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2015 46th Annual World Series of Poker

Thursday, June 18, 2015 to Saturday, June 20, 2015

Event #38: $3,000 No-Limit Hold'em

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  • Buy-in: $3,000
  • Prizepool: $2,699,970
  • Entries: 989
  • Remaining: 0

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Sunday, June 21, 2015 4:31 PM Local Time
Thiago Nishajima gets a walk in the big blind.
Sunday, June 21, 2015 4:31 PM Local Time

Thiago Nishajima opens for 350,000 and Sotirios Koutoupas calls. The flop is     and both players check.

The turn is the   and Koutoupas bets the smallest amount he can - 160,000 - and Nishajima calls. The river is the   and both players check.

Nishajima tables    and his ace high is good enough to take it as Koutoupas has   .

Sunday, June 21, 2015 4:29 PM Local Time

Sotirios Koutoupas opens to 350,000 and Thiago Nishijima makes it 900,000 to go. Koutoupas four-bets to 1,875,000 and Nishijima puts his head down, carefully peers at his cards, and announces he is all in.

Koutoupas tosses his cards with flair to the dealer to give the pot to Nishijima.

Sunday, June 21, 2015 4:27 PM Local Time
Thiago Nishijima opens to 350,000 and Sotirios Koutoupas three-bets to 900,000 immediately. Nishijima folds.
Sunday, June 21, 2015 4:22 PM Local Time
Sotirios Koutoupas raises to 350,000, and Thiago Nishijima reraises to 900,000. Koutoupas quickly points to the dealer, and says "I'm all in." Nishijima asks for a count, but once he gets the number, he doesn't take long to release his hand.
Playtika - Jason Alexander
Sunday, June 21, 2015 4:21 PM Local Time

Thiago Nishijima makes it 350,000 to go, and Sotirios Koutoupas tags along to see a flop of    . Koutoupas check calls a bet of 350,000, and the turn is the  . Both players knuckle, prompting the dealer to put the   on the river. Koutoupas thinks for a few moments before firing out 550,000, and Nishijima rechecks his cards before sending them to the muck.

Sunday, June 21, 2015 4:19 PM Local Time
Sotirios Koutoupas bumps it up to 350,000, and he takes down the pot.
Sunday, June 21, 2015 4:18 PM Local Time
Thiago Nishijima raises to 350,000, and Sotirios Koutoupas calls to see a flop of    . Koutoupas checks to Nishijima, who fires out 350,000. Koutoupas comes back with a raise to 850,000, and Nishijima calls. The turn is the  , and Koutoupas checks again. Nishijima thinks for about 90 seconds before assembling two towers of 25,000 chips, and sliding them into the middle. The official bet is 1.05 million, and Koutoupas thinks for just a few moments before folding.
Sunday, June 21, 2015 4:16 PM Local Time
Sotirios Koutoupas raises to 350,000, and he takes the pot down.
Sunday, June 21, 2015 4:08 PM Local Time
Thiago Nishijima raises to 350,000 and Sotirios Koutoupas reraises to 850,000. Nishijima quickly folds.
Playtika - Jason Alexander
Sunday, June 21, 2015 4:07 PM Local Time
Thiago Nishijima gets a walk in the big blind.
Sunday, June 21, 2015 4:07 PM Local Time
Thiago Nishijima raises and wins the blinds and antes.
Sunday, June 21, 2015 4:06 PM Local Time
Sotirios Koutoupas raises to 350,000 and Thiago Nishijima folds his big blind.
Sunday, June 21, 2015 4:05 PM Local Time

Thiago Nishijima opens to 350,000 and Sotirios Koutoupas calls. The flop is     and Koutoupas check-calls a 350,000 bet from Nishijima.

The turn is the   and both players check. The river is the   and Koutoupas leads for 675,000. Nishijima thinks for about a minute and then makes the call.

Koutoupas shows    and Nishijima takes down the pot with    for a winning two pair, fours and deuces.

Sunday, June 21, 2015 3:58 PM Local Time

Sotirios Koutoupas bumps it up to 350,000, and Thiago Nishijima folds, giving Koutoupas his fourth pot in a row.

Playtika - Jason Alexander
Sunday, June 21, 2015 3:57 PM Local Time

Thiago Nishijima raises to 350,000, and Sotirios Koutoupas tags along to see a flop of    . Both players knuckle, and the   comes on the turn. Koutoupas check calls a bet of 400,000, and after the   river, both players check again.

Sotirios Koutoupas tables    for two pair, and Nishijima mucks, giving Koutoupas another pot.

Sunday, June 21, 2015 3:55 PM Local Time

Sotirios Koutoupas calls from the small blind, and Thiago Nishijima checks his option. The flop comes    , and Nishijima checks to Koutoupas, who fires 180,000. Nishijima responds with a check raise to 475,000, and Koutoupas calls it. The turn is the  , and Nishijima checks again. Undeterred by the flop check raise, Koutoupas fires out 550,000, and this time, Nishijima folds his hand.

Sunday, June 21, 2015 3:54 PM Local Time
Thiago Nishijima raises to 350,000, and Sotirios Koutoupas reraises to 860,000. Nishijima checks his hole cards, then sends them away, giving Koutoupas the pot.
Sunday, June 21, 2015 3:40 PM Local Time
Level: 33
Blinds: 80000/160000
Ante: 20000
Sunday, June 21, 2015 3:31 PM Local Time

Thiago Nishijima gets a walk in the big blind.

With that, the two players are taking a 15-minute break.

Playtika - Jason Alexander
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