Quinn Do won't be a name that too many locals are familiar with here at the Empire Casino, but with over $2.1 million in tournament winnings he's certainly somebody we should be taking note of.
35-years of age from Vietnam (now residing in Seattle, Washington), Do's breakout year was 2005 when he won a bracelet in a $2,000 no-limit hold'em WSOP event. A few years later, he picked up his biggest payday, finishing second to none other than Phil Ivey in the 2008 WPT L.A. Poker Classic for a mouth-watering $909,400.
Here in London, he's looking to add a WSOPE bracelet to go with his Vegas counterpart, and grab that non-US victory that has so far evaded him. Despite the presence of Antonio Esfandiari and Daniel Negreanu, Do's table has been quieter than a nun in a library of late, with everyone slipping on their game face and adopting the role of silent assassin.
At time of writing, Do has an impressive 145,000, some of which was sliced out of the stack of neighbour Bruno Fitoussi. With 10-15,000 already in the pot, the two players reached a flop pf where Do check-called a bet of 5,500. Both players checked the turn, before Do took it down with a bet of 11,000 on the river.
The very next hand, Do lapped up the blinds with a raise to 2,200, the small and big blind releasing their hand and allowing Do to take the pot uncontested.
It's clear that Do has come to play, and if his recent activity is anything to go by, his intention is to play an aggressive game.
In a pot against Simon Higgins, Phil Ivey led out for 3,600 on the flop. Higgins made the call before calling an additional 11,000 on the turn.
The river brought the four-flushing and Ivey nonchalantly threw out 30,000 resulting in Higgins speedily folding face up as Ivey casually added his chips without even batting an eyelid.
He's up to 160,000 now which is also the amount that former WSOPE finalist James Keys has just sat down with, two seats to Ivey's right.
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Nikolay Evdakov - hysterically giggling
The flop read when we found Nikolay Evdakov betting from the cutoff. Quinn Do in the big blind made the call.
Both players checked the turn and they saw a river, at which point Do bet out 4,000 - but Evdakov called it, and found that his was indeed good to take the pot. After a pretty poor start to the day, Evdakov is now in good shape on around 90,000.
"Three-five, huh?" mused tablemate Antonio Esfandiari, who by all accounts was responsible for most of the improvement to the hysterically giggling Evdakov's stack. "Stealing, stealing. Sometimes you have to steal."
The last time we reported on Nikolay Evdakov and Antonio Esfandiari the former was doubling-up through the latter. Since then it seems as if Esfandiari got some of those chips but the Russian has just doubled-up through him again prompting Esfandiari to say "Nice hand. That's two-one now".
The hand started with an Evdakov raise from UTG and three players called including Esfandiari in the BB. The flop came and Esfandiari led for 5,100. Evdakov raised to 12,000 and when it was folded back to Esfandiari he set Evdakov all-in for his last 29,000. Call.
Esfandiari: for a nut flush draw.
Evdakov: for middle set.
The turn and river missed the American, sending the chips Russia's way. Evdakov has 66,000 to Esfandiari's 75,000 chips.
An interesting hand developed as Bryn Kenny made a minimum raise to 2,000 from under the gun, only to receive three callers in Faraz Jaka (UTG+1), Markus Golser (cut-off), and JC Tran (button).
With so much money in the pot, this seemed like the perfect opportunity for John Eames to raise to 30,000 from the small blind, virtually setting himself all in with just 1,500 behind.
Although Kenny immediately released his hand, the action ground to a halt on Jaka. After sizing up his option, Jaka moved in for little more, triggering folds from Golser and Tran.
"I hope you have ," willed Eames as he flipped onto the felt. His wish, however, was not granted as Jaka revealed .
On this occasion, the coin was buttered Eames' side as the flop brought a bullet to shoot Jaka's pair down. The turn and changed nothing, and Eames doubled through.
Down to just 3,800, Jaka was all in on the following hand, and didn't live to tell the tale.
Daniel Negreanu is down to 31,400 and is looking frustrated, especially after a hand that just played out. The flop was out as and Michael Schwartz bet 3,200 and was only called by the Canadian. Schwartz led for 6,500 on the turn and once again Negreanu called. Both players checked the river and Schwartz opened for a river pair of aces to go with the twos on board. Negreanu flinched and folded accidentally revealing the so we're assuming he had queen-ten.
Jim Collopy opened with a raise to 2,000 before action folded around to Chris Moorman on the button. Moorman reraised to 5,400 and play moved back over to Collopy after the blinds folded. Collopy four-bet to 12,800 and this sent Moorman into the tank. He thought for a bit and then moved all in. Collopy gave a super quick peak back at his hand and then immediately called.
Collopy tabled the , but saw that Moorman had him notched with the . He even had his suits pegged.
The final board was and Collopy sent over the chips. He dropped to 11,500 while Moorman, who was all in for a little over 37,000, moved up to about 77,000.
Nicolas Levi opened to 2,000 preflop and JP Kelly called next to him. John Tabatabai then reraised to 7,000 from the cut-off and both the Frenchman and the Englishman called the former WSOPE main event runner-up's reraise.
The flop came and it was checked to Tabatabai who thought for a moment before pushing all-in. Levi threw a chunk of 5k chips in and Kelly quickly folded.
Tabatabai's looked as though it would be good except Levi flipped for a flopped boat, which, after the turn, rivered quads with the .
Tabatabai was eliminated while Levi moves up to 183,000.
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where Do check-called a bet of 5,500. Both players checked the 
turn, before Do took it down with a bet of 11,000 on the 
river.
flop. Higgins made the call before calling an additional 11,000 on the 
turn.
and Ivey nonchalantly threw out 30,000 resulting in Higgins speedily folding 
face up as Ivey casually added his chips without even batting an eyelid.
when we found Nikolay Evdakov betting from the cutoff. Quinn Do in the big blind made the call.
turn and they saw a 
river, at which point Do bet out 4,000 - but Evdakov called it, and found that his 
was indeed good to take the pot. After a pretty poor start to the day, Evdakov is now in good shape on around 90,000.
and Esfandiari led for 5,100. Evdakov raised to 12,000 and when it was folded back to Esfandiari he set Evdakov all-in for his last 29,000. Call.
for middle set.
turn and river missed the American, sending the chips Russia's way. Evdakov has 66,000 to Esfandiari's 75,000 chips.
," willed Eames as he flipped 
onto the felt. His wish, however, was not granted as Jaka revealed 
.
changed nothing, and Eames doubled through.
couldn't outflip the 
of Simon Higgins. The board ran out 
.
and Michael Schwartz bet 3,200 and was only called by the Canadian. Schwartz led for 6,500 on the 
turn and once again Negreanu called. Both players checked the 
looked as though it would be good except Levi flipped 
for a flopped boat, which, after the 
turn, rivered quads with the