Event #48: $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em MONSTER STACK | 2018 World Series of Poker

2018-06-27 19:41 UTC-8

Hands #37-41: Action Slows

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Nível 38 : 250,000/500,000, 50,000 ante

Hand #37: James Carroll limped in the small blind. Chris Chong took a look at his opponent's stack before moving all in. Carroll folded.

Hand #38: Chong raised to 1,800,000 in the small blind and Shyam Srinivasan folded his big blind.

Hand #39: Tommy Nguyen moved all in from under the gun and took down the pot.

Hand #40: Carroll raised to 1,050,000 and took down the pot.

Hand #41: Nguyen limped in the small blind and Michael Benko checked his big blind. Nguyen bet 500,000 on the flop and Benko folded.

Tags: Chris Chong James Carroll Michael Benko Shyam Srinivasan Tommy Nguyen

2018-06-27 19:37 UTC-8

Hands #32-36: Chong and Nguyen Battle Again

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Nível 38 : 250,000/500,000, 50,000 ante

Hand #32: Francis Rusnak raised to 1,000,000 from the hijack but could not pick up any action.

Hand #33: Chris Chong opened to 1,025,000 in the cutoff and Tommy Nguyen defended his big blind. The flop fell and both players checked to the on the turn. Nguyen checked again and Chong fired 1,600,000 which Nguyen folded to.

Hand #34: Chong raised to 1,000,000 in the hijack and Michael Benko shoved all in for 7,900,000 in the big blind. Chong asked for a count and thought for a minute before finally folding.

Hand #35: James Carroll opened to 1,050,000 from under the gun and everyone folded.

Hand #36: Benko raised to 1,100,000 on the button and Rusnak moved all in from the small blind. Benko quickly tossed his cards to the muck.

Tags: Chris Chong James Carroll Michael Benko Tommy Nguyen

2018-06-27 19:22 UTC-8

Hands #27-31: Srinivasan Active and Getting Played Back At

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Nível 38 : 250,000/500,000, 50,000 ante

Hand #27: Chris Chong raised to 1,025,000 and took down the pot.

Hand #28: Shyam Srinivasan raised to 1,00,000 and Michael Benko three-bet all in for 6,350,000. Srinivasan asked for a count before folding.

Hand #29: Srinivasan again opened to 1,000,000 and Daniel Corbett moved all in from the next position. Srinivasan folded.

Hand #30: Francis Rusnak raised to 1,000,000 and Chong defended his big blind. The pair checked the flop and Chong check-folded to a bet of 1,075,000 on the turn.

Hand #31: Corbett raised to 1,000,000 from under the gun and Srinivasan defended his big blind, only to check-fold to a bet of 1,400,000 on the flop.

Tags: Chris Chong Daniel Corbett Francis Rusnak Michael Benko Shyam Srinivasan

Nível: 38

Blinds: 250,000/500,000

Ante: 50,000

2018-06-27 19:12 UTC-8

Hands #24-26: Nguyen Doubles Through Corbett

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Nível 37 : 200,000/400,000, 50,000 ante

Hand #24: Chris Chong limped in from the small blind and Shyam Srinivasan checked his option. The flop came and Chong led out for 400,000. Srinivasan quickly mucked his cards and Chong raked in the pot.

Hand #25: Chong raised to 825,000 on the button and picked up the blinds and antes.

Hand #26: The action folded to Daniel Corbett in the small blind who announced all in. Tommy Nguyen looked down at his cards in the big blind and instantly made the call for his last 4,750,000 chips.

Nguyen tabled and was in a race situation against the of Corbett. The board ran out and Nguyen's pocket sevens held on to earn him a key double up.

