From the button, Shaun Deeb raised, and Mike Watson three-bet to 18,000. Deeb called and drew three. Watson drew one.
Watson bet 6,000, and Deeb called and drew two. Watson drew one.
Watson bet 12,000, and Deeb folded.
From the button, Shaun Deeb raised, and Mike Watson three-bet to 18,000. Deeb called and drew three. Watson drew one.
Watson bet 6,000, and Deeb called and drew two. Watson drew one.
Watson bet 12,000, and Deeb folded.
Mike Watson raised, Brian Tate three-bet, and Shaun Deeb four-bet. Both other players called.
Tate and Deeb drew one apiece, and Watson drew two. Tate checked, Deeb bet, and both other players called.
All players drew one. It checked to Watson, who bet, and both other players called.
Tate and Deeb drew one apiece, and Watson stood pat. It checked to Watson, who bet. Tate called, and Deeb folded.
"Wheel," announced Watson, spreading ![]()
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, and Tate mucked.
Play remains hand-for-hand.
The higher-ups at the WSOP have informed the players that there will be no round-for-round bubble play. There is a consideration for no hand-for-hand at all, but play would be heavily monitored to make sure there is no stalling.
Currently, however, hand-for-hand continues.
Following the elimination of [Removed:412] in 14th place, the tournament is now being played hand-for-hand.
Shaun Deeb has asked the floor if there is an option to play round-for-round instead, so that the tournament bubble doesn't drag out. Currently, the tournament director is waiting for an official WSOP decision, but in the meantime, hand-for-hand continues.
Mike Watson raised, and [Removed:412] three-bet from the big blind. Watson four-bet, and Kruk five-bet, with Watson calling.
Both players drew one, and Kruk bet again, with Watson calling and each player drawing one.
Kruk checked, Watson bet 12,000, and Kruk called all in for his last 11,000. Kruk drew one as Watson stood pat.
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With Kruk at risk and needing a six or four to stay alive, he was unable to find it and was eliminated in 14th place.
Mark Gregorich opened the action with a raise under the gun to 12,000, and Mike Matusow three-bet the cutoff to 18,000. Robert Campbell called in the big blind, and Gregorich came along, also.
Campbell and Gregorich drew two, Matusow drew one, and everyone checked.
The same draw was repeated, but after Campbell and Gregorich checked, Matusow bet 12,000.
Campbell folded, but Gregorich called and drew one. Matusow drew one and stated, "I've paired every time!"
Gregorich bet 12,000, and after about 30 seconds, Matusow raised to 24,000. Gregorich pondered for about a minute and then folded.
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and said, "I kept pairing it, and then I finally hit it!" as he showed the
to make a wheel. "Now, ladies and gentleman, it's game on!" added Matusow as he was pushed the pot to move to 155,000.
Matusow then turned to our PokerNews reporter and said, "Just write, 'Game f***ing on!' It's the only report you need to write!"
Adam Owen and Jordan Siegel both drew two. Owen bet, and Siegel called.
Owen drew one and Siegel two. Owen bet, and Siegel called.
Owen drew one, and Siegel stood pat. Owen bet, and Siegel called.
Siegel mucked when shown a wheel — ![]()
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— by his opponent and was left with around 20,000 in chips.
A short while later, Siegel got his remaining chips in against Owen. Siegel drew one on every draw, and Owen drew two twice before patting the last round.
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"It's an eight," said Siegel, who glanced towards Owen's eight. Sadly, it wasn't a good-enough eight, with Owen's eight-six beating Siegel's eight-seven.
"Unlucky," said Owen as Siegel exited in 15th place.
Mike Matusow raised to 12,000, and Ben Yu called on the button. Both players drew two and checked.
Matusow drew two on the second draw, and Yu drew one.
Matusow checked, and Yu bet 12,000 before Matusow check-raised to 24,000.
Yu called and drew one after Matusow stood pat.
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to scoop the pot.
Mark Gregorich raised and Shawn Buchanan called in the big blind and drew one to Gregorich's two.
Both players checked and drew one as Buchanan bet and Gregorich folded.
After the hand, Buchanan made it sound like he spiked his wheel on the second draw.
Mike Watson raised and David Benyamine three-bet. Watson called. Watson drew two and Benyamine one.
Watson check-raised his opponent and Benyamine called. Both players stood pat.
Watson again check-raised his opponent and again Benyamine called. Both players stood pat.
Watson bet and Benyamine called.
Benyamine mucked when Watson announced, "Eight-six," and showed ![]()
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