Event #73: $10,000 No-Limit Hold'em MAIN EVENT - World Championship Day 3 | 2019 World Series of Poker

07-08-2019 21:16 UTC-7

Smith Doubles Through Roberts

Christian Zetzsche

Level 14 : 2,500/5,000, 5,000 ante

Over on the main feature table, Timothy Smith raised to 10,000 from early position and Brent Roberts three-bet to 45,000. Smith jammed for 132,000 and Roberts called.

Timothy Smith:
Brent Roberts:

Smith flopped a set on , while Roberts turned an inferior set with the . The river was a blank and Smith doubled.

Gus Hansen is still rocking a big stack on the secondary feature table and other big stacks on the main and secondary table can be found below.

Player	Chips	Progress
Joshua Tam	759,000 354,900	354,900
Kaleookalani Mccabe	703,000 103,000	103,000
Gus Hansen	696,000 106,000	106,000

Fares Santana	644,000 441,700	441,700
Olivier Busquet	526,000 136,000	136,000
Yuri Dzivielevski	511,000 -145,000	-145,000

Timothy Smith	287,000 1,500	1,500
Brent Roberts	206,000 2,000	2,000

Tags: Brent Roberts Gus Hansen Timothy Smith

07-08-2019 21:17 UTC-7

Pineiro Bluffs Defending Champ Cynn Off Hand and Shows

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Anthony Thompson

Level 14 : 2,500/5,000, 5,000 ante

It was blind versus blind action with Martin Pineiro limping in from the small blind and John Cynn raised to 20,000 from the big. Pineiro then three-bet to 51,000 and Cynn just called.

Pineiro check-called Cynn's bet of 34,000 after the flop fell and the turn was checked to the river.

Pineiro fired off 53,000 and the 2018 Main Event Champion looked back down at his cards and threw them into the muck, and Pineiro tabled for the stone-cold bluff.

Player	Chips	Progress
Martin Pineiro	465,000 337,000	337,000
John Cynn	175,000 20,000	20,000

Tags: John Cynn Martin Pineiro

07-08-2019 21:22 UTC-7

Veksler Wins Big Stack Clash

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mnuwwarah

Level 14 : 2,500/5,000, 5,000 ante

Dario Sammartino opened for 12,000 in middle position and a player called in the cutoff before Pavlo Veksler three-bet to 60,000 in the small blind. Sammartino called, the third player folded, and flopped. Veksler bet 45,000 and Sammartino peeled, bringing a . They saw the river for free and Veksler came back to life with 153,000. Sammartino gave it up in short order.

Player	Chips	Progress
Pavlo Veksler	1,050,000 261,500	261,500
Dario Sammartino	700,000 -149,000	-149,000

Tags: Dario Sammartino Pavlo Veksler

07-08-2019 21:24 UTC-7

A Few Chip Counts from Amazon Orange

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Mickey Doft

Level 14 : 2,500/5,000, 5,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Ali Eslami	775,000 30,000	30,000

Kevin Saul	640,000 -15,000	-15,000
Tanya Kirk	600,000 172,700	172,700
Jill Bryant	490,000 -24,000	-24,000
James Mackey	395,000 117,000	117,000

Steve Gross	350,000 15,000	15,000

John Holley	345,000 -18,000	-18,000
Richard Seymour	270,000 100,000	100,000
Tim Reilly	245,000 192,000	192,000
Erik Cajelais	215,000 -57,000	-57,000

Mark Gregorich	210,000 -25,000	-25,000
Aaron Overton	200,000 47,000	47,000
Dejuante Alexander	200,000 -40,000	-40,000

John Dibella	148,000 43,000	43,000

07-08-2019 21:24 UTC-7

Some Purple Chip Counts

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Shirley Ang

Level 14 : 2,500/5,000, 5,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Adam Friedman	940,000 -35,000	-35,000

Michael Niwinski	940,000 45,000	45,000
Vitaly Lunkin	875,000 683,300	683,300

Jeremy Pekarek	735,000 394,200	394,200

Max Silver	610,000 360,000	360,000

$Profile photo of Gal Yifrach$ Gal Yifrach	572,000 134,000	134,000

Daniel Lee	565,000 -235,000	-235,000
Brandon Cantu	520,000 40,000	40,000

Gerald Claunch	415,000 165,000	165,000
Qui Nguyen	375,000 -400,000	-400,000

Scott Baumstein	207,000 36,000	36,000

Louis Hillman	185,000 40,000	40,000
Xi Yang	175,000 -67,800	-67,800
Andre Akkari	162,000 -588,000	-588,000

