Event #43: $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em SHOOTOUT Day 2 | 2017 World Series of Poker

06-23-2017 14:53 UTC-7

Thomas Boivin Knocks Frederick Li Out

Shirley Ang

Kevin Visentin raised to 3,000 from mid-position, and Yiyang Feng in the hijack and Thomas Boivin in the cutoff called. Frederick Li in the big blind then shoved all in. Visentin folded. Feng asked for a count. Li's shove was for 20,500 in total, and Feng folded but Boivin called.

Thomas Boivin:
Frederick Li:

The board ran out to give Boivin a full house and knock Li out.

Table 727 now has 9 players left.

Player	Chips	Progress
Thomas Boivin	142,500 77,600	77,600
Frederick Li	Busted

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06-23-2017 14:54 UTC-7

Tom Middleton Squeeze Get Shoved Away by Russell Thomas

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Russell Thomas opened the action for 2,800 and got a call from Damien Leforbes before Tom Middleton squeezed to 10,500.

Thomas wanted to know how much Middleton had behind and he told him it was about 48,000. Thomas moved all in, and a fold from Leforbes saw Middleton take one last look back at his cards before mucking as well with a chuckle.

Player	Chips	Progress
Russell Thomas	115,000 10,000	10,000
Tom Middleton	48,000 9,500	9,500

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06-23-2017 15:05 UTC-7

Andrew Brokos Back From the Brink

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Three players had chips in the pot hoping to see a flop by the time it got to Andrew Brokos in the small blind who moved all in for 26,000.

The big stack at the table, Paul Michaelis, was the player who called.

Brokos:
Michaelis:

The board ran out .

When the dust settled, it was Brokos who had hung on with the baby pair to collect the pot, or, as Michaelis put it, “Hard to win with pocket threes on that flop.”

Player	Chips	Progress
Paul Michaelis	160,000 95,300	95,300
Andrew Brokos	52,000 2,000	2,000

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06-23-2017 15:10 UTC-7

More Eliminated Players

Shirley Ang

Player	Chips	Progress
Martin Staszko	Busted
Jose Montes	Busted
Matthew Ernst	Busted
Everett Carlton	Busted
Frank Williams	Busted
Josh Weiss	Busted
Gerald Chaplick	Busted
Joel Micka	Busted
Titan Leard	Busted
Raghuram Jonnalagedda	Busted

06-23-2017 15:18 UTC-7

Five-Handed Tables

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Two tables have recently cut the starting number in half and are now five handed.

On Table 721, James Cappucci has a slight lead with 150,000.

On Table 723, of the five left it is Matthew Haugen who has a dominant chip stack with 200,000.

Player	Chips	Progress
Matthew Haugen	200,000 141,100	141,100
James Cappucci	150,000 90,400	90,400

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06-23-2017 15:30 UTC-7

Bryce Daifuku and Andrew Brokos Eliminated at 726

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Bryce Daifuku moved all in on a flop of and was called by the table chip leader Paul Michaelis.

Daifuku: had flopped two pair.
Michaelis: had flopped the wheel.

The turn was the and the river the to bust Daifuku.

Andrew Brokos at the same table was eliminated minutes later when he shoved with king-ten and Michaelis called with ace-jack in the big blind to get Table 726 five-handed.

Player	Chips	Progress
Paul Michaelis	220,000 60,000	60,000
Bryce Daifuku	Busted
Andrew Brokos	Busted

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06-23-2017 15:35 UTC-7

Joe Ramos Busted by Rajaee Wazwaz

Shirley Ang

Joe Ramos, the first one to go through yesterday, was all in against Rajaee Wazwaz.

Wazwaz:
Ramos:

The board ran out to give Wazwaz a runner-runner flush and Ramos has been eliminated.

Player	Chips	Progress
Rajaee Wazwaz	121,000 61,800	61,800

Joe Ramos	Busted

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06-23-2017 15:49 UTC-7

Matas Dilpsas Busts Hassib Younan to Lead Table 729

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Hassib Younan moved all in on the turn of a board reading and Matas Dilpsas called.

Younan:
Dilpsas:

The river bricked out to score another knockout and reduce the number to four remaining on Table 729 with Dilpsas sitting pretty on around 270,000.

Player	Chips	Progress
Matas Dilpsas	270,000 205,100	205,100
Hassib Younan	Busted

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06-23-2017 15:59 UTC-7

Table 720; Derek Wolters Leads as Four Remain

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Derek Wolters is the clear chip leader on Table 720 with around 300,000 while Joe Cook has just scooped a pot to get to over 160,000.

Jonathan Borenstein and Michael Cooper hope some cards come their way soon.

Player	Chips	Progress
Derek Wolters	300,000 215,000	215,000
Joe Cook	160,000 94,700	94,700

Tags: Derek Wolters Joe Cook Jonathan Borenstein Michael Coope

06-23-2017 16:06 UTC-7

Action at Table 721, Tirza Sanders Eliminated

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Hand #1: Xavier Rios raised to 4,500 in the cutoff and was called by James Cappucci in the big blind. They both checked through the on the flop and the on the turn. The on the river completed the board, Cappucci opened to 5,500, and Rios folded.

Hand #2: Chris Brand raised to 4,500 on the button, Cappucci three-bet to 16,500, and Brand folded.

Hand #3: Action folded to Tirza Sanders in the small blind. Sanders completed, Rios raised to 5,000, and Sanders called. The flop came , Sanders checked, Rios opened to 6,000, Sanders shoved all in, and Rios called.

Rios:
Sanders:

Sanders had top pair and Rios middle pair. The turn gave them the , but the on the river gave Rios a higher pair in the end.

Hand #4: Cappucci raised from the cutoff. Robert Kuhn three-bet to 16,000 from the big blind and was called. The flop came , Kuhn opened to 10,000, and Cappucci folded. Kuhn showed .

The table is now four-handed.

Player	Chips	Progress
Xavier Rios	185,000 69,000	69,000
Robert Kuhn	180,000 116,100	116,100

Tags: Chris Brand James Cappucci Robert Kuhn Tirza Sanders Xavier Rios