Event #42: $10,000 No-Limit Hold'em 6-Handed Championship Jour 2 | 2017 World Series of Poker

2017-06-22 12:22 UTC-7

Grayson Ramage Leads Event #42: $10,000 No-Limit Hold'em 6-Handed Championship with 129 Returning

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Welcome back to Day 2 of Event #42: $10,000 No-Limit Hold’em 6-Handed Championship. This event always brings out some of the toughest competition around and Wednesday was able to prove that by drawing 332 runners with big names like Daniel Negreanu, Shaun Deeb, Jason Mercier and Doug Polk not even making it through Day 1.

Leading the way after Day 1 is Grayson Ramage. Ramage has already cashed once this series, not surprisingly in Event #27: $3,000 No Limit Hold’em 6-Handed. There he finished in 109th place collecting $4,594. Ramage only has one World Series of Poker final table under his belt, where he finished ninth in a $1,500 No-Limit Hold’em Shootout event in 2015, but perhaps he will be able to carry this chip lead to a second final table or even his first World Series of Poker bracelet. Ramage starts the day with a commanding lead over the field after finishing last night with 527,700 chips.

Of course, all the players are also vying for the $775,923 first-place prize. Fifty of the remaining 129 players will make it to the money, where a min-cash will be worth $15,091. Some of the big names trying to chase Ramage and squeeze into the money include Cliff Josephy (330,300), Rainer Kempe (254,400), Matt Berkey (253,000), Mohsin Charania (246,900) and Kristen Bicknell (239,400).

Day 2 is scheduled to start at 2 p.m. PDT and PokerNews will be here with updates from throughout the day, so stay tuned.

Room	Table	Seat	Player	Country	Chip Count	Big Blinds
Brasilia	708	1	Joe Kuether	United States	109,500	55
Brasilia	708	2	Jonathan Cohen	Canada	58,100	29
Brasilia	708	3	Scott Eskenazi	United States	56,600	28
Brasilia	708	4	Sam Trickett	United Kingdom	122,000	61
Brasilia	708	5	Brock Parker	United States	175,700	88
Brasilia	708	6	Felipe Ramos	Brazil	40,800	20

Brasilia	709	1	Petr Bartagov	Russia	108,000	54
Brasilia	709	2	Davidi Kitai	Belgium	133,000	67
Brasilia	709	3	Greg Merson	United States	147,700	74
Brasilia	709	4	Layne Flack	United States	210,700	105
Brasilia	709	5	Ross Mallor	United States	100,100	50
Brasilia	709	6	Charlie Carrel	United Kingdom	197,700	99

Brasilia	710	1	Paul Dlugozima	United States	95,000	48
Brasilia	710	2	Mosley Dominique	United States	42,400	21
Brasilia	710	3	Roy Upshaw	United States	194,500	97
Brasilia	710	4	Cliff Josephy	United States	330,300	165
Brasilia	710	5	Sam Stein	United States	364,500	182
Brasilia	710	6	David Malka	United States	155,200	78

Brasilia	711	1	Rafael Moraes	Brazil	43,400	22
Brasilia	711	2	Quan Zhou	China	156,600	78
Brasilia	711	4	Taylor von Kriegenbergh	United States	131,900	66
Brasilia	711	5	Venkat Chivukula	United States	232,400	116
Brasilia	711	6	Ben Tollerene	United States	146,200	73

Brasilia	712	1	Boris Kolev	Bulgaria	50,400	25
Brasilia	712	2	Chi Zhang	United Kingdom	142,400	71
Brasilia	712	3	Matt Glantz	United States	66,900	33
Brasilia	712	4	Steven Arsnes	Norway	84,900	42
Brasilia	712	5	Nick Schulman	United States	118,900	59
Brasilia	712	6	Fabian Quoss	Germany	107,300	54

