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2015 46th Annual World Series of Poker

Wednesday, July 08, 2015 to Tuesday, November 10, 2015

Event #68: $10,000 No-Limit Hold'em MAIN EVENT - World Championship

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  • Buy-in: $10,000
  • Prizepool: $60,355,857
  • Entries: 6,420
  • Remaining: 0

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Sunday, July 12, 2015 12:17 AM Local Time

According to players at the table, Nikita Nikolaev opens on the button with a raise to 25,000. Marcus Van Opzeeland calls in the big blind and it's heads up to the flop.

On the     flop, Opzeeland checks and Nikolaev bets 30,000. Opzeeland check-raises to 95,000 and Nikolaev calls. The   falls on the turn and Opzeeland moves all in for his remaining 265,000. Nikolaev takes a moment, but calls and tables   . He'll need help with Opzeeland holding    for trip eights.

The river is the  , giving Opzeeland a full house and the double up.

Marcus Van Opzeeland - 850,000
Nikita Nikolaev - 1,048,000

Sunday, July 12, 2015 12:16 AM Local Time

The completed board reads       and Matt Waxman is engaged in heads up action with Michael Wasserman. With about 170,000 already in the middle, Waxman checks his action. Wasserman cuts out a bet of 155,000 and Waxman goes deep into the tank.

Roughly three minutes pass before Waxman reaches into his stack and cuts out enough chips to call. He sets them aside and sits thinking some more. Waxman shifts in his seat until he's sitting on his knees as the seconds continue to tick down on the clock. After about four and a half minutes, he picks up the chips and looks as if he is about to throw them into the middle. He stops though and sets them back down.

"You got like king-nine of hearts?" Waxman asks.

Wasserman remains motionless.

"Is that your hand?" he continues. "King-nine of hearts?"

Waxman sits back in his seat and looks down at his hole cards once again. He picks them up and moves his hand forward a little, as if to fling them toward the muck. He once again stops himself, sets his cards down, and begins riffling the calling chips.

At the nine minute mark, another player at the table calls the clock, giving Waxman 60 seconds to act on his hand before it is declared dead.

"This should be an easy fold for me," Waxman says. "I should just fold. Your hand looks like king-nine of hearts. Maybe king-ten of hearts."

With just six seconds left on his countdown, he flings forward calling chips. Wasserman tables    for a full house of queens full of kings. Waxman sends his cards sailing into the muck and Wasserman pulls in the pot.

Michael Wasserman - 860,000
Matt Waxman - 540,000

Sunday, July 12, 2015 12:16 AM Local Time

Erasmus Morfe raises to 26,000 from the cutoff before Kory Kilpatrick moves all in for around 200,000 from the big blind. Morfe makes the call before both players table their cards.

Kilpatrick:   
Morfe:   

The board runs out       to see Morfe take the lead with a straight on the turn before taking down the pot.

Erasmus Morfe - 2,080,000
Kory Kilpatrick - Eliminated

Sunday, July 12, 2015 12:15 AM Local Time

Nicholas Abou Risk is all in for 261,000 on the button against Andrew Jenkins, in the small blind, who has about 100,000 more.

Abou Risk -   
Jenkins -   

The board comes      . Abou Risk's jacks hold an he doubles up through Jenkins.

Nicholas Abou Risk - 570,000
Andrew Jenkins - 100,000

Sunday, July 12, 2015 12:13 AM Local Time

Mitra Muehlman and Felipe Ramos get into an all-in preflop confrontation. Muehlman is all in for 281,000, and Ramos has 857,000 behind after he calls. Muehlman shows   , and Ramos turns over   .

The flop comes    . Muehlman gets a small piece, giving him additional outs, but Ramos keeps the lead with this pocket kings.

The dealer then turns the  , and Muehlman jumps ahead with his two pair. The river is a brick, the  , and Muehlman doubles up on the hand.

Mitra Muehlman - 586,000
Felipe Ramos - 857,000

Playtika - Jason Alexander
Sunday, July 12, 2015 12:12 AM Local Time

Zach Daly, in the small blind, and Jewook Oh, on the button, are looking at a flop of    . Daly bets 65,000 and Oh calls.

