Event #73: $10,000 No-Limit Hold'em MAIN EVENT - World Championship Dia 5 | 2017 World Series of Poker

2017-07-15 17:40 UTC-7

Sammartino Folds Jacks Face-Up, Hallaert On the Rebound

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Nível 24 : 20,000/40,000, 5,000 ante

Max Pescatori opened to 120,000 in early position. Action folded around to Dario Sammartino, who re-raised to 290,000 from the small blind. Hallaert then put in a cold four-bet to 725,000 from the big blind. Pescatori quickly got out of the way, but Sammartino called the remainder, bringing the two players to a flop.

On the flop, Sammartino checked to Hallaert who led out for 535,000. Sammartino folded and showed . Hallaert smiled and raked in the big pot, bringing him back closer to where he began the day.

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Kenny Hallaert	3,445,000 1,265,000	1,265,000
Dario Sammartino	3,215,000 -745,000	-745,000

Tags: Dario Sammartino Kenny Hallaert Max Pescatori

2017-07-15 17:32 UTC-7

John Hesp Hero Calls a River Raise

Nível 24 : 20,000/40,000, 5,000 ante

John Hesp is a recreational poker player that is enjoying his time here at the WSOP. Hesp shows up every day dressed up in a fancy suit and is one of the most enjoyable people to talk with. He's not just here for a good time, though. Hesp wants to win. All the cameras were pointed in his direction a moment ago.

With the board reading and around 700,000 in the middle already, Hesp placed out a bet of 300,000 from the big blind. Wen Zhou was in middle position and raised to 900,000, putting Hesp in the tank. Hesp thought for a few minutes and counted his chips, eventually pushing forward a call. Zhou tabled , and Hesp rolled over for a bigger two pair.

"Yes!" Hesp shouted as he pumped his fists after making a great call.

"You are a professional player now," another player on the table said to Hesp.

"I guess I picked the wrong time to bluff," mumbled Zhou with a disheartened look on his face.

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
John Hesp	3,800,000 2,406,000	2,406,000
Wen Zhou	2,100,000 1,918,000	1,918,000

Tags: John Hesp

2017-07-15 17:08 UTC-7

Gyeongbyeong Lee Fades To Scoop a Monster

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Nível 24 : 20,000/40,000, 5,000 ante

From middle position, Sergey Tikhonov opened with a raise to 100,000. Action folded around to Gyeongbyeong Lee, who re-raised, making it 245,000 from the small blind. Next to act was Nima Salehizadeh in the big blind, and he called. Action was back to Tikhonov, and he folded.

The flop came down , and Lee took a look at Salehizadeh's stack, then put out a bet of 500,000. Salehizadeh moved all in, and Lee quickly called with a covering stack.

Lee:
Salehizadeh:

Salehizadeh had a flush draw, but he was still in bad shape against Lee's aces. Lee held on through the turn and the river, and that awarded the monster pot to Lee, who moved very close to the top of the chip counts.

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Gyeong Byeong Lee	5,450,000 1,750,000	1,750,000
Nima Salehizadeh	Eliminado

Tags: Gyeongbyeong Lee Nima Salehizadeh Sergey Tikhonov

2017-07-15 16:55 UTC-7

Superman Strikes Again, Eliminates Joe Hanrahan

Nível 24 : 20,000/40,000, 5,000 ante

The cameras rushed over to the table where Jonathan Dwek (dressed as Superman) was in the tank, facing an all-in shove from Joe Hanrahan for 785,000 on the turn. After the hand, Dwek filled us in on the details leading up to that moment.

Hanrahan had raised to 65,000 in the cutoff and Dwek three-bet to 210,000 in the small blind. The big blind folded and Hanrahan called. On the flop, Dwek continued for 250,000 and Hanrahan raised it to 625,000. Dwek called and the turn was the , pairing the board. Dwek checked and Hanrahan moved all in for 785,000.

Dwek went into the tank and thought over the decision as the cameras pointed at him. He eventually put forward a stack to call, and Hanrahan looked less than thrilled.

