Event #82: $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em Double Stack | 2019 World Series of Poker

07-14-2019 12:43 UTC-8

Kunal Punjwani Eliminated in 7th Place ($74,401)

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Level 38 : 400,000/800,000, 800,000 ante

Hand #48: Philip Scaletta opened in early position and Kunal Punjwani defended his big blind. It was a flop and Scaletta continued for 2,200,000 in position. Punjwani had 5,150,000 behind and he moved all in. Scaletta gave it some thought and called.

Philip Scaletta:
Kunal Punjwani:

Punjwani had flopped trips and was a long way ahead of Scaletta's pocket pair. The turn was a and gave Scaletta an additional four outs for the gutshot. The river came the , unbelievably turning it around for Scaletta, giving him a straight and sending Punjwani on his way.

Player	Chips	Progress
Adam Hendrix	36,900,000 -3,000,000	-3,000,000
Freek Scholten	33,700,000 1,400,000	1,400,000
Philip Scaletta	27,700,000 8,000,000	8,000,000
Barry Shulman	15,300,000 3,000,000	3,000,000

Darren Rabinowitz	10,000,000 -1,500,000	-1,500,000

Tom Koral	5,800,000 -300,000	-300,000

Kunal Punjwani	Busted

Tags: Kunal Punjwani Philip Scaletta

07-14-2019 12:42 UTC-8

Event #82: $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em Double Stack Photos

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07-14-2019 12:39 UTC-8

Hands #46-47: Scholten Puts Rabinowitz to the Test

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Level 38 : 400,000/800,000, 800,000 ante

Hand #46: Darren Rabinowitz limped in middle position and it folded round to Freek Scholten in the big blind who checked his option. On a flop, Scholten elected to lead for 900,000 and Rabinowitz peeled. The turn was the and it went check-check. The river was a and Scholten lead for 4,000,000. It was Rabinowitz's turn to think now and after a couple of minutes, he let it go, leaving him with a stack of 10,000,000.

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Hand #47: Hendrix opened the cutoff to and Barry Shulman called from the big blind. On the flop, Shulman check-raised Hendrix's 1,400,000 bet all in for a total of 9,900,000 and won the pot.

Tags: Barry Shulman Darren Rabinowitz Freek Scholten

Level: 38

Blinds: 400,000/800,000

Ante: 800,000

07-14-2019 12:22 UTC-8

Hands #42-45: Scaletta Doubles Up

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Level 37 : 300,000/600,000, 600,000 ante

Hand #42: Adam Hendrix raised to 1,600,000 from middle position and won the hand.

Hand #43: Barry Shulman raised to 1,500,000 from the cutoff, Philip Scaletta three-bet shoved 6,980,000 from the big blind and Shulman folded.

Hand #44: A walk for Hendrix.

Hand #45: Darren Rabinowitz raised to 1,200,000 from the cutoff and Scaletta three-bet shoved 9,080,000 on the button. Rabinowitz asked for a count while considering his options. He then called it off to put Scaletta at risk.

Philip Scaletta:
Darren Rabinowitz:

The flop was , adding the queens as outs to Rabinowitz' aces. The turn opened up the backdoor flush draw as well, but the river was save for Scaletta and he doubled up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Adam Hendrix	39,900,000 1,500,000	1,500,000
Freek Scholten	32,300,000
Philip Scaletta	19,700,000 12,400,000	12,400,000
Barry Shulman	12,300,000 -1,500,000	-1,500,000

Darren Rabinowitz	11,500,000 -10,600,000	-10,600,000

Kunal Punjwani	7,700,000 6,900,000	6,900,000

Tom Koral	6,100,000 -1,500,000	-1,500,000

Tags: Adam Hendrix Barry Shulman Darren Rabinowitz Philip Scaletta

07-14-2019 12:16 UTC-8

Hands #37-41: The Short Stacks Get Shorter

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Level 37 : 300,000/600,000, 600,000 ante

Hand #37: Scaletta limped the small blind and Adam Hendrix checked. The flop was and both players checked. The turn saw a check from Scaletta and a 900,000 bet from Hendrix who took it down.

Hand #38: Barry Shulman raised to 1,500,000 in early position and everyone folded to him.

Hand #39: Freek Scholten got a walk.

Hand #40: Darren Rabinowitz opened in early position and Scholten three-bet to 4,400,000 on the button. Rabinowitz folded.

Hand #41: Scholten raised 14,100,000 all in on the button and the blinds folded.

