Level: 28
Blinds: 25,000/50,000
Ante: 5,000
Level: 28
Blinds: 25,000/50,000
Ante: 5,000
Ronit Chamani opened for 120,000 from the cutoff, and Frank Toscano jammed for 935,000 from the big blind. Chamani made the call.
Chamani:
Toscano:
"I thought you were making a move," Toscano said, but Chamani had the goods, and they held up when the board came .
The dealer counted out stacks, and Toscano was left with one T5000 chip, the smallest denomination remaining on the table at this juncture of the tournament.
"Chip and a chair, Frank," one of Toscano's tablemates said.
The next hand, Bryan Choi opened for a raise, and everyone else folded. Choi showed , and Toscano, who was all in with the ante, showed an as his first card. He slowly revealed his second card...the .
"Ah, damn it," he said with a laugh. Things ended quickly for Toscano when the flop came , and a and finished the board.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Ronit Chamani |
1,920,000
1,460,000
|
1,460,000 |
Frank Toscano | Busted |
Anthony Maio opened to 125,000 under the gun, and action folded to Ronit Chamani in the small blind. She three-bet to 400,000, and Bryan Choi instantly called in the big blind. Maio made the call as well, slamming down each stack of chips as he placed it in the middle.
Chamani continuation-bet 560,000 on the flop, and Choi again called immediately. Maio got out of the way, and the turn brought a .
"I'm all in," Chamani announced, which was followed by an immediate call from Choi.
Choi:
Chamani:
Chamani was drawing dead, and she had just about 200,000 remaining after calling Choi's 1,155,000 when the dealer counted out stacks. Shortly thereafter, Chamani got the last of it in with and didn't improve against Choi's , and she was eliminated.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Bryan Choi |
4,600,000
2,850,000
|
2,850,000 |
Ronit Chamani | Busted |
After an open from the reliably aggressive Farid Jattin, the action escalated when Vladislav Mezheritsky three-bet jammed for his last 920,000.
Jattin could afford the call with his huge stack, but he asked for a count first to be sure he wanted to make the call, before plunking a stack forward to put Mezheritsky at risk.
Showdown:
Mezheritsky:
Jattin
The two were racing for a pot worth more than 2 million, and when the flop came Jattin's nines surged out to an early lead.
Turn:
"Yes!" exclaimed Mezheritsky at the sight of the prettiest lady he'll likely see anytime soon. "Deuce!"
The dealer did not deliver the deuce he called for, but Mezheritsky was just as happy to see the fall on the river. He won a big flip to stay in contention for this WPT Main Event Championship, while Jattin was forced to ship a wing of his chip castle across the table.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Farid Jattin |
5,050,000
-1,130,000
|
-1,130,000 |
Vladislav Mezheritsky |
2,100,000
900,000
|
900,000 |
Farid Jattin, on the button, called a preflop raise from Anthony Maio, and two took a flop of heads up. Maio fired a continuation-bet, and Jattin raised it to 450,000. Maio made the call, and the turn brought a . Maio check-called 665,000, and a fell on the river. Maio checked a final time, and he snap-called his opponent's 1.1 million.
Jattin tossed into the middle for a rivered top pair.
"No good," Maio announced, slapping down the for two pair on the turn.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Anthony Maio |
6,500,000
3,690,000
|
3,690,000 |
Farid Jattin |
3,000,000
-2,050,000
|
-2,050,000 |
Michael Arrington moved all in from the hijack, putting his last 330,000 at risk, and Farid Jattin continued to ride the roller coaster by making the quick call with just .
Arrington was ahead before the flop with his , but as every poker player knows, five board cards can change everything.
The flop rolled out to keep the ace-high out in front, and Arrington was one card away from the double when the turn came .
River:
Just like that, Arrington's hopes for a WPT Main Event title headed down fifth street and vanished into the horizon. The man known as "Mad Dog" to his friends received congratulations from his former tablemates, before heading to the payout desk to pick up his $46,625 in winnings for the 12th place run.
Jattin, meanwhile, chipped back up a bit after losing two big hands in the last few minutes to surrender the chip lead he held for most of the day.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Farid Jattin |
3,570,000
570,000
|
570,000 |
Michael Arrington | Busted |
Farid Jattin raised to 120,000 in the cutoff, and Vladislav Mezheritsky three-bet to 250,000 on the button. Jattin made the call after the blinds mucked, and the flop came .
Jattin check-called bets on both the flop and the turn. After a paired the board, Jattin came out firing with 600,000. Mezheritsky raised all in for only about 120,000 more, and Jattin called. Mezheritsky showed for top pair that turned into a flush.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Vladislav Mezheritsky |
3,000,000
900,000
|
900,000 |
Farid Jattin |
2,800,000
-770,000
|
-770,000 |
Tyler Patterson was eliminated when he shoved all in under the gun for 560,000, and he ran into the of Jared Jaffee. When Patterson found no help from the community, he was eliminated.
Seat | Player |
---|---|
1 | Vladislav Mezheritsky |
2 | Justin Lunin-Pack |
3 | Chris Reslock |
4 | Jared Jaffee |
5 | Bryan Choi |
6 | Anthony Maio |
7 | Robert Merulla |
8 | Kunal Patel |
9 | David Paredes |
10 | Farid Jattin |
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Jared Jaffee |
7,500,000
-1,000,000
|
-1,000,000 |
|
||
David Paredes |
5,530,000
2,630,000
|
2,630,000 |
|
||
Bryan Choi |
5,370,000
770,000
|
770,000 |
Anthony Maio |
4,960,000
-1,540,000
|
-1,540,000 |
Farid Jattin |
3,210,000
410,000
|
410,000 |
Anthony Merulla |
2,860,000
260,000
|
260,000 |
Vladislav Mezheritsky |
2,805,000
-195,000
|
-195,000 |
Kunal Patel |
2,260,000
-740,000
|
-740,000 |
Justin Lunin-Pack |
1,355,000
-1,075,000
|
-1,075,000 |
Chris Reslock |
820,000
-410,000
|
-410,000 |
|
The players are now on a 60-minute dinner break, and play will resume shortly.