Event #73: $10,000 No-Limit Hold'em MAIN EVENT - World Championship Dia 3 | 2017 World Series of Poker

2017-07-13 15:21 UTC-7

Danielle Andersen is Over the Moon

Nível 12 : 1,200/2,400, 400 ante

Danielle Andersen raised to 6,000 from late position, and the player on the button three-bet to 19,000. Andersen called.

The flop came . Andersen bet 16,000, and the button called. The turn was the , and Andersen checked. The button bet 45,000, and Andersen check-raised to 100,000. The button called. The river was the , and Andersen moved all in for 141,000. Her opponent thought for a while and eventually called.

Andersen tabled for top set, while her opponent revealed for two pair.

Andersen raked in a huge pot and now sits on about 565,000.

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Danielle Andersen	565,000 565,000	565,000

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2017-07-13 15:24 UTC-7

Bustout Interview: Mike Matusow

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Nível 12 : 1,200/2,400, 400 ante

Mike Matusow went to Twitter just after busting the Main Event on a bluff.

PokerNews set out to get the details and found Matusow flying down the hallway on his scooter, no doubt trying to get out of the Rio as fast as possible. We didn't even have to ask questions; he just volunteered the details.

"I grenaded," he said. "A guy raised up front. He'd been playing loose all day, so I wasn't worried about him.

"The button flats. He's been three-betting a ton, and nobody's really been playing back, and I thought this was a good time to squeeze."

"I made it 21,500. The original raiser folded, and the other guy called. The flop came . I knew he didn't have a ten or a four. I made it 26.5k to go, and of course, he called. There was a blank on the turn, and I shipped it in. I had ace-queen, and he had ace-king.

"He hasn't had it all day and now decides to wake up with a hand."

You could see the pain on Matusow's face and hear it in his voice. Exit interviews are always hard, but this one made the devastation of busting the Main abundantly clear.

"I'm so frustrated. I had the worst table draw. I played for three days, and I had horrible table draws every day. I just lost it. I couldn't stay patient. I'm so mad at myself right now because I know better."

By all accounts, Matusow has had a great summer with seven cashes that included three final tables. He was full of confidence, and in true "The Mouth" fashion, made sure everyone knew he was playing some of his best poker. Which makes this kind of misstep even more disheartening.

Im out of main i bluffed it all off
— Mike Matusow (@themouthmatusow)

Nice mike matusow blow up in main fml
— Mike Matusow (@themouthmatusow)

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2017-07-13 16:25 UTC-7

Player Interview: Matthew Moss

Nível 13 : 1,500/3,000, 500 ante

London-based poker player Matthew Moss was the first to reach the major milestone of accumulating one million in chips.

Moss had a deep run in last year's Main Event, finishing in 21st place. Even so, he doesn't consider himself a tournament player, mainly because he spends a good chunk of his time playing cash games in Macau.

Moss just relocated to the tan section of the Amazon Room room after his table in Pavillion broke. He found former November Niner and recent bracelet winner, Tom Cannuli, along with Niall Farell, and DJ MacKinnon awaiting him.

PokerNews caught up with Moss, holding about 1.35 million chips as the tournament paused for a player break and a color-up.

PokerNews: How does it feel to be the first player to reach a million?

Moss: It feels pretty good. It's been an epic day. Everything has gone really, really well so far. I've just had a bunch of really good hands.

PokerNews: Do you remember when you reached a million chips last year?

Moss: I don't. I think I just chugged along and had about average the whole way. Today has been more explosive.

PokerNews: What are the odds you better last year's results?

Moss: Pretty long. I'm definitely going to have to put the pressure on in the next couple of levels. I'm not a tournament player so much, so I'm not used to that. But I've been told I have to start bullying some people. I'm going to have to get on that.

PokerNews: Who's telling you that?

Moss (laughing): Some bad influences.

PokerNews: How do the Macau cash games play compared to something like this. It's obviously two different worlds.

Moss: Yes, it's very different. The hours are much worse in Macau. People complain about them here, but you play so many more hours in Macau. You play 36 hours straight all the time, so it's a lot more brutal out there. It's quite tough, as well.

The Main Event field is quite a nice field. You get to play with a lot of different people. In Macau, you see the same faces every day, and they're quick to get you if you're not playing well.