The turn brings the   and Daly leads out for 130,000 and Oh calls.

The river is the   and Daly decides to move all in and is instantly called by Oh.

Oh:   
Daly:   

Jewook Oh - 1,410,000
Zach Daly - Eliminated

Sunday, July 12, 2015 12:12 AM Local Time

Mark Kroon makes it 188,000 to go on a flop of    . Phillip McAllister calls. The turn is the   and both players check. The river is the   and McAllister bets 65,000.

"I'll show the bluff," says McAllister, as he points at the cameras hovering around the table.

Mark Kroon says, "it is going to be hard to show a bluff," as he turns over    and folds.

Phillip McAllister - 580,000
Mark Kroon - 2,165,000

Sunday, July 12, 2015 12:12 AM Local Time

Stephen Graner has just been eliminated in a big preflop confrontation with the unpredictable and taciturn Carlos Gonzalez in a pot worth close to 1,000,000 chips.

Granger had ace-king but Gonzalez had a pair of aces.

There would no help from the deck from Graner who fell in the last hour of play on day 4.

Carlos Gonzalez - 1,100,000
Stephen Graner - Eliminated

Sunday, July 12, 2015 12:11 AM Local Time

Daniel Deveau limps in from the button, and Kenny Hallaert checks the big blind. Hallaert checks on the     flop, and Deveau bets 19,000. Hallaert check-raises to 54,000. Deveau takes a few seconds before he shoves all-in for 172,000, Hallaert calls very quickly.

Daniel Deveau   
Kenny Hallaert   

Hallaert has the best hand, but Deveau hits trips on the   turn. No help for Hallaert on the   river, and Deveau doubles up.

Daniel Deveau - 365,000
Kenny Hallaert - 1,120,000

Sunday, July 12, 2015 12:09 AM Local Time

Fedor Holz raises to 28,000 and Matthew Shepsky three bets to 90,000.  Bob Buckenmayer moves all in and it folds back to Shepsky, who asks for a count.  The count is 214,000 total and Shepsky calls.  Buckenmayer turns over    and Shepsky turns up   . The flop comes    , which means that an ace is no good for Shepsky as it will give Buckenmayer a straight.  Shepsky needs one of the remaining two kings or running hearts to win the pot.

The turn is the  , giving Shepsky a flush draw, but the   river is a blank for Shepsky and gives Buckenmayer the double up.

Bob Buckenmayer - 483,000
Matthew Shepsky - 158,000

Playtika - Jason Alexander
Sunday, July 12, 2015 12:09 AM Local Time

Chad Power raises in the cutoff and gets into a preflop war against Farzad Bonyadi in the cutoff. After a couple raises, Power moves Bonyadi all in and Bonyadi calls and is all in for his last 457,000.

Power shows    and needs to find a jack against Bonyadi's   . The board runs out       and Bonyadi's tens hold up to double up.

Farzad Bonyadi - 944,000
Chad Power - 1,470,000

Sunday, July 12, 2015 12:08 AM Local Time

The action folds around to Asher Assis in the cutoff who moves all in for 152,000 in chips. The decision fall on Garry Gates on the big blind, who looks down at his cards, before calling.

Gates:   
Assis:   

The board runs out       to see Assis hold with his higher kicker as he doubles up through Gates.

Asher Assis - 328,000
Garry Gates - 226,000

Sunday, July 12, 2015 12:07 AM Local Time

Antonio Esfandiari has been on a little rollercoaster the last few minutes. He doubled up, and then doubled up another player. He is very short stacked and decides to keep riding for at least another hand.

Esfandiari is all in for 69,000 against DJ Buckley.

Esfandiari -   
Buckley -   

The board plays out      . Esfandiari hits his ten on the flop and doubles up with two pair.

Antonio Esfandiari - 167,000
DJ Buckley - 251,000

Sunday, July 12, 2015 12:04 AM Local Time

Fernando Perez raises to 36,000 from the cutoff, and Ryan D'Angelo three-bets all in from the button. D'Angelo has 1,80,000, and Perez calls, leaving himself 199,000 behind.

