Monday, July 17, 2017 2:07 AM Local Time
2015 Bracelet Winner Christian Pham Leading Final 27 After Day 6
If Christian Pham's poker career got turned into a movie, it would probably get panned for being too much of a fairy tale, too hard to believe.
His first incredibly improbable moment came into 2015, when he claims to have accidentally registered for $1,500 2-7 Single Draw at the World Series of Poker when he meant to register for $1,500 Limit Hold'em. All he did was defeat a field of 219 and win a bracelet, overcoming the likes of Mike Leah, Robert Mizrachi and Huck Seed late.
Fast-forward to the 2017 WSOP, and Pham fired in a $575 Main Event qualifier, winning a seat. On Day 5, with his tournament life on the line after bluffing all in on a four-straight board with one pair against a set, Pham needed a six and a six only to chop and survive or it was curtains.
He found the six-ball to avoid joining the payout line. Two days later, he's the leader of the final 27 players left after Day 6, with a career-best $263,532 locked up and 31,440,000 in the big. That will represent more than 100 big blinds when play resumes for Day 7.
A breathless Pham, sans the bucket hat he can be so often seen wearing at tournaments in and around his native Minnesota, could barely contain his excitement.
"It's the hope of every poker player, we go to the final table, or we go the top 27, 18 something like that," he said. "And now, my dream come true. I'm very happy about that."
The key moment for Pham on Day 6 came in a three-bet pot against Superman costume-clad Jonathan Dwek, who accidentally reraised the minimum and wound up running a wheel with ace-eight. Unfortunately for the Canadian, Pham's bottom pair on the flop became a backdoor steel wheel, and Dwek was unable to find the fold button on the river when Pham shoved on him.
"Oh my God straight flush, that's amazing," Pham said as he recalled the hand, adding that he made another straight flush shortly after. "Two straight flush today! That's amazing! Oh my God, that's incredible."
Immediately behind Pham in the counts are Valentin Messina (28,590,000), Jack Sinclair (27,535,000) and Ben Lamb (25,685,000).
Lamb, of course, finished third in the 2011 Main Event, banking $4 million. His tournament results have been relatively scarce since then, with appearances in $25K high roller tournaments here in Las Vegas accounting for the bulk of his action.
True to the feelings of a man who fires away in $25Ks and has been here before, Lamb isn't satisfied by getting to the final 27 and has his sights set much higher.
"I don't care about the final table," he said. "I want to win the whole damn thing. I'm going to go home and watch Game of Thrones and then watch a little tape of today.
"It's the most fun you can have to be deep in this poker tournament. I'm really excited to be here and the past will help me. But some of these guys have been here before too – multiple times."
One man in particular has made deep runs in the WSOP Main Event practically a yearly ritual at this point. Antoine Saout's own November Nine appearance predates Lamb's, as he made the final table back in 2009, also finishing third. Last year, Saout narrowly missed another final table with a 25th-place finish.
Saout had a fantastic summer in 2016 with three six-figure scores in Las Vegas, but admitted it has been a different story in 2017 as he came into the Main Event down and needed a big run to climb out of the hole he'd dug for himself.
Now, the Frenchman has navigated to the three-table redraw of the Main Event once again in something of a summer saver. He's in the middle of the pack with a stack of 9,945,000, but it's a count he's quite happy with as he struggled to gain much traction on Day 6.
"Today was a tough day," he said. "I fought. I was down to 4.6 million, but I finished at my peak at 10 million, so that's good."
Saout is far from the only Frenchman having a fantastic finish to the WSOP. Second-place Messina also hails from France, as do Benjamin Pollak (8,870,000) and Alexandre Reard (8,580,000). The four posed for pictures after bagging and had groups of fans waving French flags cheering them on throughout the day.
Saout accurately recalled that two of his countrymen also made the final 27 in 2009. Ludovic Lacay would finish 16th and Francois Balmigere 25th.
"It's very exciting," Saout said of the French contingent's surge. "We all have some chips. It's going to be a big day tomorrow. I hope we can make it two, three or even four [at the final table]."