PokerNews: How's your new table?

Moss: Pretty bad. I had two really good tables before this one. The second one I didn't realize was a good table because I was on my phone the whole time, then I looked up at saw what was going and realized I should have been paying more attention. Now, this one looks like a not-so-good table.

PokerNews: It helps that you're bringing a ton of chips to the table.

Moss: Yeah. I was told with the money bubble coming up that I'm going to make a bunch of money.

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2017-07-13 17:19 UTC-7

Kid Poker's Presence Still Felt in Main Event

Nível 13 : 1,500/3,000, 500 ante

On his way to register for the $1,111 Little One for One Drop, Daniel Negreanu came to check on Kenneth Cleeton. He also shared what his basic strategy for the Little One Drop will be:

"I'm going to shove a lot."

There were some people on Twitter suggesting that Negreanu swap in for Kenneth's dad (also named Kenneth), and he even asked if Negreanu wanted to trade places.

"I'd love to, but I don't think they'd let me," Negreanu said.

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Kenneth Cleeton (IL)	130,000 -40,000	-40,000

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2017-07-13 17:34 UTC-7

Joe Hachem Eliminated

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Nível 13 : 1,500/3,000, 500 ante

The 2005 World Series of Poker Main Event Champion, Joe Hachem, was short for quite some time and had a dedicated camera crew standing next to his table just to witness his eventual double-up or bust. Unfortunately for the Aussie, it was the latter.

From early position, Jared Palmer opened to 7,000. Over in the cutoff, Hachem shoved for 12,500 total. The button and both blinds released and Palmer made the almost-obligatory call.

Joe Hachem:
Jared Palmer:

Hachem had gotten it in with the best hand, but it wouldn't hold up. The flop paired Palmer up, and the on the turn even improved the man from Ohio's hand. Hachem was down to just four outs, but none of the kings would complete the board. Instead, the hit the river, and Hachem made his exit.

"Good luck, guys. It was nice playing with you," the former Champ said. "All the best!"

Jared Palmer moved up to about 350,000 in chips after the hand.

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Joe Hachem	Eliminado

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2017-07-13 18:06 UTC-7

Bruno Politano Eliminated

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Nível 13 : 1,500/3,000, 500 ante

The cards of Bruno Politano were already rushed away, and the stack of Peter Zolnai was counted with the board showing . Zolnai's for eights and sevens were still on the table, and his double for 152,500 left Politano with less than one big blind.

According to players at the table, it was a four-bet pot, with Politano squeezing to 57,000 in the cutoff and Zolnai calling on the button before the Brazilian bet the ten-high flop for 80,000. Zolnai moved all in, and Politano called with ace-king.

Politano doubled the next hand with versus before doing so again with versus . But ultimately, the third time was no charm for the 888poker Ambassador, and his chip-and-a-chair story ended before the dinner break.

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Peter Zolnai	440,000 440,000	440,000
Bruno Politano	Eliminado

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2017-07-13 19:32 UTC-7

Player Interview: Patrick Clarke

Nível 13 : 1,500/3,000, 500 ante

Professional poker player and 2014 Irish Open Champion Patrick Clarke has been chipping up all day to head into dinner break third in chips.

After starting the day with 260,000, he now has 935,000 with two levels to play in Day 3. PokerNews caught up with Clarke at the beginning of dinner break to find out how he earned his chips and to learn his strategy going into the money bubble.

Clarke: I had been chipping up at small pots until this pot came along. I defended in the big blind. I flopped top two with king-nine. I checked to the original raiser. He bet 6.5k, and I made it 16.5k. He called. Turn is a . I bet 22k, and he instantly jammed for about 40k, and I call him off. He shows tens, and I fade the two outs.

Then I continued chipping away at small pots until I got around 500k and another big pot happened.

The under-the-gun opened to 6k, I called 6k, and the big blind also called. Flop comes with two hearts. Original raiser bet 7k, and I made it 26k. The big blind jams for 250k. I had pocket threes, so I'm never folding there, and I was just hoping he had 89. He did, and the runout bricked for him.

I won a few other small pots, and that got me where I am right now.

PokerNews: Seems like an ideal situation. I realize you have all the chips, but how has the play at your table been?

