Event #73: $10,000 No-Limit Hold'em MAIN EVENT - World Championship Dia 4 | 2017 World Series of Poker

2017-07-14 15:25 UTC-7

"That's a Professional Call"

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Nível 18 : 5,000/10,000, 1,000 ante

We found Clint Tolbert facing an all-in shove from Julio Belluscio. There was north of 350,000 in the middle, and Belluscio was in the big blind and all in for 261,000. The board read . Tolbert, in the small blind, stood up and rubbed his face after getting the count. He dropped in some chips to call.

Belluscio pounded the table in submission and turned over for a missed gutter on the turn. Tolbert showed .

"Wow, that's a professional call," someone said. "Way to sniff that out."

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Clint Tolbert	1,350,000 475,000	475,000
Julio Belluscio	Eliminado

Tags: Clint Tolbert Julio Belluscio

2017-07-14 16:25 UTC-7

Former Champ Scotty Nguyen Eliminated

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Nível 18 : 5,000/10,000, 1,000 ante

Scotty Nguyen moved all in from early position for his last 73,000. Action folded to Jesse Decker, who called in the big blind.

Nguyen:
Decker:

Nguyen found some help on the flop, as he picked up a backdoor straight draw and some immediate outs to chop. The turn did him no good though, and the river was also a brick. He shrugged helplessly and headed for payouts.

With the departure of Nguyen, there are no longer any WSOP Main Event champions in the field.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Jesse Decker	324,000 102,000	102,000
Scotty Nguyen	Eliminado

Tags: Jesse Decker Scotty Nguyen

2017-07-14 16:50 UTC-7

The Craft of Hitting

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Nível 18 : 5,000/10,000, 1,000 ante

Action folded to Nick Petrangelo in the hijack and the high stakes tournament regular opened to 20,000. His neighbor, Stoyan Obreshkov in the cutoff, three-bet to 53,000. Mickey Craft in the small blind called rather quickly, and the big blind gave up. Petrangelo four-bet to 160,000 and Obreshkov gave up. Craft snap-called to get to see a flop.

The flop came and Craft checked. Petrangelo had 235,000 behind and moved all in. Craft once again snap-called.

Petrangelo:
Craft:

The hit the turn giving Craft the flush. Petrangelo came up short with the on the river and made his exit. Craft is up to 3.4 million, making him the massive chipleader of the tournament.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Mickey Craft	3,415,000 615,000	615,000
Nick Petrangelo	Eliminado

Tags: Mickey Craft Nick Petrangelo Stoyan Obreshkov

2017-07-14 16:58 UTC-7

Player Interview: Eugene Kotlyarevskiy

Nível 18 : 5,000/10,000, 1,000 ante

Eugene Kotlyarevskiy is sitting second in chips heading back from the second break of the day. The East Coast grinder started the day with 971,000 and now sports a healthy 2.4 million to play with.

He is already guaranteed a payout of just a few thousand less than his biggest cash to date, which he earned in last year's Main Event when he placed 278th for $36,708.

PokerNews spoke with Kotlyarevskiy to find out how play's been and to learn his strategy for the rest of the day.

Kotlyarevskiy: I won most of my chips from two big hands. The quads over quads hand and then a very friendly runout when I had ace-queen against aces. Then I've been playing small pots ever since to chip up.

PokerNews: Have you been able to get full value from being the chip leader at your table?

Kotlyarevskiy: My table is pretty solid. I think everybody left is a pretty confident player. Hopefully, I can use my stack. We'll see. I'm sort of waiting for the blinds to get bigger.

PokerNews: How would you rate the play today?

Kotlyarevskiy: Play today is significantly faster. That's about it. There were so many short stacks coming in that it just seems like there were a lot of people sticking it in. I mean, we lost about 400 people already today.

PokerNews: What's you plan for the rest of Day 4?

Kotlyarevskiy: Look, I have 200 big blinds, I don't want to do anything stupid. I'm going to keep it on cruise control for now and see what happens.

Tags: Eugene Kotlyarevskiy

2017-07-14 18:15 UTC-7

Tough Spot for Saliba, Balsiger Benefits

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Nível 19 : 6,000/12,000, 2,000 ante

Vivian Saliba bet 150,000 on the river of a board and Jake Balsiger check-raised all-in for 446,000.

Saliba went into the tank, only having about 515,000 herself. Several moments went by and eventually, Saliba tossed in a calling chip.

Balsiger tabled for a full house, besting Saliba's and the former November Niner doubled, leaving Saliba with crumbs.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Jake Balsiger	1,200,000 660,000	660,000
Vivian Saliba	65,000 -282,000	-282,000

Tags: Jake Balsiger Vivian Saliba

2017-07-14 19:28 UTC-7

Liv Boeree Makes an Insane Laydown

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Nível 19 : 6,000/12,000, 2,000 ante

On a turn of , Kevin Song checked to Liv Boeree who bet 110,000. James Salmon and Kevin Song called.

The river was the . Song and Boeree checked to Salmon who moved all in for around 350,000. Song then called and Boeree looked conflicted and tanked for a long time.

She appeared to be muttering the action of the hand over and over to herself, gesturing to one stack then the other, gesturing to the size of the pot. Eventually, and in full face of the cameras, she folded.