The last 27 drew for their new seats after the eliminations of Joshua Horton in 28th when he made an inferior flush against Jack Sinclair. They'll come back to those seats at noon with 78 minutes left in Level 32 (120,000/240,000/40,000), and PokerNews will be providing hand-for-hand updates as the final three tables play down to the biggest final table in poker.
Monday, July 17, 2017 1:32 AM Local Time
Seat Draw Day 7
Table | Seat | Player | Counttry | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
1 | 1 | John Hesp | United Kingdom | 20,880,000 | 87 |
1 | 2 | Robin Hegele | Germany | 11,150,000 | 46 |
1 | 3 | Scott Stewart | United States | 6,230,000 | 26 |
1 | 4 | Damian Salas | Argentina | 7,800,000 | 33 |
1 | 5 | Michael Ruane | United States | 9,340,000 | 39 |
1 | 6 | Jack Sinclair | United Kingdom | 27,535,000 | 115 |
1 | 7 | Bryan Piccioli | United States | 14,500,000 | 60 |
1 | 8 | Jonas Mackoff | Canada | 12,050,000 | 50 |
1 | 9 | Randy Pisane | United States | 18,370,000 | 77 |
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2 | 1 | Richard Dubini | Argentina | 14,975,000 | 62 |
2 | 2 | Antoine Saout | France | 9,945,000 | 41 |
2 | 3 | Valentin Messina | France | 28,590,000 | 119 |
2 | 4 | Pedro Oliveira | Portugal | 22,540,000 | 94 |
2 | 5 | Florian Lohnert | Germany | 5,360,000 | 22 |
2 | 6 | Alexandre Reard | France | 8,580,000 | 36 |
2 | 7 | David Guay | Canada | 7,400,000 | 31 |
2 | 8 | Richard Gryko | United Kingdom | 13,760,000 | 57 |
2 | 9 | Scott Blumstein | United States | 18,125,000 | 76 |
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3 | 1 | Michael Sklenicka | Czech Republic | 2,230,000 | 9 |
3 | 2 | Jake Bazeley | United States | 3,915,000 | 16 |
3 | 3 | Christian Pham | United States | 31,440,000 | 131 |
3 | 4 | Michael Krasienko | United States | 11,430,000 | 48 |
3 | 5 | Benjamin Pollak | France | 8,870,000 | 37 |
3 | 6 | Dan Ott | United States | 7,815,000 | 33 |
3 | 7 | Marcel Luske | Netherlands | 2,990,000 | 12 |
3 | 8 | Karen Sarkisyan | Russia | 8,105,000 | 34 |
3 | 9 | Ben Lamb | United States | 25,685,000 | 107 |
Monday, July 17, 2017 1:08 AM Local Time
Career Earnings and More Stats for the Final 27
Player | Country | WSOP Cashes | WSOP Bracelets | Career Earnings | GPI Ranking |
Ben Lamb | United States | 14 | 1 | $7,207,830 | 16,828 |
Antoine Saout | France | 13 | 0 | $5,551,412 | 341 |
Marcel Luske | Nedtherlands | 33 | 0 | $4,463,573 | 2,788 |
Jake Bazeley | United States | 46 | 0 | $3,475,384 | 92 |
Benjamin Pollak | France | 16 | 0 | $2,967,781 | 116 |
Michael Ruane | United States | 5 | 0 | $2,611,965 | 18,473 |
