Event #42: $25,000 Pot-Limit Omaha 8-Handed High Roller Jour 3 | 2018 World Series of Poker

2018-06-22 15:00 UTC-7

Redraw of the Last Three Tables

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Niveau 21 : 15,000/30,000, 0 ante

Table	Seat	Player	Country	Chip Count
Main Feature	1	Jonathan Depa	United States	815,000
Main Feature	2	Martin Kozlov	Australia	985,000
Main Feature	3	Veselin Karakitukov	Bulgaria	615,000
Main Feature	4	Grazvydas Kontautas	Lithuania	985,000
Main Feature	5	David Benyamine	France	280,000
Main Feature	6	Shaun Deeb	United States	2,240,000
Main Feature	7	Michael Song	United States	240,000
Main Feature	8	Scotty Nguyen	United States	1,995,000

Secondary	1	George Wolff	United States	875,000
Secondary	2	Jeffrey Palarino	United States	230,000
Secondary	3	Luis Velador	Mexico	2,300,000
Secondary	4	Omar Zazay	United States	285,000
Secondary	5	David Prociak	United States	580,000
Secondary	6	Jason Koon	United States	2,375,000
Secondary	7	Ryan Tosoc	United States	3,700,000
Secondary	8	Konstantin Beylin	United States	720,000

Outer Table	1	Bogdan Capitan	Romania	600,000
Outer Table	2	Craig Varnell	United States	980,000
Outer Table	3	Christopher Frank	Germany	635,000
Outer Table	4	Sam Soverel	United States	400,000
Outer Table	5	Jason Mercier	United States	1,550,000
Outer Table	6	Ben Yu	United States	3,610,000
Outer Table	7	James Calderaro	United States	555,000
Outer Table	8	Robert Mizrachi	United States	535,000

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Ryan Tosoc	3,700,000 -20,000	-20,000

Ben Yu	3,610,000 -90,000	-90,000

Jason Koon	2,375,000 -165,000	-165,000

Luis Velador	2,300,000

Shaun Deeb	2,240,000 120,000	120,000

Scotty Nguyen	1,995,000 -15,000	-15,000

Jason Mercier	1,550,000 -850,000	-850,000

Grazvydas Kontautas	985,000 -50,000	-50,000
Martin Kozlov	985,000 160,000	160,000

Craig Varnell	980,000 355,000	355,000

George Wolff	875,000 -100,000	-100,000
Jonathan Depa	815,000 -365,000	-365,000
Konstantin Beylin	720,000 -180,000	-180,000

Christopher Frank	635,000 -5,000	-5,000
Veselin Karakitukov	615,000 -10,000	-10,000
Bogdan Capitan	600,000
David Prociak	580,000 -440,000	-440,000

James Calderaro	555,000 -445,000	-445,000

Robert Mizrachi	535,000 20,000	20,000

Sam Soverel	400,000 -150,000	-150,000

Omar Zazay	285,000 -50,000	-50,000
David Benyamine	280,000 -145,000	-145,000

Michael Song	240,000 105,000	105,000
Jeffrey Palarino	230,000 -80,000	-80,000

2018-06-22 14:50 UTC-7

Redraw Imminent

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Niveau 21 : 15,000/30,000, 0 ante

The remaining 24 players will redraw for the last three tables and move over to the main feature table and outer tables with 20 minutes left on the clock.

2018-06-22 14:45 UTC-7

Mike Leah Eliminated

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Niveau 21 : 15,000/30,000, 0 ante

Jonathan Depa opened under the gun for 80,000 and Ryan Tosoc in the hijack called. In the cutoff, Mike Leah potted for 365,000. The blinds got out of the way and so did Depa. Tosoc opted to call and see a flop.

On a flop, Tosoc bet pot to put Leah all in. Leah, with 295,000 behind, tanked for a while before he called.

Ryan Tosoc:
Mike Leah:

The hit the turn and the completed the board, making Tosoc the winning hand. Down and out for Leah.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Ryan Tosoc	3,720,000 770,000	770,000

Mike Leah	Eliminé

Tags: Jonathan Depa Mike Leah Ryan Tosoc

2018-06-22 14:43 UTC-7

Seidel Busts to Velador

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Niveau 21 : 15,000/30,000, 0 ante

Erik Seidel raised on the button and called the three-bet of Luis Velador out of the small blind. Velador bet the pot on the flop and Seidel moved all in, Velador called.

