Event #70: $5,000 No-Limit Hold'em 6-Handed | 2019 World Series of Poker

07-04-2019 13:22 UTC-8

Hands #55-59: O'Connor Grabs the Lead

Milko van Winden

Level 30 : 80,000/160,000, 160,000 ante

Hand #55: Jamie O'Connor limped from the small blind and Pierre Calamusa checked in the big blind. The flop was and both players checked. The turn was the and O'Connor took the pot down with a bet of 300,000.

Hand #56: Joe Cada raised to 350,000 from the cutoff and the others folded.

Hand #57: Joao Vieira limped from the small blind and Cada raised to 500,000. Vieira folded and Cada picked up the pot.

Hand #58: Calamusa pushed his last 2,220,000 to the middle from the cutoff and Cada wanted a count. He folded and so did O'Connor.

Hand #59: Vieira raised to 350,000 and he was called by O'Connor in the small blind and Calamusa in the big blind. The flop fell . O'Connor checked and so did Calamusa bit initial raiser Vieira continued with a bet of 450,000. O'Connor called but Calamusa folded.

The turn was the and both players checked. The river was the and Vieira checked behind. They opened up and O'Connor won the pot. No cards were revealed, but O'Connor winning that latest pot keeps him firmly at the top of the chipcounts, while Pierre Calamusa is feeling the heat of sitting in the short-stack seat.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jamie O'Connor	8,300,000 1,100,000	1,100,000
Joe Cada	7,400,000 -100,000	-100,000

Joao Vieira	6,200,000 -700,000	-700,000

Pierre Calamusa	2,000,000 -1,000,000	-1,000,000

Tags: Jamie O'Connor Joao Vieira Joe Cada Pierre Calamusa

07-04-2019 13:14 UTC-8

Olivier Busquet Eliminated in 5th Place ($154,112)

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AaronMcBride

Level 30 : 80,000/160,000, 160,000 ante

Hand #54: The action folded to Olivier Busquet in the small blind, and he saw his all in for 850,000 called by Jamie O'Connor in the big blind.

Olivier Busquet:
Jamie O'Connor:

Board:

Busquet had run into a dominating hand and was unable to catch up. The American departed in 5th place for $154,112.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jamie O'Connor	7,200,000 1,400,000	1,400,000
Olivier Busquet	Busted

Tags: Jamie O'Connor Olivier Busquet

07-04-2019 13:11 UTC-8

Hand #50-53: Busquet Shoves

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AaronMcBride

Level 30 : 80,000/160,000, 160,000 ante

Hand #50: Jamie O'Connor raised to 400,000 from the cutoff and won the pot.

Hand #51: Olivier Busquet moved all in for 770,000 and won the pot.

Hand #52: Joao Vieira called in the small blind, and Joe Cada checked. The flop the fell , and both players checked to see the . Vieira bet 160,000 and Cada called. The hit the river, and both players checked to showdown. Vieira showed and won the pot.

Hand #53: Vieira raised to 365,000 from the button and won the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Olivier Busquet	1,100,000 330,000	330,000

Tags: Jamie O'Connor Joao Vieira Joe Cada Olivier Busquet

07-04-2019 13:03 UTC-8

Hands #45-49: Cada Doubles to the Chip Lead as Busquet Plummets

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Milko van Winden

Level 30 : 80,000/160,000, 160,000 ante

The five players' stacks are now so close that every hand seems to see the momentum shift, and there is a feeling inside the Rio that this could be a pivotal period of poker.

Hand #45: Joao Vieira raised to 350,000 from the hijack and the others folded.

Hand #46: Jamie O'Connor raised to 320,000 from the button Vieira called from the big blind. The flop was dealt and Vieira checked. O´Connor continued with a bet of 250,000. Vieira got out of the way.

Hand #47: Pierre Calamusa raised from the button as he pushed 375,000 forward. Small blind Vieira three-bet all in for effectively 3,840,000 and both big blind Joe Cada and Calamusa folded their hand.

Hand #48: O'Connor raised to 320,000 and Olivier Busquet called from the big blind. The flop fell and Busquet check-called a bet of 250,000 from O'Connor.

The was dealt on the turn and both players checked. The was dealt on the river. Busquet led out with a bet of 375,000 and O'Connor took his time to end up folding.

