Break
The players are now on their last 20-minute break of the day.
The players are now on their last 20-minute break of the day.
Phil Hellmuth has made his way into the tournament area -- finally -- and got involved here on this one. After Shannon Shorr opened with a raise from early position to 1,000, Hellmuth three-bet to 3,100. Play then folded to Matt Waxman in the small blind. He paused and then four-bet to 8,000. Everyone folded back to Hellmuth and he tanked for a little bit. In the end, the 11-time World Series of Poker gold bracelet winner decided to cut his losses and fold his hand.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Matt Waxman
|
70,000 | 20,000 |
Phil Hellmuth
|
22,000 |
Terrence Chan showed up late and left early, unfortunately. Unable to get anything going, Chan three-bet shoved for only about 2,000 when the pot was opened in front of him. He showed down , and the raiser was flipping for the knockout, though just barely with .
The kicker didn't matter as the dropped right on the flop. Chan could not catch up with a two-out three, and he wished his table luck before cheerily heading out the door.
From the hijack seat, Pierre Canali raised to 850. Olivier Busquet reraised to 2,100 from the button. Action folded back to Canali and he made the call.
The flop came down and Canali checked. After Busquet bet 2,100, Canali check-raised to 4,700. Busquet made the call.
The turn was the and Canali checked. Busquet bet 4,600 and Canali mucked.
We missed the action on the flop, only walking up to see the turn come down on a board. There was already more than 20,000 in the pot, and Sam Trickett checked. Michael Mizrachi took his cue to bet 10,000, a bit of a leverage bet. Trickett only had about 24,000 in his stack, so the decision he was faced with was essentially for his full stack. It was several long minutes before he quietly said, "I'm going to fold," and dumped his cards out of his hand. It's not clear whether or not he meant to expose his cards, but the tumbled face-up onto the felt. Mizrachi responded by flashing his own and a wry smile as he dragged the pot.
Player | Chips | Progress |
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Michael Mizrachi
|
61,000 | 15,000 |
Sam Trickett | 24,000 |
From early position, Phil Collins raised to 1,025. Olivier Busquet called from middle position and Pierre Canali reraised from the big blind to 3,800. Collins folded and Busquet made the call.
The flop came down and Canali bet 4,500. Busquet folded and Canali won the pot.
Bruno Fitoussi checked the flop and James Bord made a bet of 2,500. Fitoussi called.
The turn was the and Fitoussi checked. Bord checked behind.
The river was the and Fitoussi bet 4,000. Bord mucked and Fitoussi won the pot.
Player | Chips | Progress |
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Bruno Fitoussi | 80,000 | 43,000 |
James Bord
|
18,600 | -4,400 |
After Brian Powell checked the flop, Bryn Kenney bet 1,750. David Peters made the call and then Powell folded.
The turn brought the and both players checked to see the land on the river. After Kenney checked, Peters get 2,550. Kenney mucked and Peters won the pot.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Bryn Kenney
|
67,000 | 11,000 |
David Peters
|
65,500 | 1,500 |
Brian Powell | 36,000 | -5,000 |
On the flop, Jonathan Karamalikis checked and Pierre Canali bet 3,000. Karamalikis check-raised to 8,275 and then Canali moved all in for 23,000 even. Karamalikis called and tabled the . He was behind the top set for Canali with the .
The turn was the and the river the . Both missed Karamalikis and he sent over the chips to double up Canali.
Player | Chips | Progress |
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Pierre Canali | 57,000 | |
Jonathan Karamalikis | 27,000 | -3,000 |
Registration for this event closed following the dinner break, and the numbers are in. A total of 126 players turned up for this first WSOP Mixed-Max event. At €10,400 a pop, their entries have created a prize pool worth €1,209,600 plus one gold bracelet. If a player can manage to conquer the 9- and 6-max days, they'll be through to the heads-up bracket and guaranteed a payday. This pay structure sets up rather nicely as all 16 players who survive Day 2 will be in the money.
It's worth €26,831 to make it to Day 3, and the eight players eliminated in their first heads-up match will earn that amount. The next four to go take €55,248, and that guarantees six figures to the final four semifinalists -- €112,989 apiece. Advance to the final, and you'll earn at least €209,285, and the lucky guy or gal who outlasts the rest will pocket €338,697.
And WSOP gold.