Erik Seidel:
Luis Velador:

The turn left Seidel with just the hearts flush draw as outs, and the river was a blank to eliminate Seidel in 26th place.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Luis Velador	2,300,000 650,000	650,000

Erik Seidel	Eliminé

Tags: Erik Seidel Luis Velador

2018-06-22 14:39 UTC-7

Soverel Doubles, Calderaro Jams Up Stack

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Niveau 21 : 15,000/30,000, 0 ante

Sam Soverel ended up all in and at risk for 265,000 in a battle with table neighbor Omar Zazay.

Sam Soverel:
Omar Zazay:

The board came gave Soverel two pair, kings and deuces, and that was good enough to double through Zazay.

Over on Table #447, James Calderaro had defended his big blind against a raise by Mike Leah and a call by Veselin Karakitukov in the hijack. On the flop, Calderaro checked and Leah bet 105,000. Karakitukov called and Calderaro check-raised all in for 540,000.

Leah folded rather quickly and Karakitukov asked for the bet to be pulled in to determine how much more it was the call, but ended up folding.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
James Calderaro	1,000,000 295,000	295,000

Mike Leah	705,000 -115,000	-115,000

Veselin Karakitukov	625,000 420,000	420,000
Sam Soverel	550,000 250,000	250,000

Omar Zazay	335,000 -80,000	-80,000

Tags: James Calderaro Mike Leah Omar Zazay Sam Soverel Veselin Karakitukov

2018-06-22 14:36 UTC-7

Mizrachi Doubles Kontautas

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Niveau 21 : 15,000/30,000, 0 ante

When we arrived, the flop of was already out and the chips were already in the middle between Grazvydas Kontautas in the blinds and Robert Mizrachi in middle position.

Grazvydas Kontautas:
Robert Mizrachi:

The on the turn wasn't a card Mizrachi was looking for and neither was the on the river.

Kontautas got 425,000 back times two, while Mizrachi is down to just over half a million.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Grazvydas Kontautas	1,035,000 630,000	630,000
Robert Mizrachi	515,000 -615,000	-615,000

Tags: Grazvydas Kontautas Robert Mizrachi

2018-06-22 14:33 UTC-7

Kozlov Spikes a Set to Stay Alive

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Niveau 21 : 15,000/30,000, 0 ante

Martin Kozlov opened to 105,000 from under the gun and Jason Mercier three-bet to 180,000 in the cutoff. The action folded to Bogdan Capitan who four-bet to 620,000 in the big blind and Kozlov called off his remaining 210,000 chips. Mercier was left with a decision and eventually folded after a couple of minutes.

Martin Kozlov:
Bogdan Capitan:

The flop fell and Kozlov hit a set of nines to take a commanding lead in the hand. The turn was the and the river was the , securing the near triple up for Kozlov.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Martin Kozlov	825,000 510,000	510,000

Bogdan Capitan	600,000 -270,000	-270,000

Tags: Bogdan Capitan Jason Mercier Martin Kozlov

2018-06-22 14:25 UTC-7

Len Ashby Eliminated

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Niveau 21 : 15,000/30,000, 0 ante

From the hijack, Robert Mizrachi opened for 80,000. His neighbor, Len Ashby in the cutoff who had doubled through Mizrachi earlier today, shoved for 245,000 total. The button and both blinds folded and Mizrachi called.

Len Ashby:
Robert Mizrachi:

The flop came , followed by the and . But the time the turn hit the felt, Ashby was already getting up to make his way to the payout desk.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Robert Mizrachi	1,130,000 125,000	125,000

Len Ashby	Eliminé

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2018-06-22 14:24 UTC-7

Down to the Last 28 Players

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Niveau 21 : 15,000/30,000, 0 ante

As expected the chips continue to fly for all the short stacks and Christopher Santora busted soon after being moved over to table 431.

The next to fall was Adam Owen, who got his short stack in with the . Luis Velador looked him up with the and Owen was eliminated after a board of , as Velador made the nut flush.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Luis Velador	1,650,000 350,000	350,000

Christopher Santora	Eliminé
Adam Owen	Eliminé

Tags: Adam Owen Christopher Santora Luis Velador

2018-06-22 14:22 UTC-7

Yu's Full House Eliminates Marchese

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Niveau 21 : 15,000/30,000, 0 ante

Ben Yu raised the pot to 105,000 in middle position and Tom Marchese three-bet to 345,000 in the small blind. The action was back on Yu who made a four-bet and Marchese was all in for 425,000.

Ben Yu:
Tom Marchese:

The flop fell and Yu picked up two pair (three, in fact) to outflop Marchese's pocket aces. The turn was the and Marchese was drawing slim heading to the river. The dealer burned and turned the which improved Yu to a full house and Marchese was eliminated.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Ben Yu	3,700,000 400,000	400,000

Tom Marchese	Eliminé

Tags: Ben Yu Tom Marchese