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Level 7
: 250/500, 75 ante
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2015 partypoker.net World Poker Tour Montreal
Main Event
Day: 1a
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2015 partypoker.net World Poker Tour Montreal
Buy-in
3,500 CAD
Prize Pool
2,366,315 CAD
Entries
697
Level
37
Blinds
250,000 / 500,000
Ante
50,000
Watson Raises it Up
Level 7
: 250/500, 75 ante
Antonio Esfandiari opened the action preflop with a raise to 1,200 from middle position and Mike Watson in the hijack seat responded with a three-bet to 3,500. Esfandiari called.
The flop came down 
and both players checked. The turn was the 
and Esfandiari led out for 4,100. Watson gave up his cards.
McDonald Gets it In
Level 7
: 250/500, 75 ante
Mike McDonald raised to 1,100 from the button and Ryan Rivers fired back with a three-bet to 4,500 from the small blind. McDonald picked up all his chips and pushed them forward, getting a call from Rivers.
McDonald: 
Rivers: 
McDonald was behind, but the flop was good for him. The dealer spread 
and McDonald jumped ahead with two pairs. The turn was the 
and Rivers surged back into the lead. The river of 
sealed McDonald's fate, and he was eliminated.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
Busted |
Wilkerson Wilts on the River
Level 7
: 250/500, 75 ante
There was already about 10,000 in the pot with the board reading 
. Sebastian Tejada bet 5,000 and Dylan Wilkerson made the call.
The river was the and Tejada pushed all in, putting Wilkerson in the tank for a minute. Eventually, he slid his cards forward face down.
"Did you have a straight?" he asked, to no response.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
28,500
-4,500
|
-4,500 |
|
||
Madsen Bets Big
Level 7
: 250/500, 75 ante
Marco Caza was the first in the pot when he raised to 1,000 preflop from the hijack seat. Jeff Madsen three-bet to 2,300 from the cutoff, and the player on the button responded with a four-bet to 5,200.
Action folded back around to Caza who folded as well, but Madsen wanted to play, tossing in chips.
The flop was 
and Madsen checked. His opponent continued with a bet of 7,800 and Madsen quickly slid in 25,000 to put his opponent within a hair of all in.
After thinking for almost a minute, Madsen won the pot when his opponent gave up his hand.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
53,000
21,000
|
21,000 |
|
||
Level: 8
Blinds: 300/600
Ante: 75
A Thin Bet from Gross
Level 8
: 300/600, 75 ante
Play folded around to Jeff Gross on the button and he raised to 1,200. The player in the big blind called and the flop of 
hit the table.
Action checked to Gross who bet 1,000 and his opponent called. The dealer flipped out the 
. Both players checked and the river came down 
.
Gross made a minimum bet of 600 when it checked to him, and his opponent snap-called. Gross showed 
to win the pot.
"Thin value," Mike Leah said and Gross nodded.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
28,000
-6,000
|
-6,000 |
|
||
Failla Lets It Go
Level 8
: 300/600, 75 ante
Will Failla slid out a bet of 6,000 with the board reading 
and his opponent called almost immediately.
"Oh, snapped it," Failla remarked at the quick call.
The river was the and his opponent immediately led out with a bet of 10,000. Failla sat back with a chuckle for having been put in a tough decision. He eventually let go of his hand, giving the pot to his opponent.
Leah Fires the Turn With Outs
Level 8
: 300/600, 75 ante
James Yang raised to 2,100 preflop and was called by one opponent before Mike Leah came along in the big blind as well. The dealer slid out 
.
All three players checked and the turn was the , bringing about a bet of 3,000 from Leah. Yang called but the other player folded.
The river was the 
and Leah continued for 5,200 which his opponent eventually called.
Leah flipped over and Yang showed to win the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
20,000
-32,000
|
-32,000 |
|
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PokerNews Podcast Episode #343: WSOP Main Event Final Table Recap
Level 8
: 300/600, 75 ante
Rich Ryan and Donnie Peters are back to talk about Joe McKeehen's dominating performance at the 2015 World Series of Poker Main Event final table.
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