Event #59: $2,500 Big Bet Mix Dia 2 | 2017 World Series of Poker

2017-07-01 12:53 UTC-7

Only 37 Remain in Event #59: $2,500 Big Bet Mix; Negreanu in the Hunt for Bracelet Number Seven

MrCleverFox

With only 37 left in Event #59: $2,500 Big Bet Mix, there is one name that stands out among the list of players remaining: Daniel Negreanu. Always one of the fan favorites, some may be surprised seeing Negreanu’s name here after last week he tweeted that he wasn’t going to be playing many more events at the series. But perhaps this is Negreanu’s chance to finally lock up that seventh bracelet after falling just inches short earlier in the series. He sits in second place as the day begins, just behind Iraj Parvizi who ended Day 1 with a monstrous chip stack.

But Negreanu isn’t the only recognizable name in the field. There is a heap of multiple bracelet winners also in the hunt such as Brian Rast who bagged up 126,750 on Saturday morning, or Ryan Hughes who bagged up 126,025. Tuan Le, Brandon Cantu, Marco Johnson, Jason Mercier, Mike Matusow, and Benny Glaser round out that list of multiple bracelet winners still active. And with such a powerhouse field, action is sure to be worth following.

Players begin the day just seven places away from the money with only 30 collecting a prize. A min-cash in this event will lock up $3,750 while an appearance at the six-handed final table will earn $16,793. Of course, everyone is really looking for that $112,232 first-place prize and the chance to add another (or a first) World Series of Poker gold bracelet to their collection.

Once the money bubble burst, action is sure to pop off and PokerNews will be here for all of it starting at 2 p.m. PDT so make sure you’re tuned in.

Room	Table	Seat	Player	Country	Chip Count
Brasilia	700	1	Daniel Negreanu	Canada	165,025
Brasilia	700	2	John Moore	United States	12,800
Brasilia	700	3	David "ODB" Baker	United States	130,200
Brasilia	700	4	Marco Johnson	United States	71,500
Brasilia	700	5	Sergey Altbregin	Russia	64,300
Brasilia	700	6	Kevin Iacofano	United States	13,625

Brasilia	701	1	Christopher Leslie	United States	22,050
Brasilia	701	2	Ryan Hughes	United States	126,025
Brasilia	701	3	Jason Mercier	United States	43,250
Brasilia	701	4	Brian Rast	United States	126,750
Brasilia	701	5	Craig Hartman	United States	49,125
Brasilia	701	6	Jerry Wong	United States	98,275

Brasilia	702	1	Brent Roberts	United States	24,752
Brasilia	702	2	Ashton Griffin	United States	40,550
Brasilia	702	3	Jeffrey Duvall	United Kingdom	61,000
Brasilia	702	4	Zachary Milchman	United States	30,000
Brasilia	702	6	Ian O'Hara	United States	47,000

Brasilia	703	1	Steven Friedlander	United States	80,625
Brasilia	703	2	Rodrigo Portaleoni	Brazil	18,450
Brasilia	703	3	Binh (LV) Nguyen	United States	43,000
Brasilia	703	4	Jason Stockfish	United States	72,400
Brasilia	703	5	Adam Owen	United Kingdom	76,250

Brasilia	704	1	DID NOT REPORT 1	United States	10,625
Brasilia	704	2	Kenneth Fitzgerald	United States	64,525
Brasilia	704	3	Bernardo Dias	Brazil	DNR
Brasilia	704	4	Andrew Kelsall	United States	108,525
Brasilia	704	6	Mike Matusow	United States	40,875

Brasilia	705	1	Craig Chait	United States	18,925
Brasilia	705	2	Tuan Le	United States	89,000
Brasilia	705	3	Iraj Parvizi	United Kingdom	210,000
Brasilia	705	4	John Bunch	United States	46,475
Brasilia	705	6	Ismael Bojang	Germany	68,000

Brasilia	706	1	Calvin Anderson	United States	94,250
Brasilia	706	2	Brandon Cantu	United States	75,300
Brasilia	706	3	Michael Laake	United States	97,000
Brasilia	706	5	Benny Glaser	United Kingdom	36,000
Brasilia	706	6	Lawrence Berg	United States	61,375

Tags: Benny Glaser Brandon Cantu Brian Rast Daniel Negreanu Jason Mercier Marco Johnson Mike Matusow Ryan Hughes Tuan Le

2017-07-01 14:33 UTC-7

Brian Rast Loses Huge Hold'em Pot to Ryan Hughes

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Nível 11 : 600/1,200, 300 ante

No-Limit Hold'em

Brian Rast raised to 2,500 from under the gun. Ryan Hughes called in the small blind. Jason Mercier called in the big blind.