Brasilia	713	1	Adrian Mateos	Spain	64,400	32
Brasilia	713	2	Jesse Martin	United States	109,300	55
Brasilia	713	3	Christian Harder	United States	68,400	34
Brasilia	713	4	Mohsin Charania	United States	246,900	123
Brasilia	713	5	Elio Fox	United States	149,000	75
Brasilia	713	6	Oliver Weis	Germany	124,100	62

Brasilia	714	1	Dietrich Fast	Austria	18,000	9
Brasilia	714	2	Chris Ferguson	United States	25,000	13
Brasilia	714	3	Ran Ilani	Israel	129,600	65
Brasilia	714	4	Jonathan Duhamel	Canada	133,800	67
Brasilia	714	5	Joshua Beckley	United States	138,600	69
Brasilia	714	6	Lyle Randall Vincent	United States	159,400	80

Brasilia	715	1	Anatoly Filatov	United States	125,000	63
Brasilia	715	2	Dario Sammartino	Italy	109,500	55
Brasilia	715	3	Goran Mandic	Croatia	258,500	129
Brasilia	715	4	Jason Les	United States	30,300	15
Brasilia	715	5	Shannon Shorr	United States	36,100	18
Brasilia	715	6	Sam Grafton	United Kingdom	110,500	55

Brasilia	716	1	Eric Wasserson	United States	99,000	50
Brasilia	716	2	Timothy Adams	Canada	146,100	73
Brasilia	716	3	Thomas Muehloecker	Austria	136,700	68
Brasilia	716	4	Sean Getzwiller	United States	88,600	44
Brasilia	716	5	Pavel Plesuv	Moldova	134,400	67
Brasilia	716	6	Georgios Sotiropoulos	Greece	160,500	80

Brasilia	717	1	Anton Astapau	Latvia	104,100	52
Brasilia	717	2	Artem Metalidi	Ukraine	131,900	66
Brasilia	717	3	Christian Rudolph	Germany	53,600	27
Brasilia	717	4	Jacob Powers	United States	230,000	115
Brasilia	717	5	Andrew Lichtenberger	United States	214,100	107
Brasilia	717	6	Noah Schwartz	United States	59,500	30

Brasilia	718	1	Mike Gorodinsky	United States	124,900	62
Brasilia	718	2	Calvin Lee	South Korea	51,800	26
Brasilia	718	3	[Removed:414]	Malta	134,800	67
Brasilia	718	4	John Andress	United States	185,000	93
Brasilia	718	5	Romain Lewis	France	199,100	100
Brasilia	718	6	John Racener	United States	99,300	50

Brasilia	719	1	Kristen Bicknell	Canada	239,400	120
Brasilia	719	2	Patrick Leonard	United Kingdom	68,000	34
Brasilia	719	3	Chris Klodnicki	United States	131,200	66
Brasilia	719	4	Andreas Olympios	United Kingdom	143,600	72
Brasilia	719	5	Chang Luo	China	49,500	25
Brasilia	719	6	Matt Berkey	United States	253,000	127

Brasilia	720	1	David Sandhu	Canada	37,100	19
Brasilia	720	2	Charles Furey	United States	91,900	46
Brasilia	720	3	Dmitry Yurasov	Russia	161,200	81
Brasilia	720	4	Rainer Kempe	Germany	254,400	127
Brasilia	720	5	Bertrand Grospellier	France	157,300	79
Brasilia	720	6	Adrien Allain	France	88,000	44

Brasilia	721	1	Jonathan Concepcion	Spain	155,000	78
Brasilia	721	2	Dan Smith	United States	50,300	25
Brasilia	721	3	Phil Hellmuth	United States	60,000	30
Brasilia	721	4	Sorel Mizzi	Canada	64,500	32
Brasilia	721	5	Albert Daher	Lebanon	152,200	76
Brasilia	721	6	Marton Czuczor	Hungary	228,300	114

Brasilia	722	1	James Obst	Australia	105,300	53
Brasilia	722	2	Tony Gregg	United States	72,500	36
Brasilia	722	3	Robert Heidorn	Germany	42,700	21
Brasilia	722	4	Joseph Elpayaa	United States	194,700	97
Brasilia	722	5	Chris George	United States	40,900	20
Brasilia	722	6	Mike Watson	Canada	99,600	50

