2017 World Series of Poker

Event #73: $10,000 No-Limit Hold'em MAIN EVENT - World Championship
Event Info

2017 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
a2
Prize
$8,150,000
Event Info
Buy-in
$10,000
Prize Pool
$67,877,400
Entries
7,221
Level Info
Level
43
Blinds
1,500,000 / 3,000,000
Ante
500,000

Rachid Ben Cherif Doubles Through Charlie Carrel

Level 25 : 25,000/50,000, 5,000 ante
Rachid Ben Cherif
Rachid Ben Cherif

Rachid Ben Cherif opened with a raise to 125,000 from middle position. Charlie Carrel defended his big blind.

On the {6-Clubs}{5-Spades}{4-Spades} flop, Carrel checked Ben Cherif, who bet 140,000. Carrel called. The turn was the {7-Hearts}, and both players checked. On the {J-Clubs} river, Carrel checked again, and this time, Ben Cherif moved all in for just under 500,000. Carrel went into the tank. He leaned over his neighbor to get a better look at Ben Cherif.

"If I know this guy, and I do, he's got ear tells," Carrel said. "It's blinkin'. It's twitchin'."

Carrel leaned back, then cut out the amount needed to call, shuffling chips very quickly between his fingers.

"These ear tells are crazy," Carrel said. Finally, he decided to call.

Ben Cherif showed {J-Diamonds}{J-Hearts} for a rivered set. Since Ben Cherif was all in, Carrel was also forced to show his {K-Hearts}{4-Hearts} for just bottom pair.

"His ear was twitching!" Carrel shouted in his defense.

Ben Cherif doubled up, while Carrel fell to just over three million.

Player Chips Progress
Charlie Carrel gb
Charlie Carrel
3,005,000
-415,000
-415,000
Rachid Ben Cherif nl
Rachid Ben Cherif
1,550,000
820,000
820,000

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