Clarke: I'm very happy with my table today. I've had great tables for the last two days but I don't feel like I've been tested that much. I've been very happy with my draws.

PokerNews: What's your strategy as the money bubble approaches?

Clarke: I'm going to keep going the way I'm going.

PokerNews: Are you being a bully?

Clarke: (laughing) A little bit, maybe, but I can afford to be. No one is playing back at me, so I'm just going to keep playing my game.

PokerNews: What experience do you have playing the Main Event?

Clarke: This is my third year playing. The previous two years, I went out set over set. The weird thing is two years ago I went out with a set of threes to pocket eights, so I wasn't too happy on the flop. I sort of thought déjà vu. Luckily, it worked out.

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2017-07-13 20:00 UTC-7

Carlos Mortensen Doubles Up

Nível 14 : 2,000/4,000, 500 ante

Carlos Mortensen moved all in from the hijack for his last 49,500. Action folded to Nikhil Gera in the big blind, still stacking chips from the massive pot he just won, and he announced, "Call."

Mortensen was at risk with , well ahead of Gera's .

The flop came , looking fairly safe for the 2001 WSOP Main Event Champion. The turn was the , and the river was the for good measure, giving Mortensen a double-up

Mortensen is a two-time WSOP bracelet winner and is still in the hunt for a third win and a second Main Event title 16 years after his first.

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Nikhil Gera	455,000 50,000	50,000
Carlos Mortensen	105,000 9,000	9,000

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2017-07-13 20:10 UTC-7

Player Interview: Ben Jacobs

Nível 14 : 2,000/4,000, 500 ante

Ben Jacobs, or "Honolulu Ben" as his friends know him, is visiting the desert from Kaui, Hawaii. He started Day 3 sitting with a stack of about 200,000 chips and now boasts a top-five stack of 850,000. Jacobs is trying to savor every moment of his very first Main Event, knowing this is a special time.

There are no casinos in Hawaii, so Jacobs plays in home games a few times a week. He's played smaller events at the WSOP in past years and decided to freeroll himself into the tournament after running well in blackjack to the tune of $30,000 earlier this year.

PokerNews met up with Jacobs to get the details on how he accumulated his chips and to find out what he's going to do with them now that he's got them.

Jacobs: I had the third-largest stack at the table, and there were a couple of aggressive Europeans, a Russian, and an Israeli. I could have had a better table.

On the second hand, the Russian raised, and I smooth-called with . The flop came , and the Russian led out, and I smooth-called him.

The turn was a blank. He checked, and I bet. He raised me to 85,000, and I tanked for a bit. It's about half my stack, so I wasn't entirely thrilled, but I decided to call.

The river was another deuce. It's a pretty hidden hand — the good old ten-deuce. He shoved all in, and I insta-called. That's the hand that doubled me to about 400,000.

The next big hand involved the Israeli, who was second in chips at the table. I had in late position, and I just called his preflop raise. The flop came . I bet, and he shoved all in for about 350k. He bombed it for no reason. It's the most ridiculous thing, but I can't get out of that.

I snap-called, and he had for the nut flush draw. But my hand held up, and that gets me to about 680,000. Since then, I've just been chipping up.

PokerNews: How tough are the home games you play in? Have they prepared you for the WSOP?

Jacobs: The players in Hawaii are really tough. People are always surprised by how I play, but I play against some really good players. It's definitely a challenge to play at home, so I think I can hold my own here.

PokerNews: How are you using your chip stack to your advantage?

Jacobs: It's a pretty standard table. As the big stack, the other players have to fit into their roles. There's not a lot they can do about it. I'm just trying to play my position and play smart.

I'm going to keep playing my game. I'm getting cards, and the deck is hitting me hard which helps. My plan is to keep riding this lucky wave.

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2017-07-13 20:11 UTC-7

Buddiga's Comeback Short-Lived

Nível 14 : 2,000/4,000, 500 ante

"Hold up one time!" came a shout from Table 700.

Zhuoyang Min was all in with on a flop. Pratyush Buddiga had for a combo draw and needed to see an eight or a diamond. The turn and river bricked off for him, though, and he busted right after he doubled up.

"I can't believe that held up," Min said with visible relief.

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Zhuoyang Min	425,000 125,000	125,000
Pratyush Buddiga	Eliminado

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