Event #65: $10,000 Main Event Day 7 | 2014 World Series of Poker

07-14-2014 15:56 UTC-8

Secondary Table Hands #22-26: Pots Getting Shared

Level 32 : 100,000/200,000, 30,000 ante

Hand #22: Eddy Sabat opened to 450,000 in the cutoff and Christopher Greaves defended his big blind to see a flop which he checked dark.

Sabat continued for 325,000 and Greaves mucked.

Hand #23: William Tonking received a walk in the big blind.

Hand #24: Christopher Greaves opened to 500,000 on the button and Jorryt van Hoof defended his big blind to see a flop.

Van Hoof checked and Greaves bet out 750,000, which prompted a fold from van Hoof.

Hand #25: From the hijack, Oscar Kemps moved all in for roughly 3.1 million and collected the blinds and antes.

Hand #26: William Pappaconstantinou opened to 450,000 from middle position and won the blinds and antes.

Tags: Christopher Greaves Eddy Sabat Jorryt van Hoof Oscar Kemps William Pappaconstantinou William Tonking

07-14-2014 15:47 UTC-8

Scott Mahin Eliminated in 18th Place ($347,521)

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Level 32 : 100,000/200,000, 30,000 ante

Hand #16: The was exposed accidentally. Mark Newhouse raised to 400,000 in middle position, Luis Velador called in the big blind, and the flop fell . Velador checked, Newhouse continued for 450,000 and Velador folded.

Hand #17: Andoni Larrabe raised to 400,000 from under the gun, Scott Mahin defended his big blind, and the dealer fanned . Mahin checked, Larrabe bet 550,000, and Mahin announced a raise. He slid out 1.55 million, Larrabe moved all in for 5.35 million effective, and Mahin snap-called.

Mahin:
Larrabe:

The turn was the , giving Larrabe even more outs. Any diamond, king, or ace would give him the best hand and eliminate Mahin in 18th place.

The completed the board, giving the Spaniard said flush, and Mahin was eliminated in 18th place, earning $347,521.

Player	Chips	Progress
Bruno Politano	19,130,000 90,000	90,000

Felix Stephensen	14,270,000 160,000	160,000
Thomas Sarra Jr	13,530,000 90,000	90,000
Andoni Larrabe	13,100,000 5,780,000	5,780,000
Luis Velador	12,570,000 590,000	590,000

Maximilian Senft	9,140,000 190,000	190,000
Mark Newhouse	8,480,000 710,000	710,000

Craig McCorkell	5,690,000 90,000	90,000

Scott Mahin	Busted

Tags: Andoni Larrabe Luis Velador Mark Newhouse Scott Mahin

07-14-2014 15:45 UTC-8

Secondary Table Hands #17-21: Preflop Poker

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Level 32 : 100,000/200,000, 30,000 ante

Hand #17: Action folded to Martin Jacobson in the small blind and he completed. Dan Sindelar checked his option from the big blind and the flop came down . Jacobson fired 300,000 and Sindelar let his hand go.

Hand #18: Christopher Greaves raised to 500,000 from middle position and won the blinds and antes.

Hand #19: Greaves raised to 500,000 from middle position only to find a three-bet to 1.2 million from Sindelar on the button. Action folded back to Greaves and he ditched his hand.

Hand #20: Andrey Zaichenko had the button. It folded around to him and he popped the action up to 450,000. The blinds folded and he took down the pot.

Hand #21: Sindelar raised to 450,000 from the hijack and won the blinds and antes.

Tags: Andrey Zaichenko Christopher Greaves Dan Sindelar Martin Jacobson

07-14-2014 15:42 UTC-8

Secondary Table Hands #14-16: Zaichenko Spikes Double

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Level 32 : 100,000/200,000, 30,000 ante

Hand #14: Oscar Kemps opened the button to 425,000 and Christopher Greaves three-bet the small blind to 1,125,000. Kemps folded and Greaves collected the pot.

Hand #15: William Tonking limped the small blind and Jorryt van Hoof checked his option to see a flop with both players checking. The was also checked by both players. The on the river saw a bet of 285,000 from van Hoof to ensure he won the pot.

Hand #16: From under-the-gun, Dan Sindelar opened to 450,000 only to have Andrey Zaichenko move all in next to act for 2,615,000. The action passed around to Sindelar who wasted no time and called.

Zaichenko:
Sindelar:

With Zaichenko trailing and needing to win the race to stay alive, the dealer spread a flop to give the Russian outs to any spade, along with a live ace and jack pair draws.

The turn of the increased Zaichenko's outs by an additional three as any would give him a straight.

Fortunately for the Russian, the river landed the to see him make a flush and double through to just over 5.8 million.

