Max Silver Ships a Bracelet
Max Silver wins $3,000 Limit Hold'Em 6 handed. Julia Lee talks about navigating the tournament and his special promise after shipping the bracelet.
Max Silver wins $3,000 Limit Hold'Em 6 handed. Julia Lee talks about navigating the tournament and his special promise after shipping the bracelet.
Pot-Limit Hold'em
Hand #27: Sebastian Langrock raised to 65,000 from the cutoff, and Ryan Laplante called in the big blind. The flop came , and they both checked. They also checked the turn,, and the river was the . Laplante bet 90,000, and Langrock called.
Laplante tabled for a runner-runner straight, good for the pot.
Hand #28: Langrock raised to 65,000, and Shannon Shorr called in the big blind. The flop was , and Shorr checked. Langrock bet the pot for 145,000, and Shorr went all in. Langrock called for less, and they showed down.
Langrock:
Shorr:
Langrock's kings held up on the turn and the river, and he doubled up.
Hand #29: Laplante raised to 70,000 on the button, and Shorr called in the small blind. The big blind folded, and the flop came . They both checked there, as well as on the turn. The river was the , and Shorr bet 105,000. Laplante folded, and Shorr took the pot.
Hand #30: Laplante raised to 70,000 in the cutoff, and Esther Taylor called in the big blind. On the flop, Taylor checked, Laplante bet 80,000, and Taylor folded.
Jogador | Fichas | Progresso |
---|---|---|
Ryan Laplante
|
2,120,000 | 320,000 |
Shannon Shorr
|
1,425,000 | 100,000 |
Esther Taylor | 1,410,000 | -390,000 |
Sebastian Langrock
|
830,000 | 300,000 |
Pot-Limit Omaha
Hand #31: Jerry Callahan raised to 65,000 from middle position and got no action.
Hand #32: Ryan Laplante raised to 70,000 from middle position, and Victor Choupeaux moved all in for 170,000 from the cutoff. Laplante called. Choupeaux was at risk and ahead with , up against Laplante's . The board ran out , and Choupeaux doubled up.
Hand #33: Esther Taylor raised to 70,000 from the cutoff and took down the blinds and antes.
Hand #34: Shannon Shorr raised to 75,000 from under the gun, and Laplante defended his big blind. The flop came , and both players checked to the on the turn and the on the river. Laplante bet 80,000 on the end, and Shorr mucked.
No-Limit Hold'em
Hand #35: Laplante limped in from the small blind, and Shorr checked his option in the big blind. The flop came , and Laplante bet 40,000. Shorr called. The turn was the , and Laplante bet 100,000 this time. Shorr tank-folded.
Jogador | Fichas | Progresso |
---|---|---|
Ryan Laplante
|
1,950,000 | -170,000 |
Victor Choupeaux | 395,000 | 110,000 |
No-Limit Hold'em
Hand #36: Victor Choupeaux got a walk in the big blind.
Hand #37: Choupeaux completed in the small blind, and Esther Taylor checked in the big blind. The flop was , and both players checked. On the turn, Choupeaux checked, Taylor bet 30,000, and Choupeaux folded.
Hand #38: Jerry Callahan raised to 65,000 in middle position, Taylor called in the small blind, and Sebastian Langrock called in the big blind. On the flop, Taylor checked, and Langrock bet 70,000. Callahan folded, and Taylor called. The turn was the , and both players checked. On the river, Taylor checked, Langrock bet 140,000, and Taylor folded.
Hand #39: Choupeaux went all in for 380,000 in the cutoff, and the remaining players folded.
Hand #40: Gilani completed in the small blind, and Callahan checked his option in the big blind. The flop came , and Gilani checked. Callahan bet 35,000, and Gilani check-raised to 95,000. Callahan called, and the turn was the . Gilani moved all in for 455,000, and Callahan called.
Gilani had for two pair, and Callahan needed help with . The did not help Callahan, and Gilani doubled up.
