Event #73: $10,000 No-Limit Hold'em MAIN EVENT - World Championship Day 4 | 2017 World Series of Poker

07-14-2017 19:29 UTC-8

Double-Decker!

[user270022]

Level 20 : 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante

Jesse Decker chose the wrong time to put his chips in the middle, four-bet shoving with and running right into Dario Sammartino's .

Decker was seeing his Main Event come to an end until a three on the flop gave him a new life. Decker faded the turn and river — — and raked in a surprise double up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Dario Sammartino	1,528,000 425,000	425,000

Jesse Decker	630,000 323,000	323,000

Tags: Dario Sammartino Jesse Decker

07-14-2017 19:29 UTC-8

Mark Radoja Doubles Through Marcin Chmielewski

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Will Shillibier

Level 20 : 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante

A player in early position raised to 35,000 and got two callers. Marcin Chmielewski three-bet to 150,000. Mark Radoja then four-bet to 290,000. The three players besides Chmielewski folded and the Pole moved all in. Radoja called.

Chmielewski:
Radoja:

The board ran out and, with neither player holding a spade, Radoja's pocket jacks held, boosting him up over 1.2M chips.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mark Radoja	1,250,000 450,000	450,000

Marcin Chmielewski	70,000 -570,000	-570,000

Tags: Mark Radoja Marcin Chmielewski

07-14-2017 19:29 UTC-8

Sean Kenney Eliminates Robert Van Houghton Jr With Aces

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Brentharrington

Level 20 : 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante

Sean Kenney raised and Robert Van Houghton Jr shoved all in immediately after Kenney opened.

Kenney called and showed and was against . The board ran out and Van Houghton was drawing dead by the turn. Kenney moved to just over half a million.

Player	Chips	Progress
Sean Kenney	550,000 151,000	151,000
Robert Van Houghton Jr	Busted

Tags: Robert Van Houghton Jr Sean Kenney

07-14-2017 19:29 UTC-8

The Last Chainsaw Report

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4projectmayhem

Level 20 : 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante

07-14-2017 19:24 UTC-8

Bowker Eliminates Hahn

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mnuwwarah

Level 20 : 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante

Kyle Bowker opened from the hijack and then called the shove of Michael Hahn, who had about 200,000 on the button.

Hahn:
Bowker:

Bowker's dominating position became nearly insurmountable after flopped. The turn sealed the deal, and Hahn told everyone good game.

Player	Chips	Progress
Kyle Bowker	1,100,000 270,000	270,000

Michael Hahn	Busted

Tags: Kyle Bowker Michael Hahn

07-14-2017 19:21 UTC-8

Hilton Checks Jaka Out

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[user270022]

Level 20 : 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante

Faraz Jaka put himself at risk preflop with and Jonathan Hilton called, holding .

Jaka was in trouble with his Main Event life on the line. The dealer fanned a board and Jaka couldn't hit to stay alive.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jonathan Hilton	771,000 272,000	272,000
Faraz Jaka	Busted

Tags: Faraz Jaka Jonathan Hilton

07-14-2017 19:20 UTC-8

Updated Chip Counts from Brasilia

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mnuwwarah

Level 20 : 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Alex Smith	2,200,000 1,959,000	1,959,000
Kathy Liebert	1,600,000 430,000	430,000

Jared Palmer	1,300,000 675,000	675,000
Aaron Massey	780,000 560,000	560,000
Chip Jett	730,000 120,000	120,000
Robert Schulz	695,000 51,000	51,000

Harold Lilie	600,000 237,000	237,000
Ismael Bojang	470,000 295,000	295,000

Ankush Mandavia	453,000 188,000	188,000

Ayaz Mahmood	234,000 34,000	34,000

07-14-2017 19:19 UTC-8

Greenblatt Blasts the River in a Million-Chip Pot

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Level 20 : 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante

With about 600,000 in the pot on a board reading , Paul Senat checked from the small blind, as did Nick Maimone from middle position. Alexander Greenblatt was in late position and bet 250,000. Senat went into the tank for a couple of minutes and eventually folded. Maimone quickly called.

The river was the . Maimone checked and Greenblatt paused before sliding a stack worth 500,000 in the middle. Maimone didn't waste much time and flashed the before folding his hand. Senat claimed he folded a jack also, and Greenblatt raked in the monster pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Alexander Greenblatt	2,150,000 260,000	260,000
Nick Maimone	2,100,000 -80,000	-80,000

Paul Senat	1,325,000 -375,000	-375,000

Tags: Alex Greenblatt Nick Maimone Paul Senat

07-14-2017 19:17 UTC-8

Updated Counts from Amazon

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Brentharrington

Level 20 : 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Michael Ruane	1,700,000 20,000	20,000
Robert Cowen	1,220,000 462,000	462,000

Jesse Vilchez	1,100,000 170,000	170,000
Max Silver	910,000 -190,000	-190,000

Pedro Oliveira	805,000 -395,000	-395,000
Connor Drinan	794,000 144,000	144,000

Aaron Gustavson	675,000 -208,000	-208,000
Jeremiah Fitzpatrick	480,000 -1,043,000	-1,043,000
Robert Slezak	360,000 200,000	200,000
Juicy Li	180,000 -180,000	-180,000