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2021 World Series of Poker
With 12,000 in the pot and a flop of , Robert Campbell was in the small blind and check-called a 3,500 bet from Julien Martini on the button.
The turn brought the which both players checked. The completed the board and after Campbell checked, Martini jammed in his stack of about 28,000. Campbell briefly thought about it and tossed in calling chips.
Martini knew he was no good and turned over , while Campbell showed to take the pot, and after a day of sitting next to each other, the 2019 WSOP Player of the Year ultimately sent the French Martini to the rail.
Player | Chips | Progress |
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Robert Campbell |
91,000
39,000
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39,000 |
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Julien Martini | Busted | |
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Last month, Lukas "RobinPoker" Robinson provided a random act of kindness during a WSOP Main Event satellite at Aspers Casino in London via GGPoker and LADbible. The poker pro, despite taking down the six-player tournament, gifted the trip to Las Vegas to his heads-up opponent, Ryan Osman, who had recently lost his job.
Today, Osman is trying to make the most of the gift as he is in action here on Day 1d.
Last month, LADbible hosted a OnlyHands Community Facebook group meet-up live event where four qualifiers would compete against Robinson and UFC star Paddy Pimblett. The winner would receive a travel package to Las Vegas next month and a seat in the WSOP Main Event, which begins November 4 at the Rio courtesy of GGPoker.
Robinson and Osman ended up heads-up for the trip, which is valued at $15,000 (travel expenses plus the $10,000 seat). The poker pro won the tournament and was all set to collect the victory prize. But then he decided to instead gift it to his opponent, who had fallen on some hard times.
There was heads-up action after a flop between Laura Desantis from the hijack and Mario Mosboeck from the cutoff.
Desantis check-called the 1,400 bet from Mosboeck and then did the same for 3,200 after the fell on the turn.
After the completed the board on the river, Desantis led out for 5,000 and the called the 15,000 raise from Mosboeck.
Desantis quickly showed for quad kings and Mosboeck tossed his hand facedown into the muck.
Player | Chips | Progress |
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Laura Desantis
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129,400
11,400
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11,400 |
Mario Mosboeck
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37,500
-26,000
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-26,000 |
After a bet from the button and a three-bet from Lukas Robinson in the big blind, the button four-bet to 3,500 and faced a five-bet from Robinson worth 10,000. After some thinking, the button called.
The flop brought and Robinson continued for 5,000. The button took some time before calling. The fell on the turn and this time Robinson checked and called after a bet worth 9,000 from the button.
A completed the board on the river and both players quickly checked. Robinson tabled and the button folded without showing her cards.
Player | Chips | Progress |
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Lukas Robinson |
115,000
41,000
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41,000 |
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In a heads-up pot, with a board reading , the action was checked to Ari Engel who fired a bet of 10,000 into the pot of about 17,000 and his opponent made the call.
The completed the board and once checked to Engel shoved the rest of his 13,500 stack into the middle. His opponent took about five seconds and threw in three 5,000 chips to call. Engel tabled for two pair and the opponent mucked his hand.
Player | Chips | Progress |
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Ari Engel |
64,000
31,500
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31,500 |
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The cutoff raised to 1,000 and Anatolii Zyrin three-bet to 3,500 from the small blind. The big blind folded and the cutoff made the call.
The dealer spread a flop of and Zyrin continued for 2,500. His opponent came along.
The hit the turn and Zyrin continued to fire, this time for 8,500 and he got called once again.
When the landed on the river, Zyrin bet 20,000 and the opponent took about 30 seconds before putting in the chips to call. Zyrin immediately tabled , showing his flopped quads and the opponent mucked his hand.
Player | Chips | Progress |
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Anatolii Zyrin |
166,500
81,100
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81,100 |
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Steven Merrifield raised to 1,000 on the button and both the small blind and Dario Sammartino came along.
On the flop, the action checked to Merrifield who put in a bet of 1,000. The small blind folded and Sammartino check-raised to 3,000. Merrifield didn't take much time before making the call.
The landed on the turn and Sammartino check-called the 5,500 bet from Merrifield.
When the completed the board on the river Sammartino checked once again and Merrifield didn't slow down, firing in a bet of 22,000. Sammartino looked perplexed and after a little over three minutes of staring Merrifield down he decided to throw his cards into the muck pile.
Player | Chips | Progress |
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Steven Merrifield | 66,000 | |
Dario Sammartino |
42,000
-12,000
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-12,000 |
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According to Christopher Bond, the preflop action saw a raise to 900 from early position by Jongwook Lee, a three-bet to 3,000 from David Baker in the hijack, a four-bet by Lee to 12,000, and a five-bet by Baker to 29,000 which Lee called.
The flop came and Lee check-jammed after Baker bet 15,000. Baker called for the rest of his stack.
David Baker:
Jongwook Lee:
Lee couldn't avoid the cooler and was left with a short stack after the board completed with the and . Baker, meanwhile, now has one of the biggest stacks in the room.
Player | Chips | Progress |
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David "Bakes" Baker |
177,000
89,000
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89,000 |
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Christopher Bond |
94,000
94,000
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94,000 |
Jongwook Lee |
16,000
16,000
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16,000 |
A player opened to 1,000 from the hijack and was called by Victor Peppe on the button. Greg Raymer then squeezed to 4,700 from the small blind and action folded back to Peppe, who announced he was all in.
Raymer called off for his remaining chips and cards were revealed.
Greg Raymer:
Victor Peppe:
Raymer found himself dominated and the runout kept Peppe best — eliminating Raymer from contention.
Player | Chips | Progress |
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Victor Peppe | 95,000 | |
Greg Raymer | Busted | |
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