Event #73: $10,000 No-Limit Hold'em MAIN EVENT - World Championship Dia 7 | 2017 World Series of Poker

2017-07-17 17:17 UTC-7

Feature Table Hands #80-84: Oliveira Forced to Fold

Nível 34 : 200,000/400,000, 50,000 ante

Hand #80: Michael Ruane raised to 1,000,000 from middle position and was able to pick up the blinds and antes.

Hand #81: Pedro Oliveira raised to 1,000,000 from early position and Michael Ruane shoved all in from directly to his left for 7,925,000. Oliveira didn't waste much time before folding and Ruane picked up a second-straight pot.

Hand #82: Oliveira opened to 1,000,000 again from under the gun, and this time Valentin Messina pushed all in for 7,500,000. Oliveira thought for about a minute before electing to fold his hand again.

Hand #83: Scott Stewart raised to 800,000 from the hijack and Dan Ott three-bet to 2,100,000 on the button. The blinds and Stewart all folded, sending the pot to Ott.

Hand #84: Alexandre Reard raised to 1,200,000 from the hijack and both of the blinds folded.

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Scott Blumstein	45,800,000 -250,000	-250,000

Dan Ott	19,200,000 1,000,000	1,000,000
Richard Dubini	18,500,000 -850,000	-850,000

Pedro Oliveira	18,125,000 -2,850,000	-2,850,000
Ben Lamb	17,575,000 -250,000	-250,000

Valentin Messina	9,450,000 1,800,000	1,800,000
Michael Ruane	9,425,000 2,450,000	2,450,000
Scott Stewart	7,350,000 -1,250,000	-1,250,000
Alexandre Reard	6,825,000 200,000	200,000

Tags: Alexandre Reard Dan Ott Michael Ruane Pedro Oliveira Scott Stewart Valentin Messina

2017-07-17 17:04 UTC-7

Secondary Table Hands #93-95: Salas Chips Up

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Nível 34 : 200,000/400,000, 50,000 ante

Hand #93: Benjamin Pollak raised to 950,000 from under the gun and Richard Gryko defended his big blind. On a flop of , Gryko checked and Pollak's continuation bet of 850,000 won the pot.

Hand #94: Salas made it 900,000 to go from under the gun and Jack Sinclair on the button, and Pollak in the big blind both called. The flop came . After Pollak checked, a bet from Salas of 1,100,000 forced folds from both opponents.

Hand #95: Pollak raised it up to 1,300,000 from the small blind and Salas called in the big blind. The flop fell and Pollak bet 800,000. Salas called. Pollak also bet the turn for 2,250,000 and Salas called once more. After the river, both players checked and Pollak shook his head, then tabled for a missed straight draw.

Salas celebrated and claimed the pot with for the nut flush.

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Benjamin Pollak	33,870,000 -4,330,000	-4,330,000
Jack Sinclair	33,570,000 -50,000	-50,000

Michael Krasienko	32,620,000 -50,000	-50,000
John Hesp	29,820,000 -50,000	-50,000
Bryan Piccioli	22,050,000 -50,000	-50,000

Antoine Saout	18,650,000 580,000	580,000
Damian Salas	17,500,000 6,150,000	6,150,000

Karen Sarkisyan	12,150,000 -1,900,000	-1,900,000
Richard Gryko	7,925,000 -600,000	-600,000

Tags: Benjamin Pollak Damian Salas Jack Sinclair Richard Gryko

2017-07-17 17:03 UTC-7

Feature Table Hands #78-79: Blumstein Wins Battle of the Blinds

Nível 34 : 200,000/400,000, 50,000 ante

Hand #78: Action folded all the way around to Scott Blumstein in the small blind, and he completed. Ben Lamb was in the big blind, and he raised it up to 1.2 million. Blumstein called, and the dealer fanned out a flop of . Blumstein checked to Lamb, who bet 850,000. Blumstein made the call, and the hit the turn. Blumstein checked again, and this time, Lamb fired out 1.25 million. Blumstein called again, and both players checked the river. Blumstein tabled , and Lamb kicked his cards in.

Hand #79: Alexandre Reard moved all in for his final 5.575 million from under the gun, and he took down the blinds and antes.