Hand #49: Joe Cada raised to 350,000 and Busquet three-bet all in from the small blind. O'Connor folded, but Cada quickly called.

Joe Cada:
Olivier Busquet:

The board ran out and Cada secured a double up that propelled him into the chip lead. By contrast, Olivier Busquet was left with less than five big blinds.

Player	Chips	Progress
Joe Cada	7,500,000 3,500,000	3,500,000

Joao Vieira	6,900,000 600,000	600,000

Jamie O'Connor	5,800,000 -400,000	-400,000
Pierre Calamusa	3,000,000 -800,000	-800,000

Olivier Busquet	770,000 -2,930,000	-2,930,000

Tags: Jamie O'Connor Joao Vieira Joe Cada Olivier Busquet Pierre Calamusa

07-04-2019 12:50 UTC-8

Hands #40-44: Cada Finds a Double-Up

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Shirley Ang

Level 30 : 80,000/160,000, 160,000 ante

Hand #40: Joe Cada shoved from the cutoff for 1,710,000 and action folded to Pierre Calamusa in the big blind who made the call.

Joe Cada:
Pierre Calamusa:

The flop came for Cada to flop two pair and Calamusa just the top pair.

The turn was the which didn't change the situation.

The river completed the board with the for Cada to secure his double-up to 3,700,000.

Hand #41: Olivier Busquet raised to 325,000 from the cutoff and Calamusa shoved from the small blind for 2,750,000. Joao Vieira folded his big blind and Busquet also let his hand go.

Hand #42: Busquet raised to 325,000 from under the gun and got no action.

Hand #43: Vieira raised to 340,000 from the button and Cada shoved from the small blind for 3,340,000. Busquet folded his big blind but Vieira asked for a count. The dealer confirmed the amount and Vieira looked at his own stack, the stacks of the other players on the table, before opting to fold.

Hand #44: Calamusa shoved from under the gun for 3,390,000 and got no action.

Player	Chips	Progress
Joao Vieira	6,300,000 -700,000	-700,000

Jamie O'Connor	6,200,000 -400,000	-400,000
Joe Cada	4,000,000 2,300,000	2,300,000

Pierre Calamusa	3,800,000 -800,000	-800,000

Olivier Busquet	3,700,000 -300,000	-300,000

Tags: Joao Vieira Joe Cada Olivier Busquet Pierre Calamusa

Level: 30

Blinds: 80,000/160,000

Ante: 160,000

07-04-2019 12:43 UTC-8

Hands #34-38: O'Connor Catching Vieira

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Milko van Winden

Level 29 : 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante

Hand #34: Joao Vieira raised from the cutoff to 250,000. Jamie O'Connor called from the big blind and the flop came down. O'Connor checked and Vieira continued with a bet of 280,000 and O'Connor called.

The turn was the and the Brit checked again. Vieira checked behind this time and the completed the board on the river. They checked again and O'Connor showed to win the pot.

Hand #35: O'Connor limped from the small blind and Pierre Calamusa checked. The flop was dealt and O'Connor check-called a bet of 200,000. The was dealt on the turn. Both players checked this time and the landed on the river.

O'Connor led out with a bet of 400,000 on the river and Calamusa raised to 900,000 and O'Connor quickly folded.

Hand #36: O'Connor limped on the button and Calamusa raised to 650,000. Vieira folded in the big blind and O'Connor got out of the way.

Hand #37: O'Connor raised to 250,000 from the cutoff and Joe Cada called in the big blind. The flop fell and both checked. The turn was the and they both checked again to see the on the river. Cada bet 250,000 on the river and O'Connor raised to 800,000. Cada got out of the way.

Hand #38: Olivier Busquet received a walk in the big blind.

Hand #39: Vieira raised to 250,000 from the cutoff and big blind O'Connor called. The flop was dealt. Both checked on the flop and the turn was the which made O'Connor bet 400,000. Vieira called to see the on the river.

O'Connor now fired a bet of 875,000 on the river and Vieira was clearly in a marginal spot. The chip leader eventually called and was shown , which was the winning hand as Vieira mucked. O'Connor is closing in on Viera's lead here, with the Portuguese player having had double the British player's stack a short time ago.

