The field is shrinking at a rapid pace in Event #53: $800 No-Limit Hold'em Deepstack. The following players have recently busted out of the tournament, including Joseph Cheong, Greg Raymer, and Alex Foxen.
The field is shrinking at a rapid pace in Event #53: $800 No-Limit Hold'em Deepstack. The following players have recently busted out of the tournament, including Joseph Cheong, Greg Raymer, and Alex Foxen.
Denis Timofeev opened to 80,000 from early position, got one caller, and Angel Vu three bet all in for her 1,060,000 stack. Timofeev called, and the other player folded.
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Vu ended up hitting her set on the river of a ![]()
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runout, and she's now up over the 2-million chip mark.
Darren Martin open-jammed from early position for 315,000 and sitting directly to his left was Jacob Reiland who moved all in for less. Action around the table folded and the two players were heads up.
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Martin was able to pair his king on the ![]()
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flop but Reiland picked up the gutterball straight.
The
on the turn would give Martin top-two but Reiland also hit his gutterball. Reiland just needed to dodge any king or queen to survive.
The river didn't pair the board as it fell the
and Reiland doubled up.
Luis Marquez open-jammed fro 60,000 from early position and he was called by Peter Dawson sitting from middle position.
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Marquez was behind until he paired his nine on the ![]()
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flop.
The turn paired the board with the
and Dawson needed to pair his ten on the river to eliminate his opponent.
The river brought the
which Dawson two-pair playing the board but Marquez doubled up with kings and nines.
Alex Foxen's first career WSOP bracelet will have to come another day, as the world-class tournament grinder is out in 202nd place for $2,164.
Level: 25
Blinds: 20,000/40,000
Ante: 40,000
Matthew Zarcadoolas is the first player to hit the three-million chip mark after taking down a massive pot against Simon Deadman.
Deadman opened to 65,000 from early position, Zarcadoolas three-bet to 180,000, and the action folded back around to Deadman. Both players checked the flop of ![]()
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The turn fell
, and Deadman made a move with a 275,000 bet. Zarcadoolas called, and the river came the
. Deadman gave up the fight after that, checking with Zarcadoolas checking back.
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A player open-jammed from middle position for 255,000 and Andrew Stevenson called from the big blind.
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Stevenson had his opponent dominated and the rainbow flop of ![]()
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didn't change anything.
The turn gave Stevenson's opponent the nut-flush draw as it fell the
.
Stevenson's opponent missed the river as it came the
and he exited the playing field.
Amir Lehavot fired an 85,000 continuation bet on a flop of ![]()
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, and an opponent on the big blind called. The out-of-position opponent led out on the board-pairing turn
, and Lehavot called.
The river came the
, and both players checked. Lehavot showed down the winner with ![]()
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Daniel Sekora open-jammed for 150,000 from middle position and Yosef Lider jammed over the top sitting directly to his left. The rest of the table folded and the two players were heads up.
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Sekora needed help but didn't get it on the ![]()
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flop.
The turn came the
which gave Sekora a wheel draw and he now needed to pair an ace or five to win.
Unfortunately the river fell the
and Sekora was eliminated from the tournament.