Robert Bjork was all-in with a short stack and looked up by Christophe Panetti.
Robert Bjork:
Christophe Panetti:
The board ran out and the ace-queen high was good enough for Panetti to deal the final blow. "Open shove for the last 80k," Kanan Farzaliyev mentioned in table chat when he noticed the live reporter right behind.
He didn’t cash that tournament, but now less than a week later the soccer legend has notched his first-ever WSOP cash by finishing in the money in Event #41: $1,000 Super Turbo Bounty No-Limit Hold’em. In fact, he’s still in action as of this writing and you can follow his progress in our live updates here.
Funny story, when the money bubble burst and tournament staff was trying to verify the size of the field, players were asked to remain in their seats and spectators to clear the area. No doubt excited by the prospect of earning his first WSOP cash, Neymar was standing on the rail chatting with a trio of friends which included PokerStars Team ProAndre Akkari.
A security member, diligent in their duty and unaware that Neymar was in action, strolled up and said, “Sorry guys, I gotta kick you out, you can’t stay here.”
Heads-up to the flop, John Sova checked from under the gun and the player from one seat over made it 36,000 to go. Sova then simply moved all-in for what appeared to be 533,000 and his opponent went deep into the tank.
"That is a very big bet, are you scared?" the other player asked. Sova had previously indicated to be happy to take down the pot right there and replied with a "since you haven't called yet ... I am not scared."
More table chat followed and the fold came eventually, as his opponent claimed to fold a "big pocket". Sova had promised to show his cards either way and exposed the .
Joining the action on the board of Rui Bouquet was facing a bet of 175,000 on the river. He made the call. His opponent showed for two pair however Bouquet turned over for aces and kings to take down a huge pot and make him one of the biggest stacks in the room.
Anatoly Filatov raised to 25,000 from the hijack and found calls from Elio Fox on the button and an opponent in the big blind.
Action was checked to Filatov after the flop, and he continued for 20,000 with Fox the only caller. Filatov fired again for 85,000 on the turn, which Fox called to see the river.
Filatov led out for 215,000, and Fox took some time before raising all in. Filatov pointed at the ten on the board and smile as he made the fold, and Fox nodded his head as he raked in the pot.
On a table filled with notable big stacks, Aram Zobian checked and called a bet worth 20,000 by Ziad Alameddine on the turn. He checked checked the on the river and Alameddine bet 72,000.
Zobian thought about it for a few seconds only and called while putting his calling chips very close to Alameddine, no doubt expecting to get shown the winning hand. Alameddine tabled the for trips eights and Zobian mucked.
Joining the action on the turn with the board in a blind vs blind battle. The small blind bet 70,000 and Chris Gu called in the big blind.
The river was the and the small blind decided to check to Gu. Gu bet 86,000 and the small blind made the call. Gu showed for a full house while his opponent frustratedly sent his back to the dealer.