Main Event | 2019 World Series of Poker Circuit Foxwoods

08-26-2019 18:12 UTC-4

Carey Continues to Prosper Before Dinner Break

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Level 31 : 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante

Justin Carey opened to 250,000 from the button, Maurice Hawkins defended his big blind and the dealer fanned out on the flop.

Hawkins led out for 170,000 and Carey pushed in around 450,000. Hawkins instantly mucked and Carey pulled in yet another pot during four-handed play.

Player	Chips	Progress
Justin Carey	5,625,000 800,000	800,000
Maurice Hawkins	2,350,000 -1,000,000	-1,000,000

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08-26-2019 18:16 UTC-4

Hawkins Out-kicks Ostapchenko for a Double

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Level 31 : 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante

Maurice Hawkins opened and Andrew Ostapchenko moved all in. Hawkins snap-called for his 2,220,000 stack and the two tabled their hands.

Maurice Hawkins:
Andrew Ostapchenko:

The board ran out and Hawkins held on for the pot with his big slick, doubling through Ostapchenko.

Player	Chips	Progress
Maurice Hawkins	4,625,000 2,275,000	2,275,000
Andrew Ostapchenko	740,000 -2,525,000	-2,525,000

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08-26-2019 18:25 UTC-4

Andrew Ostapchenko Eliminated in 4th Place ($47,859)

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Level 31 : 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante

Andrew Ostapchenko was first to act and elected to move all in for 810,000. Maurice Hawkins called on the button and David Plotkin stuck around as well from the small blind.

Justin Carey ducked out from the big blind and the dealer spread out on the flop. Plotkin checked to Hawkins who instantly fired in a stack of about 500,000. "You must have a made hand," said Plotkin as he let go of ace-king.

Ostapchenko tabled for a pair of sixes and Hawkins showed for a higher pair of nines.

The landed on the turn, giving Ostapchenko some more outs to stay alive but the river was not one of them as he was eliminated by the nines of Hawkins.

Player	Chips	Progress
Maurice Hawkins	5,630,000 1,005,000	1,005,000
Justin Carey	5,450,000 -175,000	-175,000
David Plotkin	2,960,000 360,000	360,000
Andrew Ostapchenko	Busted

Tags: Andrew Ostapchenko David Plotkin Justin Carey Maurice Hawkins

08-26-2019 18:38 UTC-4

David Plotkin Eliminated in 3rd ($64,663)

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Level 31 : 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante

David Plotkin opened to 275,000 from the button, Justin Carey three-bet to 875,000 in the small blind and Plotkin called. The dealer fanned out on the flop, action checked to Plotkin who bet 1,300,000 and Carey moved all in. Plotkin called for his 3,600,000 stack and the two tabled their hands.

David Plotkin:
Justin Carey:

The peeled off on the turn and Carey was still ahead with his two pair. A river cemented the pot for Carey as he pulled in all of the chips, sending Plotkin out the door in third place.

Player	Chips	Progress
Justin Carey	10,900,000 5,450,000	5,450,000
Maurice Hawkins	3,950,000 -1,680,000	-1,680,000
David Plotkin	Busted

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08-26-2019 18:39 UTC-4

Dinner Break

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Level 31 : 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante

The remaining two players will now be taking a 75-minute dinner break.

Level: 32

Blinds: 80,000/160,000

Ante: 160,000

08-26-2019 19:59 UTC-4

Carey Draws First Blood

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Level 32 : 80,000/160,000, 160,000 ante

Maurice Hawkins opened to 385,000 from the button, Justin Carey defended and the flop came down . Both players checked to the and again to the river. Carey threw in a bet of 250,000 and Hawkins quickly let go of his hand, sending the pot to Carey.

Player	Chips	Progress
Justin Carey	10,690,000 -210,000	-210,000
Maurice Hawkins	3,350,000 -600,000	-600,000

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08-26-2019 20:18 UTC-4

Hawkins Jams on Carey

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Level 32 : 80,000/160,000, 160,000 ante

Justin Carey opened to 425,000 from the button, Maurice Hawkins pushed all of his chips into the middle, totaling around 3,500,000. Carey thought for a moment buit in the end, let the hand go to Hawkins.

Player	Chips	Progress
Justin Carey	9,940,000 -750,000	-750,000
Maurice Hawkins	4,100,000 750,000	750,000

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08-26-2019 20:29 UTC-4

Hawkins Takes the Lead

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Level 32 : 80,000/160,000, 160,000 ante

Maurice Hawkins used aggression to chip away at the stack of Justin Carey, evening out the fight and just hands after he took down a monster.

The turned board read and there was around 800,000 in the middle. Hawkins checked to Carey, he bet 325,000 and Hawkins check-raised to 1,270,000.

Carey called after a moment of thought and the completed the board. Hawkins instantly pushed in 2,100,000 and Carey folded, sending the biggest pot of heads-up play thus far to Hawkins.