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2019 World Series of Poker

Event #82: $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em Double Stack
Dias: 3
Event Info

2019 World Series of Poker

Resultados Finais
Campeão
Mão Vencedora
aa
Premiação
$530,164
Event Info
Buy-in
$1,500
Premiação
$3,495,150
Entries
2,589
Informações do Nível
Nível
42
Blinds
1,000,000 / 2,000,000
Ante
2,000,000

Tom Koral Wins Second Bracelet in Event #82: $1,500 NLH Double Stack ($530,164)

Nível 42 : 1,000,000/2,000,000, 2,000,000 ante
Tom Koral
Tom Koral

Skokie, Illinois' Tom Koral, 35, won his second career bracelet after besting a 2,589-player field to win the 2019 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Event #82: $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em Double Stack for $530,164. It was the biggest score of Koral's long-standing poker career and his biggest victory since winning his first bracelet in a $1,500 Stud event in 2017.

Koral denied Dutchman Freek Scholten his first — and Holland's seventh — WSOP gold. Two-time bracelet winner Barry Shulman finished in third place and crossed $5.5 million in lifetime winnings.

While Koral is primarily known for his mixed game chops, winning his second bracelet in the most ubiquitous game of all was special to him.

"It means a lot to me specifically because it's hold'em," Koral said to assorted media directly after his victory. "I think a lot of people look at me as mixed games primarily, so this was kind of my way of showing I could still play hold'em," he chuckled.

"It feels great, it feels incredible, and it's sure gonna take a day or two to settle in."

Koral's career dates all the way back to 2005, and an impressive poker resumé of over $2 million in lifetime cashes on The Hendon Mob shows he's been successful at all the different poker formats for a long time. Koral shared his secrets for staying fresh, sharp and on top of the game.

"I have a brain that's constantly wandering, so especially when I'm out here for six weeks I can really get in the zone and constantly think about poker and poker hands. Always just analyzing myself: win or lose the hand, I'm always analyzing. It's the constant analysis of my own play to get me to where I am."

"Being very self-reflective and being honest with yourself is probably the most important quality you can have as a poker player and I think I do that pretty well."

Final Table Results

PlacePlayerCountryPrize
1Tom KoralUnited States$530,164
2Freek ScholtenNetherlands$327,563
3Barry ShulmanUnited States$239,187
4Philip ScalettaUnited States$176,219
5Adam HendrixUnited States$131,001
6Darren RabinowitzUnited States$98,274
7Kunal PunjwaniIndia$74,401
8Kalyan CheekuriIndia$56,850
9Pablo FernandezSpain$43,843

Paying to learn

In order to become the all-around player he is today, Koral's skills were sharpened by the tough Chicago games that fellow Chicago pro Brett Richey introduced him to. Richey was on the rail to support his friend towards a second victory.

“He got me into the idea of playing some of these mixed games. When I started, actually, I was probably playing way too high of stakes, and I was really bad. I was probably the guy getting followed around at the tables. I was the soft spot,” Koral laughed.

Koral, however, was willing to pay to learn and saw his investment pay off down the road as the former "mark" now has a second bracelet donning his wrist to join the exclusive club of multiple WSOP bracelet winners.

No-Limit Hold'em Double Stack
Event #82: $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em Double Stack final table

Final Table Action

Koral came back at noon local time together with seven other competitors for an unscheduled third day to play down to a champion. The American was flanked by four countrymen, Scholten from the Netherlands, and two players from India: Kalyan Cheekuri and Kunal Punjwani.

For the Indians, however, the final table would become one to quickly forget. Cheekuri made a move with an underpair but ran his lone pocket fours into a set of sixes to be the first to leave the final table. Punjwani followed him quickly out of the door when his trip sevens got cracked by another pair of sixes, this time improving to a runner-runner straight.

After playing six-handed for a while, the others would drop off one by one as stacks grew shallow with the 40-minute levels. Darren Rabinowitz lost his final scraps to Shulman before Adam Hendrix had to bow to Scholten in the biggest pot of the tournament at that stage. Hendrix four-bet shipped pocket tens into pocket queens, saw no improvement, and had to depart while being second in chips. Scholten propelled himself to a monster stack as a result.

Tom Koral and Freek Scholten
Tom Koral and Freek Scholten

Koral on Key Heads-Up Hands

Scholten also knocked out Philip Scaletta then denied Shulman his attempt to win a third bracelet to start heads-up play sporting a slight lead over his adversary. However, a key hand would soon take place that saw Koral improve to a lead he wouldn't give up. In the pivotal hand, Koral raised with ace-five first to act and saw Scholten throw in a three-bet.

