Bring-In: 3,000
Completion: 10,000
Limits: 10,000-20,000
The remaining 57 players are going on their second 15-minute break of the day.
The remaining 57 players are going on their second 15-minute break of the day.
Action was picked up on fifth street in a hand between Peter Levine, Eli Elezra, and Men Nguyen.
Peter Levine: XxXx / 8♠6♣8♣4♥ / Xx
Eli Elezra: 9♠9♦4♦ / 7♦2♦7♠5♦
Men Nguyen: XxXx / 7♥2♠Q♣A♦ / Xx - folded on seventh street
Levine was the aggressor through most of the hand. He led on fifth and sixth streets and both Elezra and Nguyen came along.
Levine slowed down and checked on seventh, Elezra bet, and only Levine called.
"High only," announced Elezra as he turned over his flush. Levine mucked as he had made two pair and bricked a low draw.
Levine was left short and was eliminated the following hand.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
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370,000
295,000
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295,000 |
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145,000
20,000
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20,000 |
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James Cheung completed with an A♠ up and Denis Strebkov raised with an 8♦ up which saw Ponomarev call with a 10♥ up. Cheung raised again and both players called.
James Cheung: XxXx/A♠K♦J♥4♠ (Folded on sixth street)
Denis Strebkov: XxXx/8♦10♠2♥Q♣/Xx
Nikolay Ponomarev: XxXx/10♥5♠8♥J♦/Xx
Cheung bet on fourth and fifth street with both players calling him.
On sixth street, Cheung bet once more and Strebkov called while Ponomarev raised. Cheung folded while Strebkov called.
Strebkov checked over to Ponomarev on seventh street who bet and Strebkov whipped his cards into the muck, leaving Tsonev to scoop the pot without showdown.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
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612,000
475,000
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475,000 |
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421,000
80,000
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80,000 |
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141,000
186,500
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186,500 |
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The action was picked up on fifth street multi-way with Norman Chad all-in for crumbs on third against Gregory Yohn and Ying Chu.
Norman Chad: K♣6♠ / 3♠5♠9♦9♥ / Xx
Gregory Yohn: 8x7♦ / 7♣10♣3♦7♥ / Jx
Ying Chu: XxXx / 6♣2♥10♦2♦ / Xx - folded on seventh street
Yohn bet on fifth and sixth and Chu came along, but he folded to a bet on seventh.
Yohn announced that he had three sevens, while Chad only had a pair of nines. In miraculous fashion, Chad peeled the 9♠ to make trip nines and survive.
"Let that be a lesson to you. I started with no nines and I finished with three nines," elaborated Chad regarding his brilliant play.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
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560,000
438,000
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438,000 |
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170,000
40,500
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40,500 |
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30,000
95,000
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95,000 |
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
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100,000
10,000
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10,000 |
The action was picked up on fourth street in a hand between David Halpern, Amir Nematinia, and Shane Douglas.
David Halpern: 7♠6♠ / 5♣J♥8♦5♠ / 5♦
Amir Nematinia: A♣3♠ / 3♦4♣3♣6♣ / 4♥
Shane Douglas: K♥Q♦9♥ / A♥A♦Q♥J♦
Douglas was the aggressor the entire way with his open aces on fourth, and both opponents called.
On fifth, Nematinia made trips while Halpern picked up an open-ended straight draw and low draw. Nothing changed on sixth and both players called Douglas's bet, with Halpern now all-in for 7,000 with his draws.
On seventh, Douglas led for a final time and Nematinia just called with a few chips behind after making a full house.
Halpern bricked his draws and was eliminated while Nematinia's full house was good enough to scoop a pot over 180,000 against the two pair of Douglas.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
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190,000
131,000
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131,000 |
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12,000
107,000
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107,000 |
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Niveau: 19
Ante: 2,000
Bring-In: 3,000
Completion: 10,000
Limits: 10,000-20,000
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Distenfeld then talks about what it was like to win a WSOP gold bracelet and donate the $204K prize to charity, his professional life in the financial world, and what motivates him in life and poker. You'll also hear about Dario Sammartino, who finished runner-up in the 2019 WSOP Main Event, finally getting his first bracelet.
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Action was picked up on fourth street in a three way pot.
Tom Koral: XxXx/2♦Q♦8♦Q♣/Xx
John Ruggieri: XxXx/3♦6♥A♣7♠/Xx
Maury Barrett: XxXx/A♥K♣10♠6♣/Xx
After a bet and a call in front of him, Tom Koral raised and both Maury Barrett and John Ruggieri called.
Action checked around to Koral who bet all in on fifth street and both players called with action checking down on the following streets.
Ruggieri tabled 7♣6♠3♠ for sevens up, Barrett tabled A♠K♠2♣ for aces up, but it was Koral's J♦J♣9♦ for a flush that was good for the pot and the triple up.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
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103,000
102,999
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102,999 |
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98,000
21,500
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21,500 |
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68,000
38,000
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38,000 |