Event #73: $10,000 No-Limit Hold'em MAIN EVENT - World Championship Day 3 | 2017 World Series of Poker

07-13-2017 17:06 UTC-8

Bruno Politano Eliminated

Christian Zetzsche

Level 13 : 1,500/3,000, 500 ante

The cards of Bruno Politano were already rushed away, and the stack of Peter Zolnai was counted with the board showing . Zolnai's for eights and sevens were still on the table, and his double for 152,500 left Politano with less than one big blind.

According to players at the table, it was a four-bet pot, with Politano squeezing to 57,000 in the cutoff and Zolnai calling on the button before the Brazilian bet the ten-high flop for 80,000. Zolnai moved all in, and Politano called with ace-king.

Politano doubled the next hand with versus before doing so again with versus . But ultimately, the third time was no charm for the 888poker Ambassador, and his chip-and-a-chair story ended before the dinner break.

Player	Chips	Progress
Peter Zolnai	440,000 440,000	440,000
Bruno Politano	Busted

Tags: Bruno Politano Peter Zolnai

07-13-2017 17:04 UTC-8

Some Notables and Big Stacks in Amazon Tan at Dinner Break

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Level 13 : 1,500/3,000, 500 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Matthew Moss	890,000 -165,000	-165,000
Ibrahim Nasief	867,000 -23,000	-23,000
Pawel Brzeski	846,000 846,000	846,000
Michael Sklenicka	785,000 265,000	265,000
Roger Teska	725,000 175,000	175,000
Michael Scarborough	700,000
Scott Blumstein	676,000 676,000	676,000

Javier Garcirreynaldos	635,000 229,600	229,600
Tom Cannuli	630,000 235,000	235,000
Andrew Barber	573,000 43,000	43,000

Garrett Garvin	550,000 -170,000	-170,000
Christopher Vitch	497,000 -3,000	-3,000

Scott Seiver	485,000 -15,000	-15,000

Andre Akkari	390,000 45,000	45,000

Gavin Smith	330,000 50,000	50,000
Thomas Muehloecker	265,000 -58,000	-58,000
David Peters	256,000 -27,000	-27,000

Nick Schulman	220,000 50,000	50,000

Greg Raymer	115,000 -15,000	-15,000

Barry Greenstein	88,000 -15,000	-15,000

07-13-2017 17:04 UTC-8

Big Stacks and Notables in Amazon Orange

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 13 : 1,500/3,000, 500 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Michael Krasienko	1,260,000 480,000	480,000
Mickey Craft	900,000 195,000	195,000
Patrick Lavecchia	860,000 10,000	10,000

Artan Dedusha	680,000 -53,000	-53,000

Sofia Lovgren	670,000 137,000	137,000

Ben Lamb	640,000 160,000	160,000

Justin Liberto	560,000 165,500	165,500

Vivian Saliba	550,000 13,000	13,000

Xixiang Luo	550,000 300,000	300,000

Marcin Chmielewski	480,000 10,000	10,000
Andrey Zaichenko	380,000 380,000	380,000

William Blais	380,000 65,000	65,000
Sonke Jahn	340,000 110,000	110,000
Ryan D'Angelo	330,000 -120,000	-120,000

Joey Weissman	330,000 48,800	48,800

Jordan Kaplan	320,000 320,000	320,000
Dana Muse	295,000 -15,000	-15,000
Sam Chartier	295,000 295,000	295,000
Alexander Debus	290,000 290,000	290,000
Mohsin Charania	270,000 25,000	25,000

Taylor Paur	270,000 270,000	270,000

Thi Nguyen	260,000 25,000	25,000
Craig Chait	220,000 15,000	15,000
Tomas Soderstrom	195,000 -25,000	-25,000
Daiva Byrne	193,000 3,000	3,000

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07-13-2017 17:00 UTC-8

Talley Folds Flop

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tRaMSt0p

Level 13 : 1,500/3,000, 500 ante

Following an under-the-gun raise to 7,000, Caufman Talley three-bet the hijack to 20,000. Talley's opponent called and checked the flop, and Talley continued for 20,000. After a slight pause, Talley's opponent check-raised to 65,000, and Talley released while dropping to 270,000 in chips.

