Tony Miles, who finished as the runner up in the 2018 World Series of Poker Main Event, has recently been eliminated.
According to his tablemates, Miles got his last 37,000 chips in preflop with K♦Q♦ and ran into ace-king from one of his opponents, failing to improve against the dominating hand.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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Busted |
The board 4♦2♦6♠10♣2♥ was already dealt with a pot around 90,000 when Upeshka De Silva checked in the big blind. Tyler Johnson bet 55,000 and after some thinking, De Silva called.
Johnson revealed A♥A♦ and De Silva quickly sent his cards into the muck.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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635,000
209,500
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209,500 |
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76,000
-189,000
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-189,000 |
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Short-stacked Brandon Adams and Ramiro Petrone managed to get all the chips into the middle preflop, with Adams at risk of elimination.
Brandon Adams: Q♥Q♠
Ramiro Petrone: 8♦8♣
Adams was in a great position to double up in this spot, and the board of K♦7♠2♦6♠5♦ was clean for him and he picked up the pot to put him at 100,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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170,000
-27,000
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-27,000 |
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100,000
51,000
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51,000 |
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Julio Belluscio, who is chip leading in the Silver section, raised from early position and Jamil Wakil called from the hijack. The was dealt 2♦7♠6♥ and Belluscio started off with a check, which was met by a 7,500 bet from Wakil.
Belluscio made the call before both players checked the subsequent 6♠ turn. The 6♦ river brought trips on the board and Belluscio quickly led out for 25,000.
Wakil spent a little time before making the call but mucked his cards quickly when Belluscio tabled 10♣7♣ for a full house.
In the meantime, Joey Weissman was eliminated from an outer table.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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1,434,000 | |
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||
|
70,000 | |
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Busted | |
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| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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514,000
32,000
|
32,000 |
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||
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500,000
328,000
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328,000 |
|
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333,000
-32,000
|
-32,000 |
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81,500
-31,500
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-31,500 |
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75,000
-156,500
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-156,500 |
|
|
72,000
6,000
|
6,000 |
Diego Sanchez opened to 7,000 and Emmanuel Lopez three-bet to 22,000 on the button. It came back to Sanchez who decided to call.
The flop went 3♠8♦6♦ and Sanchez check-folded after a continuation bet from Lopez for 189,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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694,000
118,000
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118,000 |
|
280,000
50,500
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50,500 |
Diego Daquilio raised 6,000 in the hijack and received calls from the cutoff, button, small blind, and Thomas Larson in the big blind.
The dealer spread a flop of A♥J♦8♥, and Larson check-called a bet of 11,000 from Daquilio, while the rest folded.
The 6♠ turn, and 4♠ river were checked down and Larson said "I missed," while tabling Q♥10♥. Daquilio tabled A♠3♠ for a pair of aces to drag the pot.
"I wish I could have hit," Larson concluded.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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452,000
83,000
|
83,000 |
|
172,000
-275,000
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-275,000 |
Brandon Vescio was three ways on a 4♥J♥8♠ flop. A player in middle position checked and Angel Guillen bet 8,000. Vescio called on the button and the other player folded.
Both Vescio and Guillen checked on the Q♥ turn and Guillen checked again on the 8♣ river. Vescio bet 16,000 and Guillen let his hand go after a bit of thought.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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155,000
20,000
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20,000 |
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95,000
-8,500
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-8,500 |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
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720,000
26,000
|
26,000 |
|
650,000
225,000
|
225,000 |
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550,000
-166,000
|
-166,000 |
|
470,000
96,000
|
96,000 |
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340,000
-94,000
|
-94,000 |
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|
325,000
95,000
|
95,000 |
|
180,000
-24,000
|
-24,000 |
|
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|
160,000
59,000
|
59,000 |
|
140,000
-70,000
|
-70,000 |
|
110,000
5,000
|
5,000 |
|
||
|
85,000
-125,000
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-125,000 |
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