Event #73: $10,000 No-Limit Hold'em MAIN EVENT - World Championship Dia 7 | 2017 World Series of Poker

2017-07-17 21:58 UTC-7

Karen Sarkisyan Eliminated in 14th Place ($450,000)

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Nível 35 : 250,000/500,000, 75,000 ante

Secondary Table Hand #155: Karen Sarkisyan raised all in for 6,350,000 from the small blind and Jack Sinclair called from the big blind.

Sarkisyan:
Sinclair:

The flop came down , giving Sarkisyan the lead with a pair of queens. The fell on the turn, giving Sinclair a flush draw, and the river was the to give Sinclair a winning flush.

Sarkisyan was eliminated in 14th Place for $450,000.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Jack Sinclair	58,150,000 6,800,000	6,800,000

Karen Sarkisyan	Eliminado

Tags: Jack Sinclair Karen Sarkisyan

2017-07-17 22:04 UTC-7

Pedro Oliveira: Ready to Party

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Nível 36 : 300,000/600,000, 100,000 ante

As players get closer and closer to the final table, Portugal’s Pedro Oliveira believes there is some meat on the bone when it comes to players left in the tournament.

The 32-year-old now calls Sao Paulo, Brazil, home after online poker was made illegal in his home country. With 14 years of experience as a pro (he’s been playing since age 18), he’s hoping to take advantage of his online and live tournament experience. Hyper aggressive and willing to take chances to grab any pot, he’s looking to make some moves to keep his perch as one of the leaders.

Fourteen remained after the dinner break and he liked his chances of making the final table.

“With the competition that I play on a daily basis online and in high-stakes games, that competition is way, way harder,” he says. “I’m not saying there are not good players, there are a few good players, but there are a few amateurs in a $10,000 buy-in with $8.15 million for first – it’s sweet.”

When not playing online and in high-stakes cash games, Oliveira has some small business investments. With a degree in economics, he loves discussing anything to do with money, business, and finance. And when not talking business and money or playing poker, he’s pretty specific about his pastime: “I like to go to the beach and party.”

If he can bring home the title, no doubt Oliveira and his friends will be doing plenty of partying.

Tags: Pedro Oliveira

2017-07-17 22:27 UTC-7

Secondary Table Hands #161-164: Pollak Straightens Sinclair Then Doubles Piccioli

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Nível 36 : 300,000/600,000, 100,000 ante

Hand #161: John Hesp raised to 1,200,000 from the small blind and was called by Jack Sinclair in the big blind. The flop came down and Hesp checked over to Sinclair, who checked back.

The turn was the and Hesp bet 1,500,000. Sinclair folded and Hesp took in the pot.

Hand #162: Antoine Saout opened with a raise to 1,200,000 from the cutoff seat. He was called by John Hesp on the button.

The flop came down and Saout checked over to Hesp. Hesp bet 2,000,000. Saout folded his hand quickly and Hesp took down the pot.

Hand #163: Jack Sinclair opened with a raise to 1,300,000 on the button. Pedro Oliveira folded his small blind, but Benjamin Pollak defended from the big blind to see a flop of . Both players checked it through to the where Pollak put out a bet of 1,600,000 that Sinclair called.

On the river, Pollak put out a bet of 5,000,000. Sinclair thought for a while then decided to call. Pollak showed for a rivered straight, and that was good enough to earn a muck from Sinclair.

After the hand, Bryan Piccioli went over to his rail.

“Guys, I hope you are ready," Piccioli commented. "They will be in there really soon. I need you guys.”

Hand #164: Action folded around to Benjamin Pollak in the small blind who raised enough to put Piccioli all in. Piccioli called quickly and the hands were tabled.

Pollak:
Piccioli:

The flop put Piccioli in a commanding lead when it came . He held on through the turn and the river and that earned him a double up through Pollak to just under 16 million chips.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
John Hesp	58,100,000 4,100,000	4,100,000
Jack Sinclair	57,870,000 -9,805,000	-9,805,000

Antoine Saout	27,920,000 -1,605,000	-1,605,000
Benjamin Pollak	26,870,000 720,000	720,000
Pedro Oliveira	18,300,000 -1,300,000	-1,300,000
Bryan Piccioli	15,950,000 7,875,000	7,875,000

Tags: Antoine Saout Benjamin Pollak Bryan Piccioli Jack Sinclair John Hesp Pedro Oliveira

2017-07-17 23:08 UTC-7

Jack Sinclair: From Online to Poker's Biggest Stage

Nível 36 : 300,000/600,000, 100,000 ante

Jack Sinclair might not be a familiar face to many of the players in the field, but if the people he hangs out with are any indication, his opponents should keep their guard up. This 26-year-old Brit has been playing professionally for two years and mainly cut his teeth online. He never really took to playing live and only started playing live tournaments at the prodding of his friends, Philipp Gruissem and Anton Morgenstern.

