2017 World Series of Poker
Stud
Phil Hellmuth forcefully splashed his chips in for what he wanted to be an all-in raise on fifth street with a raggedy ![]()
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board after Anthony Zinno bet. The dealer pushed back everything but the legal raise. Zinno called, and after unknown action on sixth, Hellmuth put his remaining chips in, only about 4,000.
"Call dark," he said. "And if he checks, bet dark."
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Zinno called after some thought, and Hellmuth showed ![]()
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for tens full to double through.
2-7 Triple Draw
Warwick Mirzikinian raised from under the gun, and Jon Turner called in the small blind. Alexander Kostritsyn three-bet from the big blind, Mirzikinian put in four bets, Turner folded, and Kostritsyn called.
Both players drew one apiece on the first draw. Kostritsyn bet, Mirzikinian raised, and Kostritsyn called. Kostritsyn opted to draw one, while Mirzikinian stood pat. The Russian check-raised Mirzikinian's bet after the second draw, and the Australian called. Each player stood pat on the final draw. Kostritsyn bet, and Mirzikinian paid it off.
Kostritsyn fanned out the unbeatable ![]()
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, and Mirzikinian slipped to just a few big bets.
Pot-Limit Omaha
There were four players in a pot with the flop reading ![]()
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. What happened after was a true chip storm.
Action was checked to hijack Mike Leah, who bet 37,500. Ivo Donev moved all in for his 78,500 from the button. Next to act was Harry Madoff, who paused for a moment before saying, "I'm all in or whatever I'm allowed." He moved his 252,500 in.
"One time, please," shouted Donev, but the action hadn't been closed yet.
Big blind Justin Bonomo seemed to be interested in joining the party. He asked how much Madoff's all-in was, then turned to Leah, asking about his remaining stack. After more than a minute, Bonomo decided to escape the shoving festival and laid his hand down.
"I'm all in," Leah instantly said, and so the three sets of hole cards were turned up.
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"I have the nut-flush draw and a pair," Leah said, while Donev had already been whispering in reporters' ears that he had the nuts. Madoff had a wrap in addition to his middle pair.
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turn was the best possible card for Donev, improving his hand to quads and securing him a triple-up right there. The
bricked Leah's outs, leaving Madoff with the hefty side pot.
Madoff asked Leah for 174,000. "I'm sorry, I can't pay you," Leah replied with a smile, having double-checked his remaining stack. Madoff had him covered by roughly 20,000, and Leah departed from the Poker Players Championship.
Omaha Hi-Lo
Nick Schulman (button) and Joey Couden (small blind) got three bets in apiece preflop, and both checked the ![]()
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flop. Couden bet the
turn and the
river. Schulman called quickly on fourth street but had more of a pause on the end. He thought for about a minute, sighed as he counted out his stack, then called.
"Full house," Couden said, showing ![]()
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for fives full.
Schulman instantly sent his cards into the muck.
Stud
Three sixes showed on David Bach's board when he led out on fifth street. However, David Oppenheim was still determined to fight for the pot, calling. Oppenheim called one more bet on sixth street, and Bach fired on the river, as well. Oppenheim called him down.
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Oppenheim was visibly puzzled. He perked up in his seat, leaning toward Bach's board. Then he rolled over his ![]()
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, but everyone at the table remained quiet. It wasn't clear if Oppenheim had folded yet, but he eventually did as he turned his hole cards face-down and shipped them to the dealer.
Pot-Limit Omaha
Jeff Lisandro bet 15,000 on a completed board of ![]()
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, only to see Talal Shakerchi check-raise to 55,000 in the big blind. Lisandro thought it over for about a minute and then splashed in a call. Shakerchi showed ![]()
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for quads.
It was an impressive hand, to be sure, but perhaps just as impressive was the restraint shown by Lisandro, as he flashed ![]()
for kings full.