Level: 31
Blinds: 150,000/300,000
Ante: 300,000
Level: 31
Blinds: 150,000/300,000
Ante: 300,000
Christopher Campisano raised to 600,000 in middle position and Frederic Marechal called in the big blind.
The flop came J♦6♦5♣ and Marechal led out for 425,000. Campisano quickly folded.
Marechal then raised to 600,000 on the button and Xiaohua Yang called in the big blind. Marechal bet 425,000 on the K♣10♥7♠ and Yang folded.
The next hand, Marechal again raised to 600,000 and Campisano called in the big blind. Both players checked the J♥9♥4♠ flop before Marechal made the now-familiar bet of 425,000 on the Q♦ turn. Campisano called.
The J♠ river was checked down and Marechal showed A♣Q♠ to win yet another pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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22,000,000
2,500,000
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2,500,000 |
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13,000,000
1,000,000
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1,000,000 |
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3,000,000
2,000,000
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2,000,000 |
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Frederic Marechal made a raise to 600,000 in the hijack. Xiaohua Yang then three-bet to 2,000,000 on the button and saw Marechal call.
Marechal decided to lead out for 800,000 on the 2♦A♥8♥ flop, after which Yang tossed in a call. The 2♠ turn was then checked through before Marechal checked again on the K♣ river.
This time, Yang fired 4,000,000 chips, receiving an instant fold from his opponent and taking down the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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20,000,000
2,000,000
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2,000,000 |
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16,000,000
3,000,000
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3,000,000 |
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Caesars Entertainment has announced that they will be selling the iconic World Series of Poker brand to NSUS Group Inc, a leading investment group and operator of leading online poker room GGPoker.
The deal is set to be worth $500 million — $250 million in cash and a $250 million promissory note "due five years after the transaction's closing date", according to the press release.
The sale comes off the back of the largest WSOP Main Event in history and less than four months before the return of WSOP Paradise to the Bahamas.
Frederic Marechal raised to 600,000 in early position as Ivan Banic and Adrian Cazacu came along from the blinds.
The flop came J♣7♠4♣ and Marechal bet 500,000. Only Banic called to the 5♥ turn, where Marechal bet another 1,500,000. Banic again called.
The river was the 3♣ and Marechal asked the dealer to spread the pot before betting 2,100,000. Banic quickly called and Marechal turned over K♣10♣ for a flush to win the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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25,500,000
5,500,000
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5,500,000 |
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12,000,000
3,600,000
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3,600,000 |
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2,600,000
3,200,000
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3,200,000 |
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Arturo Paduano raised to 650,000 from early position with Vazha Kometiani making the call from the big blind.
The monotone flope of A♥5♥3♥ saw Kometiani check-fold to a bet of 450,000 from Paduano.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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7,100,000
1,500,000
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1,500,000 |
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6,500,000
1,000,000
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1,000,000 |
Christopher Campisano moved all in for 2,900,000 from the hijack and Adrian Cazacu called in the small blind.
Christopher Campisano: K♠Q♦
Adrian Cazacu: A♣K♦
Campisano was dominated and at risk until the flop brought Q♠4♣4♠ to give him two pair. The rest of the board came 7♠7♥ and Campisano doubled up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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9,000,000
3,000,000
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3,000,000 |
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6,500,000
3,500,000
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3,500,000 |
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Dimitrios Anastasakis raised to 600,000 in the hijack and Arturo Paduano defended his big blind, after some deliberation.
Paduano checked to Anastasakis on the 3♦K♣10♦ flop, after which the latter bet 375,000. Paduano then put Anastasakis all-in for 2,900,000 total.
Anastasakis pondered for a few moments before putting in the call for his tournament life.
Dimitrios Anastasakis: A♣10♣
Arturo Paduano: J♠10♥
Anastasakis outkicked his opponent and made two pair on the A♦ turn. Paduano needed a jack or queen to win, but the river instead came the 8♥ to double up the Greek.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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7,450,000
3,200,000
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3,200,000 |
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4,000,000
2,500,000
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2,500,000 |
Christopher Campisano raised to 600,000 under the gun and was called by Adrian Cazacu in the hijack and Xiaohua Yang in the big blind.
Campisano bet 425,000 on the A♥K♥K♠ flop and only Cazacu called. Both players checked the 3♦ turn.
The river was the Q♠ and Campisano bet 1,000,000. Cazacu called and Campisano turned over J♣J♦. Cazacu showed A♦Q♣ for two pair as he took the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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15,000,000
1,000,000
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1,000,000 |
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13,000,000
4,000,000
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4,000,000 |
|
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4,000,000
2,500,000
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2,500,000 |
|
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Adrian Cazacu raised to 600,000 in middle position, Frederic Marechal three-bet to 1,700,000 in the cutoff, and Cazacu called.
The flop came K♥4♣3♦ and Marechal bet 2,100,000. Cazacu called and the 4♥ fell on the turn. Marechal then moved all in.
Cazacu had around 8,700,000 remaining and tanked for about two minutes before Giridhar Tatavarti called the clock, a move Cazacu strongly disagreed with.
Cazacu continued to complain with the tournament floor as the countdown began. It eventually reached zero and his hand was declared dead, but that didn't stop the controversy.
"Is this poker? Maybe for you this means nothing, but it's a 25 million chip pot," Cazacu told Tatavarti.
"I just want to play more hands," Tatavarti said. Cazacu then used an expletive toward Tatavarti and was handed a one-round penalty by the floor.
Marechal, remaining silent throughout and sipping a water bottle, showed A♥K♣ as he took the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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29,500,000
4,000,000
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4,000,000 |
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8,700,000
4,300,000
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4,300,000 |