Event #73: $10,000 No-Limit Hold'em MAIN EVENT - World Championship Dia 6 | 2017 World Series of Poker

2017-07-16 16:54 UTC-7

Jae Hwang Eliminated in 48th Place ($145,733)

Nível 29 : 60,000/120,000, 20,000 ante

The action was folded to Benjamin Pollak on the button who raised to 280,000. Jae Hwang was in the small blind and moved all-in for his remaining 1,705,000. Pollak called and the cards were on their backs.

Pollak:
Hwang:

The flop came and Hwang was still out front. The turn was the giving both players two pair but Hwang had the better kicker.

"King," Pollak cheered for, hoping to at least get a chop out of the hand. But the dealer burned and turned the , hitting Pollak's kicker and sending him the pot. Hwang was ousted by the river card and his Main Event journey came to an end.

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Benjamin Pollak	8,700,000 1,100,000	1,100,000
Jae Hwang	Eliminado

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2017-07-16 16:30 UTC-7

Gregory Goldberg Eliminated in 49th Place ($145,733)

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Nível 29 : 60,000/120,000, 20,000 ante

From under the gun, Bryan Piccioli raised to 300,000. Action folded around to Gregory Goldberg who defended from the big blind.

The flop came down . Goldberg checked to Piccioli who put out a bet of 225,000 which Goldberg called.

On the turn, Goldberg checked again. Piccioli put out another bet, this time for 950,000. Goldberg thought for a bit, then moved all in, and Piccioli snap-called.

Piccioli:
Goldberg:

"I told you I was gonna bust you!" Piccioli said to Goldberg.

"So you wanna run it twice this time?" Guay asked Piccioli referring to an earlier hand against Ian Johns.

"Nah," Piccioli replied. "I'm running pretty good today. I think I'll stick with once."

The river was the and that wasn't the club or the queen that Goldberg needed to survive, so he was eliminated from the tournament in 49th place while Piccioli scooped the pot and moved above 14 million in chips.

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Bryan Piccioli	14,400,000 2,700,000	2,700,000

Gregory Goldberg	Eliminado

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2017-07-16 16:26 UTC-7

Player Interview: Dan Ott

Nível 29 : 60,000/120,000, 20,000 ante

Dan Ott is pretty new to live tournament play. In fact, this is his first summer at WSOP, and the Main Event is one of the first tournaments he's entered. "Go big or go home," comes to mind.

He did rack up two cashes which created a player profile on WSOP.com and Hendon Mob, the first step to becoming known. And to say his result here is making the transition from online to live a success is an understatement.

As we caught up with Dan Ott on the second break of the day, he was talking with Neil Patel about being on the feature table.

Patel: How are you doing? I'm stuck on 6 [million], and they're moving me to the feature table. I hate all the cameras.

Ott: I'm at 18 [million]. Yeah, I'm doing well. I just left the feature table. There's so much going on; the cameras are everywhere. The rail is deep, but you get used to it. It gets easier.

Patel: See you at the final table.

Ott: Hell, yeah.

PokerNews: I see you're getting to know the other players. Tell me about your journey to 18 million. Can you summarize your tournament so far?

Ott: All my bluffs have been getting through. All of my hands have been getting value. I've been able to win some pots with favorable boards textures to either run some bluffs or get full value. I've been winning some all-ins.

Winning the all-ins is what has helped the most. Kings versus ace-king. I held with that. Top pair versus a flush draw and that held. People have been making some aggressive plays against me, like ace high shoving into my set. So, yeah, it's been going my way.

PokerNews: You talk like you're a pro, but you only have two cashes, and both were from this summer. How much poker do you play?

Ott: This is one of the first tournaments I've played and cashed in. This is a huge opportunity for me. I've been playing online, studying a little bit, trying to get better. I was able to take a shot out here, and it's obviously going really well.

PokerNews: How did you get started playing poker?

Ott: I started watching poker in 2003 when Chris Moneymaker won. I was a 12-year-old kid then, and I started watching and playing with my friends. And then I started playing online and just kept studying the game.

PokerNews: What prompted the decision to come out and try your luck here this summer?

Ott: I heard these were some good tournaments and I finally had some money to buy in. And I decided to take my shot at this, and the rest is history.

PokerNews: Do you feel comfortable in this environment?

Ott: Some moments I'm really comfortable, and other moments it just hits me, and I panic. There have definitely been some anxious moments. I'm just trying to take deep breaths and not be as anxious. Overall, though, I think I've remained pretty calm.

PokerNews: We're getting into the big pay days now. Have you started to think about the money?

Ott: Honestly, I'm already guaranteed over $100,000, and that's better than I expected. I'm trying not to think of the millions of dollars at the top. I'm just trying to stay focused on where I am now and playing as best as I can.

PokerNews: How do you plan to use the chip lead to your advantage?

Ott: I think I can bully some short stacks around, especially as we get close to the pay jumps. I have the chips to put pressure on people in some spots, but I have to be smart about it. Having chips helps more the further down the road we get.

PokerNews: I imagine the play is getting tougher by the minute. What's your plan to navigate the day?

Ott: I'm going to try to keep playing my game. I will be aggressive in the spots I should be aggressive in, and if I lose, I'm going to try not to be so worried about it. I'm going to do my best to brush it off. That's my plan. I'm just going to play the best I can and go from there.

