Event #7: $565 COLOSSUS No-Limit Hold’em Dia 2 | 2018 World Series of Poker

2018-06-05 21:48 UTC-7

Nines Are Good for Ha

Nível 25 : 12,000/24,000, 4,000 ante

A player in early position raised to 65,000, the hijack shoved for 481,000, and Thai Ha, who was on the button, went into the tank. After about a minute, he called with a covering stack. The blinds and original raiser folded and the two live players tabled their hands.

Thai Ha:
Opponent:

Ha had the preflop advantage and his opponent needed to improve in order to survive. The board ran out , missing both players entirely, so Ha took the pot to stack his opponent.

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Thai Ha	2,280,000	830,000

2018-06-05 21:47 UTC-7

Choe Sends One Home

DegenOnTour

Nível 25 : 12,000/24,000, 4,000 ante

Song Choe busted a player right after the dinner break had ended.

The player in the seven-seat pushed all-in for 284,000 and Choe was the only player interested. When the rest of the players folded their hand Choe saw he was in pretty good shape, holding against his opponent's .

The dealer spread out and Choe was awarded the pot.

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Song Choe	1,200,000	986,000

Tags: Song Choe

2018-06-05 21:47 UTC-7

Lucky Lady on the River for Cohen

Nível 25 : 12,000/24,000, 4,000 ante

A player raised to 50,000 from under the gun and Michael Cohen moved all in for 466,000. It folded back to the player who said "you're going to have to get really lucky to beat me" as he turned over his and called.

"I knew you had it this time" said Cohen as he showed . Cohen paired his queen on the flop but would still need to improve against the pocket aces of his opponent.

The turn was no help to Cohen but the completed the board. "Can you believe this" the player said as Cohen spiked trip queens on the river to crack his opponent's aces and stay alive.

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Michael Cohen	1,004,000	24,000

Tags: Michael Cohen

Nível: 25

Blinds: 12,000/24,000

Ante: 4,000

2018-06-05 20:35 UTC-7

Dinner Time

Nível 24 : 10,000/20,000, 3,000 ante

Players are now on a one-hour dinner break.

2018-06-05 20:26 UTC-7

Pocket Kings for Tavares

Nível 24 : 10,000/20,000, 3,000 ante

A player in early position raised to 50,000 and it folded around to Ricardo Tavares on the button. Tavares moved all in for 338,000 and it folded back to the early position player who called.

Tavares:
Opponent:

The early position player turned over his pocket queens but Tavares did one better tabling pocket kings. The board ran out and Tavares improved to eights full of kings to double up just before the dinner break.

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Ricardo Tavares	733,000	674,000

Tags: Ricardo Tavares

2018-06-05 20:12 UTC-7

Albuquerque Calls and Wins

Nível 24 : 10,000/20,000, 3,000 ante

A player raised to 50,000 from early position and Philip Albuquerque called from the small blind.

The flop came and both players checked.

The turn brought the , Albuquerque bet 35,000, and his opponent called.

The fell on the river and Albuquerque check-called a bet of 110,000. Albuquerque tabled and his hand was best against his opponent's

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Philip Albuquerque	1,060,000	-200,000

Tags: Philip Albuquerque

2018-06-05 20:03 UTC-7

Kurt Jewell Bust Another Player

DegenOnTour

Nível 24 : 10,000/20,000, 3,000 ante

Kurt Jewell busted another player, right after he won a pot off Michael Cohen.

Alex Foxen raised to 45,000 and the player in the one seat called. The player on the button pushed all-in for 201,000 and the action was on Jewell.

Jewell decided to make it 380,000 and that bet made everyone else involved in the hand fold.

Jewell:
Button:

The flop and turn were safe for the player on the button, but the devastating on the river sealed his fate.

Jewell chips up to well over two million and is likely the chip leader of the tournament.

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Kurt Jewell	2,100,000	300,000
Alex Foxen	1,100,000	-40,000

Tags: Alex Foxen Kurt Jewell Michael Cohen

2018-06-05 20:01 UTC-7

Cada Eliminated

Nível 24 : 10,000/20,000, 3,000 ante

The player in the cutoff opened to 20,000 and Joe Cada jammed from the button for 137,000. The cutoff called to put the 2009 Main Event winner at risk and the two players tabled their hands.

Joe Cada:
Cutoff:

Cada found himself trailing his opponent's jacks and needed help from the deck to survive. He picked up a flush draw on the flop but didn't connect with the turn or river so the cutoff took the pot to end Cada's tournament.

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Joe Cada	Eliminado

Tags: Joe Cada

2018-06-05 19:52 UTC-7

Gargano Doubles Through Ha

Nível 24 : 10,000/20,000, 3,000 ante

Tony Gargano moved all in from middle position for 268,000 and it folded to Thai Ha in the cutoff. After verifying the chip count Ha made the call and the hands were turned over.

Gargano:
Ha:

Gargano was in great shape to double up and he did just that when the board ran out .

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Thai Ha	1,175,000	-195,000
Tony Gargano	593,000	371,000