Ryan Eriquezzo, known for multi-tasking live and online events, is currently doing just that at his table. He is still in the hunt for his fourth WSOP Golden bracelet in the $800 No-Limit Hold'em Deepstack.
He already has three WSOP bracelets and five WSOP rings to his name.
"It ain’t about how hard you hit. It’s about how hard you can get hit and keep moving forward. That's how winning is done!"
Michael Mizrachi is best known as ‘The Grinder,’ but Rocky may well be just as fitting after staging a remarkable comeback from near elimination during a stunning session of poker on Day 8 of the WSOP Main Event.
Level: 14
Blinds: 2,000/4,000
Ante: 4,000
Ryan Eriquezzo opened to 7,000 in middle position and got a three-bet to 17,000 from Tom Thomas in late position. With action back to him, Eriquezzo checked what Thomas had behind, then made the call.
Both players saw a flop of 10♥Q♠Q♦. Eriquezzo check-called Thomas' bet of 11,000. On the turn 10♠, the same thing happened with Eriquezzo calling 25,000 from Thomas this time.
On the river 2♦ and after another check, Thomas put maximum pressure with an all-in shove for 59,100, sending Eriquezzo to the tank.
Eriquezzo was so uncertain what to do he separated the chips for call, put them back and separated them once again. He finally folded his hand face up to show 10♣9♣ for a full house.
Thomas showed 9♦9♥ then scooped the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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205,000 | |
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181,500 | |
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| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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690,000 | |
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465,000 | |
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439,000 | |
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369,500 | |
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354,000 | |
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350,000 | |
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333,000 | |
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332,000 | |
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318,000 | |
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313,000 | |
Level: 13
Blinds: 1,500/3,000
Ante: 3,000
Players are on a 25-minute break.
Action was picked up with Orly Oren with a 16,000 raise , Chad Massie all-in for 4,500 and action waiting on Afonso Shiozaki. After a few seconds, Shiozaki made the call.
The flop came 8♣10♦4♦ and Shiozaki check-folded after Oren went all-in conceding the side pot of 20,000. The hands were tabled.
Chad Massie: A♦A♣ 
Orly Oren: J♣J♦
Massie was looking at a potential triple up with his aces. The runout Q♦7♠ didn't imporve Oren's hand securing Massie's chip stack boost.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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109,000 | |
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64,000 | |
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20,100 |
Action was picked up with Jesse Rivera and Jason Wheeler in an all-in showdown.
Jason Wheeler: K♥K♣
Jesse Rivera: A♣A♠
It was a classic aces versus kings with Rivera ahead. The flop came 7♠K♦3♦ giving Wheeler a set cracking Rivera's aces. The turn rubbed it in when it dropped K♠ improving Wheeler to quads and evoking a groan of shock from the table, especially Rivera. The inconsequential river 3♥ completed the board.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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199,000
159,000
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159,000 |
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15,300
15,300
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15,300 |
Sergey Brit moved all in from the early position for 23,800, Kazuhiro Shirasawa called from late position, and Phovieng Keokham called from the button. The flop came out with 9♥5♣K♥, Shirasawa checked, and Keokham moved all in for 22,400. Shirasawa folded.
Sergey Brit: A♦10♠
Phovieng Keokham: 5♦5♠
Brit would need a lot of help which did not come with the turn 2♦, and the river 4♠ and a set of fives for Keokham would win the pot.
Keokham requested, "Please report that I had aces".
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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128,000
128,000
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128,000 |
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122,000
122,000
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122,000 |
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Busted | |
