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2015 46th Annual World Series of Poker

Friday, June 12, 2015 to Tuesday, June 16, 2015

Event #28: $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em MONSTER STACK

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  • Buy-in: $1,500
  • Prizepool: $9,709,200
  • Entries: 7,192
  • Remaining: 0

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Wednesday, June 17, 2015 3:59 PM Local Time

Joshua Wallace

The action folds around to Joshua Wallace on the button. Wallace moves all in for 6,800,000. Perry Shiao in the small blind asks for the count, and upon getting it, moves all in over the top for over 20,000,000. Asi Moshe folds the big blind and the players' hands are turned up.

Perry Shiao -   
Joshua Wallace -   

The       board brings no help for Wallace and he is eliminated in 6th place for $255,351.

Perry Shiao - 28,600,000
Joshua Wallace - Eliminated

Wednesday, June 17, 2015 3:55 PM Local Time

Asi Moshe moves all in from under the gun for 7,700,000.  Everyone folds and Moshe takes the blinds and antes.

Asi Moshe - 9,800,000

Wednesday, June 17, 2015 3:48 PM Local Time
Level: 41
Blinds: 500,000/1,000,000
Ante: 100,000
Wednesday, June 17, 2015 3:36 PM Local Time
Players are now on a break, and the tournament will resume shortly.
Wednesday, June 17, 2015 3:35 PM Local Time

Asi Moshe moves all in for 6,000,000 and everyone folds.

Asi Moshe - 7,700,000

Playtika - Jason Alexander
Wednesday, June 17, 2015 3:34 PM Local Time
Christian Rodriguez raises to 1,600,000 from the button, and Kevin Kung moves all in from the big blind. Rodriguez folds, and Kung takes it.
Wednesday, June 17, 2015 3:33 PM Local Time

Asi Moshe raises to 1,600,000 on the button, and Eric Place calls from the big blind. The flop is    , and both players check.

The turn is the  , and Place leads out for 1,800,000. Moshe moves all in, and Place quickly calls.

Place:   
Moshe:   

Place is the all-in and at-risk player, having put in his last 8,700,000 on the turn.

The river is the  , missing both players, and Place wins with his two pair to double up.

Eric Place - 21,800,000
Asi Moshe - 6,200,000

Wednesday, June 17, 2015 3:29 PM Local Time
Perry Shiao raises to 1,700,000 from the button, and everyone else folds.
Wednesday, June 17, 2015 3:29 PM Local Time

Christian Rodriguez raises from under the gun to 1,600,000. Joshua Wallace three bets all in for 7,800,000 on the button. It folds back to Wallace, who goes into the tank. After three-quarters of a minute, Rodriguez calls and the hands are turned up.

Joshua Wallace -   
Christian Rodriguez -   

The flop comes    , putting Wallace well behind and needing one of the two remaining threes to have a chance at surviving. The   turn puts winning out of reach, as the best Wallace can do now is chop. Wallace must have an angel on his shoulder because a chop is exactly what he gets with the   river, putting a straight on board and counterfeiting Rodriguez.

Wednesday, June 17, 2015 3:23 PM Local Time
Asi Moshe raises to 1,600,000 from under the gun.  Everyone folds and Moshe takes the blind and antes.
Playtika - Jason Alexander
Wednesday, June 17, 2015 3:22 PM Local Time

The action folds around to Kevin Kung in the small blind, who raises to 1,600,000.  Joshua Wallace in the big blind raises all in to around 6,000,000.  Kung folds and Wallace takes it down.

Joshua Wallace - 8,100,000
Kevin Kung - 14,300,000

Wednesday, June 17, 2015 3:20 PM Local Time

It folds around to Eric Place in the small blind.  Place completes and Kevin Kung checks his option in the big blind.  The flop is    .  Place bets 900,000.  Kung considers his options for twenty seconds and then raises all in.  Place folds and Kung takes the pot.

Kevin Kung - 16,000,000
Eric Place - 10,700,000

Wednesday, June 17, 2015 3:18 PM Local Time
Eric Place gets a walk in the big blind.
Wednesday, June 17, 2015 3:17 PM Local Time
Christian Rodriguez gets a walk in the big blind.  He holds up    for the rail and says, "We were ready to go!"
Wednesday, June 17, 2015 3:13 PM Local Time

Eric Place raises to 1,600,000 from under the gun. Perry Shiao calls from the small blind, and Asi Moshe calls from the big blind.

The three players see the flop come    , and Shiao leads out for 1,900,000. Moshe folds and Place calls, and the dealer turns the  . Both players check, then check again when the   comes on the river.

Shiao tables    for top pair, and Place mucks his cards.

Perry Shiao - 26,000,000
Eric Place - 12,000,000
Asi Moshe - 16,500,000

Playtika - Jason Alexander
Wednesday, June 17, 2015 3:10 PM Local Time

Fernando Konishi moves all in from under the gun for 6,400,000.

Action folds around to Perry Shiao in the big blind. He checks his cards one at a time, then calls and turns over   . He's in a virtual coin flip against Konishi's   .

The flop changes matters, though, as the   appears right in the door. The full flop is    , and Konishi takes the lead with his pair of queens. The turn is the  , and Shiao picks up a flush draw. He starts jumping up and down, shouting, "C'mon!" And he jumps even higher when the dealer turns over the   on the river, giving him a club flush and the pot.

An emotional Konishi crumples in the corner of the stage, as a few friends come over from the rail to comfort him. Shiao and Christian Rodriguez come over as well, congratulating him on an impressive performance over the past few days. After a collecting himself, Konishi spends a couple minutes with his rail, then returns to the table and hugs all six of the remaining players before making his way to the payout desk, where he'll collect $195,543 for his 7th-place finish.

Perry Shiao - 20,000,000
Fernando Konishi - Eliminated

Wednesday, June 17, 2015 3:02 PM Local Time

Eric Place raises to 1,600,000 and gets no action.

Eric Place - 15,500,000

Wednesday, June 17, 2015 3:02 PM Local Time

Fernando Konishi raises to 1,600,000 from the hijack, and the only  caller is Christian Rodriguez on the button. Konishi checks on the     flop, and Rodriguez bets 1,500,000. Konishi folds, and Rodriguez wins the pot.

Christian Rodriguez - 31,400,000
Fernando Konishi - 6,500,000

Wednesday, June 17, 2015 3:00 PM Local Time

Kevin Kung moves all in from under the gun and gets no action.

Kevin Kung - 16,000,000

Wednesday, June 17, 2015 2:55 PM Local Time

The action folds around to Asi Moshe in the small blind.  Moshe moves all in for 9,200,000.  Christian Rodriguez in the big blind shows Moshe the   and calls.  Both hands are turned up to reveal:

Asi Moshe -   
Christian Rodriguez -   

The flop is    , pairing Moshe. The   turn gives Rodriguez a flush draw to go with his overcards, but no help comes when the   hits the river.  Asi Moshe doubles up with a pair of threes.

Asi Moshe - 19,300,000
Christian Rodriguez - 29,200,000

Playtika - Jason Alexander