"First of all, he was a very good player. I think good players like to step on the gas early, to let their opponent know they're not going to be pushed around," Koral explained. "So I was expecting to get three-bet early in the heads-up match. I have an ace heads-up and having position is so valuable."

The flop came jack-jack-ten rainbow and Scholten threw out a small continuation-bet. Bets are often polarized here, according to Koral, and he called figuring his ace-high was still good often enough to call one bet. The turn brought an offsuit deuce and Scholten checked. Koral bet 8.5 million, around 40% of the size of the pot, and Scholten called.

"I want to bet my ace-high for value, a little protection. But I also have position, I can put hands like pocket sixes or ace-nine in a really weird spot," Koral explained. As it turned out, Scholten would check-call with king-queen for king-high and the Broadway draw. An offsuit trey landed on the river and both players checked to award the key pot to Koral.

After the key hand, the Chicagoan widened the gap even further before laying a trap that would finish the talented Dutchman off for good. Holding pocket aces, Koral limped the button. Scholten pushed with the queen-trey of diamonds and Koral snapped it off. He held up to become the fifth player of the summer to win the final hand of the tournament holding the blades.

Tom Koral
Tom Koral

The 2019 World Series of Poker is nearing the end with Event #82: $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em Double Stack drawing to a close. However, with the Main Event in full swing, so make sure to check back regularly to PokerNews and not miss out on any of the updates.

Tags: Barry ShulmanFreek ScholtenTom Koral

Freek Scholten Eliminated in 2nd Place ($327,563)

Nível 42 : 1,000,000/2,000,000, 2,000,000 ante
Freek Scholten
Freek Scholten

Hand #137: Tom Koral limped and Freek Scholten shoved all in for 20,800,000. When Koral called, they turned over their cards and Scholten saw the bad news.

Tom Koral: {a-Spades}{a-Clubs}
Freek Scholten: {q-Diamonds}{3-Diamonds}

Koral had trapped with pocket aces and Scholten needed something special to keep him in the game. There was a glimmer of hope on the {9-Spades}{k-Hearts}{10-Spades} flop, with Scholten picking up a gutshot draw. The {4-Diamonds} was of no help to the Dutchman and neither was the {5-Clubs} river.

Scholten narrowly missed out on his first bracelet and received $327,563 for finishing runner up.

Tom Koral and Freek Scholten
Tom Koral and Freek Scholten
Jogador Fichas Progresso
Tom Koral us
Tom Koral
WSOP 2X Winner
130,500,000 24,800,000
Freek Scholten nl
Freek Scholten
Eliminado

Tags: Freek ScholtenTom Koral

Barry Shulman Eliminated in 3rd Place ($239,187)

Nível 41 : 800,000/1,600,000, 1,600,000 ante
Barry Shulman
Barry Shulman

Hand #118: Freek Scholten shoved all in from the small blind and was met by a quick call from Barry Shulman.

Freek Scholten: {10-Diamonds}{10-Clubs}
Barry Shulman: {a-Clubs}{7-Clubs}

Shulman was in with the worst of it as they headed into the flop, with his wife Allyn calling for "an ace for my baby!"

The poker Gods may not have heard as there was no ace on the board but it was an interesting {j-Hearts}{8-Clubs}{10-Hearts} board nonetheless. Though Scholten had hit his set, it was accompanied by a sweat, as Shulman had picked up an open-ended straight draw and running flush outs.

The turn was a {3-Hearts}, putting the flush hopes to bed and the river was a {5-Clubs}, denying Shulman his third bracelet. He received $239,187 for his third-place finish, putting him over the $5.5M mark in lifetime winnings.

Barry Shulman
Barry Shulman
Jogador Fichas Progresso
Freek Scholten nl
Freek Scholten
76,100,000 23,900,000
Tom Koral us
Tom Koral
WSOP 2X Winner
53,500,000 -3,200,000
Barry Shulman us
Barry Shulman
WSOP 2X Winner
Eliminado

Tags: Barry ShulmanFreek Scholten

Philip Scaletta Elminated in 4th Place ($176,219)

Nível 40 : 600,000/1,200,000, 1,200,000 ante
Philip Scaletta
Philip Scaletta

Hand #99: Philip Scaletta shoved from the cutoff for 11,300,000 all in and Freek Scholten reraised all in to put him at risk. The other two had no interest in getting involved and their cards were spun over.

Philip Scaletta: {a-Hearts}{q-Diamonds}
Freek Scholten: {a-Diamonds}{k-Hearts}

Scaletta had a strong hand but unfortunately for him, he had run into a better hand from Scholten. With his tournament life at risk with only 30 percent equity, they headed to the flop. It came {k-Clubs}{3-Clubs}{10-Diamonds}, which gave Scholten top pair but increased Scaletta's outs by one.

