Pasha Emami raised from under the gun to 13,000. A player in middle position called before another opponent three bet to 35,000 from the button. Emami put in the four bet by announcing all in for his final 63,000 chips. The button sighed before calling.
Pasha Emami: 
Button: 
The board ran out 
which gave Emami the double up.
| Jogador | Fichas | Oscilação |
|---|---|---|
|
165,000
40,000
|
40,000 |
| Jogador | Fichas | Oscilação |
|---|---|---|
|
465,000 | |
|
425,000 | |
|
320,000
60,500
|
60,500 |
|
300,000
160,000
|
160,000 |
|
||
|
154,000
26,000
|
26,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
150,000
45,000
|
45,000 |
|
|
115,000
115,000
|
115,000 |
|
|
70,000
57,000
|
57,000 |
|
65,000
65,000
|
65,000 |
|
57,000
32,000
|
32,000 |
|
Eliminado | |
|
||
|
Eliminado | |
Frank Marasco was in the big blind in a heads-up pot against the button. All of the chips got in the middle on a flop of 
with Marasco being the shorter stack.
Frank Marasco: 
Button: 
Both opponents had flopped flushes and Marasco had the best of it to leave his opponent nearly drawing dead headed to the runout of 
.
| Jogador | Fichas | Oscilação |
|---|---|---|
|
130,000
130,000
|
130,000 |
|
|
||
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Nível: 13
Blinds: 3,000/6,000
Ante: 6,000
Middle Position bet 13,000 and faced an all-in from the button for 54,000. Sam McGavin called from the big blind, whilst middle position reluctantly folded.
Button: 
Sam McGavin: 
The button took the lead after a flop of 
for top pair, but the 
on the turn left the button drawing dead. The completed the board and McGavin takes a sizable pot.
| Jogador | Fichas | Oscilação |
|---|---|---|
|
|
313,000
313,000
|
313,000 |
Five time WSOP bracelet winner Shaun Deeb was under the gun, and bet 12,000. Everyone except the button folded, and Deeb's challenger raised to 41,000.
Without any hesitation, Deeb asked how much he had left, and tossed in enough chips to put the button at risk.
The button called, and Deeb was ahead.
Opponent: 
Shaun Deeb: 
When the flop of 
fell, the button would need running cards to best the former player of the year, but the turn of 
cemented the pot for Deeb, and the made it official.
Deeb was heard telling another player, "It's only fair, he doubled through me first".
| Jogador | Fichas | Oscilação |
|---|---|---|
|
320,000
270,000
|
270,000 |
|
||
Joining the action on the flop of 
the middle position player bet 16,000. Jason Oyemhen called. The turn was the 
in which his opponent bet 22,000. Oyemhen decided to raise all in for his last 150,000. His opponent decided to fold and Oyemhen showed the 
for a bluff.
| Jogador | Fichas | Oscilação |
|---|---|---|
|
|
240,000 |
Chance Ellis opened in early position and a middle position player flat-called. The small blind three-bet and the big blind cold four-bet jammed a bigger stack. Ellis five-bet shoved a bigger stack and the middle position player called, while the small blind found a fold.
Big Blind: 
Chance Ellis:
Middle Position:
The flop came 
to give Ellis a set and he improved to a full house on the runout of 
. The big blind was eliminated while the middle position player took a big hit to his stack.
| Jogador | Fichas | Oscilação |
|---|---|---|
|
|
430,000
270,000
|
270,000 |
