Event #59: $2,500 Big Bet Mix Day 1 | 2017 World Series of Poker

06-30-2017 19:04 UTC-8

Big Bet Doesn't Work Out For Anderson

Sam Cosby

Level 5 : 150/300, 75 ante

Pot-Limit Omaha Hi-Lo

Hye Park opened with a raise to 500 from the cutoff. Calvin Anderson called him from the big blind. The flop came and Anderson checked to Park who bet 600. Anderson called.

On the turn, Anderson checked once more to Park. Park bet 1,600. Anderson thought about it for a bit, then plopped in a stack of T$1,000 yellow chips, enough to put Park all in. Park thought about it for a while, then called.

Park:
Anderson:

Anderson had some outs but was well behind Park's two pairs. Park improved to a set on the river and that was good to earn him the double-up through Anderson.

Player	Chips	Progress
Hye Park	18,800 18,800	18,800
Calvin Anderson	17,300 17,300	17,300

Tags: Calvin Anderson Hye Park

06-30-2017 19:07 UTC-8

Nelson Chu Eliminated by Adam Owen

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Will Shillibier

Level 5 : 150/300, 75 ante

Big O

Nelson Chu limped under the gun and Adam Owen raised to 900. It folded back around to Chu and he caled.

The flop came . Chu check-called a bet of 2,000 from Owen. The turn was the . Chu checked and Owen announced pot. Chu called the 6,225.

The river was the . Chu checked again and Owen announced pot again. Chu called and was all in.

Owen:
Chu:

Owen had made a wheel on the river, which was good enough to scoop the pot, and, with Chu's two pairs and flush draw failing to improve, he was eliminated.

Player	Chips	Progress
Adam Owen	32,000 13,000	13,000
Nelson Chu	Busted

Tags: Nelson Chu Adam Owen

06-30-2017 19:21 UTC-8

Waxman Takes From Leng

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Sam Cosby

Level 5 : 150/300, 75 ante

Pot-Limit 2-7 Lowball Triple Draw

Ryan Leng opened the pot with a raise to 400 from under the gun. He was called by Matt Waxman from the small blind and Usman Siddique from the big blind.

Waxman took one while Siddique took three and Leng took one.

Waxman then opted to lead out with a bet of 1,000. Siddique called as did Leng.

Waxman stood pat on the second draw while Siddique took two and Leng took one again.

Then Waxman led out with a bet of 3,600. Siddique folded but Leng called.

On the third draw, Waxman stood pat again and Leng took one last draw. Both players then checked. Waxman showed for an eighty-six. Leng showed and mucked his other card, awarding Waxman the pot.

"You could've tried to win the pot," Waxman said.

"No thanks," Leng responded.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ryan Leng	25,800 13,300	13,300

Matt Waxman	17,700 17,700	17,700

Tags: Matt Waxman Ryan Leng Usman Siddique

06-30-2017 19:25 UTC-8

Updated Chip Counts

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Will Shillibier

Level 5 : 150/300, 75 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
David "ODB" Baker	29,000 14,100	14,100

Jerry Wong	20,000 7,500	7,500

Ismael Bojang	18,000 5,500	5,500

Robert Mizrachi	18,000 5,500	5,500

Mike Leah	17,000

Jason Mercier	15,500 5,000	5,000

Randy Ohel	15,500 3,050	3,050

Christopher Vitch	13,500 2,450	2,450

Shaun Deeb	13,000

Stuart Rutter	11,000 2,000	2,000
Anthony Zinno	11,000 1,500	1,500

Dario Sammartino	9,000

06-30-2017 19:35 UTC-8

Todd Brunson "Owns" Mike Matusow

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Sam Cosby

Level 5 : 150/300, 75 ante

No-Limit 5 Card Draw

Mike Matusow raised to 800 from under the gun. Action folded around and Todd Brunson called from the big blind. Brunson took three while Matusow took one.

Brunson then checked it over to Matusow and Matusow bet 1,400. Brunson thought for about a minute, then called.