Bryan Piccioli | United States | 30 | 1 | $1,909,374 | 471 |
Karen Sarkisyan | Russia | 22 | 0 | $1,256,126 | 1,253 |
Valentin Messina | France | 9 | 0 | $1,132,858 | 5,281 |
Richard Gryko | United Kingdom | 8 | 1 | $1,045,425 | 26,822 |
Richard Dubini | Argentina | 8 | 0 | $1,008,319 | 356 |
Alexandre Reard | France | 7 | 0 | $981,162 | 402 |
Damian Salas | Argentina | 14 | 0 | $919,525 | 494 |
Jonas Mackoff | Canada | 26 | 0 | $704,862 | 15,832 |
Scott Stewart | United States | 29 | 0 | $606,604 | 389 |
Christian Pham | United States | 9 | 1 | $563,439 | 6,339 |
Pedro Oliveira | Portugal | 6 | 0 | $338,682 | 23 |
Scott Blumstein | United States | 3 | 0 | $312,142 | 1,682 |
Michael Krasienko | United States | 6 | 0 | $173,488 | 1,507 |
David Guay | Canada | 1 | 0 | $128,766 | 6,713 |
Robin Hegele | Germany | 1 | 0 | $48,229 | 2,140 |
Michael Sklenicka | Czech Republic | 0 | 0 | $34,488 | 7,752 |
Florian Lohnert | Germany | 0 | 0 | $23,293 | 197,921 |
Jack Sinclair | United Kingdom | 2 | 0 | $13,500 | 14,761 |
Randy Pisane | United States | 0 | 0 | $6,999 | 215,673 |
Dan Ott | United States | 2 | 0 | $3,656 | 64,460 |
John Hesp | United Kingdom | 0 | 0 | $2,208 | 21,184 |
Monday, July 17, 2017 1:00 AM Local Time
End-of-Day Chip Counts
Christian Pham | 31,440,000 | -80,000 |
Valentin Messina | 28,590,000 | -405,000 |
Jack Sinclair | 27,535,000 | -155,000 |
Ben Lamb | 25,685,000 | 0 |
Pedro Oliveira | 22,540,000 | 0 |
John Hesp | 20,880,000 | 0 |
Randy Pisane | 18,370,000 | 0 |
Scott Blumstein | 18,125,000 | 3,225,000 |
Richard Dubini | 14,975,000 | 1,485,000 |
Bryan Piccioli | 14,500,000 | 0 |
Richard Gryko | 13,760,000 | -80,000 |
Jonas Mackoff | 12,050,000 | 450,000 |
Michael Krasienko | 11,430,000 | -1,890,000 |
Robin Hegele | 11,150,000 | 1,215,000 |
Antoine Saout | 9,945,000 | 1,345,000 |
Michael Ruane | 9,340,000 | -880,000 |
Benjamin Pollak | 8,870,000 | 240,000 |
Alexandre Reard | 8,580,000 | 520,000 |
Karen Sarkisyan | 8,105,000 | 0 |
Dan Ott | 7,815,000 | 0 |
Damian Salas | 7,800,000 | 0 |
David Guay | 7,400,000 | 0 |
Scott Stewart | 6,230,000 | -1,675,000 |
Florian Lohnert | 5,360,000 | -80,000 |
Jake Bazeley | 3,915,000 | 0 |
Marcel Luske | 2,990,000 | 0 |
Michael Sklenicka | 2,230,000 | -70,000 |
Monday, July 17, 2017 1:00 AM Local Time
Their Way Through the Days
Just 27 players remain, and all of them have 6 days of poker behind them. Some were big stacks all throughout, others had a rollercoaster of a tournament. Here's are the End of Day chip counts for all of the 27 remaining players, including their position to the field.
