The $1500 Limit Hold'em Tournament at the World Series of Poker draws the die-hard tourney grinders, so it's no surprise we found Ari Engel in the mix. Engel spoke with [Removed:139] about how this summer has gone for him, and how he deals with the emotional highs and lows of tournament poker.
2018 World Series of Poker
Hand #33: James Ostrowski moved all in for 2,400,000 on the cutoff. He got no action.
Hand #34: Nicholas Salimbene opened to 500,000 on the cutoff. Ralph Wong, in the small blind, three-bet shoved for 3,160,000. Salimbene quickly called.
Ralph Wong:
Nicholas Salimbene:
The board came for Wong to double up.
Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
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6,400,000
3,300,000
|
3,300,000 |
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3,890,000
3,210,000
|
3,210,000 |
Niveau: 36
Blinds: 150,000/300,000
Ante: 50,000
Hand #35: Robert Peacock opened to 600,000 from under the gun and Takao Shimizu called in the big blind. The flop came and Shimizu check-called a bet of 500,000 from Peacock. The turn brought the
and both players checked to the
on the river. Shimizu led out for 1,200,000 and Peacock called after some deliberation. Shimizu flipped over
while Peacock dragged the pot with
.
Hand #36: Jacky Wong moved all in for 2,460,000 from under the gun and the action folded to Robert Peacock in the big blind. Peacock quickly called and the cards were on their backs.
Jacky Wong:
Robert Peacock:
The board ran out and Wong's pair of aces gave him a full double up through the chipleader.
Hand #37: Ralph Wong raised to 600,000 from the hijack and Joshua Turner three-bet to 1,650,000 in the cutoff. The action folded back to Wong who also threw his cards to the muck.
Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
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16,700,000
100,000
|
100,000 |
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5,200,000
100,000
|
100,000 |
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3,550,000
1,000,000
|
1,000,000 |
Hand #38: Ralph Wong opened to 600,000 in late position. Robert Peacock, on the button, three-bet to 1,500,000. Wong folded.
Hand #39: Ralph Wong, in middle position, raised to 600,000. Pfizer Jordan in the small blind moved all in for 2,170,000. Wong made the call.
Pfizer Jordan:
Ralph Wong:
The board ran and Jordan doubled up.
Hand #40: Ralph Wong opened to 600,000 in early position. Nicholas Salimbene, in the big blind, called.
The flop was . Salimbene checked. Wong moved all in for 3,000,000. Salimbene folded.
Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
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4,400,000
1,200,000
|
1,200,000 |
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3,200,000
3,200,000
|
3,200,000 |
Hand #41: Ralph Wong opened to 600,000 from under the gun and picked up the blinds and antes.
Hand #42: Nicholas Salimbene shoved all in for 2,640,000 on the button and both of the blinds folded.
Hand #43: Ralph Wong limped in from the small blind and Joshua Turner made it 825,000 from the big blind. Wong thought for a moment but then elected to fold.
Hand #44: Salimbene moved all in again from the hijack but could not pick up any action.
Hand #45: James Ostrowski moved all in for 2,150,000 from middle position. He got no action.
Hand #46: Ostrowski limped from early position. Robert Peacock, in the small blind limped as well. Jacky Wong checked.
A flop reading was dealt and checked around to the
turn. Peacock and Wong checked. Ostrowski bet 400,000. Peacock folded. Wong called. The
river completed the board. Wong checked. Ostrowski continued for 700,000. Wong gave up his hand.
Hand #47: Daniel Eichhorn, in middle position, moved all in for 1,110,000. Ralph Wong, from one seat over, reshoved for 4,500,000.
Daniel Eichhorn:
Ralph Wong:
Eichhorn hit a pretty favourable flop of . The
turn and
river completed the board and he doubled up.
Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
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3,300,000
100,000
|
100,000 |
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2,400,000
200,000
|
200,000 |
Hand #48: Ralph Wong ripped all in from middle position and the rest of the table quickly folded.
Hand #49: Daniel Eichhorn shipped all in from under the gun but could not pick up any action as he flashed his pocket queens.
Hand #50: Takao Shimizu shoved all in from middle position and picked up the blinds and antes.
Hand #51: Robert Peacock opened to 600,000 from middle position and Jacky Wong jammed all in for 3,500,000 directly to his left. Ralph Wong was in the big blind and tanked for over a minute before folding and Peacock's cards quickly followed into the muck.

Hand #52: Takao Shimizu moved all in from under the gun for 3,900,000. Action folded to Ralph in the small blind, who re-shoved for 4,400,000. Joshua Turner, in the big blind, folded.
Ralph Wong:
Takao Shimizu:
The board ran and Shimizu was sent to the rail in 9th place for a $56,891 payday.
Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
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7,750,000
4,450,000
|
4,450,000 |
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Eliminé |
Hand #53: Joshua Turner raised to 675,000 from the small blind. Robert Peacock, in the big blind, called. The flop came . Turner checked. Peacock threw in a bet of 600,000. Turner folded.
Hand #54: The action folded to Peacock in the small blind who shoved all in and Jacky Wong folded his big blind.
Hand #55: Turner opened to 650,000 in the cutoff and Pfizer Jordan called from the big blind. The flop came and both players checked to the
on the turn. Jordan checked again and Turner bet 650,000 which made Jordan fold.
Hand #56: Daniel Eichhorn shipped all in for 2,670,000 in early position and Peacock called from the cutoff. The two hands were tabled and it was a coin flip.
Daniel Eichhorn:
Robert Peacock:
The flop came giving Peacock a pair of kings but Eichhorn hit a set of fives. The turn was the
and Peacock was left drawing dead to the
on the river. Eichhorn secured himself a full double up to get back in the game.