Song showed for trip kings, while Salmon showed for a full house. Boeree, whose cards had been put to one side for use on future TV coverage, reached forward to show for a smaller full house.

"I didn't know what would have made me feel worse," said Boeree. "If I make the correct lay down I am still losing a two-million-chip pot.

"I'm happy I made the correct decision."

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
James Salmon	1,400,000 1,165,000	1,165,000
Kevin Song	450,000 -450,000	-450,000

Liv Boeree	440,000 -310,000	-310,000

Tags: James Salmon Liv Boeree Michael Song

2017-07-14 20:04 UTC-7

Five-Minute Tank Ends With Rypulak Calling Been's Massive Bet

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Nível 20 : 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante

Mateusz Rypulak bet 95,000 in the small blind on an flop, and Aaron Been called from middle position. Rypulak checked the turn and called a bet of 175,000 from Been. On the river, Rypulak checked a final time. Been slid in a bet of 700,000, leaving 61,000 back.

At this, Rypulak went deep into the tank. He shifted in his seat multiple times, taking a few deep breaths and studying Been. After about five minutes, someone called the clock. With less than 20 seconds remaining before his hand was dead, Rypulak dropped in a call. Been flipped over for aces up and Rypulak shook his head repeatedly and mucked.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Aaron Been	2,000,000 900,000	900,000
Mateusz Rypulak	500,000 68,000	68,000

Tags: Aaron Been Mateusz Rypulak

2017-07-14 20:06 UTC-7

Damian Salas Scoops Monster Pot to Vault into Chiplead

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Nível 20 : 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante

Damian Salas raised to 35,000 from under the gun. A player in middle position called before Dilovan Hussein three-bet to 170,000 from the small blind. Salas called and the third player in the hand folded.

The flop came . Hussein checked to Salas who bet 110,000. Hussein snap-called.

The turn was the and Hussein checked again. This time Salas bet 158,000. Again, Hussein called almost instantly.

The river was the . Hussein checked a third time. Salas took his time and compiled a pretty hefty bet of 442,000. Hussein called quickly.

Salas showed for a flopped set and rivered full house and Hussein flashed for just an overpair.

"How do you call 170,000 preflop with that?" asked Hussein. "Why not fold?"

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Damian Salas	3,600,000 1,000,000	1,000,000

Dilovan Hussein	1,100,000 -900,000	-900,000

Tags: Damian Salas Dilovan Hussein

2017-07-14 22:03 UTC-7

Player Interview: Randy Pisane

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Nível 20 : 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante

Randy Pisane, a self-described hardcore student of the game, started Day 4 with 600,000 and a guaranteed cash in the Main Event.

Pisane started playing poker in the early nineties and paid the hefty price to learn the game from some of the best in the most famous underground poker clubs in New York, the Diamond Club and The Mayfair.

As players were leaving for dinner and their last break of the day, Pisane graciously agreed to talk to PokerNews about his incredible run up to 2.5 million in chips in just four levels of play.

Pisane: I had some of those standard double up spots of kings versus queens and catching cards at the right time. I may have had some good cards, but I also made some good moves at the right time. I even put my tournament life on the line a couple of times on bluffs that thankfully worked out.

PokerNews: You've been at this table all day. What's it like to go from the hunted to the hunter?

Pisane: I'm getting respect, but I'm not overly aggressive. I've been making good plays and value bets when appropriate. I have some good reads on players that I know will pay off and I know the people to stay away from. There are definitely some bad players at my table right now, and they're definitely some good players, and I'm able to recognize who's who.

PokerNews: Watching you interact with the players, it seems that you are as much of a poker fan as a player. Is that fair?

Pisane: Oh yeah. I'm a big fan and want to keep learning. I read a lot and watch a lot of people on YouTube, so I can learn. I'm a big fan of Doug Polk - he's one of my inspirations. I'm definitely a big fan of his.

PokerNews: The last time you played a WSOP event was in 2011. For a student and the fan of the game, why the long hiatus?

Pisane: It's a big commitment. I've had a full-time job; I was doing institutional fixed income sales for 26 years. Last July, right before the World Series I decided to take a break. And my friend begged me to play. But I just walked away from my job, and I needed a break. If Rob didn't put the money up, I'm not sure I would be here this year. He really pushed me, and my girlfriend also bought 5%. It's because of them that I'm here. I couldn't say no.

PokerNews: How does it feel to be near the top of the chip counts towards the end of Day 4 of The Main Event?

Pisane: It feels great. It's been a great day. I feel pretty good about how I'm playing. I've made some good reads on people. I've definitely caught some good cards, but I'll tell you up until today, I was only dealt aces once, and I lost with them. Today, the run of cards has been a little bit better.

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2017-07-14 22:17 UTC-7

Salas Adds Another Mill

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Nível 20 : 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante

A player in the hijack bet 60,000 on a flop, and another player called from the button. Damian Salas made it 208,000 to go in the big blind, and only the player on the button called. Salas bet 201,000 more on the turn and received another call. On the river, Salas thought a few minutes until his opponent called the clock on him.

Informed he had 30 seconds, Salas bet 464,000 in short order. His opponent flicked in an immediate call, and Salas showed for a board.

"Wow," the other player said, mucking face up. "I'd have called if you went all in."

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Damian Salas	4,700,000 950,000	950,000

Tags: Damian Salas