Event #73: $10,000 No-Limit Hold'em MAIN EVENT - World Championship Day 5 | 2017 World Series of Poker

07-15-2017 15:53 UTC-8

Kyle Bowker Eliminated by Richard Tuhrim

Mickey Doft

Level 24 : 20,000/40,000, 5,000 ante

Just prior to the blinds going up, Kyle Bowler opened to 65,000 from middle position. Sam Phillps three-bet to 185,000 from the cutoff, Richard Tuhrim four-bet to 430,000 from the button, Bowker five-bet shoved for 1,575,000, Phillips folded, and Tuhrim asked for an exact count.

"I'm probably going to call," said Tuhrim.

'Well I'm glad you haven't called already," said Bowker.

"I'm still most likely going to call," said Tuhrim.

Upon the dealer confirming 1,575,000 as the amount, Tuhrim called.

Bowker:
Turhim:

The board came down , no help to Bowker, ending his Main Event.

Player	Chips	Progress
Richard Tuhrim	5,000,000 1,600,000	1,600,000
Kyle Bowker	Busted

Tags: Kyle Bowker Richard Tuhrim Samuel Phillips

07-15-2017 15:55 UTC-8

Superman Strikes Again, Eliminates Joe Hanrahan

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Level 24 : 20,000/40,000, 5,000 ante

The cameras rushed over to the table where Jonathan Dwek (dressed as Superman) was in the tank, facing an all-in shove from Joe Hanrahan for 785,000 on the turn. After the hand, Dwek filled us in on the details leading up to that moment.

Hanrahan had raised to 65,000 in the cutoff and Dwek three-bet to 210,000 in the small blind. The big blind folded and Hanrahan called. On the flop, Dwek continued for 250,000 and Hanrahan raised it to 625,000. Dwek called and the turn was the , pairing the board. Dwek checked and Hanrahan moved all in for 785,000.

Dwek went into the tank and thought over the decision as the cameras pointed at him. He eventually put forward a stack to call, and Hanrahan looked less than thrilled.

Hanrahan:
Dwek:

Dwek's two pair, sevens and fives, was ahead, but Hanrahan could win with a diamond, an ace, or a queen.

The river was the , improving Dwek to sevens full, and Hanrahan was eliminated.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jonathan Dwek	4,560,000 1,560,000	1,560,000
Joe Hanrahan	Busted

Tags: Joe Hanrahan Jonathan Dwek

07-15-2017 15:58 UTC-8

Martin Finger Forces out Sergi Reixach

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Will Shillibier

Level 24 : 20,000/40,000, 5,000 ante

Martin Finger told us about a hand he played against Sergi Reixach. Finger raised from under the gun to 65,000. Sergi Reixach three-bet to 165,000 and Finger called.

The flop came and Finger check-raised Reixach's bet of 150,000 to 400,000 and Reixach called.

Finger bet the turn for 300,000 and Reixach called.

Finger moved all in on the river and Reixach folded. Finger showed before raking in the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Martin Finger	2,550,000 250,000	250,000

Sergi Reixach	700,000 800,000	800,000

Tags: Martin Finger Sergi Reixach

07-15-2017 15:59 UTC-8

Luther Tran Eliminated by Ian Johns

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Will Shillibier

Level 24 : 20,000/40,000, 5,000 ante

According to Ian Johns, Luther Tran moved all in from early position for around 700,000. It folded to Johns in the big blind who woke up with and called. Tran held and found no help on the flop and was eliminated.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ian Johns	3,000,000 1,250,000	1,250,000

Luther Tran	Busted

Tags: Ian Johns Luther Tran

07-15-2017 16:01 UTC-8

Sergi Reixach Eliminated by [Removed:508]

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Will Shillibier

Level 24 : 20,000/40,000, 5,000 ante

The exact runout isn't known, but [Removed:508] held against Sergi Reixach's on a queen-high board. Ace-queen held, and Crivello eliminated Reixach.

Crivello now has over seven million in chips.

Player	Chips	Progress
[Removed:508]	7,150,000 750,000	750,000
Sergi Reixach	Busted

Tags: Sergi Reixach

07-15-2017 16:08 UTC-8

Gyeongbyeong Lee Fades To Scoop a Monster

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Sam Cosby

Level 24 : 20,000/40,000, 5,000 ante

From middle position, Sergey Tikhonov opened with a raise to 100,000. Action folded around to Gyeongbyeong Lee, who re-raised, making it 245,000 from the small blind. Next to act was Nima Salehizadeh in the big blind, and he called. Action was back to Tikhonov, and he folded.

The flop came down , and Lee took a look at Salehizadeh's stack, then put out a bet of 500,000. Salehizadeh moved all in, and Lee quickly called with a covering stack.

Lee:
Salehizadeh:

Salehizadeh had a flush draw, but he was still in bad shape against Lee's aces. Lee held on through the turn and the river, and that awarded the monster pot to Lee, who moved very close to the top of the chip counts.

Player	Chips	Progress
Gyeong Byeong Lee	5,450,000 1,750,000	1,750,000
Nima Salehizadeh	Busted

Tags: Gyeongbyeong Lee Nima Salehizadeh Sergey Tikhonov

07-15-2017 16:09 UTC-8

Rodrigo Portaleoni Runs Kings into Andrew Ostapchenko's Aces

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Level 24 : 20,000/40,000, 5,000 ante

Andrew Ostapchenko four-bet to 600,000 from under the gun, and Rodrigo Portaleoni five-bet shoved from the small blind for about 1,800,000. Ostapchenko snap-called.

Portaleoni was at risk and well behind with , up against Ostapchenko's .

The flop came , and Portaleoni needed to run out backdoor quads to stay alive. Unfortunately for him, the turn was the , and he was drawing dead to the on the river.

Player	Chips	Progress
Andrew Ostapchenko	3,550,000 1,935,000	1,935,000

Rodrigo Portaleoni	Busted

Tags: Andrew Ostapchenko Rodrigo Portaleoni

07-15-2017 16:12 UTC-8

Hein Forces Luske Off

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Level 24 : 20,000/40,000, 5,000 ante

With a board of in front of them, Hans Joachim Hein checked, a player in early position bet 100,000, and Marcel Luske called. With action back on Hein, he raised to 350,000, and just Luske called. The turn was the , and both players checked to the on the river. Hein bet 575,000, and that sent Luske into the tank.

Not long passed before Luske folded and showed the table , hoping his opponent would oblige. Hein mucked, though, and was pushed the sizeable pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Hans Joachim Hein	1,950,000 40,000	40,000
Marcel Luske	1,300,000 330,000	330,000

Tags: Hans Joachim Hein Marcel Luske

07-15-2017 16:13 UTC-8

Hwang Doubles Through Kelly

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Adam Lamers

Level 24 : 20,000/40,000, 5,000 ante

There was a limp from early position, and Jae Hwang shoved all in from middle position for 870,000. JP Kelly was in the big blind and moved all in over the top, forcing the limper to fold pocket jacks face-up.

Hwang tabled , and Kelly showed .

The board ran out , giving Hwang a full house. Hwang found a double-up, and Kelly was left with just over 1,000,000 chips.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jae Hwang	1,900,000 750,000	750,000
JP Kelly	1,200,000 1,150,000	1,150,000

07-15-2017 16:13 UTC-8

Massive Setback for Finger

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 24 : 20,000/40,000, 5,000 ante

On an flop, Wesley Pantling checked, and Martin Finger bet 150,000 before Pantling check-raised to 500,000. Finger called, and the action checked to him on the turn. Finger moved all in, and Pantling quickly called for 1,190,000 to create the following showdown.