The tournament director has announced the prizepool for Event #45: 5,000 No-Limit Hold'Em Turbo. There was a total of 505 entries making up a prizepool of $2,438,250 and $527,555 going to the eventual winner. There will be a total of 76 places being paid with a minimum cash worth $7,442.
A player under the gun raised to 1,700. Kim Schumann was in the hijack and called.
The flop was 
and both players checked to the turn which was the 
. The player under the gun check-called Schumann's bet of 2,100.
The river was the 
and under the gun checked. Schumann bet 3,000 and was check-raised up to 10,000. Schumann moved all in almost before the check-raise was in the pot, sending his opponent into the tank. After a few minutes and the under the gun player commenting at how weird it was that Schumann moved all in so fast, he called.
Schumann tabled 
for a straight and the under-the-gun player flashed 
for two pairs.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
|
45,500
45,500
|
45,500 |
Niveau: 10
Blinds: 500/1,000
Ante: 100
Mel Wiener was under the gun and raised to 2,000. He was called by the cutoff and big blind.
The flop was 
and everyone checked to the turn which was the 
.
Wiener bet 2,000 and was called by the cutoff.
The river was the 
and Wiener piled in a bet of 15,000, covering his opponents remaining stack. The cutoff folded and Wiener gleefully raked in the pot.
Mel Weiner has stood the test of time, cashing at the WSOP over three different decades. His best three results were winning a gold bracelet back in 1996 in a $2,500 No-Limit Hold'em event and then finishing second in 2002 and 2015 in a $1,500 PLO and $1,000 Hold'em event. Wiener says he is going to make a run today and will crack the 100,000 chip mark shortly. Stay tuned in.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
80,000
80,000
|
80,000 |
With around 6,500 in the pot preflop, David "Doc" Sands was heads up with an opponent directly to his right. The flop came 
and both players checked to the 
turn card. His opponent led out for 3,500 and Sands called.
The river brought the 
and his opponent bet again for 7,000. Sands quickly called and his opponent tossed his cards in the muck. With Sands having the only live hand remaining, the pot was shipped to him without having to show his cards as well.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
59,300
32,100
|
32,100 |
With about 6,300 in the pot and the board reading 
, Bartlomiej Machon checked in the small blind. Patrick Serda was in the hijack and bet 2,500. Machon called.
The river was the 
and both players checked. Machon tabled 
for ace high. Serda showed 
for two pairs to win the pot.
Patrick Serda is a well-known Canadian pro that has been around the online and live tournament scene for quite a while. He is a force to be reckoned with when he gets a stack, so look for him to do some damage throughout the day.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
76,000
51,000
|
51,000 |
Niveau: 11
Blinds: 600/1,200
Ante: 200
A player in middle position raised all in for 7,500. The cutoff called and Uri Reichenstein from the big blind reraised to 35,100. The cutoff folded, leaving two players heads up.
Reichenstein tabled 
and his opponent showed .
The board ran out 
and Reichenstein's pocket threes held.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
52,000
12,000
|
12,000 |
Niveau: 12
Blinds: 800/1,600
Ante: 200
With just 243 players remaining, here is a look at some updated chip counts from some notables still in play.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
76,500
-5,800
|
-5,800 |
|
63,500
300
|
300 |
|
59,800
34,100
|
34,100 |
|
||
|
55,400
30,400
|
30,400 |
|
53,200
6,600
|
6,600 |
|
|
||
|
52,000
6,500
|
6,500 |
|
||
|
49,000
23,700
|
23,700 |
|
||
|
44,000
9,500
|
9,500 |
|
|
||
|
42,200
6,700
|
6,700 |
|
42,000
42,000
|
42,000 |
|
|
||
|
28,100
100
|
100 |
|
|
||
|
19,500
-6,800
|
-6,800 |
|
15,800
-25,700
|
-25,700 |
|
||
|
13,000
-9,000
|
-9,000 |
|
|
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