Event #81: $1,500 50th Annual Bracelet Winners Only No-Limit Hold'em Day 2 | 2019 World Series of Poker

07-11-2019 23:55 UTC-7

Alexandru Papazian Eliminated in 18th Place ($2,975)

ElleSriracha

Level 18 : 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Alexandru Papazian was all in before the flop, shortly after getting a double just moments ago, and got action from Cord Garcia.

Papazian:
Garcia:

The dealer ran the board out and Papazian was eliminated in 18th place for $2,975.

Player	Chips	Progress
Cord Garcia	1,150,000	400,000
Alexandru Papazian	Busted

Tags: Alexandru Papazian Cord Garcia

07-11-2019 23:51 UTC-7

Nguyen Misreads Hand, Doubles Papazian

Jan_Kores

Level 18 : 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Alexandru Papazian raised to 24,000 with a 13-big blind stack and Tommy Nguyen called from the big blind.

Nguyen check-called 33,000 on the flop and the landed on the turn.

Nguyen checked again and Papazian shoved his remaining 104,000. Nguyen instantly flicked in a chip. Then he tabled his hand, looking at it in the process.

"Oh s**t, I misread," he whispered, exposing . Papazian had only , but he found himself ahead.

Nguyen had still quite a few outs despite the misstep, but the provided a complete punishment for him as Papazian secured the double.

Player	Chips	Progress
Tommy Nguyen	630,000	-170,000
Alexandru Papazian	340,000	170,000

Tags: Alexandru Papazian Tommy Nguyen

07-11-2019 23:39 UTC-7

"Payout... No"

Jan_Kores

Level 18 : 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Kirk Caldwell shoved last 114,000 from the small blind, Thom Werthmann double-checked Caldwell stack to confirm that it was 10 bigs, and then called.

Caldwell:
Werthmann:

What started as a flip looked good for Werthmann through the turn.

Caldwell observed that he was one card away from being eliminated, saying, "Payout!"

But then the hit the felt and Caldwell corrected his statement: "No."

Player	Chips	Progress
Thom Werthmann	435,000	-375,000
Kirk Caldwell	140,000	-25,000

Tags: Kirk Caldwell Thom Werthmann

07-11-2019 23:35 UTC-7

Luther Keeps Pressing

ElleSriracha

Level 18 : 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Nikita Luther opened to 25,000 from late position and got calls from Cord Garcia in the cutoff and Brett Apter in the big blind.

The dealer fanned a flop of and Apter checked. Luther bet 20,000, Garcia called and Apter mucked.

The turn was the and Luther paused for a moment before sliding forward a bet worth 80,000. Garcia tanked for a minute before releasing his hand.

Player	Chips	Progress
Cord Garcia	750,000	-120,000
Nikita Luther	430,000	75,000

Tags: Brett Apter Cord Garcia Nikita Luther

07-11-2019 23:31 UTC-7

Bohlman Boomerangs Back

Jan_Kores

Level 18 : 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Following Scott Bohlman's loss against Brian Yoon, one would think that the payout slip for 18th place could've been filled in.

But Bohlman took down the two following hands to bounce back into contention.

The first hand started with Kevin Gerhart opening to 24,000 in middle position. Bohlman called on his left, putting in his last 18,000. Haixia Zhang raised to 72,000 from the small blind, getting rid of Gerhart. Bohlman was ahead with against , and he more than quadrupled when the board rolled out.

On the next hand, Bohlman open-shoved his 78,000 and Andreas Klatt called in the big blind. Bohlman had a worse starting hand this time, but his pulled ahead of on the flop. The rest of the board ran out and and Bohlman doubled again.

Player	Chips	Progress
Andreas Klatt	470,000	-180,000
Scott Bohlman	174,000	156,000

Tags: Andreas Klatt Brian Yoon Haixia Zhang Kevin Gerhart

07-11-2019 23:25 UTC-7

Yoon Doubles and Leaves Bohlman with Crumbs

ElleSriracha

Level 18 : 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Brian Yoon was all in for 231,000 from late position, up against Scott Bohlman in the cutoff.

Yoon:
Bohlman:

The flop came and Yoon remained ahead, but Bohlman picked up a straight draw. The turn was the and the river was the , sending the pot to Yoon.

Player	Chips	Progress
Brian Yoon	492,000	227,000
Scott Bohlman	18,000	-262,000

Tags: Brian Yoon Scott Bohlman

Level: 18

Blinds: 6,000/12,000

Ante: 12,000

07-11-2019 23:15 UTC-7

Pillai Crams Four-Flush Board

Jan_Kores

Level 17 : 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

Shankar Pillai raised to 23,000 from early position and it folded to James Mackey who called from the big blind.

Mackey check-called 20,000 on and both checked the turn.

The river came down and Mackey checked again. Pillai announced an all-in bet for an effective 180,000. Mackey took a minute to figure out whether to risk his tournament life and the conclusion was a fold.

Player	Chips	Progress
Shankar Pillai	610,000	40,000
James Mackey	180,000	-65,000

Tags: Shankar Pillai James Mackey

07-11-2019 23:12 UTC-7

Kakon Doubles Through Papazian

ElleSriracha

Level 17 : 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

Alex Papazian opened to 22,000 from the hijack and William Kakon moved all in for 132,000 from the button. Papazian asked for a count and then went into the tank before deciding to call.

Kakon:
Papazian: