Event #42: $25,000 Pot-Limit Omaha 8-Handed High Roller Jour 1 | 2018 World Series of Poker

2018-06-20 21:11 UTC-7

Varnell's Straight is Good

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Niveau 6 : 500/1,000, 0 ante

With a substantial pot of about 65,000 already in the middle and the completed board reading , Craig Varnell was in the small blind and heads-up against Ben Tollerene in the big blind. Varnell checked, Tollerene bet 35,000, and Varnell called. He announced "straight" and tabled . Tollerene mucked and Varnell took the chips.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Craig Varnell	270,000 180,000	180,000

Ben Tollerene	256,000 -66,500	-66,500

Tags: Ben Tollerene Craig Varnell

2018-06-20 21:19 UTC-7

Assorted Counts

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Niveau 6 : 500/1,000, 0 ante

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Michael Kamran	175,000 22,000	22,000
Tommy Le	155,000 30,000	30,000

Kory Kilpatrick	150,000 15,000	15,000

David Benyamine	130,000 75,000	75,000

Len Ashby	120,000 10,000	10,000
Jesper Hougaard	115,000 -35,000	-35,000

Paul Volpe	110,000

Jussi Nevanlinna	75,000 -55,000	-55,000
Alex Foxen	70,000 -27,000	-27,000

2018-06-20 21:19 UTC-7

Bottom Set Works for Calderaro

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Niveau 6 : 500/1,000, 0 ante

There were about 10,000 chips in the middle and a flop of was on the table when we arrived. Defending champion James Calderaro bet 7,000 from under the gun and William Huntress called from the hijack.

The turn brought the and Calderaro checked. Huntress bet 12,000 and Calderaro called.

The hit the river and both players checked. Calderaro tabled and his set of fours was good enough to win the pot.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
James Calderaro	198,000 143,000	143,000

William Huntress	130,200 -87,800	-87,800

Tags: James Calderaro William Huntress

2018-06-20 21:24 UTC-7

Tran Chips Up Some

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Niveau 6 : 500/1,000, 0 ante

On the turn of , JC Tran checked over to Veselin Karakitukov and called a bet of 7,200 by the Bulgarian on the button. Tran checked again the on the river and Karakitukov checked back to get shown the for a full house by Tran. That was enough to claim the pot, as Karakitukov sent his cards into the muck.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Veselin Karakitukov	250,000 -95,000	-95,000
JC Tran	150,000 12,000	12,000

Tags: Veselin Karakitukov JC Tran

2018-06-20 21:30 UTC-7

"Of Course I Knew He Had It"

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Niveau 6 : 500/1,000, 0 ante

With a big pot already established until the turn, Naman Madan checked from the hijack and Richard Gryko got his remaining few chips in the middle of the table. Madan almost beat him into the pot and the following cards were turned over in the showdown:

Richard Gryko:
Naman Madan:

While Gryko had flopped the straight, he was already drawing dead and could all but laugh when the meaningless river completed the board. "Did you see his hand?" one player at the table asked and Madan smirked back.

"Of course I knew he had it, I knew he had four five," Madan replied and raked in the pot.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Naman Madan	220,000 -10,000	-10,000
Richard Gryko	Eliminé

Tags: Naman Madan Richard Gryko

2018-06-20 21:30 UTC-7

Break Time

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Niveau 6 : 500/1,000, 0 ante

Players are now on their third 15-minute break of the day.

Niveau: 7

Blinds: 600/1,200

Ante: 0

2018-06-20 21:53 UTC-7

Parvizi Near The Top

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Niveau 7 : 600/1,200, 0 ante

Not long ago, Iraj Parvizi had a smile on his face and said: "Oh, I just got it and will probably be the chip leader soon."

Thus far, Parvizi has kept that promise as his stack skyrocketed to almost half a million.

Edward Hatzakortzian was among those to bust before the break, according to Fraser MacIntyre he had most of his stack in preflop with aces and called it off on the flop against Joao Simao. The latter had flopped trips with and Hatzakortzian found no help.

Ben Lamb was also sent to the rail and has since re-entered.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Iraj Parvizi	475,000 417,000	417,000
David Prociak	325,000 -5,000	-5,000

Fraser MacIntyre	310,000 -15,000	-15,000
Eddie Ochana	310,000 175,000	175,000
Artem Babakhanyan	280,000 -20,000	-20,000
Joao Simao	215,000 105,000	105,000

Tobias Ziegler	160,000 50,000	50,000
Cary Katz	150,000 27,000	27,000

Ben Lamb	125,000 39,000	39,000

Sam Stein	85,000 -10,000	-10,000
Edward Hatzakortzian	Eliminé

Tags: Ben Lamb Edward Hatzakortzian Fraser MacIntyre Iraj Parvizi Joao Simao

2018-06-20 22:08 UTC-7

Abdellatif Calls Kenney's Bluff

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Niveau 7 : 600/1,200, 0 ante

There were about 22,000 chips in the middle and the flop was out when we got to the table. Jonathan Abdellatif was in the small blind and heads-up against Bryn Kenney, who was on the button. Abdellatif bet 6,200 and Kenney called.

The hit the turn and Abdellatif checked. Kenney bet 13,500 and Abdellatif called.

The river brought the and Abdellatif checked. Kenney bet again, 32,000 this time, and after spending over a minute in the tank, Abdellatif called. Kenney tabled and Abdellatif flipped over to take the pot with queens up.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Jonathan Abdellatif	170,000 45,000	45,000
Bryn Kenney	6,100 -113,900	-113,900

Tags: Bryn Kenney Jonathan Abdellatif

2018-06-20 22:12 UTC-7

Goindoo Loses Two in a Row

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Niveau 7 : 600/1,200, 0 ante

On the tail end of a bigger pot between Ryan Goindoo and Jussi Nevanlinna, the latter bet the river of a board for 20,000 after Nevanlinna had checked to him. Goindoo's bet was for 20,000 and Nevanlinna eventually called to hear his opponent announce one pair. Goindoo rolled over the for a missed straight draw and Nevanlinna claimed the pot with the .

One hand later, Nevanlinna raised to 2,500 and Goindo called, as did David Len Ashby. All three players checked the flop and the turn. On the river, Nevanlinna bet 7,000 and Goindoo called. Ashby raised to 29,000 and that forced out the Finn, while Goindoo verified the amount with the dealer and called half a minute later.

Ashby turned over for trips treys and that won the pot.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Len Ashby	185,000 65,000	65,000
Jussi Nevanlinna	110,000 35,000	35,000
Ryan Goindoo	60,000 -68,000	-68,000

Tags: David Len Ashby Jussi Nevanlinna Ryan Goindoo