Hand #121: Antoine Labat raised to 1,100,000 first to act and Artem Metalidi called on the button, the duo headed to the flop. Labat made it 900,000 to go and Metalidi called. The followed on the turn and both players checked. On the river, Labat bet once more, making it 2,600,000 to go, and Metalidi folded.
Hand #122: Nicolas Manion raised it up to 1,300,000 in the hijack and that won the blinds and antes.
Hand #134: From the button, Alex Lynskey raised to 1,050,000 and Yueqi Zhu called in the small blind. Tony Miles came along in the big for the flop. Action checked to Lynskey and he bet 1,750,000. He won the pot.
Hand #135: Michael Dyer raised to 1 million under the gun. Lynskey made it 3,050,000 in the next seat. He won the pot.
Hand #136: Dyer got a walk.
Hand #137: Zhu opened for 1.1 million under the gun. Joe Cada made it 3.5 million on the button. Zhu peeled and they saw a flop. Cada bet 4 million and won the pot.
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An avid dancer and Seattle Seahawks fan, Tony Miles brought his infectious enthusiasm all the way from Jacksonville, Florida. He's been playing tournaments since August 2011 and had two modest scores this summer in The Colossus (for $2,358) and the Millionaire Maker (for $4,038). But his summer really caught fire when he entered the Main Event.
"I got off to a pretty slow start," Miles said on Day 1. "But, as players know, this tournament is a marathon, not a sprint, and I'm not worried at all.”
Indeed, Miles had little reason to be worried.
By dinner break on Day 3, Miles had amassed 790,000 chips, well above chip average. He was fortunate enough to run his aces into an opponent's kings, opening the door for an aggressive gameplan. "I'm going to try to apply some pressure to people, using my stack and the money bubble to my advantage," he said. Miles would do just that, bagging 996,000 chips and paving the path for a deep run.
On Day 4, Miles competed on the ESPN Feature Table alongside 2012 Big One for One Drop winner Antonio Esfandiari. In one notable hand, he raised to 23,000 from middle position and Esfandiari called from the big blind. Both players checked the flop. On the turn, Esfandiari check-called Miles's 19,000 bet, and checked again on the river. When Miles bet 32,000, Esfandiari check-raised to 79,000 and Miles paid him off. Esfandiari held a king for a full house and collected the pot.
Miles, however, was unfazed. Soon he faced another tough pro, David Kitai, who raised 35,000 under the gun. Miles three-bet to 115,000, Kitai shoved all-in for about 350,000, and Miles snap-called with two aces. Kitai's two queens couldn't catch up, and the Frenchman was eliminated. In the meantime, Miles bagged Day 4 with 2.358,000 in chips and kept up the pace, day after day, as the field dwindled.
3.9 Milly on dinner break in WSOP Main #Vibin’ ###
— Tony Miles (@Storm253)
Day
Chips
Rank
1c
72,800
1,258/3,470
2c
123,800
955/1655
3
790,000
700/1,182
4
2,358,000
183/310
5
5,600,000
68/109
6
14,945,000
12/26
Coming into today, Miles planned to stay aggressive. "People are going to be folding a lot more than they normally would," he said. "The pay jumps are significant. I don't blame them for playing that way, but I'm looking to exploit that."
It's a strategy that, so far, is working. A few hours ago, as his family clustered around him on dinner break, laughing and posing for pictures, Miles expressed gratitude and excitement.
"It’s a dream come true, man," he said. "This is what we play for."
Hand #115: Artem Metalidi limped in for 500,000 from the button. In the big blind, Ryan Phan checked.
The flop was and Phan checked. Metalidi put out a bet of 500,000 and Phan called.
On the turn, Phan checked again. Metalidi put out a bet of 1,200,000. Phan folded and Metalidi took down the pot.
Hand #116: Ryan Phan limped in the small blind and Antoine Labat checked in the big blind.
The flop was and Phan checked to Labat who bet 500,000. Phan called to see the on the turn.
On the turn, Phan checked again. Labat checked back and the came on the river. Phan decided to check. Labat checked behind. Phan showed for a pair of tens but it was no good against Labat's for a pair of jacks.
Hand #117: Action folded to the small blind where Antoine Labat folded and John Cynn received a walk in the big blind.
Hand #118: Aram Zobian opened from early position to 1,150,000. On the button, Antoine Labat made it 2,780,000. Zobian moved all in over the top for 11,700,000 and Labat quickly folded.
Hand #119: John Cynn opened to 1,100,000 on the button. In the big blind Artem Metalidi called.
The flop was and Metalidi checked. Cynn bet 1,000,000 and Metalidi called.
The turn was the and both players checked to the on the turn. There, Metalidi led out with a bet of 3,200,000. Cynn called after some thought. Metalidi showed down his but it was not good against Cynn's , so Cynn scooped the pot.
Feature Table Hand #131: Yueqi Zhu raised to 1 million and Frederik Brink jammed for 4.1 million in the cutoff. Zhu called with and had a slight lead against . The missed both players. The turn likewise. The board harmlessly paired with a river and that ended Brink's run.
Hand #127: Michael Dyer raised to 1 million on the button and won the pot.
Hand #128: Joe Cada raised to 1.1 million second to act. Alex Lynskey gave him action in the cutoff and they checked to a board of . Cada bet 1.7 million and took it down.
Hand #129: Dyer opened for 1 million second to act. Yueqi Zhu called on the button and Tony Miles came along from the big blind. The flop came monotone: . Dyer won with a bet of 1,175,000.
Hand #130: Dyer opened again to 1 million and took it down without a fight this time.
Hand #125: Alex Lynskey opened to 1,050,000 from under the gun and Michael Dyer called in the big blind to see a flop.
Both players checked as the landed on the turn. Dyer checked, Lynskey checked, and the river landed the .
Dyer tabled his , but it would be Lynskey's that would earn him the pot.
Hand #126: Joe Cada opened to 1,100,000 on the button and Alex Lynskey called in the big blind.
The flop fell and Lynskey checked to Cada who bet 1,000,000. Lynskey called as the rolled off on the turn and he checked again.
Cada bet out 2,600,000 and Lynskey called as the completed the board on the river.
Lynskey checked for a third time, and Cada announced he was all in for 7,150,000. Lynskey went deep into the tank for several minutes before eventually deciding upon a fold.