Hanrahan:
Dwek:

Dwek's two pair, sevens and fives, was ahead, but Hanrahan could win with a diamond, an ace, or a queen.

The river was the , improving Dwek to sevens full, and Hanrahan was eliminated.

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Jonathan Dwek	4,560,000 1,560,000	1,560,000
Joe Hanrahan	Eliminado

Tags: Joe Hanrahan Jonathan Dwek

2017-07-15 16:49 UTC-7

Crivello Busts O'Dea With a Straight Flush

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Nível 24 : 20,000/40,000, 5,000 ante

Eoghan O'Dea Eliminated by a Straight Flush

Frank Crivello raised to 80,000 from under the gun and Eoghan O'Dea just called from one seat over. The flop fell and Crivello continued for 125,000, which O'Dea raised to 300,000. Crivello moved all in and O'Dea called.

O'Dea:
Crivello:

O'Dea was marginally ahead, but had to dodge a lot of outs in order to double. It was all over after the turn, giving Crivello a straight flush, and O'Dea even made the meaningless second-nut flush with the on the river. Only then O'Dea realized what had just happened and the Irishman headed to the payout desk.

Crivello stacked the chips and said, "You know you are running good when you hit a straight flush."

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Frank Crivello	6,400,000 1,400,000	1,400,000
Eoghan O'Dea	Eliminado

Tags: Eoghan O'Dea Frank Crivello

2017-07-15 16:47 UTC-7

Hallaert Finds a Fold, Drops Under a Million

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Nível 24 : 20,000/40,000, 5,000 ante

From middle position, Richard Robinson opened with a raise to 75,000. Action folded around to Daniel Sammarco who called from the small blind. Kenny Hallaert tagged along from the big blind.

On the flop, Sammarco led out with a bet of 125,000. Hallaert called and, after thinking about it for a while, Robinson called as well.

The turn was the , completing a straight draw. Sammarco and Hallaert both checked, then Robinson moved all in for 585,000. Sammarco quickly folded and that left Hallaert with the decision. For him to call it would cost him most of his stack.

Hallaert let out a deep sigh, leaned back, and dropped into the tank.

"Can I get a count please?" Hallaert asked. He tanked for nearly four minutes, cracking his knuckles, looking at the clocking, cutting out how many chips he would have left after he called. "Sorry guys," Hallaert said. Eventually, he kicked forward one of his cards, then another, folding.

"Show a fun card!" Someone said to Robinson at the table.

"They're both fun cards," Robinson said.

Hallaert cracked a smile despite losing the pot and dropping down under 1 million chips.

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Richard Robinson	1,310,000 210,000	210,000
Kenny Hallaert	780,000 -350,000	-350,000
Daniel Sammarco	690,000 -335,000	-335,000

Tags: Daniel Sammarco Kenny Hallaert Richard Robinson

2017-07-15 16:37 UTC-7

Player Interview: Dario Sammartino

Nível 23 : 15,000/30,000, 5,000 ante

At the beginning of Day 5, Dario Sammartino started with a stack of 1,769,000. Heading back from the second break of the day, he nearly doubled to 3,450,000, good for a top-15 stack.

Sammartino is sitting at the table with former November Niner Kenny Hallaert, and the two have been sparring all day. Earlier in the day, Hallaert ran a bluff against Sammartino that didn't get through and sent an additional million in chips to Sammartino's stack.

PokerNews caught up with Sammartino to talk about his day and how he found the nerve to call Hallaert's bluff with ace high.

Sammartino: Obviously, calling someone with ace high is not standard. When he three-bet me in that spot preflop, I had the feeling he didn't have a lot. I called preflop to trap and also it's not good to go all in for 80 bigs preflop with ace-king against a good player. I think Kenny's a good player. So the best option was to call preflop.

The texture of the board on the river and the way the hand played out means he can only bet with jacks and hearts. At this point, I think he either has king-queen of hearts, jacks, or nothing. I just don't think he plays aces, kings, or queens that way.

I chose to call because most of the time I have the best hand. His range against my range is not really strong in that spot.

PokerNews: With seven cashes this summer, including a third-place finish in the One Drop High Roller, do you feel like you are playing some of your best poker?

