Event #62: $600 PokerNews Deepstack Championship Day 3 | 2024 World Series of Poker

06-27-2024 13:40 UTC-8

Sakkal Wins Big

Kaitlyn Jeffers

Level 31 : Blinds 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante

Kindah Sakkal was on the button when Angelo Martelli went all in from under the gun. Yun Choi made the call and when action folded back to Sakkal she tanked before announcing all in for 2,845,000. Choi tanked for a while, with Sakkal whispering "clock?" before Choi eventually made the call.

Angelo Martelli: A♠10♣ All in
Kindah Sakkal: K♦K♣ All in
Yun Choi: A♦Q♠

The flop came out K♠J♦3♠ which secured Sakkal's lead and the 6♠A♥ run out sealed the deal. Martelli was eliminated, bringing the tournament to the three table redraw.

Player	Chips	Progress
Kindah Sakkal	7,000,000 50,000	50,000
Yun Choi	1,600,000
Angelo Martelli	Busted

Tags: Angelo Martelli Kindah Sakkal Yun Choi

06-27-2024 13:47 UTC-8

Eric Holtz Eliminated in 27th Place ($9,229)

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Yori Epskamp

Level 31 : Blinds 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante

On a J♣10♠4♦ flop, Eric Holtz bet 1,500,000, Glen Wright raised to 4,000,000, Holtz went all in, which was about the 4 million that Wright raised, and the quick call followed.

Eric Holtz: A♦J♠ All in
Glen Wright: 4♥4♠

It was a setup for Holtz, who was officially eliminated after the 9♠ turn and 5♦ river.

Player	Chips	Progress
Glen Wright	10,900,000 4,500,000	4,500,000
Eric Holtz	Busted

Tags: Eric Holtz Glen Wright

06-27-2024 13:50 UTC-8

Kevin Lee Eliminated in 26th Place ($11,332)

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Will Shillibier

Level 31 : Blinds 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante

Kevin Lee was all in for around a million chips against Branden Shimamoto.

Kevin Lee: A♥4♣ All in
Branden Shimamoto: Q♣J♦

There was no help on the 2x2x9x flop, but Shimamoto turned and rivered a queen to make a full house and send Lee to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Branden Shimamoto	8,500,000 230,000	230,000

Kevin Lee	Busted

Tags: Branden Shimamoto Kevin Lee

06-27-2024 13:57 UTC-8

Yun Choi Eliminated in 25th Place ($11,332)

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Kaitlyn Jeffers

Level 31 : Blinds 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante

Action picked up preflop when Hector Berry raised to 400,000 from middle position. Yun Choi then went all in from the cutoff. Diogo Cardoso then four-bet all in from the button and Berry folded.

Yun Choi: A♣Q♠ All in
Diogo Cardoso: 10♥10♣

The 6♥5♠10♠ flop put Cardoso firmly in the lead and after the 3♥4♠ turn and river Choi was eliminated.

Player	Chips	Progress
Diogo Cardoso	13,300,000 4,300,000	4,300,000
Yun Choi	Busted

Tags: Diogo Cardoso Hector Berry Yun Choi

06-27-2024 13:59 UTC-8

Sakkal Drags Another Big One

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Yori Epskamp

Level 31 : Blinds 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante

It's been nothing but up for Kindah Sakkal after the three-table redraw. Just now, she raised 400,000 in middle position, Arlen Sarte three-bet to 800,000 from the small blind, and Sakkal called.

Sarte bet 500,000 on the 10♠5♠5♦ flop and Sakkal called. On the 3♣ turn, Sarte bet 750,000 and Sakkal quickly called again.

The river brought the 9♣ and Sarte emptied the clip with a bet of 1,000,000. Sakkal wasted no time and beat Sarte to the punch with a call.

Sarte showed A♥10♦ for top-top, but Sakkal had A♣5♣ for trip fives to soar over 11 million.

Player	Chips	Progress
Kindah Sakkal	11,200,000 4,200,000	4,200,000
Arlen Sarte	5,200,000 400,000	400,000

Tags: Arlen Sarte Kindah Sakkal

06-27-2024 13:59 UTC-8

John Cap Eliminated in 24th Place ($11,332)

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Will Shillibier

Level 31 : Blinds 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante

Una Kelly opened to 425,000 and was called by Tomer Balan and John Cap.

Cap then shoved from the big blind on Q♥J♥5♠. Kelly called and Balan folded.

John Cap: Q♦3♦ All in
Una Kelly: A♥A♣

The turn 7♦ and river 8♣ failed to improve Cap who was eliminated.

Player	Chips	Progress
Tomer Balan	9,300,000 200,000	200,000
Una Kelly	6,300,000 2,305,000	2,305,000
John Cap	Busted

Tags: John Cap Tomer Balan Una Kelly

06-27-2024 14:05 UTC-8

Life Outside Poker: Kevin Martin Was "Heartbroken" After Game of Gold Loss

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Connor Richards

Level 31 : Blinds 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante

Life Outside Poker is a new podcast for PokerNews hosted by Connor Richards that seeks to pull back the curtain on poker players and allow viewers and listeners to get to know them on a personal level.

In the ninth episode, Connor speaks with poker streamer and reality TV star Kevin Martin, who opened up about his experience on the hit GGPoker show Game of Gold and gave some insight into his upcoming appearance on The Amazing Race Canada, which Martin told PokerNews will be the "final chapter" of his reality TV career.

Martin also talked about get cast for Big Brother Canada when he was 22, winning Big Brother Season 5, the traits that make for a good reality TV contestant, the early days of poker streaming, prop bets with Dan "Jungleman" Cates and the evolution of poker content creation.

The Life Outside Poker podcast is available on major streaming platforms including Apple Podcasts, Spotify and iHeartRadio. You can also watch the interview with Kevin Martin by heading to the PokerNews YouTube channel.

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Tags: Connor Richards Kevin Martin

06-27-2024 14:08 UTC-8

Ashdown Takes From Sakkal

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Will Shillibier

Level 31 : Blinds 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante

Harrison Ashdown opened and Kindah Sakkal defended the big blind.

The flop came A♠J♣7♣ and Sakkal check-called 300,000. The turn was the 10♥ and Sakkal check-called 1,100,000.

The river was the 3♠ and Sakkal bet out for 1,200,000. Ashdown raised in position to 3,000,000 and Sakkal quickly folded.

Player	Chips	Progress
Yaniv Peretz	11,900,000 1,100,000	1,100,000
Harrison Ashdown	11,600,000 3,800,000	3,800,000
Sihao Zhang	9,325,000 3,175,000	3,175,000
Kindah Sakkal	8,100,000 3,100,000	3,100,000
Arlen Sarte	4,700,000 500,000	500,000
Scott Sommer	3,800,000 500,000	500,000
Jun Li	2,100,000 2,025,000	2,025,000
Maxim Kogay	1,100,000 2,050,000	2,050,000

Tags: Harrison Ashdown Kindah Sakkal

06-27-2024 14:14 UTC-8

Berry and Wright Go To War

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Yori Epskamp

Level 31 : Blinds 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante

In a blind-on-blind battle between Glen Wright and Hector Berry, the flop came down Q♦5♠2♦. Wright checked, Berry bet 350,000, Wright check-raised to 1,000,000, and Berry called.

On the 6♠ turn, Wright bet 2,000,000, Berry shoved all in for around 7,000,000, and Wright reluctantly let it go after a minute of thought.