There is one hour (or a half level) separating players from a sixth day in this year's World Series of Poker Main Event. The blinds are at 30,000 and 60,000 with a 10,000 ante.
Arash Ghaneian raised to 130,000 from the hijack, and Randy Pisane three-bet to 305,000 in the small blind.
"What's that lovely bet you have over there?" Ghaneian asked. He called once the dealer confirmed the amount.
On the 
flop, Pisane continued for 330,000, and Ghaneian gave it brief consideration before folding.
"I hit a one-outer earlier today," Pisane remarked.
"What did you eat for breakfast today?" Ghaneian asked. "Pancakes? Let's go to the Waffle House tomorrow."
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
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6,700,000
-975,000
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-975,000 |
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2,000,000
400,000
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400,000 |
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The following players pocketed $61,929 apiece for their respective Main Event showings.
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Pedro Oliveira opened with a raise to 150,000 from early position. Action folded around to Dario Sammartino, who was in late position, and he moved all in for 935,000. Oliveira thought for about a minute and a half before calling.
Sammartino: 
Oliveira: 
The board ran out 
, giving no sign of a sweat to Sammartino, and that allowed him to double up for the second time this level, putting him just over two million chips.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
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3,500,000
-1,100,000
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-1,100,000 |
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2,015,000
1,265,000
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1,265,000 |
Max Silver raised to 135,000, and Todd Grovijohn three-bet all in for 1,850,000. Silver called.
Silver: 
Grovijohn: 
Grovijohn let out a groan as the flop came 
. The turn was the 
and the river the , and Grovijohn was eliminated.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
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8,200,000
2,200,000
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2,200,000 |
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Jack Sinclair raised to 120,000 from under the gun, and Benjamin Pollak three-bet to 305,000 from late position. Sinclair thought for a moment and moved all in for 1,310,000. Pollak looked at his cards one last time and then called.
Sinclair was at risk with 
, flipping with Pollak's 
.
The flop came 
, and Sinclair took the lead with trip aces. The turn was the , and the river was the 
, giving Sinclair the double-up for which he was looking.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
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4,500,000
-1,310,000
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-1,310,000 |
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2,700,000
1,390,000
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1,390,000 |
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Ihar Soika raised to 135,000 and picked no fewer than three callers, including Wen Zhou in the hijack, the cutoff, and Hyon Kim in the small blind. All four players checked the 
flop and the 
turn. Kim bet the 
river for 550,000, and all opponents folded.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
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2,820,000
1,620,000
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1,620,000 |
Frank Crivello opened to 175,000 from middle position, and Charlie Carrel three-bet to 425,000 from the cutoff. Alexander Greenblatt was in the big blind and four-bet to 900,000. Crivello got out of the way, and Carrel moved all in for his remaining 1,770,000. Greenblatt instantly called, and the cards were tabled.
Greenblatt: 
Carrel: 
Carrel found himself in a poker player's nightmare and needing to hit one of two outs in the deck. The flop came , and Greenblatt was still out in front with the best two pair. The turn was the , and the river was the , providing no help to Carrel.
Carrel wished everyone at the table good luck and stepped aside for an interview before exiting the Brasilia Room for the last time this summer.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
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5,200,000
2,600,000
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2,600,000 |
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Robin Hegele climbed quickly to the top of the chip counts early on Day 5 and then fell back to the middle of the pack almost as quickly. It was a pleasant surprise to see his name re-enter the top ten after the dinner break.
Hegele, also listed as Robin William at the WSOP and in Hendon Mob, has a few tournament results to boast about, including a deep run in last year's Main Event and a cash in this year's $ 888 No Limit Hold'em - Crazy Eights.
We don't know much about this German player, but "German" should tell you enough to watch your chips when he sits down at your table. We caught up with Hegele as players went on break to see what he could tell us about his day and the prospect of making Day 6.
Hegele: I was super lucky to hold the aces against ace-king in the first level today for a huge pot. Since then, nothing really super extraordinary happened. I've won some small pots and lost some.
PokerNews: You won a large pot just after dinner when your pocket sixes held up against ace-king that put you back up on top. How is your table treating you now that you have a huge stack again?
Hegele: I think my table has to respect my stack because I'm the only one who covers everyone. That doesn't mean they make my life easy by letting me roll over the table. They are fighting hard!
PN: What's your strategy going into Day 6?
Hegele: Regarding my strategy, I just want to play good poker. If I make Day 6, it won't be completely in my hands. When the cards and the pots are coming my way, and if I get a little bit lucky, we're going see each other on Day 6 for sure.
PN: How much poker do you play?
Hegele: I played my first WSOP last year and made Day 5 in the Main Event. Since then, I played a couple of live tournaments all around the globe. I recently moved to Vienna to play online poker more regularly. I love playing the game.
From under the gun, Vitaly Lunkin moved all in for 905,000. Action folded around to Scott Stewart, who called the shove.
Lunkin:
Stewart:
The board rolled out 
, and that kept Stewart in the lead the whole way. With that, Lunkin hit the rail, and Stewart was able to build his stack to over seven million chips.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
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7,050,000
950,000
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950,000 |
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