Level: 28
Blinds: 60,000/120,000
Ante: 120,000
Level: 28
Blinds: 60,000/120,000
Ante: 120,000
Holding A♠K♦, Julien Sitbon raised to 225,000 from the button and Josh Reichard three-bet to 790,000 from the small blind with A♥8♠.
Sitbon responded by four-bet jamming for 3,680,000, and Reichard quickly folded.
Jakob Miegel raised to 200,000 in middle posiiton with A♣Q♦, Vadzim Lipauka defended his big blind with 6♠5♣.
Miegel fired out a bet for 120,000 when the flop came K♦5♥J♥, and Lipauka made a quick fold.
The very next hand:
Vadzim Lipauka raised to 200,000 from the cutoff with A♠K♣, and Josh Reichard defended his big blind with J♣2♣.
The flop came 6♠K♥10♥, and Lipauka fired out a bet for 275,000, which got a quick fold from Reichard.
Alex Anton raised to 230,000 from early position and Kent Stephens three-bet jammed from the hijack for 1,535,000. When it got back to Anton, he put in the call to try and score the first elimination of the final table.
Kent Stephens: Q♠Q♦
Alex Anton: A♠Q♣
Stephens was having a rough start to the final table after beginning third in chips and was now the player at risk.
Anton spiked an ace on the 10♣4♠A♥ flop to take a huge lead in the hand, leaving Stephens with just one out.
There was no miracle for Stephens as the rest of the board ran out 9♦9♣, and he became the first casualty of the final table, exiting in ninth place.
A player on Day 1 of the $3,000 6-Handed No-Limit Hold'em event at the World Series of Poker was kicked out of the tournament for putting his chips in his pocket after attempting to smoke at the table.
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Jovan Kenjic raised to 200,000 from early position, Kent Stephens three-bet to 475,000 in the small blind, and Julien Sitbon went all in for 1,700,000 in the big blind. Kenjic folded and Stephens made the call.
Julien Sitbon: K♣K♠
Kent Stephens: Q♠Q♦
A clean flop for the kings came, as it fell 8♥5♠10♠, the 7♥ on the turn did not help Stephens, and the 3♦ on the river gave Sitbon a double-up.
With 8♥8♣, Josh Reichard raised to 200,000 from early position and Vadzim Lipauka three-bet to 475,000 from the button holding K♠K♦. Reichard continued with a call.
Reichard started with a check on the 10♠5♣7♠ flop, and Lipauka bet 300,000. Reichard called.
A 4♥ turn brought a second check from Reichard. Lipauka did some inventory of his stack before jamming for 1,175,000. Reichard slid his cards back to the dealer, and Lipauka pulled in the pot.
Level: 27
Blinds: 50,000/100,000
Ante: 100,000
There were 650,000 chips in the pot on 4♥A♦5♠.
Kent Stephens who was under the gun was holding A♥K♣, and Champie Douglas who was in the cutoff was holding 10♥10♦.
Both players checked the flop, and then the 10♣ hit the turn. Stephens fired out a bet of 200,000 and Douglas just called.
The 7♥ on the river saw Stephens bet 700,000, then Douglas moved all in for 1,500,000, and Stephens called and Douglas was awarded the pot.
Holding 9♦9♥, Jakob Miegel raised to 160,000 from under the gun, and Vadzim Lipauka was the only caller from the hijack with Q♠Q♦.
Miegel placed out a continuation-bet of 180,000 on the 9♠A♥3♠ flop, and Lipauka came along with a call.
A 2♣ hit the turn and Miegel fired a second barrel of 650,000. Lipauka took a few moments to consider his options before deciding to fold.