Player | Day 1 | | Day 2 | | Day 3 | | Day 4 | | Day 5 | | Day 6 | | |
Christian Pham | 131.300 | 505/5.519 | 141.800 | 1011/2.572 | 348.000 | 379/1.084 | 511.000 | 245/297 | 2.800.000 | 56/85 | 31.440.000 | 1/27 | |
Valentin Messina | 159.900 | 157/5.519 | 350.100 | 92/2.572 | 679.000 | 125/1.084 | 2.979.000 | 10/297 | 4.995.000 | 30/85 | 28.590.000 | 2/27 | |
Jack Sinclair | 149.500 | 207/5.519 | 242.900 | 355/2.572 | 463.000 | 267/1.084 | 1.457.000 | 95/297 | 2.225.000 | 69/85 | 27.535.000 | 3/27 | |
Ben Lamb | 77.200 | 1781/5.519 | 327.800 | 123/2.572 | 1.016.000 | 32/1.084 | 2.746.000 | 14/297 | 4.725.000 | 32/85 | 25.685.000 | 4/27 | |
Pedro Oliveira | 68.500 | 2176/5.519 | 159.700 | 854/2.572 | 781.000 | 91/1.084 | 1.292.000 | 114/297 | 3.135.000 | 51/85 | 22.540.000 | 5/27 | |
John Hesp | 62.600 | 2487/5.519 | 312.100 | 152/2.572 | 613.000 | 166/1.084 | 1.394.000 | 106/297 | 4.060.000 | 40/85 | 20.880.000 | 6/27 | |
Randy Pisane | 72.800 | 1965/5.519 | 233.300 | 395/2.572 | 614.000 | 165/1.084 | 2.955.000 | 12/297 | 8.105.000 | 9/85 | 18.370.000 | 7/27 | |
Scott Blumstein | 86.200 | 1402/5.519 | 375.100 | 62/2.572 | 1.340.000 | 8/1.084 | 2.016.000 | 44/297 | 6.845.000 | 14/85 | 18.125.000 | 8/27 | |
Richard Dubini | 254.400 | 2/5.519 | 185.100 | 669/2.572 | 389.000 | 331/1.084 | 1.125.000 | 130/297 | 5.190.000 | 29/85 | 14.975.000 | 9/27 | |
Bryan Piccioli | 145.100 | 233/5.519 | 173.600 | 752/2.572 | 286.000 | 477/1.084 | 1.994.000 | 47/297 | 5.400.000 | 25/85 | 14.500.000 | 10/27 | |
Richard Gryko | 129.900 | 375/5.519 | 564.800 | 4/2.572 | 819.000 | 77/1.084 | 3.559.000 | 5/297 | 5.835.000 | 21/85 | 13.760.000 | 11/27 | |
Jonas Mackoff | 30.600 | 4441/5.519 | 160.000 | 852/2.572 | 389.000 | 332/1.084 | 3.076.000 | 8/297 | 1.590.000 | 78/85 | 12.050.000 | 12/27 | |
Michael Krasienko | 165.900 | 127/5.519 | 561.300 | 5/2.572 | 1.246.000 | 12/1.084 | 1.896.000 | 53/297 | 5.710.000 | 22/85 | 11.430.000 | 13/27 | |
Robin Hegele | 87.700 | 1341/5.519 | 392.600 | 53/2.572 | 367.000 | 358/1.084 | 2.550.000 | 20/297 | 9.990.000 | 1/85 | 11.150.000 | 14/27 | |
Antoine Saout | 107.300 | 752/5.519 | 341.400 | 107/2.572 | 1.529.000 | 3/1.084 | 2.318.000 | 30/297 | 8.260.000 | 8/85 | 9.945.000 | 15/27 | |
Michael Ruane | 64.400 | 2379/5.519 | 94.400 | 1576/2.572 | 721.000 | 107/1.084 | 1.564.000 | 82/297 | 3.450.000 | 47/85 | 9.340.000 | 16/27 | |
Benjamin Pollak | 91.900 | 1194/5.519 | 157.900 | 871/2.572 | 497.000 | 235/1.084 | 218.000 | 291/297 | 5.690.000 | 23/85 | 8.870.000 | 17/27 | |
Alexandre Reard | 38.500 | 3978/5.519 | 125.000 | 1203/2.572 | 533.000 | 212/1.084 | 1.000.000 | 148/297 | 6.100.000 | 19/85 | 8.580.000 | 18/27 | |
Karen Sarkisyan | 16.400 | 5161/5.519 | 140.600 | 1023/2.572 | 149.000 | 756/1.084 | 1.170.000 | 126/297 | 8.270.000 | 7/85 | 8.105.000 | 19/27 | |
Dan Ott | 160.900 | 148/5.519 | 244.000 | 349/2.572 | DNR | DNR/1.084 | 2.196.000 | 35/297 | 8.320.000 | 6/85 | 7.815.000 | 20/27 | |
Damian Salas | 71.300 | 2036/5.519 | 301.000 | 176/2.572 | 1.028.000 | 31/1.084 | 4.678.000 | 1/297 | 8.400.000 | 5/85 | 7.800.000 | 21/27 | |