Jogador | Fichas | Progresso |
---|---|---|
Zahir Gilani | 1,140,000 | 320,000 |
Jerry Callahan | 540,000 | -805,000 |
No-Limit Hold'em
Hand #41: Shannon Shorr raised to 45,000 from under the gun and got no action.
Hand #42: Esther Taylor raised to 70,000 from middle position, and Zahir Gilani called from the cutoff. The flop came , Taylor bet 80,000, and Gilani folded.
Pot-Limit Omaha
Hand #43: Ryan Laplante raised to 70,000 on the button, Victor Choupeaux three-bet to 225,000, and Laplante mucked.
Hand #44: Gilani raised to 90,000 from middle position, and Taylor defended her big blind. The flop came , and Taylor check-called a bet of 90,000 from Gilani. The turn was the , Taylor led out for 250,000, and Gilani mucked.
Hand #45: Gilani limped in from under the gun, as did Shorr from the cutoff and Taylor from the small blind. Sebastian Langrock checked his option from the big blind. The flop came , and Taylor led out for 55,000. Langrock folded, Gilani called, and Shorr folded.
"What did I get myself into?" asked a smiling Gilani.
The turn was the , and both players checked to the on the river. Taylor bet 130,000, Gilani raised to 430,000, and Taylor mucked. "Nice speech" said Taylor.
Pot-Limit Omaha
Hand #46: Ryan Laplante raised to 65,000 in middle position, and the remaining players folded.
Hand #47: Laplante raised to 65,000 under the gun and was called by Zahir Gilani in the small blind and Jerry Callahan in the big blind. The flop came , and the blinds checked. Laplante bet 125,000, and both of his opponent folded.
Hand #48: Sebastian Langrock raised to 100,000 in the cutoff, and Gilani three-bet to 250,000 on the button. The blinds folded, and Langrock potted, putting Gilani to a decision for most of his chips. Gilani thought for a while and eventually let it go.
Hand #49: Gilani limped in the cutoff, Laplante completed in the small blind, and Shorr checked his option in the big blind. The three checked all the way down on a board of , and Laplante announced, "Ace-king." Shorr tabled for two pair, nines and twos, and that was good for the pot.
No-Limit Hold'em
Hand #50: Gilani raised to 90,000 in late position, and Laplante called on the button. The blinds folded, and they were heads-up to the flop. They both checked, and the turn was the . Gilani bet 120,000, and Laplante let it go.
Jogador | Fichas | Progresso |
---|---|---|
Ryan Laplante
|
2,000,000 | 50,000 |
Shannon Shorr
|
1,230,000 | -195,000 |
Sebastian Langrock
|
1,210,000 | 380,000 |
Zahir Gilani | 1,000,000 | -140,000 |
Nível: 26
Blinds: 20,000/40,000
Ante: 5,000
While everyone at the final table has their supporters, there can be no doubt who is being given the most vociferous support of the remaining seven players. Victor Choupeaux is being cheered to the rafters of the Rio with every pot he takes down. We sat down with Choupeaux’s friend and roommate, Romain Lewis, to talk about Choupeaux's chances of becoming the latest WSOP winner.
“Victor is a French player who was crushing online in France four or five years ago," Lewis said. "He took a life break for a couple of years, then came back. I’ve known him a year now, and we live together in Wimbledon in Southwest L. He plays a lot of pot-limit Omaha and hold’em, and a little of them together. He’s making his comeback right now. He was very well known in France five years ago.”
The short stack of the final table, any final table, always garners a little extra support from the rail, but this is ridiculous. If you thought the British rail was boisterous, it’s clear that their cross-Channel neighbors have just as much spirit. The Rio is rocking right now, and the Choupeaux rail is formidable.
“We know that it’s going to be a tough job. He had ten, then seven, and now fifteen big blinds. But we’ve got good enough people on the rail, and he knows what he has to do. We want to make positive memories. At a lot of the final tables in your life, you might not have a great memory if you don’t make the top two or three places. We want to make a great memory wherever Victor finishes.”
Choupeaux may be French, but he’s recently moved to England to live with Lewis and some other passionate poker players.