"Ace high," Matusow said.

Brunson showed for a pair of kings and Matusow mucked his hand.

"Every other time I've raised I've had two pair or trips," Matusow said after the hand. "Todd Brunson says, 'No, you know what? He's got a four flush this time.' Calls, and he's right."

Brunson very quietly took in the pot as Matusow jokingly flipped Brunson the bird.

"What was your story again?" Brunson asked after the hand.

"Make sure you write 'Todd Brunson Owns Mike Matusow,'" Matusow said after the hand. "He's been owning me for 20 years, why would he stop now?"

Player	Chips	Progress
Mike Matusow	13,700 2,300	2,300

Todd Brunson	12,000 3,200	3,200

Tags: Mike Matusow Todd Brunson

Level: 6

PLO/PLO8/Big O/PLTD: Ante 50 - SB 150 - BB 300
NLHE: Ante 75 - SB 150 - BB 300

06-30-2017 19:48 UTC-8

Anthony Zinno Doubles Through Hye Park

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Sam Cosby

Level 6 : 200/400, 100 ante

Big O

On a flop of , Anthony Zinno had put out a bet of 1,500. Hye Park was the other player in the hand and he raised to 4,500 total. Zinno double checked his cards, thought for a moment, then moved all in. Park quickly called.

Zinno:
Park:

The turn was the , giving Zinno a pair but Park was still in the lead with two pairs and a flush draw. The river was the and that gave Zinno a set and the double-up as Park's hand only improved to a better two pairs. That gave Zinno a double-up for his full total of 13,025 while Park was left with just 6,375.

Player	Chips	Progress
Anthony Zinno	28,800 17,800	17,800

Hye Park	6,375 12,425	12,425

Tags: Anthony Zinno Hye Park

06-30-2017 19:49 UTC-8

Calvin Anderson Quarters Mike Wattel

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Will Shillibier

Level 6 : 200/400, 100 ante

Big O

Calvin Anderson raised to 1,500. Mike Wattel called on the button and Anthony Zinno called in the big blind.

"Whoever bets first wins," said Wattel as the flop came .

"I will wait," said Zinno, who checked. Anderson and Wattel checked behind and the turn was the . Again all players checked.

The river was the . Zinno checked and Anderson bet 4,000. Wattel called and Zinno folded.

"I think I'm getting quartered," said Anderson, showing .

"Nope," said Wattel. "It's me that's getting quartered." Wattel showed .

The pair laughed. "I told you," said Wattel. "Whoever bet first wins!"

Player	Chips	Progress
Anthony Zinno	27,000 1,800	1,800

Calvin Anderson	20,000 2,700	2,700

Mike Wattel	12,000 500	500

Tags: Anthony Zinno Calvin Anderson Mike Wattel

06-30-2017 20:00 UTC-8

Volpe Climbing

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Sam Cosby

Level 6 : 200/400, 100 ante

No-Limit Five Card Draw

We caught up to the hand after the draw and Paul Volpe had a bet of 2,700 out in front of him. Ian O'Hara was in the tank. He eventually decided to put out the chips to call.

"Trips," Volpe said. He showed . O'Hara held his cards in his hand for a bit, looking through his cards, then mucked, allowing Volpe to scoop up the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Paul Volpe	21,500 11,500	11,500

Ian O'Hara	12,900 7,100	7,100

Tags: Ian O'hara Paul Volpe

06-30-2017 20:05 UTC-8

Shaun Deeb Eliminated by David "ODB" Baker

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Will Shillibier

Level 6 : 200/400, 100 ante

Pot-Limit Omaha

Craig Chait raised to 600 from under the gun. David "ODB" Baker called, as did the player in the cutoff. In fact, the whole table called, including Robert Mizrachi on the button, Phil Hellmuth in the small blind and Shaun Deeb in the big blind.

The flop came rainbow. It checked to Deeb who bet 2,000. Chait and Baker both called and play went three ways to the turn which was the .