Event #73: $10,000 No-Limit Hold'em MAIN EVENT - World Championship Dia 3 | 2017 World Series of Poker

2017-07-13 08:59 UTC-7

The Race for the Money Continues at 11 a.m.

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Sergio Castelluccio went deep in 2013 (14th, $451,398), now a big stack again

After three Main Event Day 1 starting flights and dual second-day flights, those still remaining will return to the Rio for Thursday’s Day 3. A total of 2,572 players remain from the field of 7,221, making for an average stack of 140,377 (70 big blinds). The future 2017 World Series of Poker Main Event champion will be in the Rio All-Suite Hotel and Casino today, so much is guaranteed.

Play gets underway at 11 a.m. again, with blinds at 1,000/2,000 with a 300-ante. Another 5 levels are on the schedule, 120 minutes long each. The dinner break is 90 minutes long and takes place after level 13, which should be around 5:40 p.m. The 100-value chips get raced off after level 12.

With 1,084 players cashing, it's likely that the money will be reached today. Traditionally, that takes place after the dinner break on Day 3, usually around Level 14 or 15. With the bigger field size this year, it might take slightly longer to reach this time around.

The 1,084 cashing in this tournament go home with a minimum of $15,000. The player bubbling this event still gets a $10,000 Main Event seat so he or she can compete again next year and give it another try.

Level	Duration	Small Blind	Big Blind	Ante
11	120 minutes	1,000	2,000	300
	20-minute break
12	120 minutes	1,200	2,400	400
	20-minute break
13	120 minutes	1,500	3,000	500
	90-minute break
14	120 minutes	2,000	4,000	500
	20-minute break
15	120 minutes	2,500	5,000	500

The Main Feature Table will be Amazon 98, featuring Rainer Kempe and Joe Hachem. Outer Feature Table 1 is Amazon 47
(Chino Rheem, Kenny Hallaert, Konstantin Puchkov) and Outer Feature Table 2 is Brasilia 705 (Allen Cunningham, Katie Swift, Yevgeniy Timoshenko, Donnacha O'Dea). You can watch the livestream from 11:30 a.m. till 6:15 p.m. on PokerGO.

Day 2 Action

Wednesday’s action brought 3,300 players from Day 2c and 1,549 survived, which will be combined with the 1,023 from Day 2ab. Plenty of big names were eliminated on 2c including Phil Hellmuth and Daniel Negreanu, but many remain including former Main Event champions Scotty Nguyen and Johnny Chan.

When play picks up on the official third day of action, 2,572 total players will be battling it out to reach Day 4. Leading the Day 2c field was British player Artan Dedusha in his first Main Event with 680,000 chips. Dedusha has just over $100,000 in career tournament winnings, mostly in England. Also bagging big stacks were Marcin Chmielewski (564,000), Michael Krasienko (561,300), Sonny Franco (546,700), and POY contender and two-time bracelet winner Ryan Hughes (510,100).

Also bagging chips from this flight include: 888poker Ambassador Dominik Nitsche, Jake Cody, Felipe Ramos, Cate Hall, 2016 November Niner Fernando Pons, Nick Petrangelo (480,300), Joe Serock (423,000), Natasha Mercier (470,000), Justin Liberto (394,500), Cathy Dever (379,500), Ian Johns (327,200), Day 1C chip leader Jerome Brion (326,400), JJ Liu (254,000), Minh Ly (252,200), Brian Rast (212,700), Gavin Smith (208,800), David Pham (182,300), Joseph Cheong (180,300), Jason Koon (175,800), Allen Cunningham (131,000), Kristen Bicknell (116,500), and Jason Mercier (101,000),

Leading the field from Day 2ab were Lawrence Bayley with 618,000 chips and Mickey Craft with 608,100. Other notables remaining from 2AB are Marvin Rettenmaier (359,100), Charlie Carrel (343,000), 2016 November Niner Kenny Hallaert (331,800), Cherish Andrews (330,700), Melanie Weisner (319,400), Mike Matusow (228,200), Chris Vitch (221,200), Scott Seiver (195,600), 2005 Main Event champion Joe Hachem (134,700), and 2004 Main Event champion Greg Raymer (106,400). Reigning champion Qui Nguyen, however, was eliminated.

