2019 World Series of Poker Circuit Potawatomi
Brett Reichard had his last 33,000 at risk from the button, and the under-the-gun player had him at risk with a call.
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Reichard would survive the ![]()
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board to earn the double.
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72,000
39,000
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39,000 |
After a player raised from middle position, Richard Bai three-bet jammed for 73,000 from the small blind, and the big blind four-bet shoved for 150,000. The middle position player tanked before folding what he later claimed to be ![]()
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Bai binked an ace on the ![]()
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flop, and didn't look back on the
turn and
river to double.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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160,000
93,000
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93,000 |
"I can't fold that hand," a smiling James Pupillo told Todd Sladek.
Pupillo was in the big blind with ![]()
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board was already on the felt. Pupillo's hand started with a pair and a flush draw and ended with a flush, and both of his opponents in the hand had already mucked. Pupillo and his two opponents got the money in on the flop, and Pupillo felted a foe for his last 60,000 or so in early position, while doubling his 80,000 stack through the button.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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240,000
132,000
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132,000 |
Brett Reichard bet 8,000 from the small blind on a ![]()
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board, and his lone opponent in middle position called.
Reichard bet 12,000 on the
river, sending his opponent into the tank. A minute later, Reichard's opponent made the call, only to muck after Reichard tabled ![]()
for a pair of nines.
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126,000
10,500
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10,500 |
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Level: 15
Blinds: 1,500/3,000
Ante: 3,000
A player limped in from middle position, and Paul Elfelt jammed for 36,500 from the hijack. Michael Perrone called on the button, and the middle position limper tanked for a minute before folding.
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Perrone's queens would get no sweat on a ![]()
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runout, and Elfelt was the latest to hit the rail.
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Busted |
After a raise from the button, Matt Shepsky got his last 52,500 in from the small blind, and Marius Toderici called off his last 52,000 in the big blind, while the button folded.
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Shepsky couldn't hit a jack on the ![]()
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flop, and while he picked up chop outs on the
turn, the
river left Shepsky with just a single yellow 500 chip. Shepsky managed to get back to 5,000 one hand later, but was walking out the door shortly after.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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120,000
120,000
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120,000 |
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Busted |
A player had his last 23,500 in the pot from middle position, and Travis Lauson had him at risk from the cutoff.
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Both players found a pair on the ![]()
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flop, but Lauson held the lead with his pair of aces. The
turn gave both players straight draws, and the
river left Lauson with two pair and the winner.
"Always gotta be a sweat!" a smiling Lauson told his tablemates before bringing in his newfound chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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130,000 |