2017 World Series of Poker
Jonathan [Removed:250] opened the button for what appeared to be 6,000, and small blind Atanas Kavrakov wasted no time shoving all in. We didn't have the chance to count how much it was, though it wasn't much, as the big blind folded instantly and [Removed:250] called just as quickly.
Atanas Kavrakov: ![]()
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The board ran out an uneventful ![]()
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, and Kavrakov was escorted to the payout desk.
On a board of ![]()
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with more than 15,000 in the pot, Kurt Fitzgerald checked under the gun, and Mike Watson bet 20,000.
Fitzgerald called, and Watson showed ![]()
for trip tens to win the pot.
On a flop of ![]()
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with around 19,000 in the pot, Kevin Schulz was all in for 72,300. Jeff Coddington was on the button and called.
Schulz had ![]()
for top two pair, and Coddington was drawing slim with ![]()
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The
turn secured the double-up for Schulz. The
river improved Schulz to a full house, and he collected the pot.
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, Benjamin Grise (big blind) and Linyang Song (cutoff) got their chips in. Grise, all in for 37,500, was the one at risk as Song had him easily covered.
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"Ace or a spade!" Grise said.
He got them both, as the
hit the turn and the
hit the river. Grise doubled up.
Action folded to Morten Mortensen in the cutoff, and he opened to 5,500. The button opted to fold, but bracelet winner Simeon Naydenov in the small blind was planning on playing a bit bigger. He bumped the action to 18,200 with just over 56,000 behind. The big blind folded, and action was back on Mortensen. The Dane tanked for a bit before he moved all in. Naydenov called.
Simeon Naydenov: ![]()
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The flop (![]()
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) and turn (
) didn't do much, but the
on the river made all the difference for the player from Bulgaria. Naydenov doubled his 74,400-chip stack, Mortensen was left with 41,700.
Jamey Kramer was all in for 11,700 in the big blind, and Linyang Song called in middle position. Steven Gagliano reshoved all in on the button, and Song folded.
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The board ran out ![]()
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, and Kramer was eliminated.
Level: 14
Blinds: 1,200/2,400
Ante: 400