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

2017-07-16 16:15 UTC-7

Hesp Back in the Hunt

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

Affable Englishman John Hesp has become the talk of the Main Event. The recreational player from Bridlington, U.K., has never played at the WSOP and never even played a large tournament. He has only $2,207 in tournament winnings with all his final table appearances (and his only recorded win) at Napoleon’s Casino & Restaurant in Hull, U.K.

The 64-year-old retired business owner spoke with PokerNews at the afternoon break about his run through the field. He’s been featured on the ESPN2 and PokerGO broadcasts, and has now been moved to the feature tables. What has it been like adjusting to the bright lights and cameras?

“I’ve no problem with the broadcast tables, the problem I’ve got is the shortness of the breaks,” he says. “There’s no time to do anything really.”

Hesp’s amazing run is now garnering plenty of attention with media interviews a regular part of his break schedule. He’s had a great run of cards over the few hours, and now sits on just over 9 million chips after some big hands and shrewd play.

“I’ve been really riding hot,” Hesp says. “I started pretty weak. I went down and now I’ve come back again.”

For more on Hesp, check out the full story on PokerNews.com.

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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

Tags: Cosmin Joldis Marcel Luske

2017-07-16 16:18 UTC-7

Sklenicka Takes From Silver Without Showdown

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

Joining the action on the flop, Michael Sklenicka checked out of the big blind and Max Silver bet 325,000, which the Czech called. After the turn, Sklenicka checked again and Silver made it 900,000 to go. Sklenicka called, immediately checking the on the river.

Silver fired a third barrel worth 2,100,000 and Sklenicka verified the bet size before tossing in a single chip for the call. Silver immediately mucked and forfeited a decent portion of his stack. "I thought you had it," Daniel Turner said.

"Thanks," Silver replied and Turner asked for his name. "I am Max," Silver replied, still smiling after just having lost almost half of his stack.

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Michael Sklenicka	10,625,000 3,795,000	3,795,000
Max Silver	4,250,000 -3,790,000	-3,790,000

Tags: Daniel Turner Max Silver Michael Sklenicka

2017-07-16 16:20 UTC-7

Hesp Takes From Gibson

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Sean Gibson raised to 300,000 from early position and John Hesp called from the cutoff.

The flop came down and Gibson check-called 600,000 from Hesp to see the turn. Gibson check-called another 600,000 from Hesp, the river completed the board, and Gibson checked. Hesp bet 1,000,000, Gibson folded, and Hesp collected the pot.

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
John Hesp	11,395,000 2,380,000	2,380,000
Sean Gibson	8,840,000 -1,600,000	-1,600,000

Tags: John Hesp Sean Gibson

2017-07-16 16:24 UTC-7

Zhou and Pollak Continue to Battle

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

Action folded around to Benjamin Pollak in the cutoff and he raised it up to 255,000. Zu Zhou was in the big blind and decided to defend, continuing with the apparent rivalry that has been building between the two.

The flop came and Zhou checked. Pollak bet 280,000 and Zhou called. The turn was the and both players checked to the on the river.

Zhou took his time and led out for 460,000. Pollak asked for a count and went into the tank for about a minute before reaching for his glasses to put them on. After another minute, a player at the table called the clock. A few seconds later, Pollak let go of his hand.

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Benjamin Pollak	8,100,000 -500,000	-500,000
Zu Zhou	4,650,000 245,000	245,000

Tags: Benjamin Pollak Zu Zhou

2017-07-16 16:26 UTC-7

Player Interview: Dan Ott

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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.

Tags: Chris Moneymaker Dan Ott Neil Patel

2017-07-16 16:28 UTC-7

Stewart's Third Barrel Chases Lutes

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

Scott Stewart is keeping the pressure on his opponents at Table 724. In his latest big pot, he opened to 240,000 in the hijack and got action from big blind Travis Lutes. Lutes check-called 225,000 on the flop and 340,000 on the turn to see a final board of . Stewart's 850,000 river bet convinced Lutes to give up.

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Scott Stewart	12,000,000 900,000	900,000
Travis Lutes	3,750,000 -850,000	-850,000

Tags: Scott Stewart Travis Lutes

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 16:30 UTC-7

Oliveira Takes from Messina

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

Pedro Oliveira raised to 260,000 under the gun and Valentin Messina called in middle position. The remaining players folded and they were heads up. The flop came and Oliveira bet 330,000. Messina called and the turn was the , pairing the board. Oliveira bet 470,000 this time and Messina let it go.

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Valentin Messina	11,520,000 -610,000	-610,000
Pedro Oliveira	6,570,000 1,320,000	1,320,000

Tags: Pedro Oliveira Valentin Messina

2017-07-16 16:34 UTC-7

Lamb Takes a Chunk From Linster

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

Mike Linster raised to 275,000 from early position, Ben Lamb called from the button, and Michael Ruane called from the big blind.

The flop came down and action checked to Lamb who bet. Only Linster called to see the turn where he checked again. Lamb bet 600,000, Linster called, and the river completed the board. Linster checked, Lamb bet 1,350,000, and Linster called after about three minutes.

Lamb tabled for kings full of sevens, Linster mucked, and Lamb won the pot.

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Ben Lamb	13,605,000 2,095,000	2,095,000

Mike Linster	1,155,000 -2,180,000	-2,180,000

Tags: Ben Lamb Michael Linster