David Guay | 80.000 | 1674/5.519 | 60.000 | 2057/2.572 | 260.000 | 520/1.084 | 2.440.000 | 24/297 | 3.300.000 | 50/85 | 7.400.000 | 22/27 | |
Scott Stewart | 193.700 | 50/5.519 | 446.800 | 26/2.572 | 72.000 | 953/1.084 | 1.929.000 | 50/297 | 7.270.000 | 12/85 | 6.230.000 | 23/27 | |
Florian Lohnert | 53.975 | 3019/5.519 | 50.500 | 2198/2.572 | 265.000 | 510/1.084 | 1.350.000 | 110/297 | 6.300.000 | 18/85 | 5.360.000 | 24/27 | |
Jake Bazeley | 100.900 | 906/5.519 | 123.300 | 1219/2.572 | 485.000 | 244/1.084 | 1.225.000 | 119/297 | 2.805.000 | 55/85 | 3.915.000 | 25/27 | |
Marcel Luske | 80.500 | 1644/5.519 | 149.100 | 948/2.572 | 282.000 | 481/1.084 | 1.159.000 | 127/297 | 2.290.000 | 66/85 | 2.990.000 | 26/27 | |
Michael Sklenicka | 164.700 | 134/5.519 | 540.600 | 10/2.572 | 1.139.000 | 18/1.084 | 1.600.000 | 75/297 | 5.360.000 | 27/85 | 2.230.000 | /27/27 | |
Monday, July 17, 2017 12:47 AM Local Time
Joshua Horton Eliminated in 28th Place ($214,913)
Jack Sinclair raised to 575,000 on the button. Joshua Horton was in the big blind and defended.
The flop was , and Horton led for what appeared to be 900,000. Sinclair called, and the turn was the . Horton got his remaining chips into the middle, which appeared to be about 6,015,000, and Sinclair called.
Jack Sinclair:
Joshua Horton:
Horton would have to hit a two-out straight flush if he was going to survive, but the river was the .
Horton was eliminated in 28th place, ending the day's play at the three-table redraw.
Jack Sinclair | 27,690,000 | 7,990,000 |
Joshua Horton | 0 | -7,870,000 |
Monday, July 17, 2017 12:41 AM Local Time
Mackoff Leaves Sklenicka Short
Jonas Mackoff raised to 525,000 from the cutoff, and Michael Sklenicka called in the big blind.
Both players checked the flop, and the fell on the turn. Sklenicka bet 800,000, and Mackoff called before the river completed the board. Sklenicka checked, and Mackoff bet 1,500,000, which the Czech called.
Mackoff rolled over for queens and nines, while Sklenicka open-mucked for top pair.
Jonas Mackoff | 12,050,000 | 2,050,000 |
Michael Sklenicka | 2,230,000 | -3,220,000 |
Monday, July 17, 2017 12:32 AM Local Time
Hesp Takes About Half of Ott's Stack
Dan Ott raised to 550,000 from middle position, John Hesp three-bet to 1,200,000 from the small blind, and Ott called.
The flop came down , and Hesp bet 1,500,000. Ott called, and the turn was the . Hesp bet 2,000,000, and Ott called. The river completed the board, and Hesp bet 2,000,000 again. Ott called.
Hesp tabled for top two pair, Ott mucked, and Hesp collected the pot.
John Hesp | 21,920,000 | 6,575,000 |
Dan Ott | 7,550,000 | -6,740,000 |
Monday, July 17, 2017 12:27 AM Local Time
Michael Krasienko Continues the Comeback
Michael Krasienko raised to 600,000 under the gun, Joshua Horton called in the cutoff, and Richard Gryko called in the big blind. The flop came , and Gryko checked. Krasienko continued for 1,000,000, and both of his opponents folded.
Krasienko dragged the pot, continuing to chip up after being one of the shortest stacks just a little while ago.
