Racener Gets a Fold
Level 7
: 400/800, 800 ante
John Racener opened to 1,700 on the button. The player in the small blind called, along with Julien Martini in the big blind.
Players saw a flop of 
. The small blind and Martini checked, but Racener bet 2,000 and while the small blind called, Martini folded.
The dealer burned and turned the 
that was checked through to the 
river. The small blind checked once more. Racener, who holds the joint record for the most number of cashes in a World Series after visiting the payout cage 17 times in 2017, fired a bet of 4,500 and his opponent let it go.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
82,000
22,000
|
22,000 |
|
||
flop. Cord Garcia raised his opponents bet of 21,000 for the rest of his 46,000. 
on the turn and river kept Garcia's tournament alive and gave him a nice double-up.
was dealt. Lew bet 4,200. Bicknell called.
and was checked through 
river. Lew threw in a bet of 20,000. Bicknell tank-called. Lew showed 
and Bicknell revealed 
to take down the pot.
. O'Hara checked. Mandavia bet 1,600. O'Hara check-called.
and O'Hara check-called another bet of 3,000 from Mandavia. 
and O'Hara revealed 
to win the pot.