Player	Chips	Progress
Dan Sindelar	18,800,000 3,320,000	3,320,000
Andrey Zaichenko	5,830,000 2,510,000	2,510,000

Tags: Andrey Zaichenko Christopher Greaves Dan Sindelar Jorryt van Hoof Oscar Kemps William Tonking

07-14-2014 15:38 UTC-8

Brazil's Pride and Joy: Bruno Politano

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Chad Holloway

Level 32 : 100,000/200,000, 30,000 ante

Born Oct. 15, 1982, Bruno Politano is the pride and joy of Ceará, Brazil. Politano, who studied at Colégio 7 de Setembro in Fortaleza, Brazil, currently ranks 98th on the Brazilian all-time money list with $110,054 in live earnings. His poker prowess comes as no surprise when you consider he’s friends with some of his homeland's best poker players, such as Andre Akkari, Maria Mayrinck, and Thiago Decano.

Prior to his deep run in the 2014 World Series of Poker Main Event, Politano’s biggest cash was for $47,493 for a third-place finish in the 2013 Brazilian Series of Poker Main Event (BSOP) in Florianópolis. Other significant finishes include eighth in the Latin American Poker Tour IV Sao Paulo R$5,000 Main Event for $27,206 and seventh in the 2011 BSOP High Roller for $10,594.

In 2011, Politano notched his first WSOP cash when he placed 148th in a $1,000 No-Limit Hold’em event for $2,548. In 2014, Politano returned to Las Vegas and earned two more cashes prior to the Main Event – 17th in Event #39 $3,000 No-Limit Hold’em for $20,148 and 135th in Event #58 $1,500 No-Limit Hold’em Mixed Max for $2,708.

As for his Main Event run, Politano began the Day 1c minefield as one of the many hopefuls in the field. He managed to finish the 2,571 survivor 474th in chips with 66,800 and while he managed to make it through Day 2c, he did so with just 72,400 – good for 1,134 of 1,864 players. Politano chipped up slightly to 110,000 on Day 3, which put him 598th out of 746 players.

Politano’s patience paid off on Day 4 when he was able to increase his stack twentyfold to 2.289 million, which put him in fifth out of 291 players. He maintained his status on Day 5 as he chipped up to 5.475 million – good for fourth out of the advancing 79 players – and on Day 6, he navigated his way to the top 27, sixth in chips with 11.625 million. Politano's patience has served him well and might just lead to a seat at poker’s most prestigious final table.

Here's a look as Politano’s WSOP résumé prior to the 2014 Main Event:

Total WSOP & Circuit Earnings: $22,696

WSOP Bracelets: 0
WSOP Cashes: 2
WSOP Earnings: $22,696

Circuit Rings: 0
Circuit Cashes: 0
Circuit Earnings: $0

Tags: Bruno Politano Player Profiles

07-14-2014 15:36 UTC-8

Feature Table Hands #10-15: Stephensen Doubles Through Newhouse

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Mohammed Nuwwarah

Level 32 : 100,000/200,000, 30,000 ante

Hand #10: Felix Stephensen raised to 425,000 in the hijack and took it down.

Hand #11: Bruno Politano raised to 455,000 in early position and won the pot.

Hand #12: Stephensen opened to 425,000 once more and this time he got three-bet by Thomas Sarra Jr. to 1.1 million from the big blind. Stephensen folded.

Hand #13: Maximilian Senft made it 400,000 under the gun, and nobody wanted to play.

Hand #14: Scott Mahin opened to 450,000 in middle position and got three-bet by Mark Newhouse to 1 million in the cutoff. Mahin's response was to shove all in, and Newhouse folded without much delay.

Hand #15: Newhouse raised to 425,000 in the hijack, and Stephensen three-bet to 1.1 million in the big blind. Newhouse wasn't laying down, instead coming back with a four-bet before calling the shove of Stephensen for 7,060,000.

Stephensen:
Newhouse:

The flop: , giving Stephensen top pair. An turn was a blank, as was the river.

Player	Chips	Progress
Bruno Politano	19,220,000 120,000	120,000

Felix Stephensen	14,430,000 7,365,000	7,365,000
Thomas Sarra Jr	13,620,000 550,000	550,000
Luis Velador	13,160,000 150,000	150,000

Maximilian Senft	9,330,000 220,000	220,000
Mark Newhouse	7,770,000 8,510,000	8,510,000

Andoni Larrabe	7,320,000 250,000	250,000
Craig McCorkell	5,780,000 450,000	450,000

Scott Mahin	5,595,000 1,420,000	1,420,000

Tags: Bruno Politano Felix Stephensen Mark Newhouse Maximilian Senft Scott Mahin Thomas Sarra Jr

07-14-2014 15:29 UTC-8

Secondary Table Hands #9-13: Pappaconstantinou Continues

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Level 32 : 100,000/200,000, 30,000 ante

Hand #9: Christopher Greaves opened to 500,000 from middle position and took down the blinds and antes.

Hand #10: Eddy Sabat received a walk in the big blind.

Hand #11: Dan Sindelar raised to 450,000 from the cutoff and took down the blinds and antes.

Hand #12: William Tonking opened to 450,000 from early position and won the blinds and antes.

