Players in the Field have been sent on a 75-minute dinner break.
Action will resume at approximately 8:00 p.m. local time.
Players in the Field have been sent on a 75-minute dinner break.
Action will resume at approximately 8:00 p.m. local time.
Earlier this year on an ordinary Monday afternoon, a bespectacled man walked into the Gold & Silver Pawn Shop on Las Vegas Blvd. Tucked under his arm was an uninteresting box that only he knew contained something rather interesting – a pair of gold watches dating back more than 40 years.
These were not your run-of-the-mill wristwear, but rather evidence of a unique and often overlooked time of poker history, a year when the World Series of Poker (WSOP) gold bracelet, now the game’s highest accolade, was replaced in favor of watches.
The man holding the box was David Sklansky, who in 1978 forever changed poker by advocating a mathematical approach to the game in his groundbreaking book The Theory of Poker. Nicknamed “The Mathematician,” he proved his prowess just four years later when he won two WSOP tournaments in five days.
First, he won the 1982 WSOP Event #7: $800 Mixed Doubles Limit Seven Card Stud, a tournament that paired one man with one woman, alongside Dani Kelly, and followed that up by taking down Event #12: $1,000 Limit 5-Card Draw High. A year later, the Binions reverted back to the beloved bracelets players know today, and Sklansky captured his third piece of WSOP hardware by winning Event #11: $1,000 Limit Omaha.
It was a remarkable accomplishment, and for more than four decades he’s kept safe the evidence of his victories, both of which still worked. So, why was Sklansky carrying his 1982 WSOP gold watches, two of only 15 ever awarded, into a pawn shop? Well, he was looking to sell them of course, but not to just any of the dozens of pawn shops spread across Las Vegas. Oh no, he was walking into arguably the most famous pawn shop in the world, the home to the wildly popular television show Pawn Stars, and he was there to do it with cameras rolling.
Read all about the 1982 WSOP watches here in our feature article!
Players have re-taken their seats and cards are back in the air.
Late registration for the event will remain open until the start of Level 13 (~10:20 p.m.)
Niveau: 10
Blinds: 1,000/1,500
Ante: 1,500
The action was caught after the turn, and the big blind quickly checked. Chengjyun Yang fired for 6,000 and received a call.
The J♦ peeled off on the river, and both players quickly checked.
Chengjyun Yang revealed A♦5♦ to take the pot.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
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122,000
122,000
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122,000 |
David Jackson opened to 3,000 from. under the gun and was called by the middle positon player. The cutoff then moved all in for around 20,000. Jackson reshoved as the bigger stack, and successfully isolated his opponent for the cards to go on their backs.
Cutoff: A♠K♣
David Jackson: Ax9x
Jackson was dominated and remained behind after the J♥6♠3♥ flop and 4♣ turn. The 9♠ completed the board and gave Jackson the three-outer he needed to win the pot.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
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115,000 | |
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| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
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212,000
82,000
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82,000 |
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160,000
137,000
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137,000 |
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85,000 | |
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85,000
50,000
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50,000 |
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66,000
35,000
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35,000 |
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65,000 | |
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65,000
15,000
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15,000 |
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Eliminé | |
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2022 WSOP Main Event Champion Espen Jorstad opened to 3,000 from the hijack before Ryan Russo three-bet to 10,000 from the button. The blinds got out of the way ahead of Jorstad calling.
The J♠4♥3♣ flop checked through to the J♣ turn, where Jorstad check-folded to a bet of 15,000.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
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175,000
175,000
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175,000 |
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52,000
17,000
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17,000 |
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Ramiro Petrone opened to 3,500 from the hijack and action folded to Landon Tice in the small blind, who shoved for approximately 30,000. Petrone quickly called to put Tice at risk, and hands were revealed.
Landon Tice: 3♠3♥
Ramiro Petrone: Q♥Q♦
Tice got up before the flop was out, and the dealer fanned out A♦Q♣4♥ — leaving Tice drawing to runner-runner.
The 8♥ turn left Tice drawing dead, and the A♣ river officially eliminated Tice from contention.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
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115,000
115,000
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115,000 |
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Eliminé |