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

2017-06-22 22:57 UTC-7

Goran Mandic Eliminates Lyle Vincent on the Bubble

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Niveau 17 : 4,000/8,000, 1,000 ante

Goran Mandic moved all in from the cutoff and Lyle Vincent called on the button for his remaining 128,000. The blinds folded and Vincent was at risk, but ahead.

Vincent:
Mandic:

The board ran out . Mandic made a pair of tens on the flop to take the lead and Vincent is the unfortunate bubble boy and the rest of the field is now in the money.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Goran Mandic	628,000
Lyle Vincent	Eliminé

Tags: Goran Mandic Lyle Vincent

2017-06-22 22:32 UTC-7

Olivier Busquet Triples Up on the Bubble

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Niveau 17 : 4,000/8,000, 1,000 ante

Chi Zhang raised to 18,000 in middle position, and Olivier Busquet went all in for 66,000 on the button. Xixiang Luo re-raised to 110,000 in the small blind, and the big blind went all in for 260,000. Zhang folded, and after thinking for a little while, Luo folded, too.

Busquet:
Big blind:

The board ran out , and Busquet more than tripled up with his set of aces.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Olivier Busquet	222,000 117,000	117,000

Tags: Olivier Busquet

2017-06-22 20:29 UTC-7

Josephy Drops More; Malka on the Uptick

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Niveau 16 : 3,000/6,000, 500 ante

Cliff Josephy and David Malka were involved in a monster pot with the board reading . Malka moved all in, and Josephy went into the tank.

While Josephy was in the tank, Ben Yu came over and recounted the action that led up to Malka's shove. Apparently, Josephy had limped on the button, and Ramage followed along from the small blind. Malka exercised his option to raise from the big blind, and he made it 25,000 to play. Josephy reraised to 66,000, and only Malka called. Both players checked on the flop to the on the turn. Malka bet 67,000 on the turn, which Josephy called. On the river, Malka shoved.

As Yu finished recounting the action, Josephy decided to call, pushing the chips forward. Malka turned over for the nut flush, and Josephy mucked, shaking his head and leaving himself with just 28,500.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
David Malka	605,000 449,800	449,800
Cliff Josephy	28,500 -316,500	-316,500

Tags: Cliff Josephy David Malka Liang Yu

2017-06-22 19:52 UTC-7

Ramage Gets It All Back From Josephy

MrCleverFox

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

After opening the two pots prior to this hand, Cliff Josephy opened for a third time. This time, he was in the hijack seat, and he raised to 11,500. Grayson Ramage was next to act, and he reraised to 31,000. Josephy thought for a long time before moving all in with a covering stack, and Ramage called quickly for his entire stack of 287,500.

Josephy:
Ramage:

The board ran out , giving Ramage a full house and doubling him back to just over where he started the day. Josephy was cut down to just about where he started the day, as well.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Grayson Ramage	585,500 200,500	200,500
Cliff Josephy	345,000 -231,000	-231,000

Tags: Cliff Josephy Grayson Ramage

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

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 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

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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 17:05 UTC-7

An Orbit at the Sicko Table

MrCleverFox

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