Player	Chips	Progress
Caufman Talley	270,000 -38,500	-38,500

Tags: Caufman Talley

07-13-2017 16:58 UTC-8

Updated Stacks in Amazon Gold: Anatoly Filatov Builds

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Level 13 : 1,500/3,000, 500 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Richard Gryko	675,000 35,000	35,000

Michael Amato	560,000
John Bonadies Ii	505,000 5,000	5,000
Alex Conklin	475,000 65,000	65,000
Ricardo Eyzaguirre	470,000 470,000	470,000
Peter Jetten	320,000 10,000	10,000
James Petzing	300,000 203,000	203,000
Anatoly Filatov	273,000 50,000	50,000
John MacNaughton	272,000 12,000	12,000
Ivan Luca	240,000 10,000	10,000

Melanie Weisner	220,000 25,000	25,000
Jason Koon	215,000 -15,000	-15,000

Barny Boatman	215,000 -105,000	-105,000

Thong Tran	200,000 45,000	45,000
Christoph Vogelsang	195,000 -25,000	-25,000
Kyle Bowker	190,000 97,000	97,000

Max Pescatori	140,000

Dominik Nitsche	125,000 -4,000	-4,000

Cindy Kerslake	85,000 20,000	20,000
Kristen Bicknell	70,000 30,000	30,000

Arkadiy Tsinis	50,000 -40,000	-40,000

David Guay	47,000 -73,000	-73,000

Paul Sokoloff	47,000 -48,000	-48,000

Tags: Anatoly Filatov James Petzing

07-13-2017 16:57 UTC-8

Andrew Kelsall Only Looks at One

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Brentharrington

Level 13 : 1,500/3,000, 500 ante

Doug Polk opened to 6,500 from middle position, and Andrew Kelsall re-raised all in for 76,000 total. Polk took a while to decide and talked out his thoughts:

"If I had one higher, I call. If I had one lower, I fold."

After about a minute, Polk made his decision. "I don't normally do this, and if I'm wrong please stick the knife in, but I'm gonna lay this down," he said, turning over pocket nines with .

"I only looked at one," Kelsall said, showing the . "We can look at this one together."

"I don't believe you," Polk replied.

Kelsall turned over the . "Now do you believe I only looked at one?"

"Noooooooooooo," Polk seemed half-frustrated and half-jokingly wailed after laying down the better hand.

Player	Chips	Progress
Doug Polk	264,000 71,000	71,000

Andrew Kelsall	84,000 84,000	84,000

Tags: Andrew Kelsall Doug Polk

07-13-2017 16:56 UTC-8

Samuel Phillips Dodges Everything

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Adam Lamers

Level 13 : 1,500/3,000, 500 ante

The action was on Samuel Phillips in the hijack, who three-bet to 21,000. The player in the cutoff four-bet to 52,000, and the original raiser folded. Phillips shoved all in for his remaining 159,000, and his opponent called.

Phillips:
Opponent:

The flop spelled disaster for Phillips when it came , giving his opponent a straight-flush draw. Phillips was holding the , preventing him from making a Royal Flush. The turn brought the , and the river was the . Phillips was able to dodge all of his opponent's outs and held on for a double-up before the dinner break.

Player	Chips	Progress
Samuel Phillips	331,000 63,000	63,000

Tags: Samuel Phillips

07-13-2017 16:55 UTC-8

Rhee Forces a Big Laydown from Milam

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Level 13 : 1,500/3,000, 500 ante

Yo-Seb Rhee was all in on the river, effectively putting Kenny Milam at risk for 105,000. That was an overbet to the pot of 85,000 or so. The board had come . Milam shrugged several times, muttering about how Rhee must have flopped another set. After a couple of minutes of thought, Milam folded face-up.

Rhee dragged the pot without showing.

Player	Chips	Progress
Yo-Seb Rhee	808,000 153,000	153,000
Kenny Milam	105,000 105,000	105,000

Tags: Kenny Milam Yo-Seb Rhee

07-13-2017 16:55 UTC-8

Michael Amato Fills Up and Gets Paid

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Level 13 : 1,500/3,000, 500 ante

Michael Amato was in the small blind and appeared to have led out for 45,000. His opponent was in late position and was in the tank on a board reading . After about a minute, the late-position player called, and Amato revealed for a boat. His opponent mucked, and he raked in the pot.

Amato now sits with a giant stack of 560,000 about halfway through the day.

Player	Chips	Progress
Michael Amato	560,000 270,000	270,000

Tags: Michael Amato

07-13-2017 16:52 UTC-8

Patrick Lavecchia Rising Up the Ranks

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Brentharrington

Level 13 : 1,500/3,000, 500 ante

Patrick Lavecchia just eliminated an opponent in a cooler. Lavecchia had aces to his opponent's kings and held. He is now over 800,000 and among the biggest stacks currently in play.

Below are some other chip counts with the players about 20 minutes out from their 90-minute dinner break.

Player	Chips	Progress
Patrick Lavecchia	850,000 850,000	850,000

Mark Radoja	342,000 10,000	10,000

Kenneth Cleeton (IL)	216,000 91,000	91,000
Charles Tabor	162,000 -33,000	-33,000
Kevin Gerhart	62,000 2,000	2,000

Tags: Patrick Lavecchia