Nível: 10
Blinds: 500/1,000
Ante: 100
Nível: 10
Blinds: 500/1,000
Ante: 100
In the first hand, the board read , and John Richards checked in the small blind. Nitesh Rawtani bet 16,000 in the big blind, almost the size of the pot, and Richards called after thinking it over.
Rawtani showed for trip kings, good for the pot.
In the next hand, the player under the gun raised to 1,800, Rawtani called in the small blind, and the big blind called.
The flop came , and all three checked. On the turn, Rawtani bet 3,000, the big blind folded, and the next player called. The river was the , and Rawtani bet 5,000. His opponent called, and he showed for trip eights to win that one, too.
Jogador | Fichas | Oscilação |
---|---|---|
Nitesh Rawtani |
114,000
114,000
|
114,000 |
Paul Volpe, one of the hottest WSOP Player of the Year contenders, is renowned for his mixed games abilities. However, no-limit hold'em certainly isn't Volpe's weak spot.
Volpe was in the big blind, and he check-called on both the flop and turn of the board reading — paying 2,500 and 6,000, respectively. But Volpe didn't check for the third time, as he bet 8,100 on the river. His opponent folded, and Volpe took down the pot without a need to show his hole cards.
Volpe is now approaching the 100,000-chip mark.
Jogador | Fichas | Oscilação |
---|---|---|
Paul Volpe |
95,000
32,000
|
32,000 |
|
The eliminated player had already been gone but Aditya Agarwal's winning hand still lied face up on the table. It was nothing but the that helped Agarwal win a massive pot.
The dealers was pushing the piles of chips to Agarwal, who added roughly 60,000 to his stack. It was nearly a full double-up for him as he's now sitting on 130,000.
Jogador | Fichas | Oscilação |
---|---|---|
Aditya Agarwal |
130,000
55,000
|
55,000 |
Sam Grafton, one of the most talkative poker players not only in this room, bet 11,200 into about 12,000 pot on the board reading . He was in the small blind and the action was on Rainer Kempe, directly to Grafton's left.
While processing what to do, Kempe was chatting to Grafton. Then Grafton pointed out: "I can't talk to you. You're a live pro, I'm an online guy." Nonetheless, their conversation carried on until Kempe released his hand and left the pot go towards Grafton.
Jogador | Fichas | Oscilação |
---|---|---|
Sam Grafton |
58,000
25,000
|
25,000 |
|
The field is down to 264 players, and only 263 get paid. They are now playing hand-for-hand, as the next player out will be the bubble. The final 263 are guaranteed a minimum payout of $2,247.
They are currently playing the seventh hand of hand-for-hand play. Several fortunate players have survived the bubble so far.
One of them was Tony Roberto, who was all in for 8,400 in the cutoff against John Cynn in middle position. While they were waiting for other tables to finish their hands, Cynn quietly told Roberto he had aces. When the tournament director came over, they tabled their hands.
Roberto:
Cynn:
The board ran out , and Roberto's queens were good for the double up.
In another hand, Kurt Fitzgerald was all in for 21,400 in the big blind and Paul Volpe had him at risk in the small blind.
Fitzgerald:
Volpe:
The board came and with not much of a sweat, Fitzgerald doubled.
In the fifth hand, Jordy Colliot went all in for 20,500 under the gun and the button re-shoved. The blinds folded and Colliot was at risk, and behind.
Colliot:
Opponent:
The board came , and Colliot was drawing to a queen or a three or eight for a chop.
The river was the , putting two pair on the board, making it a chop. Colliot fist-pumped and let out a sigh of relief before sitting back down.
The tournament clock currently reads eight minutes, but the tournament director just announced that the bubble will burst tonight no matter what.
Jogador | Fichas | Oscilação |
---|---|---|
John Cynn |
122,000
25,000
|
25,000 |
|
||
Kurt Fitzgerald |
44,000
44,000
|
44,000 |
Jordy Colliot |
21,500
21,500
|
21,500 |
Tony Roberto
|
19,000
19,000
|
19,000 |
As the tenth level of the day finished and players have a two-hour span in hindsight, the tournament staff just announced a 15-minute break. The hand-for-hand will then continue until we find the last player who will walk away empty-handed.
During the 15-minute break we could see there was one player with 800 left. As he would be the small blind after the break, we were paying close attention to him. As it was, he folded after paying the small blind and was left with 200.
During the 10th hand of hand-for-hand play, we had one all-in and call. The player at risk was holding and the player that called had .
The board ran out to knock out the at-risk player and the bubble burst.
263 players will be returning tomorrow to the Miranda room at 12pm.
Sometimes it's just impossible but somehow, Dean Baranowski made it. As the bubble burst in the $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em 6-Handed Event, Baranowski secured his third live tournament cash today. In third building, too.
Earlier today, Baranowski busted in the money in the Venetian and then hurried to the Planet Hollywood as he was among only 20 players left in the Goliath tournament.
"I busted in 18th," he said. "I was pissed off," he added. Baranowski didn't know what to do. Well, what about adding another notch to his résumé.
"He's going to have three cashes in Hendon Mob with the same date, that's amazing," said Allen Kessler who shares his table with Baranowski.
Baranowski arrived in Rio and entered this tournament just before dinner. He's now sitting on very healthy 88,000. The fabulous hat-trick has been completed, but he certainly doesn't want to leave it like that. Baranowski is vying for topping it with a bracelet.