Hand #13: William Pappaconstantinou opened his button to 450,000 and Greaves called from the big blind. The flop came down and Greaves checked. Pappaconstantinou continued out for 500,000, eliciting a quick fold from Greaves.

Player	Chips	Progress
Billy Pappas	13,000,000 440,000	440,000

Christopher Greaves	9,300,000 555,000	555,000

Tags: William Pappaconstantinou William Tonking Christopher Greaves Dan Sindelar Eddy Sabat

07-14-2014 15:27 UTC-8

Secondary Table Hands #6-8: Zaichenko and Jacobson Battling

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Level 32 : 100,000/200,000, 30,000 ante

Hand #6: From the small blind, William Tonking opened to 575,000 and Jorryt van Hoof called from the big blind to see a flop fall with Tonking continuing for 675,000. Van Hoof folded and Tonking was pushed the pot.

Hand #7: Andrey Zaichenko opened to 450,000 from early position and Martin Jacobson defended his big blind to see a flop.

Jacobson checked and Zaichenko bet out 460,000 with Jacobson check-calling as the on the turn was checked by both players.

The river landed the and Jacobson led for 1,250,000 with Zaichenko folding.

Hand #8: From under-the-gun, Andrey Zaichenko opened to 450,000 and Martin Jacobson three-bet the small blind to 1,050,000. Zaichenko called, and on the flop, the Russian would be confronted with a bet of 1,250,000 from Jacobson.

After a few moments of consideration, Zaichenko made the call as both players checked the on the turn. The river landed the . Jacobson moved all in to force Zaichenko to make a decision for his last 3.3 million.

Eventually the Russian folded, and Jacobson was pushed the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Martin Jacobson	22,600,000 4,620,000	4,620,000

Andrey Zaichenko	3,320,000 2,815,000	2,815,000

Tags: Andrey Zaichenko Jorryt van Hoof Martin Jacobson William Tonking

07-14-2014 15:18 UTC-8

Feature Table Hands #6-9: Mahin Check-Shoves

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Level 32 : 100,000/200,000, 30,000 ante

Hand #6: The action folded to Maximilian Senft in the small blind, and he raised to 525,000. Felix Stephensen surrendered his big blind.

Hand #7: Mark Newhouse raised to 425,000 in middle position, Luis Velador defended his big blind, and the flop came down . Both players checked, the turn was the , and the two checked again.

The completed the board, Velador led out for 350,000, Newhouse called, and Velador won the pot with for kings up.

Hand #8: Andoni Larrabe was the first player to act and raised to 400,000. Scott Mahin called out of the big blind, the flop fell , and Mahin checked. Larrabe tossed out 450,000, Mahin moved all in for 3.215 million, and the Spaniard snap-folded.

Hand #9: The action folded to Mahin in the small blind and he completed. Larrabe raised to 600,000 and Mahin folded.

Player	Chips	Progress
Bruno Politano	19,100,000 570,000	570,000

Mark Newhouse	16,280,000 890,000	890,000

Luis Velador	13,310,000 50,000	50,000

Thomas Sarra Jr	13,070,000 570,000	570,000
Maximilian Senft	9,110,000
Andoni Larrabe	7,570,000 20,000	20,000
Felix Stephensen	7,065,000 420,000	420,000
Craig McCorkell	6,230,000

Scott Mahin	4,175,000 755,000	755,000

Tags: Andoni Larrabe Felix Stephensen Luis Velador Mark Newhouse Maximilian Senft Scott Mahin

07-14-2014 15:13 UTC-8

Day 7 Stats: Secondary Table

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Level 32 : 100,000/200,000, 30,000 ante

Since we’re covering every hand here on Day 7 of the Main Event, we will also be tracking the preflop statistics for each player still alive. These stats help tell the story of the action thus far (see the descriptions of each indicator below).

Which player has been those most active? Who has been sitting back and folding? Have a see for yourself.

SECONDARY TABLE

Player	Hands	VPIP%	PFR%	3B%
Andrey Zaichenko	49	12.2%	10.2%	2.0%
Eddy Sabat	49	18.4%	6.1%	4.1%
William Pappaconstantinou	50	16.0%	6.0%	4.0%
Oscar Kemps	73	17.8%	16.4%	0.0%
Christopher Greaves	73	19.2%	9.6%	2.7%
William Tonking	50	28.0%	12.0%	6.0%
Jorryt van Hoof	50	20.0%	14.0%	2.0%
Martin Jacobson	49	28.6%	14.3%	6.1%
Dan Sindelar	73	27.4%	19.2%	1.4%

VPIP%: The percentage a player voluntarily puts chips into the pot preflop. This includes raising, calling, and completing the blind, but does not include checking the option from the big blind. The higher the VPIP%, the more active the player.

PFR%: The percentage a player is raising preflop. This includes an open raise, a three-bet, a four-bet, and so on.

3B%: The percentage a player is reraising preflop.