The player in the hijack moved all of his chips in for about 1,620,000 and Kenneth Mapoy reaped all the rewards when he called from the big blind.
Hijack Player: A♦K♥
Kenneth Mapoy: Q♥K♣
The board came out with no help for the newlyweds 6♠2♠10♦7♠J♣ and Mapoy's pair of kings nailed it.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
9,750,000
4,450,000
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4,450,000 |
In a heads-up pot, Claude Ngangacodru bet 280,000 on a board J♦K♠5♦4♠ and received a call from Michael Allen seated on the button.
The Q♦ completed the board on the river and this time Ngangacodru checked. Allen sent a bet worth 360,000 and Ngangacodru tanked for a few minutes before sending his cards into the muck.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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3,500,000
100,000
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100,000 |
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3,080,000
980,000
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980,000 |
Action was caught after a three way all in as all players had revealed their holdings.
Tony Gregg: Q♥J♥
George Rotariu: A♥K♦
Myles Mullaly: A♣A♦
The board ran out 3♠K♥2♣8♥6♦ for Rotariu to scoop the pot. He explained after the hand that he "Only saw the first Ace before he jammed all in and wasn't very excited to have received multiple calls."
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
5,400,000
3,900,000
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3,900,000 |
|
960,000
-760,000
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-760,000 |
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Busted |
The cards were already tabled, with Myles German standing up after loosing all his chips. German went all in preflop with A♥K♦ and had good hopes for a double up, facing A♣J♠ in Anton Smirnov's hand.
However, Smirnov managed to find a board with four spades, giving him the flush and German was eliminated from the tournament.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
3,300,000
2,590,000
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2,590,000 |
|
Busted |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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9,900,000
4,900,000
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4,900,000 |
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9,500,000
270,000
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270,000 |
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5,300,000
600,000
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600,000 |
|
4,220,000
-860,000
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-860,000 |
|
2,400,000
2,065,000
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2,065,000 |
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2,050,000
-150,000
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-150,000 |
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It was blind versus blind after all the dust had settled and Charles Pinckernell called the big blind's all-in shove for 1,100,000.
Opponent: A♥K♥.
Charles Pinckernell: 9♠9♣.
The board played out as 8♥J♣Q♥Q♦3♦ and the nines held for the win and the knockout.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
4,700,000
2,820,000
|
2,820,000 |
On the eighth episode of “Calling the Clock,” Chad Holloway and Jesse Fullen cover eight more topics “On the Board.” That included who they like for Poker Hall of Fame, Brian Rast winning the $50,000 Poker Players Championship for the third time, and Phil Ivey making the final table, just missing out on his eleventh bracelet.
They also highlight Jeremy Ausmus winning his sixth bracelet, the upcoming PokerNews Cup at Golden Nugget, the July 2 Celebration of Life for Doyle Brunson, and Phil Hellmuth arriving in costume with his tag team partner Dan “Jungleman” Cates.
Check out those stories and more in the latest “Calling the Clock” straight from the 2023 World Series of Poker (WSOP)!
In a heads-up pot with around already 1,000,000 in the middle, Riva Arthur bet 350,000 on a board of 5♦2♠7♥8♣. David Goodman eventually called.
The 6♦ completed the board on the river and Arthur sent another barrel, worth 450,000. This time Goodman let it go.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
3,800,000
1,800,000
|
1,800,000 |
|
1,900,000
505,000
|
505,000 |
Action was captured after an all-in by the small blind was called Paul Gunness in the middle position. Both players revealed their hands.
Opponent: A♣10♠
Paul Gunness: A♦K♦
The board ran out J♠Q♠K♠9♥7♣ and the opponent's flopped broadway had them scoop the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
9,230,000
-2,270,000
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-2,270,000 |
Gokul Dharmarajan raised to 200,000 and Jinhua Li jammed on the button for 2,770,000. Benjamin Spragg, in the big blind, reshoved for a stack round 3,000,000 and after some thinking, Dharmarajan folded.
Jinhua LI: 8♣8♠
Benjamin Spragg: A♥K♦
Li had to win the flip to survive, which he did thanks to a board 7♣3♠J♠Q♠8♥, while Spragg was left with crumbs.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
5,450,000
3,965,000
|
3,965,000 |
|
2,900,000
-300,000
|
-300,000 |
|
230,000
-2,170,000
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-2,170,000 |
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