The 2021 Online World Series of PokerGGPoker Event #25: LUCKY SEVENS No-Limit Hold'em winner David Jackson was just seen on his way out the door after shoving all-in preflop with for roughly 10 big blinds and getting called by . Jackson couldn't connect and was sent to the rail.
Jackson defeated a field of 301 entries to earn himself $194,178 and his first WSOP gold bracelet in the $777 buy-in tournament.
Alex Soares raised in middle position to 5,000 and the action folded around to Jerod Smith on the button who shoved for 25,000. The blinds got out of the way and Soares made the call.
Jerod Smith:
Alex Soares:
It was a classic coin flip, but the flop of meant Smith was a big underdog. The turn gave Smith some straight outs, but the river changed nothing, and Soares pair of threes held up.
After a couple raises preflop, Doug Lee and the under-the-gun player had roughly 16,000 in the middle. The action was back to a player in late position, who moved all-in for 24,000. Lee quickly jammed 70,000 into the middle before the dealer told him the door was not open to raise. Lee called, as did the under-the-gun player.
The flop came and both players checked to see the on the turn. While Lee and the under-the-gun player were checking the all-in player stood up in disgust waiting for the river. The landed on the river and Lee quickly threw in a pile of 5,000 valued chips for roughly 60,000, although the player had only about 15,000 chips remaining.
The under-the-gun player mucked his hand and Lee tabled for three-of-a-kind tens with an ace-kicker and his opponent tabled the losing before the dealer mucked the cards.
With roughly 13,000 in the middle, the flop read , and Charbel Kanterjian check-called a bet of 11,000 from the opponent. The turn brought the and Kanterjian led out for 25,500 which his opponent eventually called.
The dealer flipped the on the river and Kanterjian fired once more for 45,000, which was enough to take down the pot.
On the following hand, all of the chips went in the middle between the player on the button and Kanterjian. The button was the player at risk for roughly 120,000 and Kanterjian had him well covered.
Button:
Charbel Kanterjian:
Kanterjian was looking to avoid an ace and he did even better than that when the dealer fanned a flop of , giving him top set. His opponent had flopped a flush draw so the sweat wasn't over just yet. The board completed with the on the turn and the on the river avoiding the flush and Kanterjian scooped a couple of big pots back-to-back.
The Canadian ex-poker dealer Antoine Sankari had entered his very first World Series of Poker event looking to take home a WSOP gold bracelet. Unfortunately for Sankari, Ezequiel Filomeno had crushed that dream when the action folded around to Filomeno in the small blind and they quickly got Sankari's entire 27,000 chips in the middle.
Antoine Sankari:
Ezequiel Filomeno:
It was a cooler blind versus blind and Sankari couldn't find any help when the board ran out , sending Sankari to the rail to fight another day for his first WSOP bracelet.
Avraham Azulay stacked two players in back-to-back hands. In the first hand, he called an all in with versus and the board ran out giving him top two pair.
The very next hand, he called an all-in with verses and a queen on the flop sent his opponent packing.