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Scott Blumstein	46,050,000 3,650,000	3,650,000

Pedro Oliveira	20,975,000 -100,000	-100,000
Richard Dubini	19,350,000 -100,000	-100,000

Dan Ott	18,200,000 -100,000	-100,000
Ben Lamb	17,825,000 -3,600,000	-3,600,000

Scott Stewart	8,600,000 -500,000	-500,000
Valentin Messina	7,650,000 -100,000	-100,000
Michael Ruane	6,975,000 -100,000	-100,000
Alexandre Reard	6,625,000 950,000	950,000

Tags: Alexandre Reard Ben Lamb Scott Blumstein

2017-07-17 17:00 UTC-7

Secondary Table Hands #90-92: Hesp's Jacks Are No Good, Piccioli Doubles

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Nível 34 : 200,000/400,000, 50,000 ante

Hand #90: Michael Krasienko opened to 1,000,000 on the button and action folded John Hesp in the big blind who reraised, making it 2,000,000. Michael Krasienko four-bet, making it 4,500,000, and Hesp called, bringing the two men to a flop.

Both players checked the flop to see the on the turn. Hesp led out for 3 million and was called.

On the river, Hesp bet 4 million and Krasienko called.

"I guess you got me," Hesp said, showing .

He was right. Krasienko showed and that was good for him to take down the big pot.

Hand #91: Jack Sinclair raised to 1 million from under the gun and he was called by Bryan Piccioli from the cutoff seat. Everyone else folded and the two headed to a flop.

The flop came and Sinclair bet 800,000. Piccioli called. On the turn, Sinclair led out again, this time betting 2,200,000. Piccioli called again.

On the river Sinclair moved all in. Piccioli snap-called. Sinclair showed for just queen high. Piccioli jumped from his chair and clapped, revealing for a rivered flush and earning him a double.

Hand #92: Action folded to the small blind where Karen Sarkisyan limped in and Sinclair checked his option. They checked to a turn of where Sarkisyan bet 600,000 and Sinclair called.

The river was the and both players checked. Sarkisyan showed while Sinclair held and his two pair was good to take down the pot.

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Jack Sinclair	33,620,000 -8,630,000	-8,630,000

Michael Krasienko	32,670,000 11,100,000	11,100,000
John Hesp	29,870,000 -12,130,000	-12,130,000
Bryan Piccioli	22,100,000 9,980,000	9,980,000

Tags: Bryan Piccioli Jack Sinclair John Hesp Karen Sarkisyan Michael Krasienko

2017-07-17 16:56 UTC-7

Feature Table Hands #73-77: Oliveira Puts the Pressure On

Nível 34 : 200,000/400,000, 50,000 ante

Hand #73: Pedro Oliveira raised to 900,000 from under the gun and raked in the blinds and antes.

Hand #74: Dan Ott raised to 925,000 on the button and Richard Dubini three-bet to 2,650,000 from the small blind. Ott folded.

Hand #75: Alexandre Reard moved all in for 4,725,000 from the hijack and picked up the blinds and antes.

Hand #76: Oliveira raised to 1,000,000 on the button and Valentin Messina defended his big blind. The flop came and Messina checked. Oliveira bet 1,350,000 and Messina folded.

Hand #77: Dubini raised to 850,000 from the hijack and Oliveira three-bet to 2,500,000 from the cutoff. Dubini called. The flop came and Dubini checked. Oliveira bet 3,250,000 and Dubini mucked.

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Scott Blumstein	42,400,000 -650,000	-650,000

Ben Lamb	21,425,000 -250,000	-250,000

Pedro Oliveira	21,075,000 5,400,000	5,400,000
Richard Dubini	19,450,000 -1,375,000	-1,375,000

Dan Ott	18,300,000 -1,375,000	-1,375,000
Scott Stewart	9,100,000 -250,000	-250,000
Valentin Messina	7,750,000 -1,450,000	-1,450,000
Michael Ruane	7,075,000 -850,000	-850,000
Alexandre Reard	5,675,000 800,000	800,000

Tags: Alexandre Reard Ben Lamb Dan Ott Michael Ruane Pedro Oliveira Richard Dubini Scott Blumstein Scott Stewart Valentin Messina

2017-07-17 16:49 UTC-7

Secondary Table Hands #86-89: Saout Takes One on the Flop

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Nível 34 : 200,000/400,000, 50,000 ante

Hands #86 and #87: Due to a technical issue, we were unable to catch the action.

Hand #88: Antoine Saout raised to 1,025,000 from under the gun, John Hesp called from the next seat over, and Bryan Piccioli defended the big blind.

Saout made a continuation bet on the flop and both opponents folded.

Hand #89: Richard Gryko raised to 1,000,000 from middle position and won the pot.