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2017-07-16 16:15 UTC-7

Cosmin Joldis Eliminated in 50th Place ($145,733)

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Nível 29 : 60,000/120,000, 20,000 ante

Marcel Luske has been chipping up nicely since moving to the secondary feature table and donning a pair of sunglasses borrowed from Brian Piccioli. In one hand, he made a straight to win a small pot against David Guay, then immediately after picked up aces on the button and took down the blinds and antes.

"Must be the glasses," Piccioli joked with Luske.

Just a few hands later, Cosmin Joldis moved all in from early position for roughly 1,800,000. Luske was next to act and he moved all in over the top with a covering stack around 4 million. Action folded around so the two went heads up to a showdown.

Luske:
Joldis:

The flop had a bit of a sweat in it when it came , giving Joldis an inside straight draw. Luske faded the turn when it came and he faded the river as well as the fell.

That earned Luske the pot as Joldis was eliminated from the tournament in 50th place, collecting $145,733 for his efforts.

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Marcel Luske	5,800,000 2,860,000	2,860,000
Cosmin Joldis	Eliminado

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2017-07-16 16:03 UTC-7

Joseph Michael Eliminated in 51st Place ($145,733)

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Nível 29 : 60,000/120,000, 20,000 ante

Joseph Michael raised all in for 2,555,000 from the cutoff and Sean Gibson called from the small blind.

Michael:
Gibson:

The board came down , no help to Michael, ending his Main Event in 51st place.

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Sean Gibson	10,440,000 2,675,000	2,675,000
Joseph Michael	Eliminado

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2017-07-16 15:55 UTC-7

Artan Dedusha Eliminated in 52nd Place ($145,733)

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Nível 29 : 60,000/120,000, 20,000 ante

In the first hand back from the break, Jack Sinclair raised to 250,000 and Artan Dedusha moved all in from the button for just over 20 big blinds. Dan Ott in the big blind peeked at his cards and announced call. He was about to turn over his cards before the dealer and other players pointed out that Sinclair was still to act.

"Oh, sorry. I didn't even see you were in the hand," Ott said.

Sinclair replied, "I was gonna fold anyways," which he did moments later.

Dedusha:
Ott:

The flop of was no good for Dedusha, as two of his outs were gone. After the turn, the Brit picked up a gutshot, but a blank on the river ended his run in 52nd place for $145,733.

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Dan Ott	20,970,000 2,855,000	2,855,000
Jack Sinclair	16,230,000 -270,000	-270,000

Artan Dedusha	Eliminado

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2017-07-16 15:26 UTC-7

Wesley Pantling Eliminated in 53rd Place ($145,733)

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Nível 28 : 50,000/100,000, 15,000 ante

Joshua Horton raised to 275,000 and Wesley Pantling moved all in from two seats over. The action folded back to Horton and he asked for a count. Pantling was all in for 1,440,000 and Horton gave it brief consideration before announcing the call.

Pantling:
Horton:

"A standard flip," Artan Dedusha added before the flop came . Horton improved to top set and Pantling needed one of the four remaining queens in the deck in order to avoid elimination. It was all over on the turn, as Horton improved to a full house, and this made the river a cruel formality.

Pantling was eliminated in 53rd place and takes home $145,733 for his efforts.

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Joshua Horton	15,200,000 2,100,000	2,100,000
Wesley Pantling	Eliminado

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2017-07-16 15:17 UTC-7

Wen Zhou Eliminated in 54th Place ($145,733)

Nível 28 : 50,000/100,000, 15,000 ante

Wen Zhou shoved all in under the gun for 1,065,000. Action folded to big blind Jack Sinclair, who put in a call.

Sinclair:
Zhou:

The race proved a short one as Sinclair hit to give him a flush. The turn was a , ending things for Zhou, and the meaningless river was a .

Zhou wished everyone good luck on his way out.

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Jack Sinclair	16,350,000 1,650,000	1,650,000

Wen Zhou	Eliminado

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2017-07-16 15:15 UTC-7

Paul Vas Nunes Eliminated in 55th Place ($121,188)

Nível 28 : 50,000/100,000, 15,000 ante

At the feature table, the flop read and Paul Van Nunes was all in from the hijack for about 2,275,000 with against Dan Ott on the button with .

The turn and river completed the board, no help to Vas Nunes, ending his Main Event in 55th place.

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Dan Ott	18,020,000 2,520,000	2,520,000
Paul Vas Nunes	Eliminado

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2017-07-16 15:13 UTC-7

Connor Drinan Eliminated in 56th Place ($121,188)

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Nível 28 : 50,000/100,000, 15,000 ante

Justas Vaiciulionis raised to 260,000 and action folded around to Connor Drinan who was in the big blind.

"Are you committed?" Drinan asked. "I feel like you looked at my stack and thought: What raise can I commit to?"

Vaiciulionis shook his head. Eventually, Drinan moved all in and Vaiciulionis quickly called.

Drinan:
Vaiciulionis:

"Did you see how quick everyone else folded?" Drinan asked Vaiciulionis. "That means they didn't have any aces or kings to three-bet your ass. That means I'm like a 70/30."

Unfortunately for Drinan, the flop of left him drawing very thin. He needed a jack, three, two, or queen just to stay alive on the turn. But the turn was the and that left him drawing dead. The river was the meaningless and that meant Drinan was eliminated from the tournament in 56th place while Vaiciulionis moved over 4 million chips.

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Justas Vaiciulionis	4,550,000 1,300,000	1,300,000
Connor Drinan	Eliminado

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