Level 16
: 1,500/3,000, 500 ante
Table #443 is the home to a trio of established pros who are each vying for the $418,435 first place prize and the coveted gold World Series of poker bracelet.
Of the trio, Matt Stout is faring best with 200,000 chips, around double what the UK's Ben Dobson has, which in turn is about half of what Vinny Pahuja has in front of him.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
200,000
16,000
|
16,000 |
|
111,000
79,500
|
79,500 |
|
58,500
-9,500
|
-9,500 |
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and got a 15,000 river bet paid off. A couple of hands later, Qartomy raised from late position and was three-bet to 16,000 for the second or third consecutive time. On this occasion, Qartomy four-bet all-in and his opponent instantly called.
of his opponent. A 
flop gifted Qartomy a set and when the turn and river fell 
and 
he won a chunky pot.
for top pair and pulled in the pot.
. Stout bet 22,000 into around 31,000 and Dobson got to thinking about what action to take.
and Stokes the 
.
flop essentially locked up the hand for Stokes as it left Qartomy needing to his running spades for a flush, so when the 
landed on the turn Stokes' double was confirmed. The 
and the river