2017-07-13 12:08 UTC-7

Fatima Moreira de Melo Eliminated

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Nível 11 : 1,000/2,000, 300 ante

Fatima Moreira de Melo has been eliminated during the first hour of play. According to her left-hand neighbor Enrico Mosca, who busted her, the Olympic gold medalist called an all-in on the turn holding on a board.

Mosca held for top set and the river wasn't a heart to end Moreira de Melo's attempt. She will not be improving on her run in 2015 when she finished 286th for $34,157.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Fatima Moreira de Melo	Eliminado

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2017-07-13 12:35 UTC-7

Allen Cunningham Quadruples His Stack in the First Hour of Play

Nível 11 : 1,000/2,000, 300 ante

Our access to the feature tables are limited, but we were able to notice a heap of chips sitting in front of Allen Cunningham. He started the day with 131,000, and his new wall of nearly 600,000 captured our attention.

We caught up with the dealer on deck, who happened to deal the first 30 minutes of play at Cunningham's table and here is what we were told.

Cunningham, in the small blind, and Katie Swift, in the big blind, put all the chips in the middle preflop on the second hand of the day. Cunningham held , while Swift tabled . Cunningham's aces held and Swift's stack of 102,000 was moved one seat over.

The very next hand, Casey Ring in late position raised to 4,500. It folded to Cunningham on the button, who called, as did the big blind, Nicholas Augustino.

The flop came . Augustino checked, Ring bet 8,200, Cunningham called. Augustino raised to 30,000, Ring folded, and Cunningham called.

The was dealt on the turn. The Augustino bet 50,000 and Cunningham called.

The river brought a and a bet of 135,000 from Augustino. Cunningham moved all in and was called.

Augustino tabled for quad deuces but it wasn't enough to beat Cunningham's quad fives.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Allen Cunningham	575,000	575,000

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2017-07-13 12:45 UTC-7

Mohsin Charania Under the Gun

Nível 11 : 1,000/2,000, 300 ante

Mohsin Charania opened under the gun to 4,500 and got two callers.

The flop came and Charania bet 5,000. One player called. The turn was the and Charania bet 12,000 after his opponent checked.

Charania won his first WSOP bracelet in Event #52: $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em for $364,438 for bring his WSOP lifetime earnings to $842,902. He has over $4.6-million in non-WSOP earnings including two WPT titles and an EPT title. The bracelet gave him the poker triple crown.

Charania was the first player this summer (sixth overall) to earn the triple crown. Harrison Gimbel joined the club after winning Event #68: $3,000 No-Limit Hold'em.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Mohsin Charania	238,000	-27,000

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2017-07-13 12:56 UTC-7

Jack Duong Puts the Pressure on... Himself

Nível 11 : 1,000/2,000, 300 ante

With the board reading and around 40,000 in the pot already, Bernardo Dias had put out a stack of orange from middle position, putting Jack Duong to a decision for his remaining stack of 31,200.

Duong called the clock on himself, and when the floorperson came over to the table and learned he called it on himself, she announced that he had ten seconds left to act, and began counting down.

Duong was surprised and asked, "Hold on, what?"

His tablemates explained the rule that if you call the clock on yourself you only get ten seconds. The countdown had begun, and Duong said, "Wait. You already started?"

"Seven, six, five," and in a fluster, Duong put forward his stack to call.

Dias tabled , and Duong's for the straight to the king was good for the double up.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Jack Duong	103,000	35,000
Bernardo Dias	91,000	-54,000

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2017-07-13 12:57 UTC-7

Matthew Moss Doubles Through Jeff Flannery in Biggest Pot of the Main Event So Far

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Nível 11 : 1,000/2,000, 300 ante

A player in middle position raised to 4,500, Matthew Moss called from the button, and Jeff Flannery called from the big blind.

The flop came down and Flannery checked to the initial raiser who continued for 6,500. Moss raised to 16,200, Flannery reraised to 47,500, the initial raiser folded, and Moss called.

The turn was the and Flannery checked to Moss who bet 52,800. Flannery check-raised to 152,000, Moss called, and the river completed the board.

Flannery bet 100,000, Moss shoved for 204,500, and Flannery tanked for about three minutes before he called.

Moss tabled for eights full of sevens, Flannery was forced to show a defeated , and Moss won the biggest pot of the Main Event so far.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Matthew Moss	835,000	485,000
Jeff Flannery	156,000	-6,000

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2017-07-13 13:42 UTC-7

Player Interview: Allen Cunningham

Nível 12 : 1,200/2,400, 400 ante

Five-time bracelet winner Allen Cunningham is playing under the lights in the Brasilia room on the third feature table.

