Event #61: COLOSSUS - $400 No-Limit Hold'em Day 1a | 2019 World Series of Poker

06-26-2019 18:48 UTC-8

Player	Chips	Progress
Ylon Schwartz	220,000 -20,000	-20,000

Greg Raymer	100,000

Amir Lehavot	85,000

Scott Davies	75,000 35,000	35,000

Gaelle Baumann	72,000 56,000	56,000

Minissha Lamba	70,000 -10,000	-10,000
Pierre Neuville	40,000
Arlie Shaban	40,000 -20,000	-20,000

Allen Kessler	35,000
Konstantin Puchkov	Busted

Douglas Tran	Busted
Walter Treccarichi	Busted
Men Nguyen	Busted

Canawati's Fullhouse Sends Kaplan to the Rail

Anthony Thompson

Level 12 : 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Imad Canawati opened under the gun for 6,500 and action folded to Jamie Kaplan who three-bet jammed for 37,500 on the button, Canawati called.

Imad Canawati:
Jamie Kaplan:

Canawati was able to pair his ace on the flop, which also gave Kaplan a broadway draw.

Canawati would trip up with the turn and Kaplan needed the river to be a queen to stay alive.

The river would double-pair the board with the giving Canawati aces-full and Kaplan was eliminated.

Player	Chips	Progress
Imad Canawati	115,000 115,000	115,000
Jamie Kaplan	Busted

Tags: Imad Canawati Jamie Kaplan

06-26-2019 19:02 UTC-8

Break

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Will Shillibier

Level 12 : 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Players are going on what is scheduled to be their last 20-minute break of the day.

Level: 13

Blinds: 1,000/2,500

Ante: 2,500

06-26-2019 19:38 UTC-8

Kovalchuk Cracks Set of Tens for a Triples Up

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Anthony Thompson

Level 13 : 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

There was three-way all in action before the flop after a player from position open-jammed for 55,000. He was called by the player sitting directly to his left, along with Maxim Kovalchuk who was in for 35,000 on the button.

All-In Player:
Maxim Kovalchuk:
Opponent:

Kovalchuk was way behind both opponents and his hand got worse after the rainbow flop of .

The on the turn gave Kovalchuk a brink hope drawing to a gutterball staright headed to the river,

Kovalchuk's prayer was answered when the dealer threw the on the river and Kovalchuk tripled up at the right time.

Player	Chips	Progress
Maxim Kovalchuk	110,000

Tags: Maxim Kovalchuk

06-26-2019 19:51 UTC-8

Rudolph Slicks Kernan Out the Door

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Anthony Thompson

Level 13 : 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

Kevin Kernan opened on the button for 7,000 and Kevin Rudolph three-bet jammed for 40,000 from the small blind. The big blind folded and Rudolph called.

Kevin Kernan:
Greg Rudolph:

Kernan was ahead and loved the flop which gave him the nut-flush draw taking away one of Rudolph's outs.

Rudolph, however, was able to hit his two-outer at best with the turn and Kernan needed to hit the river to stay alive.

The river would fall a brick sending Kernan to the rail as Rudolph raked in the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Greg Rudolph	130,000 130,000	130,000
Kevin Kernan	Busted

Tags: Greg Rudolph Kevin Kernan

06-26-2019 19:56 UTC-8

Updated Chip Counts

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Will Shillibier

Level 13 : 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Ylon Schwartz	275,000 55,000	55,000

Joe Cada	165,000 165,000	165,000

Steve Zolotow	40,000 40,000	40,000

Pierre Neuville	25,000 -15,000	-15,000
Eddy Sabat	Busted
Antonin Teisseire	Busted