To date, Sinclair has only three live tournament cashes for a total of $13,500, logging his first cash in April at the partypoker Millions Live in Nottingham for £ 7,500 (USD $ 9,412). The other two cashes came during Sinclair's first visit to the WSOP earlier this summer in Event #60 $888 No-Limit Hold'em - Crazy Eights for $1,742 and Event #52 $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em for $2,346.

It's usually an advantage to show up to the table with your opponents not having a clue as to who you are. In poker, the less people know about you the better. But apparently, Sinclair can't use that to his advantage for more than a hand.

"As soon as I sit down at a table, people automatically assume I'm three betting them light and doing a bunch of crazy stuff. I don't know why it must be the way I look at them or something. If someone looks me up, they are basically going to find nothing. They might think, "This guy is going to be a huge fish." I sit down and play one hand, and my image is completely gone. Maybe the first hand I play, I can get away with something. But overall no."

No one would argue that the Main Event is the ultimate grind. The days start to run together, hands are forgotten and what happened when is a blur. Sinclair, however, was able to recall his Main Event journey with amazing detail.

"Day 1 was a breeze; I won most of the pots I played. Day 2 was kind of similar. I did make a few bad decisions toward the end, but I had a decent stack at the end. I had a horrendous table draw on Day 3. The first four hours were just brutal. I played most of Day 5 with Mickey Craft. That was probably the most fun I had at a table, maybe ever. Day 6 was an insane day. I started with a little over 2 million, and now I'm at about 30 million. It's been quite the day."

Sinclair took that momentum and kept running with it well into Day 7. When asked if he's aware of the enormity of this moment, Sinclair's smile gets a little bigger, and he paused for a moment.

"I'm trying not to think too much about anything except the poker. But, yeah, it is definitely surreal. I'm just trying to play good poker, make the best decisions and if I do that, then I'll be happy."

Tags: Anton Morgenstern Jack Sinclair Philipp Gruissem

2017-07-17 23:27 UTC-7

Scott Stewart Eliminated in 13th Place ($535,000)

Nível 36 : 300,000/600,000, 100,000 ante

Feature Table Hand #155: Scott Blumstein raised to 1,300,000 from the hijack, and Scott Stewart moved all in for 7,725,000 on the button. Blumstein thought for a moment and eventually called.

Stewart was at risk with , up against Blumstein's .

The flop came , and the rail went crazy as Stewart paired his ace, but Blumstein picked up the nut flush draw.

The turn was the and Blumstein picked up outs to make a straight in addition to his flush draw.

The river was the , and Stewart was eliminated in 13th place, taking home $535,000 for his deep run.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Scott Blumstein	54,875,000 7,100,000	7,100,000

Scott Stewart	Eliminado

Tags: Scott Blumstein

2017-07-17 23:36 UTC-7

Richard Dubini Eliminated in 12th Place ($535,000)

Nível 36 : 300,000/600,000, 100,000 ante

Feature Table Hand #158: Richard Dubini raised to 1,200,000 in the cutoff, and Scott Blumstein moved all in from the big blind. Dubini snap-called, and the cards were tabled.

Dubini:
Blumstein:

The flop came down , giving Blumstein the lead and sending his rail into a frenzy. Dubini needed a queen now to survive, and the turn was red paint, but it was the . The river brought red paint again, but it was the , knocking the Day 1B chip leader out in 12th place.

Richard Dubini comforted by Damian Salas

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Scott Blumstein	59,550,000 4,675,000	4,675,000

Dan Ott	37,375,000 6,400,000	6,400,000
Damian Salas	27,250,000 -2,100,000	-2,100,000

Michael Ruane	19,000,000 1,200,000	1,200,000
Ben Lamb	16,150,000 -300,000	-300,000

Richard Dubini	Eliminado

Tags: Richard Dubini Scott Blumstein

2017-07-17 23:53 UTC-7

Secondary Table Hand #188-189: Miracle Double for Piccioli

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Nível 36 : 300,000/600,000, 100,000 ante

Hand #188: Antoine Saout opened with a raise to 1,200,000 from under the gun. Action folded around and Benjamin Pollak put out a three-bet to 4,000,000 on the button. Everyone folded and Pollak was able to take down the pot.

