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

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 16:36 UTC-7

Four-Bettin' With a Deuce

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Nível 23 : 15,000/30,000, 5,000 ante

Michael Sklenicka opened to 65,000 and his closest neighbor to the left, Paawan Bansal, bumped it up to 215,000. Action moved back around to Sklenicka who four-bet to 470,000.

Bansal gave it some thought before releasing his cards to the muck. Sklenicka revealed the to the table as he raked in the pot.

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Michael Sklenicka	1,950,000 350,000	350,000
Paawan Bansal	1,025,000 345,000	345,000

Tags: Paawan Bansal Michael Sklenicka

2017-07-15 16:37 UTC-7

Player Interview: Dario Sammartino

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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 16:40 UTC-7

Paul Senat Picks Up Kings

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Nível 23 : 15,000/30,000, 5,000 ante

Paul Senat raised to 90,000 from the cutoff and Kevin Song defended his big blind. The flop came .

Song checked to Senat who bet 135,000. Song called. The turn was the and Song check-called another bet of 260,000 from his opponent.

The river was the . Song checked for a third time and Senat bet 385,000. Song called instantly, but mucked when Senat tabled for two pair, kings and threes.

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Paul Senat	3,000,000 1,030,000	1,030,000
Kevin Song	1,650,000 -850,000	-850,000

Tags: Kevin Song Paul Senat

2017-07-15 16:41 UTC-7

Updated Stacks: Eyal Maaravi Remains Over 5 Million

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Nível 23 : 15,000/30,000, 5,000 ante

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Eyal Maaravi	5,300,000
Scott Blumstein	4,000,000 1,000,000	1,000,000

Joseph Dipascale	3,220,000 -80,000	-80,000
Sean Gibson	3,100,000 -450,000	-450,000
Ben Lamb	3,050,000 -775,000	-775,000

Jake Bazeley	2,795,000 65,000	65,000
Graydon Kowal	1,880,000 130,000	130,000
Matthias De Meulder	1,590,000 440,000	440,000
Nick Guagenti	1,370,000 20,000	20,000

Matthew Wakeman	1,300,000 -200,000	-200,000
Nick Schwarmann	1,290,000 270,000	270,000
Patrick Lavecchia	1,000,000 410,000	410,000

Yin Liu	975,000 -105,000	-105,000
Andrew Magbual	850,000 240,000	240,000
Hans Winzeler	815,000 -40,000	-40,000
Mark Amabile	650,000 -1,010,000	-1,010,000
Donald Dombach	430,000 -520,000	-520,000

Tags: Eyal Maaravi

Nível: 24

Blinds: 20,000/40,000

Ante: 5,000

2017-07-15 16:43 UTC-7

Michael Ruane Experiencing Deju Vu

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Nível 24 : 20,000/40,000, 5,000 ante

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2017-07-15 16:47 UTC-7

Aaron Been Flips for His Stack

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Nível 24 : 20,000/40,000, 5,000 ante

The action was folded around to Florian Lohnert on the button who raised to 100,000. Aaron Been was in the big blind and three-bet to 260,000. Lohnert took some time and then announced all in. Been quickly called for his remaining 1,360,000 and the cards were tabled.

Lohnert:
Been:

The flop came and Lohnert took the lead with a pair of aces. Been would need to catch a nine or running straight cards to stay alive. The turn was the and the river was the , providing no help to Been as he was eliminated. Lohnert scooped a hefty pot to climb over 4,000,000 chips.

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Florian Lohnert	4,300,000 1,275,000	1,275,000
Aaron Been	Eliminado

Tags: Aaron Been Florian Lohnert

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 16:49 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