennett then shoved on the turn and Davis quickly folded.
Hand #84: Gary Friedlander raised to 330,000 from the small blind and Bill Bennett called from the big. The flop came 
and both players checked. The fell on the turn and they checked again. The river brought the 
, Friedlander bet 410,000, and Bennett folded.
Hand #85: Bennett shoved from the small blind and won the pot uncontested.
Hand #86: Scott Hamilton-Hill raised to 450,000 from the small blind, Matthew Davis raised to about 2.7 million from the big blind to put Hamilton-Hill to a decision for his stack, he folded, and Davis took the pot.
Hand #87: Bennett called from the cutoff, Hamilton-Hill called from the button, Davis completed his small blind, and Bill Stabler checked his option. The flop came 
and action checked to Hamilton-Hill. He bet 350,000, Davis folded, Stabler check-raised to about 2.5 million, Bennett folded, and Hamilton-Hill did the same shortly thereafter.
Hand #88: Hamilton-Hill shoved from the cutoff and won the blinds and antes.
Hand #89: Scott Hamilton-Hill moved all in from under the gun for 1,350,000. It folded to Bill Bennett in the big blind who called.
Scott Hamilton-Hill: 
Bill Bennett: 
Hamilton-Hill was in bad shape and was calling for the flop to come three-four-five to give him a straight. The flop came 
giving him a pair. With the New Zealander and his rail screaming for a deuce, the turn was the 
and the river was the meaning Hamilton-Hill doubled up.
Hand #90: Bennett limped in the small blind and Hamilton-Hill checked his big blind. Bennett bet 500,000 on the 
flop and took the pot down.
Hand #91: Bill Stabler raised to 400,000 from under the gun and Hamilton-Hill moved all in from the small blind for 2,680,000. Stabler folded and Hamilton-Hill showed 
Hand #92: Gary Friedlander raised to 420,000 from under the gun and Hamilton-Hill moved all in from the button. Friedlander folded and was shown 
from his opponent.
Hand #93: Matthew Davis raised to 400,000 from the button and won the blinds and antes.
| Jogador | Fichas | Oscilação |
|---|---|---|
|
7,300,000
1,300,000
|
1,300,000 |
|
7,200,000
1,700,000
|
1,700,000 |
|
5,900,000
1,000,000
|
1,000,000 |
|
4,500,000
2,000,000
|
2,000,000 |
|
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|
3,700,000
1,100,000
|
1,100,000 |
Nível: 34
Blinds: 100,000/200,000
Ante: 30,000
Hand #94: Matthew Davis raised to 425,000 from the cutoff, Gary Friedlander called from the small blind, and Bill Bennett called from the big blind. The flop came 
and Friedlander checked. Bennett bet 500,000, Davis called, and Friedlander folded. The turn brought the 
and both players checked. The hit the river, Friedlander checked, Davis bet 825,000, and Friedlander folded.
Hand #95: Bill Bennett completed the small blind and Scott Hamilton-Hill checked his option. The flop came 
, Bennett bet 500,000, and Hamilton-Hill called. The turn brought the , Bennett shoved, and Hamilton-Hill folded.
Hand #96: Bennett called from the button, Hamilton-Hill completed the small blind, and Davis checked his option. The flop fell 
and action checked to Bennett. He bet 300,000, both of his opponents folded, and he took the chips.
Hand #97: Davis completed the small blind, Stabler raised to 500,000, and Davis called. The flop came 
and both players checked. The hit the turn, Davis bet 625,000, Stabler raised to 1.48 million, and Davis folded.
Hand #98: Bill Bennett raised to 425,000 from under the gun and Matthew Davis called from the button.
The flop came 
and Bennett bet 750,000. Davis called.
The 
hit the turn and Bennett shoved for just over 6 million. Davis quickly called with a barely covering stack and the two players tabled their hands.
Bill Bennett: 
Matthew Davis: 
Bennett had turned a set of tens but found himself trailing Davis's flopped nut flush. The on the river gave Davis the pot to end Bennett's run in this event.
Although this is Bennett's largest career cash, it's not his deepest finish here at the World Series of Poker. Bennett took down a $1,000 buy-in pot-limit Omaha event at the 15th WSOP held in 1984 for an $84,000 payday. Had he won this event, he would have set the record for the longest amount of time between bracelet wins.
| Jogador | Fichas | Oscilação |
|---|---|---|
|
|
14,100,000
6,900,000
|
6,900,000 |
|
|
Eliminado |
Hand #99: Matthew Davis raised to 325,000 from under the gun, Gary Friedlander shoved, Davis folded, and Friedlander took the pot.
