Yingui Li opened to 1,200 on the button and was called by a player in the big blind.
Li continued for 1,600 after his opponent checked to him on the 3♦Q♣9♦ flop. The big blind responded by potting, which did not seem to sit well with Li. After a few moments, he tossed his hand away to concede a small pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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48,000 | |
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With 14 bracelets and nearly $50 million in tournament earnings between the four of them, there's no denying that Shaun Deeb, Josh Arieh, Daniel Weinman and Matt Glantz are poker crushers. But with resumes that include a $1 million bounty pull, a body fat prop bet victory worth nearly the same amount and a win in the biggest World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event in history, it's clear the group of close friends also have luck on their sides.
The four American poker players have branded themselves as "Team Lucky" — a name that Deeb may have come up with, though they aren't certain — as a way of consciously embracing and owning their good fortunes while fighting back against the jaded cynicism all to common in the poker world.
But Team Lucky is about more than once-in-a-lifetime bounty binks and turned two-outers leading to $12 million scores. As PokerNews learned during brunch with its four members, is more about friendship, camaraderie, and shared values than a good run of cards.
A player opened in early position to 1,500 and Thomas Taylor called on the button before the small blind three-bet to 6,500. Both the original raiser and Taylor made the call.
The dealer spread a flop of J♦10♥5♠ and the small blind continued for 20,500. The early position player called off his stack of 13,500 before Taylor moved all-in. The small blind had roughly 33,000 and made the call.
Early position: 10♦8♥7♠5♥ 
Small blind: K♣K♦10♠8♦
Thomas Taylor: A♦Q♣J♣9♣
The 8♠ turn gave Taylor a straight and the A♠ river changed nothing as Taylor knocked out both of his opponents.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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167,000
167,000
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167,000 |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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93,000
93,000
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93,000 |
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90,000
70,000
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70,000 |
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80,800
36,800
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36,800 |
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43,200
43,200
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43,200 |
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38,000
38,000
|
38,000 |
|
||
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32,500
32,500
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32,500 |
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27,200
27,200
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27,200 |
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15,000
6,200
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6,200 |
Earlier this year on an ordinary Monday afternoon, a bespectacled man walked into the Gold & Silver Pawn Shop on Las Vegas Blvd. Tucked under his arm was an uninteresting box that only he knew contained something rather interesting – a pair of gold watches dating back more than 40 years.
These were not your run-of-the-mill wristwear, but rather evidence of a unique and often overlooked time of poker history, a year when the World Series of Poker (WSOP) gold bracelet, now the game’s highest accolade, was replaced in favor of watches.
The man holding the box was David Sklansky, who in 1978 forever changed poker by advocating a mathematical approach to the game in his groundbreaking book The Theory of Poker. Nicknamed “The Mathematician,” he proved his prowess just four years later when he won two WSOP tournaments in five days.
First, he won the 1982 WSOP Event #7: $800 Mixed Doubles Limit Seven Card Stud, a tournament that paired one man with one woman, alongside Dani Kelly, and followed that up by taking down Event #12: $1,000 Limit 5-Card Draw High. A year later, the Binions reverted back to the beloved bracelets players know today, and Sklansky captured his third piece of WSOP hardware by winning Event #11: $1,000 Limit Omaha.
It was a remarkable accomplishment, and for more than four decades he’s kept safe the evidence of his victories, both of which still worked. So, why was Sklansky carrying his 1982 WSOP gold watches, two of only 15 ever awarded, into a pawn shop? Well, he was looking to sell them of course, but not to just any of the dozens of pawn shops spread across Las Vegas. Oh no, he was walking into arguably the most famous pawn shop in the world, the home to the wildly popular television show Pawn Stars, and he was there to do it with cameras rolling.
Read all about the 1982 WSOP watches here in our feature article!
Action picked up when Gabriel Andrade was in a four-way pot from middle position with the under the gun player and both the small and big blind players.
The flop came out 6♦Q♣A♣ and after the under the gun player bet 1,500 Andrade raised to 3,800. After the blinds folded and the under the gun player made the call Andrade remarked to his opponent "it's not going to come."
On the 7♥ turn Andrade bet 8,000 and again told his opponent "it's not going to come." The under the gun player made the call and once the dealer pulled both bet and call into the pot his opponent said "maybe it will come."
After the 7♠ river checked around both players tabled their hands.
Under the gun: K♥10♣8♣2♥
Gabriel Andrade: A♥K♦Q♦5♣
Andrade took the pot with top two pair and said to his opponent "I told you it wasn't going to come."
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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56,000 |
The button opened 2,000 and Gabe Ramos defended the big blind.
When the A♠K♠10♣ flop hit the felt, Ramos check-called a bet of 3,000.
The 5♥ turn and the 8♣ river were checked down and Ramos tabled A♣7♥5♠4♠ for two pair before his opponent mucked his hand.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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38,000 |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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83,000
2,200
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2,200 |
|
80,000
30,000
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30,000 |
|
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55,000
55,000
|
55,000 |
|
43,000
6,000
|
6,000 |
|
||
|
35,000
35,000
|
35,000 |
|
|
||
|
32,000
13,100
|
13,100 |
|
29,000
1,000
|
1,000 |
|
|
||
|
25,000
25,000
|
25,000 |
|
25,000
25,000
|
25,000 |
|
25,000
25,000
|
25,000 |
|
||
|
25,000
25,000
|
25,000 |
|
24,000
4,000
|
4,000 |
|
|
||
|
18,000
18,000
|
18,000 |
|
10,000
10,000
|
10,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
9,000
39,000
|
39,000 |
|
|
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|
7,000
7,000
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7,000 |
Players have been sent on a 15-minute break. They will return to blinds of 400/800 with a 800 big blind ante.
Level: 7
Blinds: 400/800
Ante: 800
