Event #77: $50,000 No-Limit Hold'em High Roller | 2018 World Series of Poker

07-14-2018 21:41 UTC-8

Hands #42-46: Haxton Down to 5 Bigs

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Level 24 : 120,000/240,000, 240,000 ante

Hand #42: Nick Petrangelo opened to 480,000 under the gun and Ben Yu defended his big blind. The flop came and both players checked. The hit the turn and Yu fired 1,200,000. Petrangelo folded.

Hand #43: Yu limped from the small blind and Petrangelo checked, bringing an flop. Yu checked, Petrangelo bet 240,000, and Yu called. The landed on the turn and Yu checked once more. Petrangelo checked as well and the hit the river.

Yu bet 500,000 and Petrangelo called. Both had a pair of queens but Petrangelo's kicker was best.

Hand #44: Petrangelo opened to 975,000 in the small blind but folded when Sean Winter three-bet to 2,600,000 in the big blind.

Hand #45: Petrangelo opened to 480,000 on the button and Winter called from the small blind. Isaac Haxton flatted out of the big and a flop fanned out.

Winter and Haxton checked and Petrangelo bet 550,000 to win the pot.

Hand #46: Haxton limped from the small blind and Yu checked his option. The flop came down and Haxton check-called a min-bet from Yu. The peeled off on the turn and both checked to see the hit the river.

Two more checks saw Yu win the pot with the after Haxton tabled the .

Player	Chips	Progress
Nick Petrangelo	12,600,000 500,000	500,000

Ben Yu	8,900,000 800,000	800,000

Sean Winter	8,000,000 300,000	300,000
Isaac Haxton	1,400,000 -1,000,000	-1,000,000

Tags: Ben Yu Isaac Haxton Nick Petrangelo Sean Winter

07-14-2018 21:28 UTC-8

Hands #37-41: Petrangelo Extends his Lead

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MrCleverFox

Level 24 : 120,000/240,000, 240,000 ante

Hand #37: Nick Petrangelo opened with a raise to 480,000 on the button. Sean Winter folded in the small blind and Isaac Haxton called in the big blind.

The flop was and Haxton checked and to Petrangelo who put out a bet. Haxton folded and Petrangelo took down the pot.

Hand #38: From the small blind, Isaac Haxton called. Ben Yu moved all in from the big blind and Haxton instantly folded.

Hand #39: Action folded to the small blind where Ben Yu limped in. Petrangelo checked in the big blind.

The flop was and Yu checked. Petrangelo put out a bet of 240,000 and Yu called.

The turn was the and Yu checked again. Petrangelo checked behind.

On the river, Yu checked again. Petrangelo checked as well. Yu showed his and it was good to take down the pot.

Hand #40: Ben Yu raised to 500,000 on the button and Nick Petrangelo moved all in from the small blind. Sean Winter folded from the big blind and Yu folded as well so Petrangelo took down the pot.

Hand #41: Nick Petrangelo raised on the button to 480,000. Isaac Haxton called in the big blind.

The flop was and Haxton checked. Petrangelo bet 400,000 and Haxton called.

The turn was the and Haxton checked again. Petrangelo checked as well.

On the river, Haxton bet 650,000 and Petrangelo called. Petrangelo held for two pair and it was good to take down the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Nick Petrangelo	12,100,000 2,700,000	2,700,000

Ben Yu	8,100,000 300,000	300,000

Sean Winter	7,700,000 -700,000	-700,000
Isaac Haxton	2,400,000 -3,000,000	-3,000,000

Tags: Ben Yu Isaac Haxton Nick Petrangelo Sean Winter

Level: 24

Blinds: 120,000/240,000

Ante: 240,000

07-14-2018 21:12 UTC-8

Hands #31-36: Top Two Stacks Clash

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Will Shillibier

Level 23 : 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante

Hand #31: Ben Yu limped in the small blind and Nick Petrangelo raised to 800,000 in the small blind. Yu folded.

Hand #32: Isaac Haxton raised to 400,000 and took down the pot.

Hand #33: Petrangelo limped on the button and Sean Winter called in the big blind. Haxton checked his big blind.

The flop came and it checked to Petrangelo who bet 250,000. Winter quickly folded and Haxton check-raised to 575,000 and took down the pot.

Hand #34: Petrangelo raised to 400,000 first to act and Yu defended his big blind. Yu checked the flop and Petrangelo bet 350,000. Yu called.

The turn was the . Yu checked again and Petrangelo bet 1,400,000.

The river was the . Yu checked for a third time and Petrangelo bet 3,500,000. Yu folded.

Hand #35: Petrangelo received a walk in the big blind.

Hand #36: Petrangelo limped in the small blind and Winter raised to 800,000. Petrangelo called.

The flop came and both players checked. The turn was the , pairing the board, and Petrangelo bet 600,000. Winter called and the river came . Petrangelo check-folded to a bet of 1,000,000 from Winter.

