Level: 25
Blinds: 30,000/60,000
Ante: 60,000
Level: 25
Blinds: 30,000/60,000
Ante: 60,000
Andre Akkari opened to 140,000 from the cutoff. From the big blind Sriharsha Doddapaneni reraised all in.
Sriharsha Doddapaneni: K♥Q♦
Andre Akkari: J♥J♦
The flop missed Doddapaneni, 5♣10♠5♦ and no luck was found in the 7♥ turn nor the 6♥ river. But the online crusher Doddapaneni took home $24,504, for his efforts, his first live WSOP cash.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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6,900,000
3,800,000
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3,800,000 |
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Busted | |

In the fifth episode of The Chad & Jesse Poker Show, Chad Holloway and Jesse Fullen go head-to-head talking about the latest hot topics live from the WSOP. Johnny "World" Hennigan burns Ben Lamb on Day 2 but should he have taken the offer? Eden Rocks and poker twitter spaces...is it time to unplug? Two weeks in and we check on Daniel Negreanu and Phil Hellmuth's runs so far and more in the fifth episode of the Chad & Jesse Poker Show.
They also welcome guests Nikki Limo and Caitlin Comeskey, the hosts of the popular Acesholes podcast.
Level: 26
Blinds: 40,000/80,000
Ante: 80,000
After losing most of his chips after an all-in preflop confrontation, his pocket jacks against the ace-jack of Aram Oganyan, just a few hands prior, Aaron Mermelstein found himself all in again against Angel Guillen.
Aaron Mermelstein: A♣J♠
Angel Guillen: 8♠5♥
The board ran out 9♣5♠K♠K♦4♠. Guillen came back from way behind as his flopped five held, eliminating Mermelstein in 15th place.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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3,400,000
2,800,000
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2,800,000 |
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Busted | |
As shorter stacks Phil Hellmuth and Daniel Rezaei waited for better opportunities to make their moves, action folded around to Angel Guillen in the small blind. He open-jammed for 2,100,000 and big blind Matt Berkey called for his remaining 1,400,000.
Angel Guillen: A♦Q♥
Matt Berkey: K♥J♥
The 6♣Q♦A♥ flop gave Guillen two pair, but did open some straight outs for Berkey, and the 7♥ turn opened flush outs as well. But the 3♦ shut out all those draws, and ended Berkey's day.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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3,500,000
100,000
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100,000 |
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680,000
570,000
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570,000 |
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245,000
205,000
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205,000 |
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Busted | |
Level: 27
Blinds: 50,000/100,000
Ante: 100,000
Eric Yanovsky raised from the button to 160,000 finding Andre Akkari in the big blind who responded with a three-bet to 650,000. Yanosky called.
The flop came 3♦7♣8♦. Akkari continued for 475,000 and Yanovsky called.
The turned 8♠ checked through to the 6♠ on the river. Both players took their time and eventually, the hand checked to a showdown.
Andre Akkari: A♠Q♥
Eric Yanovsky: 9♥9♣
Yanovsky's nines scooped him a nice pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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5,600,000
1,300,000
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1,300,000 |
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4,150,000
1,985,000
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1,985,000 |
Action folded to Angel Guillen on the button who opened to 175,000. Aram Oganyan was in the small blind and flat called before Tracy Nguyen went all in for 550,000. With action back on Guillen he thought for a moment before making the call. Without too much thought Oganyan then back four bet jammed.
Guillen snap folded and Oganyan tabled his hand immediately. Nguyen saw the bad news and hit him with the ultimate reverse sweat by saying "nice hand" before she even tabled her cards.
Tracy Nguyen: A♠Q♣
Aram Oganyan: K♣K♥
The 4♦3♠2♣ flop gave her a gutter to the wheel and the 5♣ turn had Oganyan drawing dead. She hit a huge turn and got a much needed double late in day two.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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1,450,000
850,000
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850,000 |
Angel Guillen raised under the gun to 200,000. Ian Bradley in the small blind came over the top and shoved for the remainder of his stack. Guillen called.
Ian Bradley: K♣Q♣
Angel Guillen: A♥Q♠
The board ran out 6♠10♠2♦A♦2♣. Top pair was good enough to see Bradley to the pay out cage as he was eliminated in 13th place.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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5,950,000
2,450,000
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2,450,000 |
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Busted | |