Event #65: $10,000 No-Limit Hold'em MAIN EVENT - World Championship Day 2ab | 2018 World Series of Poker

07-05-2018 20:26 UTC-7

Frye Takes from Zajmovic

Christian Zetzsche

Level 9 : 600/1,200, 200 ante

After a raise by Ema Zajmovic and a three-bet by Jeffrey Frye, Zajmovic four-bet to 19,000 in order to pick up a call from Frye. Both checked the flop and Zajmovic check-called a bet of 22,000 on the turn. The river paired the board and both players checked.

Zajmovic was first to show, turning over her , and Frye had that beat with the .

Player	Chips	Progress
Jeffrey Frye	310,000 186,900	186,900
Ema Zajmovic	155,000 -35,000	-35,000

Tags: Ema Zajmovic Jeffrey Frye

07-05-2018 20:17 UTC-7

Three-Bet Works for Fazzolari

Sandra Barbour

Level 9 : 600/1,200, 200 ante

Vincent Fazzolari opened to 3,100 under the gun. The player on the cutoff and the button called.

A flop reading was dealt. Fazzolari bet 5,000. The cutoff raised to 12,500, Fazzolari three-bet to 25,000. His opponent gave up his hand.

Player	Chips	Progress
Vincent Fazzolari	165,000 98,800	98,800

Tags: Vincent Fazzolari

07-05-2018 20:16 UTC-7

Ace-High Good Enough for Deeb

Will Shillibier

Level 9 : 600/1,200, 200 ante

A player and Shaun Deeb checked to the player on the button who bet 4,000. The first player folded but Deeb hung around.

The turn was the . Both players checked and the river was the . Both players checked again and Deeb took down the pot with .

Player	Chips	Progress
Shaun Deeb	88,000 -12,000	-12,000

Tags: Shaun Deeb

07-05-2018 20:14 UTC-7

Margets Calls Off Against the Nuts

Milko van Winden

Level 9 : 600/1,200, 200 ante

Leo Margets raised from the under the gun position to 2,500 and it folded all the way around to the big blind. They saw the flop appear and both checked.

The turn was the and both players checked again. The river was the and the player in the big blind lead out with a bet of 3,600 this time. Margets called and as soon as her opponent opened up she let out a little chuckle and said "fair enough".

Player	Chips	Progress
Leo Margets	100,000 -31,000	-31,000

Tags: Leo Margets

07-05-2018 20:10 UTC-7

Bleznick Slow Plays Slattery

[user270022]

Level 9 : 600/1,200, 200 ante

After opening from late position, Jared Bleznick called a three-bet worth 10,000 from James Slattery out of the big blind. The flop came down and Bleznick called a bet of 10,000 to see the on the turn.

Slattery bet 10,000 again and Bleznick flatted once more.

The completed the board on the river and Slattery fired one more 10,000 bet. Bleznick raised it up to 50,000 and Slattery called.

Bleznick tabled the for an ace-high flush and Slattery showed the table his as they went in the muck.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jared Bleznick	198,000 142,000	142,000
James Slattery	119,000 -111,000	-111,000

Tags: James Slattery Jared Bleznick

07-05-2018 20:10 UTC-7

Kanit Saves Heaps with a River-Check

Jan_Kores

Level 9 : 600/1,200, 200 ante

In the cutoff, Mustapha Kanit re-raised to 9,400 after a player in early position opened the action with a 3,000-raise.

Kanit got called and he barrelled the board, firing 8,200 on the flop and another 22,000 on the turn. His opponent kept check-calling and he checked the river as well.

Kanit paused for about 30 seconds and then skipped the final barrel, which proved to be a good decision as his opponent turned up . Kanit dodged a deeper wound and continued with 175,000.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mustapha Kanit	175,000 3,000	3,000

Tags: Mustapha Kanit

07-05-2018 20:09 UTC-7

Wang Gets the Best of Gray

Adam Lamers

Level 9 : 600/1,200, 200 ante

Michael Wang and Jonathan Gray have been battling it out for nearly four levels now but the battle finally came to an end. Wang opened from early position and Gray three-bet to 12,000 from the big blind. Wang put in a four-bet to 27,000 and Gray shoved all in for around 50,000 after some thought. Wang made the call and the cards were on their backs.

Michael Wang:
Jonathan Gray:

Gray held a strong leading before the flop of was spread on the felt. The on the turn meant Wang was left drawing to one of three aces. The dealer burned and turned the and Gray was bounced from his seat late on Day 2.

Player	Chips	Progress
Michael Wang	194,500 96,000	96,000

Jonathan Gray	Busted

Tags: Jonathan Gray Michael Wang

07-05-2018 20:07 UTC-7

Frustration Sets in for Galfond

Christian Zetzsche

Level 9 : 600/1,200, 200 ante

After losing a big pot with aces against pocket fours, Farah Galfond dropped down further in the counts and just called a raise to 3,300 by Daniel Cooke. Brian Altman from one seat over in the hijack made it 12,500 to go and all opponents folded. After the hand was over, Galfond was visibly frustrated on the secondary feature table.

Below are further assorted counts from the feature tables and the Amazon Purple section.

Player	Chips	Progress
Brian Altman	343,000 48,000	48,000
Christopher Kruk	320,000 90,000	90,000
Baoqiang Ho	290,000 8,000	8,000
Timothy Lau	280,000 -105,000	-105,000
Matt Berkey	270,000 50,000	50,000
Michael Mizrachi	217,000 -44,000	-44,000

Adrian Naya Lopez	204,000 -26,000	-26,000
Max Altergott	185,000 54,000	54,000
Daniel Cooke	153,000 50,200	50,200
Aram Zobian	140,000 -42,000	-42,000

Paul Michaelis	135,000 40,000	40,000
Igor Merda	110,000 -5,000	-5,000
Jason Koon	60,000 3,000	3,000

Farah Galfond	21,000 -38,000	-38,000
Justin Bonomo	Busted

Tags: Brian Altman Daniel Cooke Farah Galfond

07-05-2018 20:03 UTC-7

Metaal Picks Up a Pot

Milko van Winden

Level 9 : 600/1,200, 200 ante

The player in the hijack raised to 3,500 and Govert Metaal put in a three-bet to 10,000 from the cutoff. The player on the button and the ones in the blinds folded and they saw a flop.

The flop came down and it checked to Metaal. He threw in 7,000 and after about a minute his opponent folded.

Player	Chips	Progress
Govert Metaal	280,000

Tags: Govert Metaal

07-05-2018 19:58 UTC-7

Recent Chip Counts Miranda Room

Shirley Ang

Level 9 : 600/1,200, 200 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Or Arusi	296,000 -78,000	-78,000
William Reymond	216,700 96,700	96,700
Marvin Rettenmaier	212,000 22,000	22,000
Jasper Wetemans	190,000 4,000	4,000
Roman Valerstein	170,000 15,000	15,000
Dermot Blain	170,000 78,000	78,000
Blake Whittington	170,000 45,000	45,000
Aylar Lie	143,000 -7,000	-7,000
Scott Sawyer	120,000 97,100	97,100
Richard Otts	65,000 -2,900	-2,900
Christopher Kusha	60,000 43,500	43,500
James Dempsey	Busted

Michael Ho	Busted