Brasilia	723	1	Phong Nguyen	United States	162,000	81
Brasilia	723	2	Georgios Zisimopoulos	Greece	80,000	40
Brasilia	723	3	Daniel Rudd	United Kingdom	133,300	67
Brasilia	723	4	Mian Wei	United Kingdom	138,200	69
Brasilia	723	5	Michael Mizrachi	United States	35,800	18
Brasilia	723	6	Amit Makhija	United States	160,900	80

Brasilia	724	1	Bobby Oboodi	United States	138,600	69
Brasilia	724	2	Jeff Gross	United States	39,100	20
Brasilia	724	3	William Stevenson	United States	355,100	178
Brasilia	724	4	Shyam Srinivasan	Canada	56,500	28
Brasilia	724	5	Bartlomiej Machon	Poland	108,100	54
Brasilia	724	6	Alexandru Papazian	Romania	147,000	74

Brasilia	725	1	Isaac Baron	United States	108,600	54
Brasilia	725	2	Jonathan Jaffe	United States	69,900	35
Brasilia	725	3	Chris Hunichen	United States	161,600	81
Brasilia	725	4	Tommy Chen	United States	65,000	33
Brasilia	725	5	Phillip McAllister	United Kingdom	157,100	79
Brasilia	725	6	Josh Arieh	United States	24,700	12

Brasilia	726	1	Matt O'Donnell	United States	245,600	123
Brasilia	726	2	Michael Telker	United States	87,500	44
Brasilia	726	3	Brian Green	United States	151,600	76
Brasilia	726	4	Zhaoxing Wang	United States	39,000	20
Brasilia	726	5	Levan Karamanishvili	Georgia	39,000	20
Brasilia	726	6	Scott Mayfield	United States	165,300	83

Brasilia	727	1	Talal Shakerchi	United Kingdom	73,300	37
Brasilia	727	2	Ben Yu	United States	149,300	75
Brasilia	727	3	Jason Mcconnon	United Kingdom	82,700	41
Brasilia	727	4	Scott Horowitz	United States	135,700	68
Brasilia	727	5	Grayson Ramage	United States	527,700	264
Brasilia	727	6	Steve Sung	United States	34,800	17

Brasilia	728	1	Xixiang Luo	China	238,700	119
Brasilia	728	2	Ankush Mandavia	United States	35,600	18
Brasilia	728	3	Stefan Schillhabel	Germany	70,000	35
Brasilia	728	4	Cary Katz	United States	134,000	67
Brasilia	728	6	Olivier Busquet	United States	201,400	101

Brasilia	729	2	Ivan Deyra	France	132,500	66
Brasilia	729	3	Connor Drinan	United States	81,100	41
Brasilia	729	4	Ryan Leng	United States	298,400	149
Brasilia	729	5	Adrien Delmas	France	200,200	100
Brasilia	729	6	Jack Duong	United States	56,000	28

Tags: Cliff Josephy Grayson Ramage Kristen Bicknell Matt Berkey Mohsin Charania

2017-06-22 15:47 UTC-7

Phil Hellmuth Folds the River, Hits the Rail

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Niveau 12 : 1,200/2,400, 400 ante

Phil Hellmuth raised to 6,600 in middle position, Albert Daher called on the button, and the big blind came along.

The flop was , and the big blind checked. Hellmuth checked too, and Daher bet 13,500. The big blind folded, and Hellmuth called.

The turn was the , and Hellmuth led out for 16,000. Daher raised to 45,000, and Hellmuth called. On the river, Hellmuth checked, and Daher moved all in with Hellmuth covered.

Hellmuth stood up and set into a rant. "You're just sitting there, just waiting to give your chips to me... Wow. King-queen of clubs just drawing dead... I'm the best player in the world... People just love to give their chips to me in these things."

