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

07-06-2018 12:32 UTC-7

Yamagishi Gets a Gift

Adam Lamers

Level 6 : 300/600, 100 ante

According to the table, Kelly Holderread opened to 2,000 from under the gun and Colten Yamagishi three-bet to 4,500. The action folded back to Holderread who made the call. The flop came and Holderread led out for 5,000. Yamagishi called and the landed on the turn.

Holderread tossed in another 5,000 bet and Yamagishi just called again. The river was an and Holderread bet 10,000 this time. Yamagishi pushed all in and Holderread instantly called for his last 45,000 chips. Yamagishi turned over for a full house while Holderread just had , thus being eliminated from the tournament.

Player	Chips	Progress
Colten Yamagishi	231,500 83,400	83,400
Kelly Holderread	Busted

Tags: Colten Yamagishi

07-06-2018 12:33 UTC-7

Mateos Puts the Pressure On

AaronMcBride

Level 6 : 300/600, 100 ante

Adrian Mateos secured a vital double-up just a few hands ago and his using his increased stack to put the pressure on this opponents.

After there was a raise from early position, a call from the player in the small blind, and a call from Mateos in the big blind the flop came down . After both players in the blinds checked the initial raiser bet 2,200. The small blind called, and Mateos contemplated his decision.

Mateos raised to 8,500, and the initial raiser needed a minute or so to think before he let his hand go and the small blind quickly followed suit to allow the Spaniard to pick up the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Adrian Mateos	40,000 9,500	9,500

Tags: Adrian Mateos

07-06-2018 12:39 UTC-7

Geci Still Down

Shirley Ang

Level 6 : 300/600, 100 ante

Endrit Geci raised to 1,200 from mid-position and was called by Gary Bolden in late position.

They both checked through the flop to the on the turn. Geci bet 1,800 and Bolden called.

The came on the river to complete the board on which they both checked. Geci tabled for the flopped pair of tens and that was enough to make Bolden muck his hand.

Player	Chips	Progress
Andrew Chen	208,000 99,400	99,400
Kane Kalas	38,000 -800	-800
Gary Bolden	25,000 -28,200	-28,200
Endrit Geci	18,000 -21,500	-21,500

Tags: Endrit Geci Gary Bolden

07-06-2018 12:42 UTC-7

Basebaldy Caught Bluffing

Jan_Kores

Level 6 : 300/600, 100 ante

Stephan Schiessl raised under the gun and Eric Baldwin three-bet to 4,000 on the button. Schiessl called and check-called another 3,500 on the flop.

The turn was checked and Schiessl checked the river as well. Baldwin fired 13,000 but Schiessl instantly picked him off. Baldwin turned up for air and Schiessl took it down with .

Player	Chips	Progress
Eric Baldwin	85,000 13,200	13,200

Stephan Schiessl	70,000 13,300	13,300

Tags: Eric Baldwin Stephan Schiessl

07-06-2018 12:43 UTC-7

Sinclair Busts; Burden Wins a Big One

Christian Zetzsche

Level 6 : 300/600, 100 ante

With a completed board of showing and 9,200 in the middle, Jack Sinclair bet 10,000 and Kevin Calenzo moved all in for only 13,500. Sinclair was pained and had a dry smile on the face. Another player at the table suggested: "new shorts, please." After more than three minutes, Sinclair called with the and Calenzo showed for the straight to double.

Sinclair busted shortly after and a far bigger pot would play out on the very same table minutes later. The turn showed and there weren't that many chips in the middle by then, just some 20,000. However, Erik Garmans and Timothy Burden got into a raising war in which the former ended up all all in for 57,000. Burden called after some consideration and showed the for top set.

"Why did you wait so long?" Garmans asked and wanted to muck his cards. As part of the all in showdown, he had to reveal his and the fell on the river.

"Oh, jack nine would have been a straight," Garmans then nodded and headed to the rail after gathering all his belongings.

