Mustapha Kanit moved all in for 14,200 from the cutoff and was called by the player in the small blind.
Mustapha Kanit:
Opponent:
Board:
Kanit hit a set on the flop and it was a much-needed card after his opponent had paired one of his over cards. Kanit held as the board completed to seal a double-up.
How the entire betting went down isn't clear, but out of the table conversation after the hand, it became clear that it was a four-bet pot. Jan-Eric Schwippert had 14,000 in front of him in the big blind and Paul Volpe was the one that called the bet from the small blind.
The flop came down and Volpe checked to Schwippert who put in a continuation bet of 8,500. Volpe called to see the roll off the deck.
Volpe checked again to Schwippert and he bet 18,000 this time. Volpe thought about it for a while but he couldn't make the call and he folded his hand. Schwippert showed a and raked in the pot.
Ben Lamb is seated at the same table and he proposed to the table to play the 'show one' game, but only in four-bet pots.
Jonathan Little was up against Dominik Nitsche in blind-on-blind action with the board down . Little bet 15,000 and Nitsche called.
The river was the and Little bet 28,000 into the pot which was around 39,000. Nitsche went into the tank before he raised all in for around 70,000. Little was covered by Nitsche and contemplated his decision. A minute went by, and Little checked his cards and stacked his chips into a single pile. He gave himself another minute to think before he made the call.
Dominik Nitsche:
Jonathan Little:
Little had flopped two pair, but Nitsche had got there on the river with a straight to eliminate Little at the start of the level.
Christopher Frank raised from the under-the-gun position to 2,000 and Jason Koon three-bet from the cutoff to 5,800. Anthony Zinno, Govert Metaal, and Jeff Gross folded their hands and Frank and Koon went heads-up to the flop.
The flop came down and Frank check-called a 3,200 bet from Koon. They both checked it down on the turn and the river. Frank showed for the winning hand and Koon mucked his hand.
The table seems to be in a relaxing mood and is very talkative. Everybody seems to be having a good time in contrast to the tense situation over at the Main Event in the middle of the Amazon room.
The WSOP Player of the Year is often in the back of player's minds when it gets near to the end of the series and players often adjust their schedule if they have a shot at the title.
Right now, the battle seems to be between John Hennigan and Shaun Deeb.
Hennigan leads with 3,130.76 points and Deeb is close behind with 3,111.64. Deeb sat down in this event early on and catapulted himself into the top chip counts so far. Hennigan, however, has just entered the proceedings as he looks to extend his lead.
Ivan Luca busted out of the Main Event today in 20th place. Luca is the owner of a WSOP bracelet that he won in 2015 in a $1,000 No-Limit Hold'em event. In 2016 he managed to finish 11th in a $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em event and his 20th finish in the 2018 Main Event is the closest he has been to a bracelet since then.
Despite having played his heart out for the past week in the Main Event, he jumped in the 6-handed Championship just now.