"Maybe the river was a bad one for me," Daher said after the hand.

Hellmuth responded, "Maybe. I wasn't folding any non-club."

Hellmuth had around 67,000 after the hand, and a little while later, he was seen exiting the tournament area.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Albert Daher	252,000 132,000	132,000
Phil Hellmuth	Eliminé

Tags: Albert Daher Phil Hellmuth

2017-06-22 16:01 UTC-7

Sorel Mizzi Eliminated

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Niveau 12 : 1,200/2,400, 400 ante

Sorel Mizzi got his remaining 18,000 chips in from the big blind and was at risk against Marton Czuczor in the cutoff.

Mizzi:
Czuczor:

The board ran out , and Mizzi hit the rail.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Marton Czuczor	212,000 -16,300	-16,300
Sorel Mizzi	Eliminé

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2017-06-22 16:32 UTC-7

Joe Kuether Finds a Jack, Doubles Through Tony Gregg

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Niveau 13 : 1,500/3,000, 500 ante

Tony Gregg raised to 7,000 on the button, and Joe Kuether went all in for 64,500 in the small blind. The big blind folded, and Gregg called, putting Kuether at risk.

Gregg:
Kuether:

The flop was , and Gregg was still ahead. The turn gave Kuether a pair of jacks to take the lead, and the river was insignificant. Kuether doubled through, and Gregg took a hit to his stack.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Joe Kuether	135,000 30,000	30,000
Anthony Gregg	101,000 -4,000	-4,000

Tags: Joe Kuether Tony Gregg

2017-06-22 16:59 UTC-7

Sam Grafton Sends Phillip McAllister to the Rail

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Niveau 13 : 1,500/3,000, 500 ante

Sam Grafton raised in middle position, and Phillip McAllister moved all in for around 40,000. Grafton called, and McAllister was at risk.

McAllister:
Grafton:

The board ran out , and Grafton's pair of queens held up to send McAllister packing.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Sam Grafton	288,000 68,000	68,000

Phillip McAllister	Eliminé

Tags: Phillip McAllister Sam Grafton

2017-06-22 17:05 UTC-7

An Orbit at the Sicko Table

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Niveau 13 : 1,500/3,000, 500 ante

Tony Gregg is only one of the players at Brasilia 722

While every table in the field can arguably be described as stacked, Table 722 in the Brasilia Room must be one of the toughest.

Between the six players at that table, there is more than $35 million in live tournament earnings, and that doesn't count all the millions they've won online. Surprisingly, there are only two bracelets between the six of them: Sam Stein's win in 2011 in Event #31: $3,000 Pot-Limit Omaha and Tony Gregg's victory in 2013 in Event #47: One Drop High Roller - $111,111 No-Limit Hold'em.

We decided to keep track of a table for an orbit and watch some of the action.

Hand #1: Joe Elpayaa started with the button. Joe Kuether opened from the cutoff for 7,500, and Sam Stein called in the big blind.

The flop was , and Stein checked to Kuether, who bet 6,500. Stein folded.

Hand #2: Charlie Carrel raised to 7,000 from the button and was called by Dario Sammartino from the big blind.

The flop came , and both players checked to see the on the turn, where they both checked again. On the river, Sammartino checked again. Carrel put out a big bet of 30,000, and Sammartino folded quickly.

Hand #3: Action folded around to the blinds where Sammartino limped from the small blind, and Tony Gregg checked his option from the big blind.

Both players checked on the flop to see the on the turn. Sammartino checked for a second time, and Gregg bet 4,000. Sammartino called. On the river, Sammartino checked again. This time, Gregg bet 9,500, and after some thought, Sammartino folded.

Hand #4: Gregg limped in from the small blind, and Kuether checked his option from the big.

On the flop, Gregg led out with a bet of 3,5000, and Kuether called. The turn was the , and both players checked to see the on the river. Gregg bet 6,000, and Kuether promptly folded.