The {10-Spades} turn paired the board and the {6-Clubs} river was of no help to him as well to end his deep run in fourth place.

Jogador Fichas Progresso
Freek Scholten nl
Freek Scholten
60,200,000 -7,200,000
Tom Koral us
Tom Koral
WSOP 2X Winner
52,900,000 19,100,000
Barry Shulman us
Barry Shulman
WSOP 2X Winner
16,500,000
Philip Scaletta us
Philip Scaletta
Eliminado

Tags: Freek ScholtenPhilip Scaletta

Adam Hendrix Eliminated in 5th Place ($131,001)

Nível 39 : 500,000/1,000,000, 1,000,000 ante
Adam Hendrix
Adam Hendrix

Hand #80: In undoubtedly the hand of the tournament so far, Adam Hendrix and Freek Scholten, the two biggest stacks, got all their chips in.

Hendrix had opened under the gun and Scholten three-bet to 6,300,000 on the button, which got the blinds to fold. When the action came back to Hendrix, he four-bet all in for 31,100,000 and Scholten snap-called.

Adam Hendrix: {10-Hearts}{10-Clubs}
Freek Scholten: {q-Hearts}{q-Clubs}

It was a huge cooler for Hendrix who was drawing to just two outs, none of which came on the {2-Diamonds}{4-Diamonds}{3-Spades}{8-Clubs}{3-Clubs} board. He couldn't hide his disappointment as he got up to leave, shaking hands with the remaining players as he did so.

Scholten is now massive with 68 big blinds, compared to Scaletta, who sits in second place with 24 big blinds.

Jogador Fichas Progresso
Freek Scholten nl
Freek Scholten
67,900,000 33,100,000
Philip Scaletta us
Philip Scaletta
24,500,000 -2,000,000
Barry Shulman us
Barry Shulman
WSOP 2X Winner
22,600,000
Tom Koral us
Tom Koral
WSOP 2X Winner
14,600,000
Adam Hendrix us
Adam Hendrix
Eliminado

Tags: Adam HendrixFreek Scholten

Darren Rabinowitz Eliminated in 6th Place ($98,274)

Nível 39 : 500,000/1,000,000, 1,000,000 ante
Darren Rabinowitz
Darren Rabinowitz

Hand #79: Shulman open-shoved from the small blind and Darren Rabinowitz called all in for his final 5,800,000.

Darren Rabinowitz: {10-Spades}{6-Spades}
Barry Shulman: {10-Hearts}{10-Diamonds}

Shulman was miles ahead with his pocket tens but Rabinowitz did catch a piece of the {k-Hearts}{q-Clubs}{6-Diamonds} flop. The {2-Clubs} turn and {q-Hearts} river didn't bring another six, though, and Rabinowitz was eliminated.

Jogador Fichas Progresso
Freek Scholten nl
Freek Scholten
34,800,000 -2,500,000
Adam Hendrix us
Adam Hendrix
31,100,000
Philip Scaletta us
Philip Scaletta
26,500,000
Barry Shulman us
Barry Shulman
WSOP 2X Winner
22,600,000 7,300,000
Tom Koral us
Tom Koral
WSOP 2X Winner
14,600,000
Darren Rabinowitz us
Darren Rabinowitz
Eliminado

Tags: Barry ShulmanDarren Rabinowitz

Kunal Punjwani Eliminated in 7th Place ($74,401)

Nível 38 : 400,000/800,000, 800,000 ante
Kunal Punjwani
Kunal Punjwani

Hand #48: Philip Scaletta opened in early position and Kunal Punjwani defended his big blind. It was a {3-Spades}{7-Diamonds}{7-Hearts} flop and Scaletta continued for 2,200,000 in position. Punjwani had 5,150,000 behind and he moved all in. Scaletta gave it some thought and called.

Philip Scaletta: {6-Diamonds}{6-Spades}
Kunal Punjwani: {8-Clubs}{7-Clubs}

Punjwani had flopped trips and was a long way ahead of Scaletta's pocket pair. The turn was a {4-Clubs} and gave Scaletta an additional four outs for the gutshot. The river came the {5-Spades}, unbelievably turning it around for Scaletta, giving him a straight and sending Punjwani on his way.