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Daniel Corbett	13,225,000 -4,975,000	-4,975,000
Tommy Nguyen	9,850,000 4,850,000	4,850,000

Tags: Chris Chong Daniel Corbett Shyam Srinivasan Tommy Nguyen

2018-06-27 19:07 UTC-8

Updated Chip Counts

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Nível 37 : 200,000/400,000, 50,000 ante

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Chris Chong	23,500,000 500,000	500,000
Daniel Corbett	18,200,000 -1,200,000	-1,200,000
Shyam Srinivasan	15,900,000 1,400,000	1,400,000
James Carroll	12,700,000 -3,500,000	-3,500,000
Francis Rusnak	10,500,000 -700,000	-700,000
Michael Benko	7,300,000 200,000	200,000
Tommy Nguyen	5,000,000 -800,000	-800,000

2018-06-27 19:05 UTC-8

Hands #19-23: Double for Rusnak

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Nível 37 : 200,000/400,000, 50,000 ante

Hand #19: Chris Chong raised to 825,000 and took down the pot.

Hand #20: Francis Rusnak moved all in for 5,500,000 from early position. Chong called and the other players all folded.

Francis Rusnak:
Chris Chong:

Pocket fives held on a runout and Rusnak doubled to just over 11 million.

Hand #21: James Carroll raised to 900,000 and took down the pot.

Hand #22: Shyam Srinivasan raised to 900,000 and Rusnak defended his big blind. Rusnak check-folded to a bet of 600,000 on the flop.

Hand #23: Srinivasan raised to 900,000 and Carroll defended his big blind. Carroll check-called a bet of 600,000 on the flop. The pair checked down the turn and river.

"Gotcha," said Srinivasan, tabling for a rivered pair of nines, and Carroll mucked.

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Chris Chong	23,000,000 -5,700,000	-5,700,000
Francis Rusnak	11,200,000 4,800,000	4,800,000

Tags: Chris Chong Francis Rusnak James Carroll Shyam Srinivasan

2018-06-27 18:59 UTC-8

Hands #15-18: Chong Applies Pressure to Nguyen

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Nível 37 : 200,000/400,000, 50,000 ante

Hand #15: Tommy Nguyen opened to 800,000 on the button and Francis Rusnak shipped all in for 4,600,000 in the big blind. Nguyen thought for a minute but decided to lay his hand down.

Hand #16: Chris Chong raised to 825,000 from under the gun and the rest of the table folded.

Hand #17: Nguyen made it 800,000 to go from the hijack and Chong defended from the big blind. The flop came and Chong checked to Nguyen who continued for 1,000,000. Chong check-raised to 3,000,000 and Nguyen made the call.

The turn brought the and both players checked to the on the river. Chong thought for a minute and then announced all in, putting Nguyen to the test for his remaining 5,800,000 chips. Nguyen spent some time in the tank but eventually tossed his cards to the muck.

Hand #18: Michael Benko raised to 850,000 from the hijack and picked up the blinds and antes.

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Chris Chong	28,700,000 4,200,000	4,200,000
Tommy Nguyen	5,800,000 -3,700,000	-3,700,000

Tags: Chris Chong Francis Rusnak Michael Benko Tommy Nguyen

2018-06-27 18:44 UTC-8

Benko Scoops Miracle Double

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Nível 37 : 200,000/400,000, 50,000 ante

Hand #14: It folded to Tommy Nguyen in the small blind who surveyed short stack Michael Benko's stack before moving all in. Benko snap-called for his last 3,500,000.

Tommy Nguyen:
Michael Benko:

The flop came giving Nguyen top pair. As the turn came Benko turned to fist-bump Nguyen, saying "Nice hand." The river, however, was the giving Benko a four-card flush.

"Wow," said Benko, "I didn't even see that."

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Michael Benko	7,100,000 3,100,000	3,100,000
Tommy Nguyen	3,200,000 -3,500,000	-3,500,000

Tags: Michael Benko Tommy Nguyen

2018-06-27 18:42 UTC-8

Hands #12-13: Nguyen Three-Bets Srinivasan

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Nível 37 : 200,000/400,000, 50,000 ante

Hand #12: Francis Rusnak moved all in and took down the pot.

Hand #13: Shyam Srinivasan raised to 900,000 and Tommy Nguyen three-bet to 2,700,000. Srinivasan folded.

Tags: Francis Rusnak Shyam Srinivasan Tommy Nguyen