“Victor is from Saint-Brieu, which is quite a rural part of France. I know he lived in Paris for the last few years, but Victor is enjoying living in London now with me and Guillaume Diaz, who reached the final table in the $888 Crazy Eights yesterday. Guillaume finished eighth for $86,888. It had to happen!”
The collaborative spirit of the French players who are close to Victor Choupeaux has directly led to his success, at least according to Lewis.
“One of the most important things in poker is exchanging thoughts and theories with other players. It’s always better to learn from others' mistakes and successes. I definitely thought this was coming for Victor. He came back to the poker world with confidence after being such a good player before. He quickly realized that there was work to do to get back to that level. He’s given himself every chance by putting that work in. I’m not surprised he’s doing so well — I bought a percentage of all his tournaments here in Las Vegas this summer.”
Support from friends helps any poker player, but you don’t get a much higher backing than with your own money. Lewis is one of several who saw this potential in their friend and peer.
“Several friends from the poker world in France are on the rail. We haven’t won a bracelet in France since 2014. There are a lot of French people from all over Las Vegas who’ve come to this rail. It would be big if Victor can get it won. We haven’t been winning anything, a bit like England in soccer. If French players don’t have anything to do, they know the rail is going to be fun. I mean, here we all are.”
Victor Choupeaux may seal his return with a decent result but fail to make the final duel. He may fulfill a lifelong dream and bag the gold bracelet. Either way, the roof of the Rio will echo with the partisan cheers and songs that have come all the way from France.
Could the long wait for a French WSOP bracelet be over?
No-Limit Hold'em
Hand #51: Jerry Callahan moved all in from the hijack and got no action.
Hand #52: Callahan moved all in again, this time from middle position, and everyone folded.
Hand #53: Shannon Shorr raised to 85,000 from the hijack, and Zahir Gilani defended his big blind. The flop came , and both players checked all the way down through the turn and the river. Gilani tabled , and Shorr revealved for a chop.
Hand #54: Ryan Laplante raised to 90,000 from under the gun and got no action.
Hand #55: Esther Taylor raised to 85,000 from the hijack and picked up the blinds and antes.
Hand #56: Sebastian Langrock raised to 90,000 from the hijack and got no action.
Hand #57: Laplante limped in on the button, as did Shorr from the small blind. Victor Choupeaux checked his option from the big blind. The flop came , and all three players checked it down, with the hitting the turn and the on the river. Shorr tabled for a pair of fours to take it down.
Pot-Limit Omaha
Hand #58: Zahir Gilani limped in early position, Victor Choupeaux completed in the small blind, and Esther Taylor checked her option. The flop came , and Choupeaux bet 65,000. Taylor and Gilani folded, and Choupeaux won the pot.
Hand #59: Jerry Callahan raised to 100,000 in early position, and Taylor called in the small blind. The big blind folded, and they were heads up to the flop. Taylor checked, Callahan bet 100,000, and Taylor folded.
Hand #60: Shannon Shorr raised to 90,000 in middle position. The remaining players folded, and Shorr took the pot.
Hand #61: In a five-way limped pot, the flop came , and the blinds checked. Laplante checked from under the gun, Shorr checked in the next position, and Choupeaux bet 130,000. All four of his opponents folded, and Choupeaux's rail cheered as he took the pot.
Hand #62: Shorr raised to 100,000 under the gun, Langrock called in the cutoff, and Gilani called on the button. The blinds folded, and it was three ways to the flop. Shorr bet 155,000, Langrock called, and Gilani got out of the way. On the turn, Shorr bet 275,000, and Langrock called. They both checked the river.
Shorr showed . Langrock tabled for aces and threes, good for the pot.
Hand #63: Choupeaux raised to 120,000 under the gun. The remaining players folded, and Choupeaux took down the pot.
Jogador | Fichas | Progresso |
---|---|---|
Sebastian Langrock
|
1,860,000 | 650,000 |
Shannon Shorr
|
845,000 | -385,000 |
Zahir Gilani | 745,000 | -255,000 |
Victor Choupeaux | 685,000 | 290,000 |