Event #73: $10,000 No-Limit Hold'em MAIN EVENT - World Championship Day 7 | 2019 World Series of Poker

07-12-2019 19:38 UTC-8

Main Feature Hands #19-24: Another Showdown Win for Gates

Christian Zetzsche

Level 34 : 250,000/500,000, 500,000 ante

Hand #19: Robert Heidorn raised to 1,100,000 from the cutoff and Henry Lu in the small blind made it 3,000,000 total. Heidorn gave it some consideration and folded.

Hand #20: First to act, Garry Gates made it 1,100,000 to go and Lu three-bet the second time, for 2,800,000 in total. Gates called and they headed to a flop, on which Gates checked and faced a bet of 2,000,000. Gates came along and the turn paired the board.

Gates and Lu checked through to the river and no betting action followed, Gates tabled and that won the pot.

Hand #21: From under the gun, [Removed:140] raised to 1,000,000 and Hossein Ensan called in the hijack. Gates in the big blind made it three ways to the flop and they checked to the turn, on which Ensan took the betting lead with 1,500,000. Gates check-folded and Rau called to see the river.

Rau checked once more and Ensan bet 4,650,000, sending Rau deep into the think tank. A fold by Rau followed and the pot was pushed to Ensan.

Hand #22: Lu raised to 1,100,000 and found no resistance.

Hand #23: Michael Niwinski opened to 1,000,000 in the hijack and picked up the blinds and antes.

Hand #24: Timothy Su raised to 1,100,000 and Ensan defended the big blind to a flop. Ensan checked and a bet of Su for 750,000 ended the hand right there.

Player	Chips	Progress
Hossein Ensan	111,300,000 2,700,000	2,700,000

Timothy Su	89,100,000 600,000	600,000

Garry Gates	52,400,000 4,300,000	4,300,000
Robert Heidorn	16,600,000 2,400,000	2,400,000
Henry Lu	14,900,000 1,500,000	1,500,000
Michael Niwinski	12,900,000 100,000	100,000
[Removed:140]	10,800,000 3,800,000	3,800,000

Tags: Garry Gates Henry Lu Hossein Ensan Michael Niwinski Robert Heidorn Timothy Su

07-12-2019 19:42 UTC-8

Break

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Mickey Doft

Level 34 : 250,000/500,000, 500,000 ante

The players are in the midst of a 13-minute break

07-12-2019 19:45 UTC-8

Chip Counts of the Secondary Feature Table

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Shirley Ang

Level 34 : 250,000/500,000, 500,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Milos Skrbic	73,700,000 7,900,000	7,900,000
Dario Sammartino	41,700,000 1,400,000	1,400,000

Zhen Cai	29,800,000 6,100,000	6,100,000
Nick Marchington	28,200,000 1,800,000	1,800,000

Alex Livingston	19,200,000 1,200,000	1,200,000

Kevin Maahs	14,200,000 3,900,000	3,900,000

Level: 35

Blinds: 300,000/600,000

Ante: 600,000

07-12-2019 19:57 UTC-8

Secondary Feature Hand #28: Maahs Doubles Up

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Shirley Ang

Level 35 : 300,000/600,000, 600,000 ante

Hand #28: Nick Marchington raised to 1,400,000 from under the gun and Kevin Maahs shoved in the big blind for 13,600,000. Marchington called.

Kevin Maahs:
Nick Marchington:

The flop came to keep Maahs safe.

The turn was the which didn't change things, neither did the as Maahs stayed ahead to double up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Kevin Maahs	28,400,000 14,200,000	14,200,000
Nick Marchington	15,800,000 12,400,000	12,400,000

Tags: Kevin Maahs Nick Marchington

07-12-2019 20:05 UTC-8

Main Feature Hands #25-29: Gates Three-Bets; Niwinski Jams

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 35 : 300,000/600,000, 600,000 ante

Hand #25: Timothy Su raised to 1,300,000 and Garry Gates three-bet to 4,500,000 from one seat over. Su made the call and the flop came , Su checked and folded to a bet of 3,900,000 by Gates.

Hand #26: Hossein Ensan raised it up to 1,300,000 from the button and scooped the blinds and big blind ante.

Hand #27: A walk for Su.

Hand #28: Henry Lu min-raised to 1,200,000 in the cutoff, picking up a call by Gates in the big blind. The flop brought and Gates checked over to Lu, who bet 900,000 and received a call. On the turn, Gates checked once more and Lu fired a second bet of 2,600,000.

Gates gave it some consideration but ended up calling.

Hand #29: Another min-raise to 1,200,000 by Lu, but this time Michael Niwinski jammed for 11,400,000 from the cutoff to shut down all further action.

Player	Chips	Progress
Hossein Ensan	112,500,000 1,200,000	1,200,000

Timothy Su	84,600,000 4,500,000	4,500,000

Garry Gates	55,400,000 3,000,000	3,000,000
Robert Heidorn	16,600,000
Henry Lu	15,200,000 300,000	300,000
Michael Niwinski	14,100,000 1,200,000	1,200,000
[Removed:140]	9,600,000 1,200,000	1,200,000

Tags: Garry Gates Henry Lu Hossein Ensan Michael Niwinski Timothy Su

07-12-2019 20:08 UTC-8

Secondary Feature Hands #29-32: Maahs Wins Three-Way Pot

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Mohammed Nuwwarah

Level 35 : 300,000/600,000, 600,000 ante

Hand #29: Milos Skrbic opened for 1,200,000 on the button and Nick Marchington defended his big blind. The flop came and Marchington quickly check-folded to the same bet.

