Tim Flank limped under the gun, the cutoff raised to 3,500, and the small blind called.
Flank put in the three-bet to 14,800, and both opponents folded. The pot puts Flank over the 70k mark as Level 10 plays on.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
73,000
73,000
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73,000 |
One hand after winning a flip with ace-king against the pocket jack of Brett Reichard, John Dennehey got his last 60,600 chips in preflop and was in rough shape against Paul Flynn.
John Dennehey: 
Paul Flynn: 
Dennehey was in rough shape against the aces of Flynn, but the 
flop bailed Dennehey out with top set. The 
turn gave Flynn some chop outs, but the 
river instead gave Dennehey quads and the double.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
125,000
125,000
|
125,000 |
|
|
25,000
65,000
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65,000 |
|
Busted |
A middle-position player opened to 2,500, and Ray Niepoetter called from the hijack.
The middle-position player continued for 3,500 on the 
flop, and Niepoetter called.
Facing a 7,000 bet on the 
turn, Niepoetter shoved for 37,000, and the opponent tanked for a bit, then folded.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
56,000
56,000
|
56,000 |
Level: 11
Blinds: 600/1,200
Ante: 1,200
"Two sets in a row, and then pocket aces!" Jeff Guss said as he gestured at a stack approaching the 200,000 marker.
Chicago native Guss, who said he left for break with just 50,000 in his stack, caught plenty of heat in the first level back from break to leap up the counts and contend for the chip lead.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
190,000 |
While PokerNews is here offering live updates from the High Roller and Main Event, we’d be remiss if we didn’t tell you about the full schedule of side events that have been playing out over the past week at the World Series of Poker Circuit Horseshoe Hammond.
In Event #7: $400 Omaha 8 or Better, 104 runners created a $34,320 prize pool that was paid out to the top 16 players. Among those to cash but fall short of the official final table were Kane Francis (10th- $696), John Holley (11th - $696), Andy Edgington (12th - $696, Paul Ewen (13th - $613), Chester Foster (14th - $613), Gregory Smith (15th- $613), and Thomas Ackmann (16th - $558)
In the end, it was Illinois native Dragan Culafic who shipped his first gold ring along with a $9,806 payday.
“It feels pretty good.” Culafic stated after his win. “I’m not really a tournament player, but winning the ring definitely feels nice.”
Culafic went into the final table near the bottom of the pack but grinded his way the heads-up battle where he way a 4:1 underdog against Mariia Levseieva.
The chip disadvantage didn’t discourage Culafic as he stayed focused and picked his spots collecting all the chips to earn his first career WSOPC ring.
Culafic’s victory secured his first WSOP cash for $9,806 along with 50 casino points towards the Global Casino Championship.
| Place | Player | Hometown | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dragan Culafic | Aurora, IL | $9,806 |
| 2 | Mariia Levseieva | Cambridge, MA | $6,061 |
| 3 | Benjamin Kramer | Terre Haute, IN | $4,176 |
| 4 | Scott Woods | Miamisburg, OH | $2,958 |
| 5 | Bryant Miller | West Unity, OH | $2,155 |
| 6 | Michael Shanahan | Avon, IN | $1,616 |
| 7 | David Thurston | Fort Wayne, IN | $1,249 |
| 8 | Richard Goldman | Cary, IL | $995 |
| 9 | Peter Kelly | South Bend, IN | $819 |
Svetlozar Momtchilov was one of four players to go all in preflop, and was in the big blind with what turned out to be an overwhelming favorite when the cards turned over.
Opponent 1: 
Opponent 2: 
Opponent 3: 
Svetlozar Momtchilov: 
Board: 
When all was sorted out, two players hit the rail, and Momtchilov now sits on 121,000 chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
121,000 |
Ravi Raghavan raised to 2,500 from early position, and 12-time WSOP Circuit ring winner Josh Reichard three-bet to 8,000 from middle position.
"Black jacks, right in the muck," Raghavan told Reichard with a slight grin as he folded.
"I also have black jacks," Reichard retorted without showing his hand. Raghavan just smirked and said, "You got me."
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
112,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
|
||
|
|
50,000
35,000
|
35,000 |
With 25,000 in the pot and 
on the board, Charles Johnson checked from early position, and the cutoff checked back.
The river brought the 
, Johnson bet 15,500, and the cutoff player folded.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
73,000 |