Player	Chips	Progress
Joao Vieira	7,000,000 -2,400,000	-2,400,000

Jamie O'Connor	6,600,000 2,000,000	2,000,000
Pierre Calamusa	4,600,000 1,100,000	1,100,000

Olivier Busquet	4,000,000 -100,000	-100,000
Joe Cada	1,700,000 -700,000	-700,000

Tags: Jamie O'Connor Joao Vieira Joe Cada Olivier Busquet Pierre Calamusa

07-04-2019 12:24 UTC-8

Hands #29-33: Vieira Keeps the Pressure On

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Shirley Ang

Level 29 : 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante

Hand #29: Joao Vieira raised to 250,000 from the cutoff and that was enough to get the rest to fold.

Hand #30: Vieira raised to 255,000 from under the gun and picked up the blinds and ante again.

Hand #31: Olivier Busquet raised to 250,000 from the cutoff and Jamie O'Connor called in the button. Pierre Calamusa folded his small blind and Vieira defended his big blind. The flop came , Vieira checked, Busquet continued with a bet of 200,000 and the rest folded.

Hand #32: Busquet raised to 250,000 from under the gun and Joe Cada defended his big blind. The flop came , Cada check-raised the 150,000 bet of Busquet to 500,000. Busquet contemplated his options for a bit, grimaced and then let his hand go.

Hand #33: Calamusa raised to 250,000 from the cutoff, Vieira three-bet to 750,000 from the button and everyone else, including Calamusa himself, let their hands go.

Player	Chips	Progress
Joao Vieira	9,400,000 800,000	800,000

Jamie O'Connor	4,600,000 -500,000	-500,000
Olivier Busquet	4,100,000
Pierre Calamusa	3,500,000 -600,000	-600,000

Joe Cada	2,400,000 400,000	400,000

Tags: Jamie O'Connor Joao Vieira Joe Cada Olivier Busquet Pierre Calamusa

07-04-2019 12:13 UTC-8

Hands #24:28: Small Exchanges

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Milko van Winden

Level 29 : 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante

Hand #24: Olivier Busquet limped from the small blind and big blind Jamie O'Connor checked his option. The flop came on the table and both players checked in quick fashion. The came down on the turn and Busquet took it down with a bet of 125,000.

Hand #25: It folded to O'Connor in the small blind and he limped. Big blind Pierre Calamusa raised to 400,000. O'Connor three-bet to 1,100,000 after a minute and Calamusa quickly folded.

Hand #26: Busquet raised to 250,000 from the cutoff and the others all folded.

Hand #27: Joao Vieira limped from the small blind and Joe Cada checked. The flop was and Vieira led out with a bet of 130,000. Cada folded.

Hand #28: O'Connor raised to 250,000 from the hijack and big blind Busquet called. The flop was and Busquet check-folded to a bet of 175,000.

Player	Chips	Progress
Joao Vieira	8,600,000

Jamie O'Connor	5,100,000 700,000	700,000
Olivier Busquet	4,100,000 100,000	100,000
Pierre Calamusa	4,100,000 -600,000	-600,000

Joe Cada	2,000,000 -300,000	-300,000

Tags: Jamie O'Connor Joao Vieira Joe Cada Olivier Busquet Pierre Calamusa

07-04-2019 12:04 UTC-8

Hands #19-23: Cada Shoves Three Times

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Shirley Ang

Level 29 : 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante

Hand #19 Pierre Calamusa raised to 250,000 from under the gun and that was enough to pick up the blinds and ante.

Hand #20: Joe Cada shoved from the cutoff for 1,430,000 and got no action.

Hand #21: Cada shoved from under the gun for 1,730,000 and got no one to call again.

Hand #22: Jamie O'Connor raised to 250,000 from the cutoff and no one went along.

Hand #23: Cada raised to 380,000 from the small blind and Olivier Busquet defended his big blind. The flop came , Cada shoved for 1,410,000 and Busquet quickly let his hand go

Player	Chips	Progress
Joao Vieira	8,600,000 -300,000	-300,000

Pierre Calamusa	4,700,000 200,000	200,000

Jamie O'Connor	4,400,000
Olivier Busquet	4,000,000 -700,000	-700,000
Joe Cada	2,300,000 900,000	900,000

Tags: Jamie O'Connor Joe Cada Olivier Busquet Pierre Calamusa