Jogador Fichas Progresso
Adam Hendrix us
Adam Hendrix
36,900,000 -3,000,000
Freek Scholten nl
Freek Scholten
33,700,000 1,400,000
Philip Scaletta us
Philip Scaletta
27,700,000 8,000,000
Barry Shulman us
Barry Shulman
WSOP 2X Winner
15,300,000 3,000,000
Darren Rabinowitz us
Darren Rabinowitz
10,000,000 -1,500,000
Tom Koral us
Tom Koral
WSOP 2X Winner
5,800,000 -300,000
Kunal Punjwani in
Kunal Punjwani
Eliminado

Tags: Kunal PunjwaniPhilip Scaletta

Kalyan Cheekuri Eliminated in 8th Place ($56,850)

Nível 36 : 250,000/500,000, 500,000 ante
Kalyan Cheekuri
Kalyan Cheekuri

Hand #16: Kalyan Cheekuri raised to 1,200,000 in early position and Adam Hendrix defended the big blind. The flop was {j-Hearts}{6-Diamonds}{5-Spades} and Hendrix checked. Cheekuri bet 1,000,000 and Hendrix check-raised to 2,800,000.

Cheekuri spent several minutes in the tank before he three-bet shoved all in for about ten million and Hendrix snap-called it off.

Kalyan Cheekuri: {4-Clubs}{4-Hearts}
Adam Hendrix: {6-Spades}{6-Hearts}

Cheekuri got it in nearly dead with the underpair against Hendrix' flopped set of sixes, and the {6-Clubs} on the turn was the icing on the cake. The river {7-Spades} was merely for the statistics and Cheekuri was eliminated in 8th place.

Kalyan Cheekuri
Kalyan Cheekuri
Jogador Fichas Progresso
Freek Scholten nl
Freek Scholten
26,800,000 800,000
Adam Hendrix us
Adam Hendrix
26,800,000 11,450,000
Darren Rabinowitz us
Darren Rabinowitz
19,700,000 -350,000
Barry Shulman us
Barry Shulman
WSOP 2X Winner
18,500,000 50,000
Kunal Punjwani in
Kunal Punjwani
15,300,000 -200,000
Philip Scaletta us
Philip Scaletta
12,300,000 -1,275,000
Tom Koral us
Tom Koral
WSOP 2X Winner
10,600,000 50,000
Kalyan Cheekuri in
Kalyan Cheekuri
Eliminado

Tags: Adam HendrixKalyan Cheekuri

Who Will Win a WSOP Bracelet in Event #82: $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em Double Stack?

Barry Shulman is going for bracelet #3
Barry Shulman is going for bracelet #3

After a day of rest, the final eight players in Event #82: $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em Double Stack will return to the limelight in the Amazon Gold feature stage at noon. With $56,850 already locked up already for making their way through a 2,589-player field, each of their respective tournaments is a massive success already no matter what. However, the grand prize of $530,164 and the coveted gold WSOP bracelet is what its all about today.

While The Netherlands is certainly a force to be reckoned with in the poker world, the small country is coming off a poor summer with highlights far and in between. However, one man can still make the Dutch summer awesome as Freek Scholten starts off as the chip leader with 26,000,000 in chips, and a win here would deliver The Netherlands their seventh WSOP gold bracelet in history.

Scholten has to fend off seven adversaries, led by Darren Rabinowitz (20,050,000). Two-time bracelet winner Barry Shulman (18,450,000) is looking for a third piece of hardware and will return third in chips. The final table is rounded out by Kunal Punjwani (15,500,000), Adam Hendrix (15,350,000), Philip Scaletta (13,575,000), winner of the 2017 $1,500 Seven Card Stud event Tom Koral (10,550,000), and Kalyan Cheekuri (9,925,000). Cheekuri and Punjwani will both represent India, while the others are from the United States.

The final table will be live streamed on CBS All Access in USA/Canada/Australia with hole cards on a security delay. PokerGO will also broadcast the show in countries that don't have CBS All Access, such as The Netherlands. PokerNews will be on the floor start-to-finish in the Rio All-Suite Hotel and Casino to cover every hand at the final table of Event #82: $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em Double Stack.

Final Table Draw and Chipcounts

TableSeatPlayerCountryChip Count
4191Darren RabinowitzUnited States20,050,000
4192Philip ScalettaUnited States13,575,000
4193Adam HendrixUnited States15,350,000
4194Tom KoralUnited States10,550,000
4195Kalyan CheekuriIndia9,925,000
4196Freek ScholtenNetherlands26,000,000
4197Barry ShulmanUnited States18,450,000
4198Kunal PunjwaniIndia15,500,000

Tags: Adam HendrixBarry ShulmanDarren RabinowitzFreek ScholtenKalyan CheekuriKunal PunjwaniPhilip ScalettaTom Koral