2017-07-17 16:45 UTC-7

Valentin Messina's Zen Journey; Online to the Main Event

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Nível 34 : 200,000/400,000, 50,000 ante

Valentin Messina is an online poker professional and poker coach from France who has had plenty of success crossing over into live tournament poker. A household name on the French poker scene, Messina is making waves in the North American poker world for the first time here in the Main Event.

Messina’s first recorded tournament result listed is a first-place finish in the €1,000 France Poker Tour Season 5 Grand Final for $189,146. By far the greatest live cash of Messina’s career came in March of 2015 when he took second in the €5,300 EPT Malta for a payday of $665,268. That finish brought Messina’s live earnings over $1,000,000 and sent him up the rankings on France’s all-time money list. He is currently 43rd on that list. Messina will have to get through some fellow French pros on that list to win the Main Event. Antoine Saout, Benjamin Pollak, and Alexandre Reard are all still in the field with only 18 players remaining.

Messina has played the Main Event seven times, but this will be his first time cashing in it. While he has played other bracelet events in years passed, this year Messina came with one focus: to play (and win) the Main Event. The fact that he qualified for the tournament in a $750 online qualifier made it that much easier. Before this run, he had nine WSOP cashes beginning in 2013 for a total of $74,848. With $340,000 already locked up in the Main Event, Messina will be adding significantly to his WSOP earnings with this run.

We got a chance to talk to Messina’s longtime girlfriend Johanna Bremont on the rail. What has the experience been like for them, as Messina goes deeper in the tournament?

“For us, it’s incredible. I have a lot of stress. He is okay. He’s zen and cool, but me, very very stressed for him, for us.”

Bremont said that Messina has remained relaxed throughout the Main Event, relying on his ten years of experience playing live, and they are both enjoying the experience very much.

“He wants to win. He wants the final table, so he fights for this.” She added, “He will be very disappointed if he makes mistakes, so he’s very focused.”

His journey through this Main Event has appeared quite smooth leading up to Day 7 as he managed to finish in the top ten percent of the field in four of the first six days of the tournament. He played Day 1b and finished with 159,900, good for 157th overall of the 5,519 that advanced. He more than doubled his stack on Day 2ab, finishing 92nd out of 2,572. He nearly doubled his stack again on Day 3 to 679,000, good for 125th of 1,084.

Messina’s Day 4 was a big one as he multiplied his stack by more than four, going from 679,000 to 2,979,000. He finished that day tenth in chips out of 297. He added around 2 million more chips to his stack on Day 5 to finish 30th out of 85, and he had a well-above average Day 6 when he went from around five million to more than 28 million chips by the end of the day, putting him second behind Christian Pham in the counts coming into Day 7.

Plans for the winnings? While they’re not counting the money yet with so much more play left, Messina and Bremont have hopes of buying a house, perhaps in Mexico, and investing in real estate around the world with some of the winnings.

“For the moment, we live in Malta, but we want to move, so maybe it’s the moment.”

Tags: Valentin Messina

2017-07-17 16:41 UTC-7

Feature Table Hands #68-72: Stewart Climbs From the Basement

Nível 34 : 200,000/400,000, 50,000 ante

Hand #68: Scott Stewart raised to 800,000 from early position and the action was folded to Scott Blumstein in the big blind. He thought for a moment but also decided to pass and Stewart was awarded the pot.

Hand #69: The action was folded to Blumstein in the small blind who just called and Ben Lamb checked his option. The flop came and Blumstein bet 500,000. Lamb threw his cards away and Blumstein picked up the pot.

Hand #70: Richard Dubini raised to 850,000 from middle position and Stewart called from the big blind. The flop was and Stewart checked to Dubini who bet 700,000. Stewart made a check-raise to 1,900,000 and Dubini called. The turn was the and Stewart shipped all in for his remaining 4,950,000. Dubini briefly thought about his decision but elected to fold, sending the pot Stewart's way.

Hand #71: Dubini opened to 850,000 again from early position and everyone tossed their cards to the muck, allowing Dubini to pick up the blinds and antes.

Hand #72: The action was folded to Stewart on the button who raised it up to 800,000 and Dan Ott called from the big blind. The flop came and Ott checked to Stewart who bet 650,000. Ott check-raised to 1,750,000 and Stewart let his hand go.

