Event #58: $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em Day 3 | 2017 World Series of Poker

07-02-2017 22:44 UTC-7

Hands #99-104: Speed Poker

Christian Zetzsche

Level 29 : 40,000/80,000, 10,000 ante

Hand #99: Arman Zolnoorian raised to 175,000, and Artur Rudziankov called on the button, as did Mario Prats in the big blind. On a flop of , the action checked to Rudziankov, and his bet worth 200,000 won the pot.

Hand #100: Prats raised to 185,000 from the small blind, and Lee Watkinson forfeited his big blind after giving it some consideration.

Hand #101: Rudziankov raised to 175,000, and Zolnoorian called in the big blind. On the flop, both checked. The turn saw a check by Zolnoorian and a bet of 150,000 by Rudziankov, which won the pot.

Hand #102: Watkinson shoved from the button for 980,000 and won the blinds and antes.

Hand #103: Prats raised to 175,000, and that forced folds from all remaining opponents.

Hand #104: Timothy Miles shoved out of the small blind and received no call.

Tags: Arman Zolnoorian Artur Rudziankov Lee Watkinson Mario Prats Timothy Miles

07-02-2017 22:37 UTC-7

Hands #93-98: Pace of Play Has Increased Significantly

[user252447]

Level 29 : 40,000/80,000, 10,000 ante

Hand #93: Timothy Miles moved all in from the small blind for 800,000, and Mario Prats called. Miles had , and Prats had . The board ran out , and Miles doubled up.

Hand #94: Arman Zolnoorian got a walk in the big blind.

Hand #95: Christian Rudolph opened and won the pot.

Hand #96: Prats opened and won the pot.

Hand #97: Zolnoorian opened, and Artur Rudziankov called from the big blind. The flop was , and Rudziankov check-called 200,000. They both checked the turn, and on the river, a bet of 250,000 from Zolnoorian took the pot.

Hand #98: Miles got a walk in the big blind.

Player	Chips	Progress
Timothy Miles	1,600,000	800,000
Mario Prats	1,600,000	-600,000

Tags: Arman Zolnoorian Artur Rudziankov Christian Rudolph Mario Prats Timothy Miles

07-02-2017 22:30 UTC-7

Hands #87-92: Two Double-Ups

Christian Zetzsche

Level 29 : 40,000/80,000, 10,000 ante

Hand #87: Timothy Miles moved all in from the small blind for 1,030,000, and Mario Prats called after some consideration out of the big blind.

Timothy Miles:
Mario Prats:

The board came , and Miles doubled with two pair.

Hand #88: Arman Zolnoorian raised to 180,000 from under the gun and won the blinds and antes.

Hand #89: Lee Watkinson shoved out of the small blind to win the big blind and antes.

Hand #90: Artur Rudziankov raised to 160,000 from under the gun, and Christian Rudolph called in the big blind. On the flop, Rudolph checked and called a bet of 135,000. The turn and river were checked through, and Rudolph announced a king, then turned over as the winning hand.

Hand #91: Rudolph asked for the stack of Rudziankov and shoved from the small blind, forcing a fold from the Czech.

Hand #92: Rudziankov moved all in from the small blind. Miles asked for a count, then called when it was deemed to be for 1,260,000.

Artur Rudziankov:
Timothy Miles:

Miles took the lead on the flop, but Rudziankov reclaimed it thanks to the turn. On the river, nothing changed, and Rudziankov doubled.

Player	Chips	Progress
Christian Rudolph	3,100,000	300,000
Artur Rudziankov	2,580,000	370,000
Mario Prats	2,200,000	-1,040,000
Timothy Miles	800,000	-190,000

Tags: Arman Zolnoorian Artur Rudziankov Christian Rudolph Lee Watkinson Mario Prats Timothy Miles

07-02-2017 22:21 UTC-7

John Esposito Eliminated 7th Place ($53,184)

[user252447]

Level 29 : 40,000/80,000, 10,000 ante

Hand #86: John Esposito moved all in, and Christian Rudolph called.

John Esposito:
Christian Rudolph:

The board ran out . Rudolph clapped his hands in celebration, and Esposito wished his fellow players luck.