The flop came . Hughes bet 5,000 and Mercier folded. Rast then raised to 21,000 and Hughes called.

The turn was the . Hughes checked this time and Rast bet 40,000. Hughes then check-raised all in for 72,425 and Rast called.

Hughes:
Rast:

The river was the and Hughes doubled up.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Ryan Hughes	195,000	111,000
Brian Rast	24,000	-102,750

Tags: Brian Rast Ryan Hughes

2017-07-01 14:50 UTC-7

Brian Rast Eliminated

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Nível 11 : 600/1,200, 300 ante

No-Limit 2-7 Single Draw

Ryan Hughes raised to 3,000. Brian Rast, after losing an earlier hold'em hand to Hughes, moved all in from the button for 6,375. Jerry Wong was in the big blind and raised to 14,000. Hughes called.

Wong stood pat, Hughes drew one, and Rast drew three.

Wong checked to Hughes who bet 24,000. Wong called. All hands were exposed.

Wong:
Hughes:
Rast:

Rast had already gotten to his feet and left before Hughes raked in another big pot, boosting him up to nearly 250,000 in chips.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Ryan Hughes	245,000	50,000
Jerry Wong	90,000	-38,300
Brian Rast	Eliminado

Tags: Brian Rast Jerry Wong Ryan Hughes

2017-07-01 14:58 UTC-7

Cantu Doubles Through Owen and Fireworks Ignite

MrCleverFox

Nível 11 : 600/1,200, 300 ante

No-Limit 2-7 Single Draw

From under the gun, Brandon Cantu opened with a raise to 4,100. Action folded to Adam Owen in the cutoff and he reraised, making it 13,500.

Cantu thought for a really long time and with shaky hands he pushed out two more stacks of T1,000 chips, putting in a reraise to 44,100.

Owen immediately jumped up from his chair and took his sunglasses off. He asked for a count of what Cantu had remaining, but the dealer could not give it to him. Cantu had some uneven stacks, so Calvin Anderson who was at the table gave an eyeballed guess. Cantu then cut out his stacks evenly so Owen could get a proper count.

"All in," Owen announced.

Cantu then dropped into the tank. He only had roughly 18,000 behind and was thinking through his decision.

"Why are you tanking so long?" Owen asked. "If you were snowing just fold."

Cantu then pushed forward a call and was thinking about whether or not to draw.

"It's on you," Owen said. He tanked for about a minute, then stood pat. Owen then went into the tank. He looked at his stack several times, then at Cantu's.

"Alright, you tricked me," Owen said after about two minutes. He stood pat as well.

Cantu turned up . Owen went to muck but, since it was an all in and call, he was forced to turn up his . Cantu was awarded the big double-up and Owen was left with just 18,175.

"Tanks is pretty unecessary there," Owen said to Cantu after the hand.

"Look, I don't want to teach players how to play the game," Cantu said. "Especially in ones I know much better than you."

"Is that right?" Owen asked.

The two then got into a heated verbal spat which left the rest of the table at a loss for words.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Brandon Cantu	135,000	59,700
Adam Owen	18,500	-57,750

Tags: Adam Owen Brandon Cantu

2017-07-01 15:17 UTC-7

Wong Gets Lucky to Eliminate Craig Hartman; Players Now Hand-For-Hand

MrCleverFox

Nível 12 : 800/1,600, 400 ante

No-Limit 5 Card Draw

From the button, Craig Hartman raised to 4,000. Next to act was Jerry Wong and he raised all in with a covering stack. Action folded back to Hartman and he dropped into the tank. He thought for a while before the clock was called on him. About 10 seconds into his clock, he called.

Wong drew three and Hartman drew one. Hartman then turned up while Wong just showed .

Wong peel his cards one at a time and showed , then , then , making him a better two pairs.

Hartman flipped up his but it was no good and he was eliminated from the tournament, bringing players to hand-for-hand play.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Jerry Wong	155,000	65,000
Craig Hartman	Eliminado

Tags: Craig Hartman Jerry Wong

2017-07-01 15:36 UTC-7

Two For Tuan

MrCleverFox

Nível 12 : 800/1,600, 400 ante

Pot-Limit Omaha

From under the gun, Iraj Parvizi opened with a raise to 4,200. Tuan Le called from the big blind.

The flop came down and Le checked to Parvizi who put out a bet of 7,000. Le called.

The turn was the and Le checked a second time to Parvizi. Parvizi fired 14,000 and Le called again. Both players checked the river. Parvizi showed but it was no good as Le had made a flush with on the river.