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Scott Blumstein	43,050,000 200,000	200,000

Ben Lamb	21,675,000 -850,000	-850,000

Richard Dubini	20,825,000 -1,950,000	-1,950,000

Dan Ott	19,675,000 1,850,000	1,850,000
Pedro Oliveira	15,675,000 -250,000	-250,000
Scott Stewart	9,350,000 2,550,000	2,550,000
Valentin Messina	9,200,000 -450,000	-450,000
Michael Ruane	7,925,000 -250,000	-250,000
Alexandre Reard	4,875,000 -850,000	-850,000

Tags: Ben Lamb Dan Ott Richard Dubini Scott Blumstein Scott Stewart

2017-07-17 16:36 UTC-7

Secondary Table Hands #81-85: Hesp and Sinclair Remain Active

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Nível 34 : 200,000/400,000, 50,000 ante

Hand #81: Jack Sinclair raised to 1,000,000 from early position and Michael Krasienko called in the cutoff. The flop fell and Sinclair checked. Krasienko bet 1,200,000 and Sinclair called. After the turn, Sinclair checked and Krasienko checked back.

The river paired the board and completed a possible flush draw, which prompted a check from Sinclair and a bet of 2,500,000 by Krasienko. That was good enough to win the pot without a showdown.

Hand #82: Sinclair made it 1,000,000 from under the gun and Antoine Saout called on the button. The duo headed to the flop and Sinclair's bet of 800,000 won the pot.

Hand #83: John Hesp raised it up to 1,000,000 on the button and Sinclair called in the big blind. After the flop, Sinclair checked and Hesp bet 1,200,000. That was good enough to win the pot and Hesp's rail applauded.

Hand #84: Bryan Piccioli got involved and raised to 1,000,000, which won the blinds and antes.

Hand #85: Hesp raised to 1,200,000 and raked in the pot.

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Jack Sinclair	42,250,000 -1,600,000	-1,600,000

John Hesp	42,000,000 1,850,000	1,850,000
Benjamin Pollak	38,200,000 30,000	30,000
Michael Krasienko	21,570,000 2,995,000	2,995,000
Antoine Saout	18,070,000 -1,455,000	-1,455,000
Karen Sarkisyan	14,050,000 -850,000	-850,000
Bryan Piccioli	12,120,000 795,000	795,000

Damian Salas	11,350,000 -250,000	-250,000

Richard Gryko	8,525,000 -850,000	-850,000

Tags: Antoine Saout Bryan Piccioli Jack Sinclair John Hesp Michael Krasienko

2017-07-17 16:25 UTC-7

Secondary Table Hands #76-80: Salas Takes One

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Nível 34 : 200,000/400,000, 50,000 ante

Hand #76: Bryan Piccioli opened with a raise to 1,000,000 from middle position. Action folded around and Pollak folded his big blind, awarding Piccioli the first pot at his new table.

Hand #77: Richard Gryko opened with a raise to 900,000 from the button and Damain Salas called from the big blind. The flop came and Salas checked over to Gryko. Gryko bet 750,000. Salas called.

The turn was the and Salas continued to check. Gryko checked it back and the fell on the river. Salas checked and Gryko checked as well. Salas took down the pot, but we didn't manage to see his cards with a large rail blocking the view of the table.

Hand #78: Karen Sarkisyan opened with a raise to 900,000 and was called by Michael Krasienko from the big blind. On the flop, Krasienko checked to Sarkisyan, who bet 1,225,000, and that was enough to earn him the pot as Krasienko folded.

Hand #79: Benjamin Pollak opened with a raise to 900,000 from the cutoff. Everyone else folded and Pollak was able to take down the pot.

Hand #80: Action folded to the blinds where Piccioli just limped in. Antoine Saout checked his option from the big blind.

The flop came down and Piccioli checked, as did Saout. The turn was the . Piccioli checked again and Saout bet 500,000. Piccioli folded and Saout was able to take down the pot.

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Jack Sinclair	43,850,000 -250,000	-250,000

John Hesp	40,150,000 -250,000	-250,000
Benjamin Pollak	38,170,000 -505,000	-505,000
Antoine Saout	19,525,000 600,000	600,000
Michael Krasienko	18,575,000 -1,350,000	-1,350,000
Karen Sarkisyan	14,900,000 1,300,000	1,300,000
Damian Salas	11,600,000 1,850,000	1,850,000

Bryan Piccioli	11,325,000

Richard Gryko	9,375,000 -1,625,000	-1,625,000

Tags: Benjamin Pollak Damian Salas Karen Sarkisyan Michael Krasienko Richard Gryko