Picking up the action on the river, Marcel Luske in middle position was involved in a hand with a player in the big blind.
With the board reading 2♣8♣5♠K♠7♣ the big blind checked and Luske bet 4,000. After some thought, his opponent made the call but mucked after Luske tabled K♣Q♣10♠6♣ for the flush to send some chips the Dutchman's way.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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40,000
8,000
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8,000 |
Michael Jordan. Tom Brady. Tiger Woods. Serena Williams. Phil Ivey. What do these five superstars have in common? They're all widely considered the best to have ever done it in their respective sports.
On Thursday, Ivey captured his 11th World Series of Poker (WSOP) bracelet when he took down Event #29: $10,000 Limit 2-7 Lowball Triple Draw Championship (6-Handed). That puts him alone in second place behind the 17 bracelets Phil Hellmuth holds.
PokerNews asked some players at the WSOP why they think Ivey is the G.O.A.T., and we received some interesting answers from some of the best in the game.
Jose Obadia opened 2,600 in early position before Frederic Normand three-bet 8,800 from a couple of spots to his left. The action folded back around to Obadia as he made the call.
The dealer spread a flop of Q♣J♠2♥ and Obadia announced a pot-sized bet before Normand shoved the rest of his chips across the line. Obadia had 22,500 total and quickly made the call.
Jose Obadia: A♣K♣Q♠8♠ 
Frederic Normand: A♦A♠6♠3♣
Obadia flopped a pair and a gutshot against Normand's aces and he picked up a flush draw on the 6♣ turn. The 8♦ river improved Obadia to two pair to drag the pot as he thanked Normand.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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64,600
33,600
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33,600 |
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2,600 |
Action picked up when the player in the big blind was all in preflop and called by Bohdan Demianenko from under the gun, as well as the player in late position and the small blind.
The flop came out K♣2♣4♦ and action checked around to the J♦ turn, at which point Demianenko lead out for 6,000 and his side pot opponents all folded.
Big Blind: J♣7♣6♠5♥
Bohdan Demianenko: A♥Q♠Q♣J♥
The river brought a K♠ and the big blind player was sent to the rail.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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36,000 |
Picking up the action partway through the hand, Mike Matusow in middle position had his opponent from early position all in and at risk.
Matusow held A♠K♠9♦7♦ and improved to two pair on the 7♥K♦9♣Q♠2♦ runout. His opponent could not beat that hand, bringing their tournament to a close as Matusow absorbed their chips into his stack.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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30,000
30,000
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30,000 |
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A player opened 2,400 in early position before Phil Laak three-bet 8,500 on the button. Krasimir Yankov was in the small blind and put in a four-bet to 30,000, forcing the original raiser to quickly fold while Laak called off his stack of about 18,000.
Phil Laak: A♦K♣7♣6♦
Krasimir Yankov: A♠K♠Q♠10♣
The A♥J♣2♥7♦Q♣ runout gave Yankov Broadway, sending Laak out of the tournament.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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103,300
103,300
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103,300 |
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Busted | |
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Level: 8
Blinds: 500/1,000
Ante: 1,000
A player limped in middle position before Ludovic Geilich raised to 2,500 on the button. The small blind called as did the middle position player to generate three-way action heading to the flop.
All players checked through the J♦6♦5♥ flop to the 3♠ turn where the small blind led out for 5,000. The middle position player quickly got out of the way but Geilich called.
The 5♣ river was met by two checks with the small blind flipping over K♥Q♥Q♠8♥. Geilich studied his opponent's hand and the board for a moment, then conceded to take a small hit to his stack.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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46,000 | |
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| Player | Chips | Progress |
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120,000
77,000
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77,000 |
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100,000
62,000
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62,000 |
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100,000 | |
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35,000
5,000
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5,000 |
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20,000 | |
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20,000 | |
Michael Rocco and Alon Yehudai were seen both putting 11,000 in the middle before the dealer fanned the 5♣4♣4♥ flop. Rocco jammed for his last 4,500 and Yehudai sigh-called it off.
Michael Rocco: A♦Q♦J♠10♦
Alon Yehudai: K♦Q♠J♦9♦
The 3♣ turn and 3♠ river meant Rocco's ace-high was good enough to drag the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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167,000 | |
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33,500 | |
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