Perez:   
D'Angelo:   

The board runs out      , and D'Angelo doubles up with his two pair.

Ryan D'Angelo - 400,000
Fernando Perez - 199,000

Sunday, July 12, 2015 12:03 AM Local Time

On a board reading    , Terik Brown checks from under the gun plus one, Carl DiVeglia III checks in the highjack, and Carlos Difini checks on the button.

The turn is the  .  Brown checks, DiVeglia III bets 55,000, Difini calls, and Brown calls.

The river is the  .  Brown checks, DiVeglia III checks, Difini bets 90,000, Brown folds, and DiVeglia III calls.

Difini turns over    for a straight on the river and DiVeglia III mucks his hand.  

Carlos Difini - 990,000
Carl DiVeglia III - 1,000,000

Playtika - Jason Alexander
Sunday, July 12, 2015 12:02 AM Local Time

Following a button limp, Phung Ngo completes from the small blind before Ryan Hong moves all in for his last 262,000.

The button folds, but Ngo calls.

Ngo:   
Hong:   

The     flop puts Hong into the lead until the   lands on the turn and then the   completes the board on the river.

Phong Ngo - 540,000
Ryan Hong - Eliminated

Sunday, July 12, 2015 12:02 AM Local Time

Yuri Dzivielevski opens to 30,000 in early position, and Upeshka De Silva three-bets to 82,000 in middle position. Dzivielevski calls.

The flop comes    , and Dzivielevski checks. De Silva continues for 79,000, and Dzivielevski calls. The turn is the  , and Dzivielevski checks again. De Silva bets 147,000, and Dzivielevski calls again.

The river is the  , and Dzivielevski checks for the third time. De Silva takes a long pause for several minutes, then bets 424,000. Dzivielevski needs some time too, and at least five more minutes pass while he deliberates. Finally, he calls.

De Silva shows   , and Dzivielevski mucks. De Silva wins the big pot, and he's once again challenging for the chip lead.

Upeshka De Silva - 2,548,000
Yuri Dzivielevski - 965,000

Sunday, July 12, 2015 12:01 AM Local Time

Joe McKeehen opens for 27,000 and Heath Klock calls out of the blinds. The flop is     and Klock checks to McKeehen who bets 28,000. Klock check-raises to 70,000 and McKeehen calls.

The turn is the   and Klock leads out for 125,000 and McKeehen calls.

The river is the   and Klock moves all in for 196,000 total. McKeehen tanks for a minute or so and then drops some chips into the middle.

Klock taps the table and says "good call" as he turns over    for king-high. McKeehen turns over    for ace-high and the winning hand. Klock is eliminated and McKeehen moves near the 2.5 million chip-mark.

Joe McKeehen - 2,400,000
Heath Klock - Eliminated

Sunday, July 12, 2015 12:00 AM Local Time

Max Greenwood opens in middle position to 24,000 and the table folds around to Jonas Hagstrom, who is in late position. Hagstrom puts in a three-bet to 70,000 and after the blinds get out of the way, Greenwood puts in a four-bet to 140,000. 

Hagstrom gets a count from the dealer and then announces himself "all-in" for just over 500,000. Greenwood snap calls and tables   

Hagstrom is flipping for his tournament life as he holds    and he hits as the board runs out      

When the dust settles, Hagstrom scores the double and Greenwood is crippled, with just under an hour remaining in this Day 4 session. 

Jonas Hagstrom - 1,100,000
Max Greenwood - 125,000

Saturday, July 11, 2015 11:57 PM Local Time

Lenny DiCicco opens for 30,000 and Mark Kroon re-raises to 85,000. DiCicco moves all in for about 200,000 total and Kroon calls.

It's a race as Kroon holds    to DiCicco's   .

The     flop gives DiCicco outs to a straight. The   turn gives Kroon a set and he lets out a yell. The   river is a blank and Kroon takes the pot to move to 2,380,000.

Playtika - Jason Alexander