Hand #189: Bryan Piccioli opened shoved all in from the small blind for 8,650,000. Saout thought for a bit, shrugged, then called from the big blind and the hands were tabled.

Piccioli:
Saout:

The flop came down putting Piccioli in a deep hole as Saout flopped trips. The on the turn didn't help him improve either. But the river was the and Piccioli's rail exploded with a cry of cheers and screams as he hit a miracle two outer to make a full house.

"It's an 888 conspiracy!" Someone on Piccioli's rail yelled.

Piccioli doubled to over 17 million after being the shortest stack in the tournament just moments before. Saout's stack is still healthy despite the hit, as he sits with just over 44 big blinds.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Antoine Saout	26,650,000 -10,050,000	-10,050,000
Bryan Piccioli	17,900,000 8,450,000	8,450,000

Tags: Antoine Saout Bryan Piccioli

2017-07-17 23:59 UTC-7

Pedro Oliveira Eliminated in 11th Place ($675,000)

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Nível 36 : 300,000/600,000, 100,000 ante

Secondary Table Hand #190: Pedro Oliveira raised to 1,500,000 from the hijack and John Hesp called from the big blind.

They checked to the turn of a board where Oliveira bet 2,200,000. Hesp check-raised to 5,000,000, Oliveira reraised all in for just about 15,000,000, and Hesp called.

Oliveira:
Hesp:

Oliveira trailed with two pair against Hesp's flopped flush, and found no help from the river, ending his Main Event in 11th place for $675,000.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
John Hesp	71,500,000 16,875,000	16,875,000
Pedro Oliveira	Eliminado

Tags: John Hesp Pedro Oliveira

2017-07-18 01:13 UTC-7

Feature Table Hands #181-185: Piccioli Doubles, Ruane Left Short

Nível 36 : 300,000/600,000, 100,000 ante

Hand #181: Scott Blumstein raised to 1,700,000 in middle position, and it folded around to Ben Lamb in the big blind. He thought it over for a bit before folding, and Blumstein took the pot.

Hand #182: Jack Sinclair raised to 1,600,000 in the hijack. It folded to Lamb in the small blind, and he moved all in for 14,900,000. Sinclair didn't take long to fold.

Hand #183: John Hesp raised to 2,000,000 from under the gun, and the rest of the table got out of the way, giving Hesp the pot.

Hand #184: Michael Ruane moved all in for 17,300,000 from middle position, and Bryan Piccioli tanked on the button for a couple of minutes before he called for just a little less than Ruane. The blinds folded, and the race was on.

Piccioli:
Ruane:

The flop came down . Ruane picked up backdoor flush and straight outs, but the provided no extra help. Ruane needed an ace or a king to win the pot and bring the field to the final nine, but the river was the .

Piccioli doubled up to 34,000,000, while Ruane was knocked down to just over two big blinds with 2,000,000.

Hand #185: Benjamin Pollak raised to 2,500,000 from early position and could not get any action as he picked up the blinds and antes.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Scott Blumstein	98,350,000 1,800,000	1,800,000

John Hesp	86,300,000 1,000,000	1,000,000
Bryan Piccioli	34,000,000 16,400,000	16,400,000

Benjamin Pollak	33,175,000 -400,000	-400,000
Dan Ott	26,575,000 -1,700,000	-1,700,000
Antoine Saout	22,750,000 -400,000	-400,000
Damian Salas	21,850,000 -1,700,000	-1,700,000

Jack Sinclair	20,400,000 -2,000,000	-2,000,000

Ben Lamb	18,150,000 2,100,000	2,100,000

Michael Ruane	2,000,000 -15,700,000	-15,700,000

Tags: Ben Lamb Bryan Piccioli Michael Ruane Scott Blumstein

2017-07-18 01:23 UTC-7

Michael Ruane Eliminated in 10th Place ($825,001)

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Nível 36 : 300,000/600,000, 100,000 ante

Feature Table Hand #186: Michael Ruane moved all in for his remaining 1,900,000 from middle position. Damian Salas shoved all in over the top, and the action folded to Antoine Saout in the big blind. He open-folded , and the two remaining players showed their cards.

Salas tabled , and Ruane opened .

The flop was and Salas was still out front. The turn was the , and Ruane needed to hit one of the two remaining aces in the deck. The river was the , and Ruane was eliminated in 10th place, falling just short of a second-consecutive appearance at the Main Event final table.

The nine remaining players all celebrated with their rails, as they're set to return on Thursday, July 20th for their shot at $8,150,000.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Damian Salas	25,750,000 3,900,000	3,900,000

Michael Ruane	Eliminado

Tags: Antoine Saout Damian Salas Michael Ruane