Shaun Deeb beat Isaac Haxton on Thursday heads-up to win his seventh World Series of Poker (WSOP) bracelet. He moved into first place in the Player of the Year standings with the victory.
The New York poker pro conquered Event #79: $100,000 Pot-Limit Omaha High Roller, beating out 121 entrants for $2,957,229, more than double his previous largest live tournament cash.
Level: 5
Blinds: 300/600
Ante: 600
Per the WSOP+ App.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
208,500
96,500
|
96,500 |
|
143,300
33,300
|
33,300 |
|
||
|
132,500
26,500
|
26,500 |
|
131,000
32,800
|
32,800 |
|
122,000
17,000
|
17,000 |
|
117,000
23,000
|
23,000 |
|
102,700
30,700
|
30,700 |
|
101,300
3,800
|
3,800 |
|
101,000
41,000
|
41,000 |
|
|
||
|
100,800
38,800
|
38,800 |
|
100,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
|
88,000
74,000
|
74,000 |
|
70,200
7,800
|
7,800 |
|
68,000
18,000
|
18,000 |
|
|
67,400
40,400
|
40,400 |
|
67,000
7,500
|
7,500 |
|
55,600
5,400
|
5,400 |
|
|
52,600
3,660
|
3,660 |
|
39,600
1,900
|
1,900 |
|
|
35,000
4,800
|
4,800 |
|
34,900
4,100
|
4,100 |
|
29,100
2,000
|
2,000 |
|
28,700
14,200
|
14,200 |
|
||
|
24,800
44,700
|
44,700 |
|
13,600
19,700
|
19,700 |
|
|
||
Stephen Chidwick raised to 1,300 from early position and was three-bet to 4,200 by Grant Wang on the button. Action folded back to Chidwick, who called.
The flop came 7♦9♠6♦ and Chidwick announced a bet of 2,500. Wang wanted nothing to do with it and let his hand go — awarding the pot to Chidwick, who has breached the six-figure mark with a stack of 102,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
102,000
4,000
|
4,000 |
|
||
|
97,000
97,000
|
97,000 |
The pot amounted to 3,900 when Espen Sandvik bet 1,300 from the big blind on the 8♦4♥7♣ flop. Pablo Ching called on the button, and did so too when Sandvik sized up to 2,300 on the 9♣ turn.
The 9♦ river saw Sandvik size down to 1,700, which Ching raised to 12,600. Sandvik made a quick fold, surrendering the pot to Ching.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
174,000
1,000
|
1,000 |
|
|
||
|
130,400
2,600
|
2,600 |
|
||
|
115,000
15,000
|
15,000 |
|
81,500
21,500
|
21,500 |
|
||
According to Nicholas Go, he had bet on the flop from under the gun and Robert Fechser raised on the button. Go called and they both checked the turn.
The two players then arrived on the river with the completed board showing 8♣A♣K♦K♠3♣. Go then bet 10,000 and Fechser moved all in.
"I have trips and the nut flush," Go said, holding K♣9♣ out in front of him as he went deep into the tank. "Just eights. Aces you three-bet pre. Kings you three-bet pre. Would you be doing this with a smaller flush?" Go wondered to himself.
"Sorry, guys. I'm going to need some more time," Go told his tablemates as several more minutes went by. Go eventually took out his camera and snapped a photo of the board before tossing his hand into the muck.
"Can I pick one?" he asked Fechser.
"No," Fechser replied as he returned his cards face down.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
120,000 | |
|
32,000
14,500
|
14,500 |
In the first shuffle back from the break, Ioannis Pentefountas raised to 1,300 from the cutoff only to see Yulia Lisichkina three-bet to 4,500 from the button. Action folded back to Pentefountas, who made the call.
The dealer revealed a 6♦10♦2♣ flop, and Pentefountas check-called a bet of 3,000.
Pentefountas checked once more on the flush completing J♦ turn, but Lisichkina didn't slow down, flicking out a bet of 11,500. This was when Pentefountas sprang into action, executing a check-raise, moving all in for 32,700.
Lisichkina didn't have an instant response, spending some time to consider the situation. After a minute or two had passed, she opted to fold, preserving her stack for a better spot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
60,700
9,300
|
9,300 |
|
27,400 |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
119,000
25,700
|
25,700 |
|
|
108,000
16,500
|
16,500 |
|
|
104,500
29,500
|
29,500 |
|
|
100,000
1,000
|
1,000 |
|
91,000
37,400
|
37,400 |
|
89,600
27,600
|
27,600 |
|
83,500 | |
|
68,500
3,800
|
3,800 |
|
||
|
61,000
14,700
|
14,700 |
|
|
||
|
60,800 | |
|
|
55,000
15,000
|
15,000 |
|
53,000 | |
|
||
|
48,100
16,100
|
16,100 |
|
48,000
12,500
|
12,500 |
|
||
|
40,000 | |
|
|
||
|
35,500 | |
|
25,000
5,500
|
5,500 |
|
||
Jeffrey Tench opened up the bidding with a raise to 1,200 under the gun. David Frutchey and Christine Do called from middle and late positions respectively, before Andres Vasquez three-bet to 5,400 in the hijack. Cutoff player Michael Krescanko Jr then put in a cold four-bet to 13,000. Action folded back round to Vasquez, who was sent into the tank.
After a while, Vasquez decided to give up and show Krescanko Jr his JxJx before folding. In solidarity, Krescanko Jr then showed QxQx to the table. "That hand felt like a set over set hand," said big blind Lam Loi, who admitted to folding 4x4x. The rest of the table then came forward to admit that pocket pairs were all the rage, as Do had folded 6x6x Frutchey let go of 9x9x and Tench had mucked 10x10x.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
100,000
18,500
|
18,500 |
|
|
76,000
1,000
|
1,000 |
|
52,800
1,200
|
1,200 |
|
41,000
41,000
|
41,000 |
|
|
40,000
5,400
|
5,400 |
|
|
36,000
36,000
|
36,000 |
The action was picked up when Angel Garcia on the button was already all in and at risk for 12,500 on 10♦8♦8♠J♦ against Damon Fine in the big blind.
Angel Garcia: J♥10♥ 
Damon Fine: 8♥7♣
Garcia hit two pair on the turn but Fine already flopped trips. The 7♠ river completed the board and Garcia was eliminated.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
120,000
120,000
|
120,000 |
|
|
Busted |