Sammartino: In some of the tournaments, I feel I've played my best, but I make some mistakes. Sometimes I am very focused, and I play good. I always want to get better. I will work hard to improve my game even over the next few days. I hope, and I try because this is what I want to do.

PokerNews: Watching you play during the last level and all summer long, it's obvious you like to play a lot of pots. Is there ever a time when you slow down?

Sammartino: Slow down? Sure sometimes. But it depends. I don't care about whether the table is tough or easy. It's important, but I always play with really tough players. This table is not an easy table, but it's not that tough either. If I can play my game, I feel good and then I will do good. I want to try to do my best and win.

PokerNews: What's the plan to ensure you take a healthy stack into Day 6?

Sammartino: I change my play a lot. I change based on the table, the stack, the player. A lot of things help me decide how to play. I don't have one basic strategy, and that is good. I change all the time and play my opponents differently. I hope it makes it hard for people to know how to play against me.

Tags: Dario Sammartino Kenny Hallaert

2017-07-15 16:27 UTC-7

Saout Busts Nakladal to Claim the Top Spot

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Nível 23 : 15,000/30,000, 5,000 ante

Jan Nakladal raised to 65,000 from under the gun and Antoine Saout three-bet to 205,000 from one seat over, which Nakladal called. On the flop, Nakladal checked and called a bet worth 225,000 by Saout before checking again on the turn. Saout fired a second barrel worth 475,000 and Nakladal check-raised all in for more than a million, which Saout quickly called.

The camera crews rushed to the table to record the showdown, though Nakladal was already drawing dead.

Nakladal:
Saout:

A meaningless on the river gave the Czech trips aces and he headed to the rail. Brandon Meyers said, "Say something for the cameras," which saw Saout say just two words with a big grin on the face: "Running good."

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Antoine Saout	6,600,000 1,500,000	1,500,000
Brandon Meyers	3,500,000 160,000	160,000
Jan Nakladal	Eliminado

Tags: Antoine Saout Brandon Meyers Jan Nakladal

2017-07-15 16:19 UTC-7

Big Preflop Pot Goes to Colin Moffatt, Vaults Him Near The Top

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Nível 23 : 15,000/30,000, 5,000 ante

Noel Eicher opened with a raise to 65,000 from early position. Next to act was Colin Moffatt who reraised, making it 190,000 to play. Just a few seats over in middle position was David Patterson. He put in a four bet, making it 450,000 to go. Paul Senat was next to act and he dropped into the tank. Senat tanked for several minutes before he finally let go of his hand.

Eicher quickly released and that put Moffatt into the tank. He thought for several minutes. At multiple points, he grabbed his stack of T$100,000 chips and put his hand on them, looked as if he might push them forward, shook his head, then went back to thinking.

Finally, after about three minutes, Moffatt did put his hand on the T$100,000 chips and pushed forward a stack of more than 2 million, enough to put Patterson all in. Patterson then shook his head, double-checked his cards, and pitched them into the muck, and that allowed Moffatt to take down the big pot with no showdown.

Along with this pot, Moffat has chipped up nicely throughout the day, making him one of the top stacks in the room.

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Colin Moffatt	5,700,000 2,730,000	2,730,000
David Patterson	1,840,000 -560,000	-560,000

Tags: Colin Moffatt David Patterson

2017-07-15 15:03 UTC-7

Della Sciucca's Queens No Good

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Nível 23 : 15,000/30,000, 5,000 ante

Antonio Della Sciucca was spotted leaving his seat while Damian Salas scooped yet another big pot. According to players at the table, Salas limped, Della Sciucca raised to 120,000, and Salas limp-raised before snap-calling the shove of the Canadian.

Della Sciucca tabled pocket queens and Salas had pocket kings. The board came and Salas' full house left Della Sciucca empty-handed.

"You are the only one I know that limp-raises," a player at the table remarked to Salas.

With that pot, Salas is back in the lead in this tournament.

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Damian Salas	5,950,000 1,250,000	1,250,000

Antonio Della Sciucca	Eliminado

Tags: Antonio Della Sciucca Damian Salas