Player	Chips	Progress
Christian Rudolph	2,800,000	700,000
John Esposito	Busted

Tags: Christian Rudolph John Esposito

07-02-2017 22:14 UTC-7

Hands #80-85: Rudolph Wins Flip Against Esposito

Christian Zetzsche

Level 29 : 40,000/80,000, 10,000 ante

Hand #80: Christian Rudolph moved all in from the cutoff to scoop the blinds and antes.

Hand #81: Timothy Miles added the blinds and antes to his stack by moving all in from the button.

Hand #82: Mario Prats raised on the button and forced two folds in the blinds.

Hand #83: Rudolph moved all in from under the gun, and John Esposito, in the big blind, asked for a count. The shove was for 1,025,000, and Esposito called.

Christian Rudolph:
John Esposito:

The board of saw Rudolph improve to a pair of aces, and he doubled.

Hand #84: Arman Zolnoorian raised to 200,000 on the button and won the pot.

Hand #85: Zolnoorian raised to 200,000 and won the antes and blinds.

Player	Chips	Progress
Christian Rudolph	2,100,000	700,000
John Esposito	850,000	-600,000

Tags: Arman Zolnoorian Christian Rudolph John Esposito Mario Prats Timothy Miles

07-02-2017 22:08 UTC-7

Hands #74-79: John Esposito Shoving

[user252447]

Level 29 : 40,000/80,000, 10,000 ante

Hand #74: John Esposito opened for 100,000 and won the antes and blinds.

Hand #75: Timothy Miles moved all in for 970,000. Big blind Arman Zolnoorian folded and showed the .

Hand #76: Mario Prats opened for 180,000, and Esposito moved all in from the big blind. Prats folded, and Esposito gave a speech about someone putting a stop to Prats stealing pots.

Hand #77: Mario Prats opened for 180,000, and Christian Rudolph called from the big blind. The flop was , and Rudolph check-folded to a shove.

Hand #78: Prats opened 180,000 and took the antes and blinds.

Hand #79: Zolnoorian opened and folded to a shove from Esposito.

Tags: Arman Zolnoorian John Esposito Mario Prats

07-02-2017 22:00 UTC-7

Hands #69-73: Miles Doubles Through Prats

Christian Zetzsche

Level 29 : 40,000/80,000, 10,000 ante

Hand #69: Mario Prats raised to 175,000, and John Esposito called in the big blind. The flop came , and both players checked. After the turn, Esposito checked, and Prats bet 275,000 to force a fold.

Hand #70: Artur Rudziankov raised to 160,000 from under the gun and won the blinds and antes.

Hand #71: Arman Zolnoorian raised to 200,000 from the cutoff and that won the pot.

Hand #72: Prats raised from under the gun and won the blinds and antes.

Hand #73: Timothy Miles moved all in for 460,000 out of the small blind. Prats gave it brief consideration in the big blind and called.

Timothy Miles:
Mario Prats:

The board came , and Miles doubled with a full house.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mario Prats	3,240,000	-60,000
Timothy Miles	990,000	70,000

Tags: Arman Zolnoorian Artur Rudziankov John Esposito Mario Prats Timothy Miles

07-02-2017 21:53 UTC-7

Hands #65-68: Prats vs. Zolnoorian

[user252447]

Level 29 : 40,000/80,000, 10,000 ante

Hand #65: Christian Rudolph shoved from the button and won the antes and blinds.

Hand #66: Arman Zolnoorian opened, and Mario Prats called from the big blind. They checked it down to the river of a board reading , where Prats bet 125,000 but mucked when Zolnoorian called.

Hand #67: Prats raised from the small blind and took the pot.

Hand #68: Prats made it 165,000 from the button, and Zolnoorian called. The flop was checked through, and they went to the turn of a board reading , where Zolnoorian check-called a bet of 125,000. The river was the , and Zolnoorian check-folded to a 425,000 bet from Prats.

Tags: Christian Rudolph Mario Prats

Level: 29

Blinds: 40,000/80,000

Ante: 10,000

07-02-2017 21:27 UTC-7

Hands #63-64: Next Break

Christian Zetzsche

Level 28 : 30,000/60,000, 10,000 ante

Hand #63: Lee Watkinson raised to 300,000 and won the blinds and antes.

Hand #64: Mario Prats made it 150,000 to go, and everyone folded. John Esposito said, "Boy, it is so quiet here," while everyone headed off for a 15-minute break.