Kento Mori	133,000 -179,000	-179,000
Craig Chait	37,500 -42,500	-42,500

07-08-2019 21:26 UTC-7

Herzali Almost Triples

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Will Shillibier

Level 14 : 2,500/5,000, 5,000 ante

Sarah Herzali held against the of Murray Chick and the of another player.

Normally a player holding kings would tremble at the sight of an ace on a flop, but not this time as the run out saw Herzali chip up to around 600,000 in chips.

Player	Chips	Progress
Sarah Herzali	600,000 443,400	443,400
Murray Chick	250,000 -600,000	-600,000

Tags: Murray Chick Sarah Herzali

07-08-2019 21:26 UTC-7

Su Gets All Kurganov's Chips in Set-over-Set Cooler

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Jan_Kores

Level 14 : 2,500/5,000, 5,000 ante

In a single raised pot, Igor Kurganov checked from the big blind with the flop showing . Timothy Su bet 9,000 in an early position and a player on the button escaped. Kurganov check-called.

The turn was the and Kurganov let Su fire 41,000, then called again.

The hit the river and Kurganov checked one more time. Su announced he was all in, covering Kurganov's remaining 210,000 or so. Kurganov didn't waste a second and slammed calling chips on the felt.

Su, however, had him beat, having flopped a top set with the . Kurganov had a set of his own, but the cost him the tournament life with the Main Event getting closer to the bubble.

Player	Chips	Progress
Timothy Su	670,000 355,000	355,000

Igor Kurganov	Busted

Tags: Igor Kurganov Timothy Su

07-08-2019 21:27 UTC-7

More Amazon Orange Chip Counts

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Mickey Doft

Level 14 : 2,500/5,000, 5,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
John Hashem	1,140,000 -25,000	-25,000
Matt Glantz	735,000 145,000	145,000

Ajay Chabra	625,000 317,200	317,200
Matt Stout	620,000 154,000	154,000
Faraz Jaka	440,000 90,000	90,000

Joseph Bartholdi	385,000 -61,800	-61,800
Nick Guagenti	205,000 -75,000	-75,000

Jason Brin	195,000 -135,000	-135,000
Bryan Campanello	155,000 -320,000	-320,000

Spencer Champlin	150,000 -180,000	-180,000
Noah Schwartz	90,000 -25,000	-25,000

07-08-2019 21:29 UTC-7

Politano and Koerper Benefit in Three-Way All In

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LisaY

Level 14 : 2,500/5,000, 5,000 ante

There are only around a dozen tables in Amazon Gold and in the space of just a few hands, it has come to the attention of PokerNews that aces have been cracked again. This time it was in a three-way all in that began with an 11,000 open from John Devisscher and a flat call from Zackary Koerper who was also in early position. It folded round to Bruno Politano who squeezed all in to 100,000 and Devisscher isolated for 270,000 over the top, which Zackary Koerper couldn't call quick enough.

Zackary Koerper:
Bruno Politano:
John Devisscher:

The flop came and Politano and Devisscher was drawing extremely thin. The on the turn improved Politano to a set and gave Devisscher a gutshot for broadway though.

The river bricked for Devisscher and he was sent to the rail, whilst Politano was delighted to gain a triple. Koerper still made chips as Devisscher had significantly more than Politano and he is cruising towards a seven-figure stack now.

Player	Chips	Progress
Zackary Koerper	970,000 140,000	140,000
Bruno Politano	260,000 90,000	90,000
John Devisscher	Busted

Tags: Bruno Politano John Devisscher Zackary Koerper

07-08-2019 21:30 UTC-7

Levi Flops Set Against Opponents Big Slick

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Anthony Thompson

Level 14 : 2,500/5,000, 5,000 ante

There was two-way action with a board showing and 55,000 already in the middle when Vedat Levi jammed his remaining 188,000 in the middle and was called by his opponent from the small blind.