Event #36: $5,000 No-Limit Hold'em 6-Handed Dia 3 | 2017 World Series of Poker

2017-06-20 18:08 UTC-7

Jacob Haller Eliminated in 9th Place ($42,512)

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Nível 24 : 12,000/24,000, 4,000 ante

Jacob Haller defended his big blind from Sam Soverel's under-the-gun open. On a flop, Haller checked. Soverel continued for 45,000 and Haller put in a small check-raise to 105,000. Soverel studied his opponent awhile, then slid in 245,000. After getting the count, Haller announced he was all in. It looked to be about 800,000 and Soverel called without much delay.

Soverel:
Haller:

Haller needed help and the did not provide any. It would need to be a seven or eight on the river, but a arrived to send the pot to Soverel.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Sam Soverel	2,740,000 880,000	880,000

Jacob Haller	Eliminado

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2017-06-20 19:11 UTC-7

Garrett Greer Eliminated in 8th Place ($57,550)

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Nível 25 : 15,000/30,000, 5,000 ante

Garrett Greer raised all in for about 520,000 from under the gun. Faraz Jaka called from the button with , leading Greer's .

The flop gave Greer a few extra outs as it came down . However, neither the turn nor the river saved Greer, ending his tournament in eighth place.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Faraz Jaka	2,920,000 590,000	590,000

Garrett Greer	Eliminado

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2017-06-20 20:04 UTC-7

James Obst Eliminated in 7th Place ($57,550)

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Nível 25 : 15,000/30,000, 5,000 ante

James Obst raised to 60,000 from under the gun, Kenny Hallaert three-bet to 180,000 from the small blind, Obst four-bet shoved for about 565,000, and Hallaert called.

Obst:
Hallaert:

The board came down — no help to Obst, ending his tournament in seventh place.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Kenny Hallaert	2,960,000 485,000	485,000

James Obst	Eliminado

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2017-06-20 20:35 UTC-7

Faraz Jaka Seeking First Major Title, Bags Lead at Official Final Table

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Nível 25 : 15,000/30,000, 5,000 ante

Faraz Jaka has had a long, fruitful career of live tournament poker, but he's never managed to nail down that elusive major title. He's racked up $5.5 million in cashes but has fallen just shy with a number of top-five finishes.

After already coming close to one World Series of Poker bracelet this summer when he finished sixth in the The Marathon for $123,105, Jaka has another great shot here in Event #36: $5,000 No-Limit Hold'em 6-Handed.

Jaka has the lead, albeit narrowly, with six players left and the official final table ready to rock on Wednesday. He bagged 3,150,000, and he's followed by 2016 November Niner Kenny Hallaert (2,960,000), Nadar Kakhmazov (2,925,000), Sam Soverel (2,200,000), Chris Hunichen (1,860,000) and Christian Rudolph (1,305,000).

Eighteen players sat down for the start of Day 3, with formidable names like Mike Leah, Jonathan Jaffe, and Giuseppe Pantaleo among those falling before the two-table redraw.

Jaka got coolered with 11 players left when he ran kings into Dan Abouaf's aces, but a king on the river sent the pot Jaka's way, and he didn't slow down as the tournament wound down toward the unofficial final table.

James Obst — who is having quite the WSOP thus far with six cashes, his first bracelet, and two other top-eight finishes — found himself deep once again but fell on the official final table bubble. He played as many big pots as anyone on Day 3 but ultimately found himself as the short stack with seven left. He got his remaining 20 big blinds in with ace-jack against the pocket sixes of Hallaert, failing to improve and going bust.

The last six players will convene for the final table at noon on Wednesday, and the final table will be streamed live online and covered hand-for-hand here on PokerNews. For the final table seat draw, visit WSOP.com.

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