Player	Chips	Progress
Adam Hendrix	38,400,000 300,000	300,000
Freek Scholten	32,300,000 4,200,000	4,200,000
Darren Rabinowitz	22,100,000 -1,200,000	-1,200,000

Barry Shulman	13,800,000

Tom Koral	7,600,000 -1,200,000	-1,200,000

Philip Scaletta	7,300,000 -900,000	-900,000
Kunal Punjwani	800,000 -8,400,000	-8,400,000

Tags: Adam Hendrix Barry Shulman Freek Scholten

07-14-2019 12:07 UTC-8

Hands #32-36: Hendrix Extends His Lead

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Level 37 : 300,000/600,000, 600,000 ante

Hand #32: A walk for Freek Scholten.

Hand #33: Adam Hendrix raised to 1,200,000 from the cutoff and Barry Shulman called from the big blind. The flop was and Shulman checked. Hendrix bet 1,000,000 and Shulman folded.

Hand #34: Philip Scaletta raised to 1,200,000 from middle position and won the hand.

Hand #35: Punjwani shoved all in for 7,950,000 from the small blind and Darren Rabinowitz folded the big blind.

Hand #36: Hendrix raised to 1,200,000 from under the gun and Scaletta defended the big blind. The flop was and Scaletta shifted gears by leading out for 1,300,000. Hendrix put out a small raise to 2,850,000 and Scaletta immediately gave it up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Adam Hendrix	38,100,000 5,500,000	5,500,000
Freek Scholten	28,100,000
Darren Rabinowitz	23,300,000 -1,500,000	-1,500,000

Barry Shulman	13,800,000 -2,100,000	-2,100,000

Kunal Punjwani	9,200,000 -600,000	-600,000

Tom Koral	8,800,000 -400,000	-400,000

Philip Scaletta	8,200,000 -600,000	-600,000

Tags: Adam Hendrix Barry Shulman Darren Rabinowitz Freek Scholten Philip Scaletta

07-14-2019 11:58 UTC-8

Hands #27-31: Hendrix Using His Big Stack Effectively

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Level 37 : 300,000/600,000, 600,000 ante

Hand #27: Darren Rabinowitz raised under the gun and Adam Hendrix flatted on the cutoff, as did Kunal Punjwani from the big blind. The flop fell and it checked to Hendrix who bet 1,300,000 and took it down.

Hand #28: Hendrix opened in early position and everyone folded.

Hand #29: Hendrix opened under the gun and took it down.

Hand #30: Kunal Punjwani raised 7,650,000 all in on the cutoff and everyone folded.

Hand #31: Philip Scaletta raised all in for 8,280,000 on the button and no one called.

Player	Chips	Progress
Adam Hendrix	32,600,000 4,800,000	4,800,000
Freek Scholten	28,100,000
Darren Rabinowitz	24,800,000 -2,700,000	-2,700,000

Barry Shulman	15,900,000 -300,000	-300,000

Kunal Punjwani	9,800,000

Tom Koral	9,200,000 -1,100,000	-1,100,000

Philip Scaletta	8,800,000 -1,000,000	-1,000,000

Tags: Adam Hendrix Darren Rabinowitz Kunal Punjwani Philip Scaletta

Level: 37

Blinds: 300,000/600,000

Ante: 600,000

07-14-2019 11:49 UTC-8

Hands #22-26: Punjwani Jumps Into Action

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Level 36 : 250,000/500,000, 500,000 ante

Hand #22: Kunal Punjwani limped in on the button and Philip Scaletta checked his option. The flop and turn were checked by both players. The river was the and Punjwani finally moved with a bet of 1,300,000. Scaletta folded.

Hand #23: Punjwani raised to 1,000,000 in the cutoff, Scaletta three-bet shoved 7,780,000 from the small blind, and Punjwani folded.

Hand #24: Punjwani got involved for the third time in a row and raised to 1,000,000 from the hijack. Darren Rabinowitz was the only caller in the cutoff.

The flop was and Punjwani checked. Rabinowitz bet 1,300,000 and Punjwani folded.

Hand #25: Punjwani raised again, to 1,000,000 in middle position this time, and Freek Scholten defended the big blind. The flop saw two quick checks. Scholten bet 2,000,000 on the turn and Punjwani called.

The river was the and Scholten now bet 4,000,000. Punjwani considered it for around a minute before winging his cards into the muck.

Hand #26: Darren Rabinowitz raised to 1,000,000 from middle position and won the hand.

Player	Chips	Progress
Freek Scholten	28,100,000 3,000,000	3,000,000
Adam Hendrix	27,800,000 -1,300,000	-1,300,000
Darren Rabinowitz	27,500,000 3,300,000	3,300,000

Barry Shulman	16,200,000 -1,000,000	-1,000,000

Tom Koral	10,300,000 -1,300,000	-1,300,000

Kunal Punjwani	9,800,000 -3,700,000	-3,700,000

Philip Scaletta	9,800,000 1,000,000	1,000,000

Tags: Darren Rabinowitz Freek Scholten Kunal Punjwani Philip Scaletta