Event #23: THE MARATHON - $2,620 No-Limit Hold'em Day 3 | 2017 World Series of Poker

06-14-2017 12:37 UTC-8

Player	Chips	Progress
Maurice Hawkins	995,000 35,000	35,000
Adrian Mateos	675,000 75,500	75,500

Rigoberto Rodriguez	550,000 17,500	17,500
Moritz Dietrich	385,000 100,000	100,000

Niall Farrell	382,000 43,000	43,000

Jason Mercier	355,000 62,500	62,500

Dietrich Fast	300,000 35,500	35,500

Rembert Net	280,000 85,000	85,000
Maria Ho	270,000 17,500	17,500
Faraz Jaka	240,000 83,500	83,500

Tristan Wade	213,000 8,000	8,000

Ankush Mandavia	182,000 143,500	143,500

JC Wallace	173,000 173,000	173,000
Ana Marquez	155,000 1,000	1,000
Sam Cohen	130,000 3,500	3,500
David Williams	92,000 20,500	20,500

Dylan Wilkerson	90,500 9,500	9,500
Natasha Mercier	86,000 42,500	42,500
Marcel Vonk	82,000 39,500	39,500

Player	Chips	Progress
Danamarie Muse	Busted
Daniel Roberts	Busted
Yulius Sepman	Busted
Anju Abrol	Busted
Binh Nguyen	Busted
Darren Johnson	Busted
Mike Lancaster	Busted
Jerry Giroir	Busted
Anton Astapau	Busted
Anthony Scarborough	Busted
Mark Reilly	Busted
Matt Stout	Busted
Justin Young	Busted
Steven Clark	Busted
Jorge Espinoza	Busted
Ricky Guan	Busted
Kristijonas Andrulis	Busted
Jesse Cohen	Busted
Jose Obadia	Busted
Nicolas Halvorson	Busted
Michael Robilotto	Busted
Marcos Antunes	Busted
Christian Rudolph	Busted
Kyle Montgomery	Busted
Aaron Gramlich	Busted

Former November Niner is Out

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Level 13 : 1,500/3,000, 500 ante

Kiryl Radzivonau and Michael Esposito got it all in preflop for roughly 20,000.

Radzivonau tabled and Esposito showed .

The board ran out and Esposito hit the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Kiryl Radzivonau	205,000 52,000	52,000
Michael Esposito	Busted

Tags: Kiryl Radzivonau Michael Esposito

06-14-2017 12:09 UTC-8

Neel Murthy Flops the Flush

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Shirley Ang

Level 13 : 1,500/3,000, 500 ante

John Phan was sitting in the under-the-gun position and raised to 6,000. Dietrich Fast (middle position), Neel Murthy (hijack) and Harry Lodge (big blind) all called.

The flop was . Lodge checked, Phan bet 11,500 and Fast folded. Murthy then raised to 28,000, and Lodge folded. Phan thought for a while, and eventually the clock was called. The floor came to the table, but Phan already made the call.

The turn showed the . This time Phan check-called a 31,000 bet from Murthy.

The on the river completed the board and both players checked. Phan showed for the flopped straight, but Murthy showed the for the flopped flush. Murthy is now on about 310,000.

Player	Chips	Progress
Neel Murthy	310,000 134,500	134,500
John Phan	245,000 203,700	203,700

Tags: John Phan Dietrich Fast Neel Murthy Harry Lodge

06-14-2017 12:00 UTC-8

Hawkins Starts Off Strong

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Level 13 : 1,500/3,000, 500 ante

Maurice Hawkins was in middle position and raised to 7,500. Pratik Ghatge was in the big blind and defended.

The flop was and both players checked to the turn which was the . They checked again and the river was the . Ghatge led for 10,000 and Hawkins raised to 27,000. Ghatge instantly mucked and Hawkins begins to take flight.

Player	Chips	Progress
Maurice Hawkins	960,000 40,000	40,000
Pratik Ghatge	245,000 1,000	1,000

Tags: Maurice Hawkins Pratik Ghatge

06-14-2017 11:55 UTC-8

Scarborough Hits His Three-Outer

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Level 13 : 1,500/3,000, 500 ante

Anthony Scarborough was in early position and raised all in for 30,500. Ran Ilani was in the hijack and three-bet all in for roughly 200,000 and all other players folded.

Scarborough tabled and Ilani showed .

The flop was and Scarborough vaulted ahead of his opponent. The turn and river bricked off with the and and Scarborough survived.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ran Ilani	163,000 4,500	4,500
Anthony Scarborough	66,000 100,000	100,000

Tags: Anthony Scarborough Ran Ilani

06-14-2017 11:38 UTC-8

The Money Bubble Has Burst

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Level 13 : 1,500/3,000, 500 ante

Pascal Hartmann and Rafael Gonzalez got it all in preflop with Hartmann at risk for his roughly 30,000 remaining chips.

Hartmann tabled and Gonzalez showed .

The flop was and Gonzalez hit his two-outer and was now in the lead for the hand. The turn and river bricked off with the and . This was the first hand of hand-for-hand play and the first all-in. The bubble has come and gone and all players are guaranteed a payout of $3,934. Everyone is chasing the elusive bracelet and the first place prize of $690,469.

Player	Chips	Progress
Rafael Gonzalez	370,000 87,000	87,000
Pascal Hartmann	Busted

Tags: Pascal Hartmann Rafael Gonzalez

06-14-2017 11:17 UTC-8

Brennan Benglis Doubles Up

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Shirley Ang

Level 13 : 1,500/3,000, 500 ante

We got to the table to see Brennan Benglis's stack being counted and the board showing .

Brennan Benglis:
Wajih Francis:

With a full house, Benglis doubled up to around 470,000.

There are 265 players left, meaning hand-for-hand play will start now.

Player	Chips	Progress
Brennan Benglis	470,000 236,000	236,000
Wajih Francis	30,000 244,000	244,000

Tags: Brennan Benglis Wajih Francis

06-14-2017 11:16 UTC-8

Cabrera Doubles

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Level 13 : 1,500/3,000, 500 ante

Sergio Cabrera was in the small blind and got it all in preflop against Maxim Sorokin in the big blind for 81,000. Cabrera tabled and Sorokin showed .