In the next hand, Ismael Bojang opened with a raise to 3,500 from the cutoff. Le called from the small blind but Parvizi put in a three bet from the big blind to 8,000.

"Last hand put me on tilt," Parvizi said, smiling. Both Bojang and Le called and the three took a flop of . All three checked and the came on the turn. Le led out with a bet of 14,000 and both players folded. He flashed and took down the pot, pushing him above 150,000 chips.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Iraj Parvizi	195,500	-29,500
Tuan Le	151,800	46,800

Tags: Iraj Parvizi Ismael Bojang Tuan Le

2017-07-01 15:48 UTC-7

Mercier Doubles Through Cantu

MrCleverFox

Nível 12 : 800/1,600, 400 ante

Pot-Limit 2-7 Lowball Triple Draw

Jason Mercier opened from the cutoff to 2,800. Brandon Cantu called from the button and the two went heads up into the first draw where both players took two.

Mercier then checked over to Cantu. Cantu announced pot, making it 8,600. Mercier repotted, making it 34,400. Cantu moved all in and Mercier called.

Both players then took one on the second draw.

"I'm ahead," Cantu said.

Both players then proceeded to take one more on the last draw.

Cantu revealed while Mercier was holding .

Mercier sweat his card. "Oooo," he said. "I think I got a four." Then he revealed that it was, in fact, a .

"So I need a fix or a six?" Cantu asked.

"I got rid of a five and a six," Mercier said.

Cantu turned up his last card, revealing a , and that would lock up the double-up for Mercier.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Jason Mercier	96,000	52,750
Brandon Cantu	72,600	-62,400

Tags: Brandon Cantu Jason Mercier

2017-07-01 17:03 UTC-7

Jeffrey Duval Eliminated in Monster PLO Pot

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Nível 13 : 1,000/2,000, 500 ante

Pot-Limit Omaha

Tuan Le raised to 3,500 under the gun, and there were three callers — start-of-day chip leader Iraj Parvizi, Jeffrey Duvall, and Jason Stockfish. Ismael Bojang then announced, "Pot," from the small blind and raised to 22,600. Le, Parvizi, Duvall, and Stockfish all called.

"Welcome to the table," said Bojang to Stockfish.

"You guys are f***ing crazy!" replied Stockfish, "What is this? A round of PLO flips?"

The flop came . Bojang moved all in for 45,300. Le and Parvizi both folded. Duvall moved all in for less, and Stockfish called, covering both of his opponents.

Duvall:
Stockfish:
Bojang:

Both Bojang and Stockfish had flopped a wheel. There was no help for Duvall on the turn or the river, and he was eliminated.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Jason Stockfish	200,000	26,000
Ismael Bojang	100,000	42,000
Jeffrey Duval	Eliminado

Tags: Iraj Parvizi Ismael Bojang Jason Duval Jason Stockfish Tuan Le

2017-07-01 17:15 UTC-7

Wong Eliminates Mercier in Huge Pot-Limit Omaha Pot

MrCleverFox

Nível 13 : 1,000/2,000, 500 ante

Pot-Limit Omaha

Jerry Wong opened under the gun with a raise to 4,000. Ryan Hughes called from the cutoff before Jason Mercier made it 18,400 to play from the button. Wong called, then Hughes called, as well.

The flop came down , and Wong announced, "Pot," after thinking about it for a few seconds. The bet was 58,600. Hughes got out of the way quickly. Mercier flicked through his cards, then moved all in. Wong called, and the cards were flipped up.

Wong:
Mercier:

The on the turn sealed Mercier's fate, giving Wong an unbeatable flush. The river was the , but it didn't matter. Mercier was eliminated from the tournament in 20th place and collected $4,553 for his run in Event #59.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Jerry Wong	310,000	176,000
Jason Mercier	Eliminado

Tags: Jason Mercier Jerry Wong

2017-07-01 19:12 UTC-7

Jason Stockfish Scoops Monster Triple Draw Hand

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Nível 15 : 1,500/3,000, 800 ante

Pot-Limit 2-7 Triple Draw

Ryan Hughes raised to 5,100, and Jason Stockfish three-bet from the small blind to 15,500. Hughes called.

Stockfish drew one, and Hughes drew two. Stockfish bet 30,000, and Hughes called.

Both players drew one, and Stockfish check-called a bet of 50,000.

Stockfish drew one, and Hughes stood pat. Stockfish bet 100,000, and Hughes called.

Stockfish showed . He took down the pot and took over as chip leader with over 550,000 in chips.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Jason Stockfish	560,000	265,000
Ryan Hughes	90,000	-190,000

Tags: Jason Stockfish Ryan Hughes