Hand #30: Dario Sammartino raised to 1,300,000 second to act. Alex Livingston called in the big blind and they were off to a flop. Livingston check-folded to a bet.

Hand #31: Skrbic raised to 1,200,000 second to act. Marchington jammed for 12,500,000 on the button and Skrbic folded in a hurry.

Hand #32: Skrbic raised to 1,200,000 under the gun and Kevin Maahs called on his left. Sammartino came along in the big blind for a board of after everyone checked the flop. Sammartino bet 2,200,000 and Skrbic called. Maahs stuck around also, and a hit. Everyone checked the river and Maahs took it with .

Player	Chips	Progress
Kevin Maahs	35,500,000 7,100,000	7,100,000

Tags: Alex Livingston Dario Sammartino Kevin Maahs Milos Skrbic Nick Marchington

07-12-2019 20:23 UTC-8

Main Feature Hands #30-34: Gates Wins a Big One Against Su

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Mickey Doft

Level 35 : 300,000/600,000, 600,000 ante

Hand #30: Timothy Su raised to 1,300,000 from the cutoff, Garry Gates three-bet to 3,900,000 from the button and Su called.

The flop was , Su checked, Gates continued for 3,500,000 and Su called.

The turn was the and both players checked.

The river was the , Su checked, Gates bet 6,500,000 and Su called after a few moments.

Gates tabled for trip kings, Su mucked and Gates won the pot.

Hand #31: Henry Lu raised to 1,200,000 from under the gun and Hossein Ensan called from the big blind.

The flop came down and Ensan check-folded to Lu's bet of 900,000.

Hand #32: Timothy Su raised to 1,300,000 from middle position, [Removed:140] three-bet all in for 9,300,000 from the cutoff and action folded back to Su who folded.

Hand #33: Robert Heidorn raised to 1,300,000 from the cutoff and won the blinds and ante.

Hand #34: Robert Heidorn raised to 1,400,000 from the hijack and Timothy Su called from the big blind.

The flop was , Su checked, Heidorn bet 900,000 and Su called.

The turn was the , both checked, the river completed the board and both checked again.

Su showed , Heidorn tabled and they chopped the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Hossein Ensan	110,400,000 2,100,000	2,100,000

Garry Gates	70,800,000 15,400,000	15,400,000
Timothy Su	69,300,000 15,300,000	15,300,000

Robert Heidorn	17,000,000 400,000	400,000
Henry Lu	15,800,000 600,000	600,000
Michael Niwinski	12,600,000 1,500,000	1,500,000
[Removed:140]	12,100,000 2,500,000	2,500,000

Tags: Garry Gates Henry Lu Hossein Ensan Robert Heidorn Timothy Su

07-12-2019 20:23 UTC-8

Secondary Feature Hands #33-37: Sammartino Has Two Pair

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Shirley Ang

Level 35 : 300,000/600,000, 600,000 ante

Hand #33: Zhen Cai raised to 1,300,000 from the button and Milos Skrbic defended his big blind. The flop came , Skrbic check-raised the 700,000 continuation-bet of Cai to 2,600,000 who folded.

Hand #34: Dario Sammartino raised to 1,400,000 from the button and that was enough to pick up the blinds and ante.

Hand #35: Sammartino raised to 1,300,000 from the cutoff and both Kevin Maahs and Nick Marchington called in the blinds. The flop came , Maahs and Marchington checked, Sammartino continued with a bet of 1,800,000 which only Maahs called. The turn brought them the , Maahs check-called the 4,800,000 bet of Sammartino. The river completed the board with the for them both to check through. Maahs tabled but was beat by the of Sammartino who turned two pair.

Hand #36: Sammartino raised to 1,300,000 from the hijack and Alex Livingston called in the big blind. The flop came , they both checked to see the come on the turn. They checked again for the to complete the board on the river. Livingston bet 1,600,000 and which was enough to make Sammartino give up on this hand.

Hand #37: Marchington raised to 1,200,000 from the button and Cai defended his big blind. The flop came , both players checked for the to pair the board up on the turn. Cai bet 1,300,000 and Marchington called. The river completed the board with the , Cai bet 4,700,000 for Marchington to fold.

Player	Chips	Progress
Milos Skrbic	72,900,000 800,000	800,000
Dario Sammartino	49,600,000 7,900,000	7,900,000

Zhen Cai	29,100,000 700,000	700,000
Kevin Maahs	26,400,000 9,100,000	9,100,000
Alex Livingston	18,300,000 900,000	900,000

Nick Marchington	10,500,000 5,300,000	5,300,000

Tags: Alex Livingston Dario Sammartino Kevin Maahs Milos Skrbic Nick Marchington Zhen Cai

07-12-2019 20:29 UTC-8

Main Feature Hands #35-36: Two Quick Hands

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 35 : 300,000/600,000, 600,000 ante

Hand #35: Timothy Su limped the small blind and Garry Gates checked his option in the big blind to see a flop. Su min-bet 600,000 and Gates quickly got out of the way.

Hand #36: Michael Niwinski raised to 1,200,000 from the cutoff and [Removed:140] folded in the big blind.

Tags: Garry Gates Michael Niwinski Timothy Su