2017 World Series of Poker
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, with about 10,000 in the pot already, Mike Shariati piled a fistful of chips into the middle from the small blind. Sam Trickett was in the big blind, and Shariati was putting him to the test for his remaining 6,000 chips. Trickett smiled and called.
Shariati showed first, tabling ![]()
for a turned set of sevens. Trickett showed ![]()
for a flush and was the player at risk. He had to dodge a paired board on the river and was able to do so, as the dealer peeled the
on the river.
Trickett doubled through to 22,700, but Shariati barely flinched, as he is sitting on 40,000.
Level: 5
Blinds: 150/300
Ante: 50
The players in Event #29 are on their second break of the day.
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board, the player in the lowjack checked, and Adrien Allain moved all in for about 10,000. His opponent tanked for a while, then called for his remaining stack worth 4,500.
Allain revealed ![]()
for a pair of kings, and his opponent mucked his hand before heading away.
The field has grown from 299 at the start to a healthy 912 entries after four levels.
Here is a look at some of the stacks around the room:
Action folded around to the small blind who limped for 200. Barry Greenstein, in the big blind, quickly moved all in. His opponent called.
Barry Greenstein: ![]()
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The board ran out ![]()
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and Greenstein found a double-up.