Player	Chips	Progress
Timothy Burden	215,000 78,700	78,700
Kevin Calenzo	38,000 12,600	12,600

Tags: Erik Gamans Jack Sinclair Kevin Calenzo Timothy Burden

07-06-2018 12:47 UTC-7

Updated Chip Counts from Pavilion

mnuwwarah

Level 6 : 300/600, 100 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Alexander Fitzgerald	142,300 -1,700	-1,700
John Smith	123,000 22,000	22,000
Goran Mandic	120,000 49,600	49,600
Bob Bounahra	87,000 25,700	25,700
Sean Winter	73,000 16,000	16,000
Athanasios Polychronopoulos	73,000 -800	-800

Georgios Sotiropoulos	68,000 68,000	68,000

Fadi Hamad	65,000 20,300	20,300
Johannes Becker	63,900 -107,000	-107,000

Heinz Schluter	56,000 6,400	6,400
Cate Hall	54,000 12,000	12,000
Kathy Liebert	46,000 13,500	13,500

Tom Koral	40,000 -1,300	-1,300

Ken Aldridge	30,800 5,300	5,300

Dzmitry Urbanovich	28,000 -9,500	-9,500
Joe Cada	23,800 7,300	7,300

Matthew Reed	9,100 -29,900	-29,900

07-06-2018 12:49 UTC-7

Violette Calls the River, Wins Without Showdown

Milko van Winden

Level 6 : 300/600, 100 ante

It folded around to Cyndy Violette on the button and she raised to 1,700. Mark Smith called from the small blind and the player in the big blind called as well.

The flop came down and Smith chose to lead out with a bet of 1,600. The big blind folded but Violette called in position.

The turn was the and Smith bet again. 2,000 was the sizing and the action was back on Violette. She grabbed more than just a call and put in a raise to 6,000. Smith called to see the complete the board.

Smith lead out again on the river and it was with a sizeable bet of 12,000. Violette called and Smith instantly sent his hand to the muck and Violette took down the pot without having to show her hand.

Player	Chips	Progress
Cyndy Violette	170,000 35,700	35,700

Mark Smith	40,000 -15,500	-15,500

Tags: Mark Smith Cyndy Violette

07-06-2018 12:50 UTC-7

Volpe Doubles Through Polge

Shirley Ang

Level 6 : 300/600, 100 ante

The flop read and there was around 21,000 in the middle already. Paul Volpe had checked his small blind and Julien Polge bet 5,500 on the button. Volpe considered all his options for a while and decided to raise to 20,000 leaving himself behind with 1,900. Polge looked at the bet and raised to put Volpe all-in and Volpe snap-called.

Paul Volpe:
Julien Polge:

Volpe had flopped top pair and also had a flush draw to stay alive against Polge's middle pair.

The rest of the board was completed with the on the turn and the on the river to not impose any danger to Volpe's double-up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Paul Volpe	65,500 8,300	8,300

Julien Polge	45,000 -74,700	-74,700

Tags: Julien Polge Paul Volpe

07-06-2018 12:50 UTC-7

Super Bluff For Superman

MrCleverFox

Level 6 : 300/600, 100 ante

Jonathan Dwek chose to sport a Thor costume this year

Jonathan Dwek opened from middle position with a raise to 1,600 and he was called by the player in the cutoff as well as the player on the button.

The flop was and Dwek led out with a bet of 2,100. Only the player on the button called.

The turn was the and Dwek led out again, this time betting 4,100. He opponent called once more.

On the river, Dwek moved all in for roughly 7,500. His opponent tanked for a long while, but eventually decided to fold.

"Wow," Dwek said after the hand. He waited a few moments then showed down his for just ace high. "That was close. I was thinking, 'well, I guess this is it.'"

But, Dwek, who spent most of last year's Main Event clad in a Superman Halloween costume, lives to fight another day.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jonathan Dwek	29,000 4,200	4,200

Tags: Jonathan Dwek

07-06-2018 12:51 UTC-7

Gottlieb Binks a One-Outer

Christian Zetzsche

Level 6 : 300/600, 100 ante

The mobile phones came out on table 531 when a set over set took place and Jon Gottlieb was all but one card away from being eliminated. He got it in with the against on the turn and spiked the magical on the river, causing gasps from everyone on the table.

Once all was done and dusted, Gottlieb doubled for 63,700. "I thought I had him set up so nicely with my set," Gottlieb added in table chat while his stack was counted.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jon Gottlieb	150,000 59,400	59,400

Tags: Jon Gottlieb