Before play even started, the tournament staff announced the field would be playing into the money today. That means players are positioning themselves to reach that milestone by finding spots to gather chips and introducing some creative play to build their stack.

Cunningham wasted no time making his move. He started the day with 131,000 and had 630,000 heading into the first break of the day.

PokerNews caught up with Cunningham to talk about the heater that put him near the top of the chip counts.

Cunningham: It was a good five hands. I started with 130k and five hands later I had 550k.

The very first hand of the day, I won a nice 30,000 pot in the big blind. On the second hand, I had aces versus someone's ace-king and broke her for another 100,000-plus. The third hand, I think I stole the big blind. The next hand, I flopped fives full of deuces. My opponent made four deuces on the turn and I rivered quad fives. He was one of the guys at the table who covered me.

PokerNews: Have you adjusted your play now that you have more chips?

Cunningham: Honestly, I'm a little bit chip drunk right now. I'm not even sure how to play. I have to regroup and create a new game plan.

PokerNews: How is the play at your table?

Cunningham: It's hard to say because I've knocked out a few players and we've lost another few. The table dynamic keeps changing because we keep getting new players. So it's been hard to get a read.

Yesterday, though, I had a tough table and was able to climb from 25,000 to 130,000. So, I don't mind if it's a tough table or a soft one. I'm just taking it one hand at a time. If you're winning, you're always happy with your table. So of course, I'm really happy right now.

Cunningham, wearing a Superman shirt, probably feels a bit like a super hero right now.

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2017-07-13 14:17 UTC-7

Harwood Loses Flip to Bust

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Nível 12 : 1,200/2,400, 400 ante

Seyed Tabib limped in from the small blind and Loni Harwood raised to 52,400, leaving herself with just 2,700 behind. Tabib announced "I call" and was about to turn over his cards before he was reminded that Harwood was not all in yet. "Okay, I just call," Tabib confirmed and the flop fell .

"I am sorry for you, I got the nuts," Tabib said right after betting 15,000 and Harwood called a few seconds later.

Loni Harwood:
Seyed Tabib:

While Harwood was not drawing dead yet, she needed running fours for quads to avoid elimination. It was all over after the turn, making the river a formality. Alan Cutler then reminded Tabib that his verbal announcement was on the edge and that he should be more careful.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Alan Cutler	330,000	-25,000
Seyed Tabib	155,000	155,000
Loni Harwood	Eliminado

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2017-07-13 14:43 UTC-7

"The Mouth" Blows it All Away

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Nível 12 : 1,200/2,400, 400 ante

We just arrived at the table to see Mike "The Mouth" Matusow involved in a big pot against Michiel Brosky. The board read with nearly 100,000 in the pot already.

Matusow was in the small blind and shoved his remaining 80,000 plus into the middle. Brosky thought aloud for a couple seconds wondering if Matusow had a straight and/or flush draw. He didn't think for long before tossing in a couple chips to signify a call.

Matusow tabled and Brosky rolled over . Matusow could only catch a jack to stay alive, but the river brought the . Matusow quickly packed up his bag and headed out the doors on his scooter. The room all of a sudden got a lot quieter with The Mouth's disappearance.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Michiel Brosky	520,000	520,000
Mike Matusow	Eliminado

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2017-07-13 14:59 UTC-7

Matthew Moss the First to Cross the Million-Chip Mark

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Nível 12 : 1,200/2,400, 400 ante

A player in early position raised, Matthew Moss three-bet to 13,200 from middle position, and the player in the big blind four-bet shoved for about 95,000. The initial raiser folded, and Moss mulled it over for a few moments before he called with , leading his opponent's .

The board came down , giving Moss jacks full of sixes to eliminate his opponent.

Immediately following that hand, Moss' table broke into the Amazon Room where he got tangled in a pot before he could unbag his chips.

Moss opened to 5,200 from early position, the player on the button three-bet to 15,000, and Moss called.

They checked to the turn of a board. Moss checked to his opponent, who bet 18,000. Moss check-raised to 73,000, and his opponent tanked for about two minutes and folded face-up.

Moss showed the as he collected the pot and is first player above the million-chip mark.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Matthew Moss	1,035,000	158,000

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