Player	Chips	Progress
Nick Petrangelo	9,400,000 900,000	900,000

Sean Winter	8,400,000 1,200,000	1,200,000
Ben Yu	7,800,000 -2,200,000	-2,200,000

Isaac Haxton	5,400,000 500,000	500,000

Tags: Ben Yu Isaac Haxton Nick Petrangelo Sean Winter

07-14-2018 20:59 UTC-8

Hands #26-30: Haxton and Winter Chop a Pot

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[user270022]

Level 23 : 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante

Hand #26: Isaac Haxton opened to 400,000 on the button and Ben Yu flatted out of the big blind. The flop came and Yu check-raised a bet of 200,000 from Haxton to 800,000. Haxton folded.

Hand #27: Yu opened to 800,000 from the small blind and Nick Petrangelo flatted out of the big. The flop came down and Yu continued for 600,000. Petrangelo called and the hit the turn.

Yu checked and Petrangelo fired 1,200,000. Yu folded.

Hand #28: Haxton opened to 400,000 under the gun and Sean Winter defended his big blind. A flop fanned out and Winter check-called a bet of 250,000 to see the on the turn.

Winter checked again Haxton used a time extension before checking himself. The landed on the river and Winter bet 1,600,000. Haxton called and they chopped the pot with both turning over a jack. Haxton with and Winter with .

Hand #29: Yu opened to 500,000 and won the pot.

Hand #30: Haxton limped from the small blind and Yu checked his option to see an flop. Both players checked and the hit the turn. Two more checks brought the on the river and Haxton check-called a bet of 200,000 from Yu.

Yu tabled the and Haxton mucked.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ben Yu	10,000,000

Nick Petrangelo	8,500,000 1,400,000	1,400,000

Sean Winter	7,200,000 -600,000	-600,000
Isaac Haxton	4,900,000 -600,000	-600,000

Tags: Ben Yu Isaac Haxton Nick Petrangelo Sean Winter

07-14-2018 20:44 UTC-8

Igor Kurganov Eliminated in 5th Place ($381,874)

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MrCleverFox

Level 23 : 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante

Hand #25: Sean Winter raised from the button to 2,500,000 and Igor Kurganov moved all in from the big blind for 3,450,000. Action was back on Winter and he called.

Sean Winter:
Igor Kurganov:

Winter was in the lead with his pair but it was a coin flip heading to the flop which fell . The turn was the which changed nothing. The river was the which put two pair on the board, but Winter had a better two pair with sixes and kings and that allowed him to take down the pot.

Kurganov hit the rail in fifth and he took home $381,874 for his run in this event.

Player	Chips	Progress
Sean Winter	7,800,000 3,800,000	3,800,000
Igor Kurganov	Busted

Tags: Igor Kurganov Sean Winter

07-14-2018 20:39 UTC-8

Hands #22-24: Haxton Takes One With Bottom Pair

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MrCleverFox

Level 23 : 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante

Hand #22: Sean Winter opened to 400,000 from the hijack. Isaac Haxton was next to act and he moved all in for 3,850,000. Everyone folded back to Winter and he folded, so Haxton took down the pot.

Hand #23: Action folded to Ben Yu on the button and he raised to 500,000. Nick Petrangelo called from the small blind and Sean Winter folded in the big blind.

The flop was and Petrangelo checked. Yu bet 500,000 and Petrangelo promptly folded.

Hand #24: Nick Petrangelo raised on the button 400,000. Winter folded the small blind and Haxton called in the big blind.

The flop was and Haxton checked to Petrangelo who bet 350,000. Haxton called.

The turn was the and Haxton checked again. Petrangelo checked as well.

On the river, Haxton checked again. Petrangelo checked as well and Haxton showed his and that would earn him the pot with bottom pair.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ben Yu	10,000,000 580,000	580,000

Nick Petrangelo	7,100,000 -1,840,000	-1,840,000

Isaac Haxton	5,500,000 1,450,000	1,450,000

Sean Winter	4,000,000 -1,945,000	-1,945,000
Igor Kurganov	3,450,000 -190,000	-190,000

Tags: Ben Yu Isaac Haxton Nick Petrangelo Sean Winter

Level: 23

Blinds: 100,000/200,000

Ante: 200,000

07-14-2018 19:23 UTC-8

Updated Chip Counts at Dinner

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Level 22 : 80,000/160,000, 160,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Ben Yu	9,420,000 2,820,000	2,820,000

Nick Petrangelo	8,940,000 1,240,000	1,240,000

Sean Winter	5,945,000 290,000	290,000
Isaac Haxton	4,050,000 -1,650,000	-1,650,000

Igor Kurganov	3,640,000 -2,160,000	-2,160,000

07-14-2018 19:22 UTC-8

Break

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Will Shillibier

Level 22 : 80,000/160,000, 160,000 ante

Players are going on a 60-minute dinner break.