Michael Krasienko | 13,320,000 | 1,440,000 |
Monday, July 17, 2017 12:25 AM Local Time
Hesp Five-Bet Shoves On Lamb
Ben Lamb raised to 540,000 from under the gun, and John Hesp three-bet to 1,100,000 from the next seat over. Lamb four-bet to 3,275,000, Hesp five-bet shoved for about 11,500,000, and Lamb folded.
Ben Lamb | 26,205,000 | -3,600,000 |
John Hesp | 15,345,000 | 3,195,000 |
Monday, July 17, 2017 12:23 AM Local Time
Piccioli Doubles Through Oliveira
Pedro Oliveira opened from the button with a raise to 525,000. Bryan Piccioli was next to act, and he three-bet, making it 1,555,000. Action was back on Oliveira, and he moved all it. At lightning speed, Piccioli announced a call and plopped a stack of his chips into the middle.
Oliviera:
Piccioli:
"I didn't suck out the entire tournament," Oliveira said, standing up from his chair. "I ask for my one time now. I don't know. I might flop a straight. I feel pretty confident."
The flop came down , keeping Oliveira live, at least for the time being. The turn was the , and Oliveira could only river a king to steal away the pot. But the river was the , and that sealed the double up for Piccioli, who was all in for 7,375,000 and doubled to over 15 million.
Pedro Oliveira | 22,100,000 | -8,900,000 |
Bryan Piccioli | 15,700,000 | 8,940,000 |
Monday, July 17, 2017 12:20 AM Local Time
Four Players See a Turn
Jonas Mackoff opened for 525,000 second to act. Scott Blumstein called in the cutoff, as did Scott Stewart in the small blind and Alexandre Reard in the big.
After two checks on the flop, Mackoff made a small bet of 650,000. Everyone called. Action checked to Blumstein on the turn, and he bet 2.3 million. That got three fairly quick folds.
"Nice set of tens down there," Stewart said after the hand.
Scott Blumstein | 19,600,000 | 4,600,000 |
Jonas Mackoff | 10,000,000 | -1,600,000 |
Alexandre Reard | 7,350,000 | -1,250,000 |
Scott Stewart | 5,900,000 | -1,800,000 |
Monday, July 17, 2017 12:19 AM Local Time
One For Hesp
Randy Pisane raised to 550,000 from middle position, John Hesp called from the button, and Antoine Saout called from the big blind.
The flop came , and action checked to Hesp, who bet 800,000. Both Saout and Pisane folded, giving Hesp the pot.
Randy Pisane | 18,395,000 | -670,000 |
John Hesp | 12,150,000 | 3,175,000 |
Antoine Saout | 8,600,000 | -1,310,000 |
Monday, July 17, 2017 12:15 AM Local Time
Krasienko Gets Shove Through, Then Doubles
Action folded to Christian Pham in the cutoff, and he opened to 575,000. Michael Krasienko was in the big blind and moved all in for 4,745,000. Pham tanked for a couple minutes and then elected to muck.
Then, Robin Hegele raised to 555,000 in the cutoff. Krasienko moved all in from the small blind for 5,710,000. Hegele thought for about a minute and called.
Michael Krasienko:
Robin Hegele:
Krasienko needed to fade an ace, hearts or a combination of straight draws to survive, and the flop was , doing exactly that. The turn was the , and the two players' rails were yelling out for the card that they each wanted to see. The river brought the , sending a massive double-up to Krasienko, who has been patiently waiting for his spots.
Christian Pham | 32,770,000 | -620,000 |
Michael Krasienko | 11,880,000 | 7,055,000 |
Robin Hegele | 9,935,000 | -5,915,000 |
Monday, July 17, 2017 12:12 AM Local Time
Feature Table 2: Pedro Oliveira Keeps Hammering
Since the start of the level, play has been quite snug, with Pedro Oliveira controlling most of the action.
Oliveira has raised most of the hands and has been applying pressure as Day 7 is on everyone's minds. He has chipped up a bit and crossed the 30-million-chip mark.