Hand #5: From the cutoff, Sammartino opened with a raise 7,500. Next to act, Gregg made it 20,000. Action folded around, and Sammartino called.

On the flop, Sammartino checked to Gregg. Gregg bet 18,500, and Sammartino did not take long to fold.

Hand #6: Carrel received a walk in the big blind.

Hand #7: Kuether raised from the cutoff to 6,500, and everyone folded.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Charlie Carrel	598,000 69,000	69,000
Sam Stein	315,000 -25,500	-25,500
Joseph Elpayaa	270,000 35,000	35,000
Dario Sammartino	210,000 -4,000	-4,000
Anthony Gregg	145,000 44,000	44,000

Joe Kuether	135,000

Tags: Charlie Carrel Dario Sammartino Joe Elpayaa Joe Kuether Sam Stein Tony Gregg

2017-06-22 17:45 UTC-7

Cliff Josephy Turns an Ace Against Matt Glantz

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Niveau 14 : 2,000/4,000, 500 ante

Matt Glantz raised to 8,000 under the gun, and Cliff Josephy three-bet to 27,000 in the small blind. The big blind folded, and Glantz called. The flop came , and Josephy bet 25,000. Glantz called, and the turn was the . Both players checked. The river was the and they both checked again.

Josephy said "Ace," and tabled . Glantz sighed and sent his hand to the muck.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Cliff Josephy	561,000 48,000	48,000

Matt Glantz	124,000 -53,000	-53,000

Tags: Cliff Josephy Matt Glantz

2017-06-22 18:20 UTC-7

Tony Gregg Eliminated by Dario Sammartino

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Niveau 14 : 2,000/4,000, 500 ante

Charlie Carrel raised to 10,000 under the gun, and Dario Sammartino called in the cutoff. Tony Gregg called on the button, and the blinds folded.

The flop came , and Carrel checked. Sammartino bet 18,000, Gregg called, and Carrel folded. It was heads up to the turn, and Sammartino checked. Gregg bet 32,500, and after a long pause, Sammartino moved all in, putting Gregg to a decision for the rest of his stack. Gregg called and they showed down.

Gregg:
Sammartino:

Gregg's two pair was ahead, but the came on the river, giving Sammartino a better two pair with queens and jacks. Gregg was eliminated, and Sammartino took the chip lead.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Dario Sammartino	560,000 350,000	350,000
Anthony Gregg	Eliminé

Tags: Dario Sammartino Tony Gregg

2017-06-22 19:04 UTC-7

Ryan Leng Eliminated by Connor Drinan and his Straight Flush

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Niveau 15 : 2,500/5,000, 500 ante

With over 40,000 in the pot and the board reading , Connor Drinan bet 27,000 from the big blind. Ryan Leng called under the gun, and Sam Trickett called on the button.

The came on the river, and Drinan bet out 45,000. Leng moved all in for 81,000, Trickett folded, and Drinan quickly called and had Leng barely covered.

Leng slouched when Drinan called so fast, and Drinan tabled for the straight flush. Leng showed the , and the dealer tabled his other card, the . Leng made his exit, and Drinan nearly doubled up in the hand.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Connor Drinan	305,000 193,000	193,000

Sam Trickett	300,000 -9,000	-9,000
Ryan Leng	Eliminé

Tags: Connor Drinan Ryan Leng

2017-06-22 19:50 UTC-7

Joe Kuether Eliminated Aces vs. Ace-King

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Niveau 15 : 2,500/5,000, 500 ante

Joe Kuether raised to 13,000 under the gun, and Sam Stein three-bet to 38,000 on the button. The blinds folded, and after a long pause, Kuether moved all of his chips into the middle. He had around 180,000. Stein called, and Kuether was at risk, but way ahead.

Kuether:
Stein:

The flop gave Stein a pair of kings, and the turn gave him trips to take the lead. The river changed nothing, and Kuether was eliminated as the bubble approaches.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Sam Stein	492,000 324,000	324,000
Joe Kuether	Eliminé

Tags: Joe Kuether Sam Stein