Event #6: $2,500 Limit Mixed Triple Draw Day 1 | 2019 World Series of Poker

06-01-2019 19:51 UTC-8

Hallen Takes Down Another Pot

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Level 6 : 500/1,000, 0 ante

Badugi

With three-handed action going to the first draw, the small blind was first to draw and stood pat. Michael Hallen took one card from the big blind and the player on the button took two. The small blind put in a bet and both Hallen and the player on the button called. Draws again went pat, one, two and action again saw the small blind put out a bet that was called by Hallen and the player on the button. The final draw went pat, one, one and the small blind checked to Hallen, who made a bet. The player on the button folded and the small blind made the call.

Hallen tabled for a five-dugi, which was good to take down the pot as his opponent sent his cards to the muck.

Player	Chips	Progress
Michael Hallen	26,000 2,000	2,000

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06-01-2019 19:44 UTC-8

Rosario Showers Opponent

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Level 6 : 500/1,000, 0 ante

A-5 Triple Draw

Shirley Rosario opened from the cutoff and the player on the button put in a three-bet. Rosario made the call and drew one card, while her opponent drew two. Rosario bet and her opponent raised all in for less than a second bet. She made the call and both players stood pat on their final two draws.

Shirley Rosario:
Opponent:

Rosario's seven-low was good to eliminate her opponent and she finds herself with a comfortable stack early in level six.

Player	Chips	Progress
Shirley Rosario	35,000 5,000	5,000

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Level: 6

Limits: 500/1,000

Ante: 0

06-01-2019 19:30 UTC-8

Noori Gets There on Zack

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Mohammed Nuwwarah

Level 5 : 400/800, 0 ante

Badugi

Dan Zack bet after the first draw from under the gun and was called by both blinds. They each took a card and Zack patted, then bet again. Everyone stuck around for the third draw, which went the same as the second. Again, Zack bet when checked to. The small blind mucked but Mike Noori looked him up from the big.

"Ten," Zack announced.

"Nine," Noori replied, fanning for nine-smooth to take it down.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mike Noori	26,000
Dan Zack	3,450 14,550	14,550

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06-01-2019 19:29 UTC-8

Hallen Sends One To Rail

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Level 5 : 400/800, 0 ante

A-5 Triple Draw

With three-handed action on the first draw, all three players took two cards. A player in early position checked and Michael Hallen put in a bet from the hijack. The player in the cutoff raised and the player in early position called. Hallen then put in a third bet, which was met with a four-bet from the cutoff. The player in early position folded and Hallen called, happily stating that he was hoping they could get the pot heads up.

Both players took one card on the second draw and Hallen put in a bet. His opponent called all in for less and turned over . Hallen took one card and his opponent stood pat.

Hallen tabled the four cards he kept, , and then proceeded to flip over his last draw card. It was a , good for a six-low to send his opponent to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Michael Hallen	24,000 24,000	24,000

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06-01-2019 19:24 UTC-8

Updated Chip Counts

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Mohammed Nuwwarah

Level 5 : 400/800, 0 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Shirley Rosario	30,000 8,000	8,000
Joey Couden	28,500 13,500	13,500

Julien Martini	25,000 7,500	7,500

Sampo Ryynanen	25,000 10,000	10,000
John Racener	25,000 23,300	23,300

Jerry Wong	24,500

Larry Wright	24,000 4,000	4,000

Greg Mueller	24,000

Benny Glaser	22,900 12,700	12,700

Layne Flack	22,000

Jon Turner	21,600 5,600	5,600

Rami Boukai	15,000

Nick Pupillo	15,000

Maria Ho	14,000
David Benyamine	13,800

David "ODB" Baker	12,000

Andrey Zaichenko	10,100 39,900	39,900

Jean Gaspard	4,600

Jameson Painter	3,500 2,700	2,700

06-01-2019 19:05 UTC-8

Kurtzman Chipping Up

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Hill Kerby

Level 5 : 400/800, 0 ante

Badugi

Eric "The Donkey" Kurtzman took down two hands in a row and is cruising along with a mountain of chips in front of him. The first of the two hands saw three-way action with a player opening from under the gun. Kurtzman called from the cutoff, as did the player on the button. All three players drew one card and the player under the gun bet, which Kurtzman and the player on the button both called. All three players drew one card again on the second draw, and action checked through. The final draw saw all three players take one card for the last time this hand, and action checked to Kurtzman, who bet. The player on the button called and the original raiser folded from under the gun.

Kurtzman tabled and his opponent mucked as he raked in the pot.

On the following hand, Kurtzman opened from the hijack and got called by the players in the small and big blinds. The small blind drew two cards and the big blind and Kurtzman both drew one. Action checked to Kurtzman, who made a continuation-bet. Both players called, and draws again went two, one, one. The small blind checked and the big blind put in a bet. Kurtzman raised, prompting the small blind to fold. The big blind called and both players stood pat on the final draw.

On the last street of action, the big blind checked and Kurtzman put in another bet. The big blind sent his cards into the muck and Kurtzman told him he made a good fold as he added more chips onto his stack.

Player	Chips	Progress
Eric Kurtzman	44,000 21,000	21,000

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06-01-2019 18:59 UTC-8

Photos: 2019 WSOP Event #6 Day 1

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Mohammed Nuwwarah

Photos by Hayley Hochstetler.

06-01-2019 18:56 UTC-8

Akkari Gets Value of Out a Seven

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Mohammed Nuwwarah

Level 5 : 400/800, 0 ante

A-5 Triple Draw

Yuval Bronshtein in the small blind and Frankie O'Dell in the big both took two cards and Andre Akkari was pat on the second draw. They checked to Akkari and he bet, with only O'Dell calling. Both players patted and O'Dell check-called a final bet.

Akkari announced seven-five and showed , with O'Dell mucking.

Player	Chips	Progress
Frankie O'Dell	27,000 3,000	3,000

Andre Akkari	21,000 1,000	1,000

Tags: Andre Akkari Frankie O'Dell Yuval Bronshtein

06-01-2019 18:46 UTC-8

Wheel for Israelashvili

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Hill Kerby

Level 5 : 400/800, 0 ante

Badugi

Hal Rotholz opened the action with a raise from the button and was called by Roland Israelashvili in the small blind and Scott Horowitz in the big blind. All three players drew two cards and Israelashvili led out with a bet. Horowitz and Rotholz both called, and the second draw went one, two, two. Israelashvili again fired out with a bet and Horowitz put in a raise. Rotholz folded and Israelashvili made the call, taking the pot heads up to the final draw. Israelashvili drew one card and Horowitz stood pat. On the final street of betting, Israelashvili led out again and Horowitz made the call.

Israelashvili tabled for a wheel badugi and raked in the pot.