Pedro Oliveira | 31,000,000 | 3,260,000 |
David Guay | 7,050,000 | -540,000 |
Bryan Piccioli | 6,760,000 | 585,000 |
Karen Sarkisyan | 6,600,000 | -1,955,000 |
Damian Salas | 6,200,000 | 45,000 |
Jake Bazeley | 4,750,000 | 615,000 |
Marcel Luske | 2,780,000 | -1,410,000 |
Monday, July 17, 2017 12:10 AM Local Time
One Showdown At Table 724
Scott Blumstein raised to 500,000, and Scott Stewart three-bet to 1,700,000 in the small blind, claiming the pot without further resistance.
Stewart raised to 480,000 two hands later, and Alexandre Reard three-bet to 1,300,000 successfully.
Then, Benjamin Pollak opened to 560,000, and Blumstein called in the big blind. The duo checked down the board entirely, and Blumstein showed to win the pot.
Scott Blumstein | 15,000,000 | 100,000 |
Alexandre Reard | 8,600,000 | 540,000 |
Benjamin Pollak | 8,000,000 | -630,000 |
Scott Stewart | 7,700,000 | -205,000 |
Monday, July 17, 2017 12:05 AM Local Time
Jack Sinclair Takes One from Christian Pham
Jack Sinclair opened to 550,000 in early position, and Christian Pham called on the button.
The flop was , and they both checked. On the turn, Sinclair bet 1,600,000. Pham folded, and Sinclair took down the pot.
Christian Pham | 33,390,000 | -1,090,000 |
Jack Sinclair | 19,830,000 | 1,650,000 |
Sunday, July 16, 2017 11:52 PM Local Time
Chip Counts
Christian Pham | 32,140,000 | -150,000 |
Ben Lamb | 29,805,000 | -230,000 |
Valentin Messina | 28,995,000 | 1,295,000 |
Pedro Oliveira | 27,740,000 | 3,140,000 |
Randy Pisane | 19,065,000 | -135,000 |
Jack Sinclair | 18,260,000 | 1,500,000 |
Robin Hegele | 16,440,000 | -1,070,000 |
Richard Dubini | 15,980,000 | -1,120,000 |
Richard Gryko | 15,930,000 | 670,000 |
Dan Ott | 15,135,000 | -835,000 |
Scott Blumstein | 14,900,000 | 1,350,000 |
Jonas Mackoff | 11,600,000 | 0 |
Antoine Saout | 9,910,000 | -40,000 |
Michael Ruane | 9,105,000 | -30,000 |
John Hesp | 8,975,000 | -60,000 |
Benjamin Pollak | 8,630,000 | -70,000 |
Karen Sarkisyan | 8,555,000 | -1,445,000 |
Alexandre Reard | 8,060,000 | 560,000 |
Scott Stewart | 7,905,000 | 305,000 |
David Guay | 7,590,000 | -1,210,000 |
Joshua Horton | 6,820,000 | -290,000 |
Bryan Piccioli | 6,175,000 | 2,115,000 |
Damian Salas | 6,155,000 | 1,855,000 |
Florian Lohnert | 6,140,000 | 600,000 |
Michael Sklenicka | 5,450,000 | -1,875,000 |
Michael Krasienko | 4,890,000 | 820,000 |
Marcel Luske | 4,190,000 | 190,000 |
Jake Bazeley | 4,135,000 | -1,415,000 |
Sunday, July 16, 2017 11:40 PM Local Time
Break
The 28 remaining players are on a 10-minute break.
Sunday, July 16, 2017 11:39 PM Local Time
Messina Shows the Bluff
Valentin Messina raised to 450,000 on the button, and Michael Sklenicka defended the big blind. The Czech player check-called 500,000 on the flop, and both players checked the turn. Sklenicka bet 800,000 when the river hit. Messina thought awhile and then slid in 3.8 million.
Sklenicka drew a deep breath and went into the tank as the others headed for break. "Nines?" he asked.
After about three minutes of thought, he spoke up again. "I have the worst value hand," he said, mucking.
Messina showed the bluff, slapping down on the felt.