WSOPC Event #9: $1,700 No-Limit Hold'em MAIN EVENT

Vinodkumar Paddolkar open-jammed under the gun for 395,000 and Max Le called off his 300,000 stack from the button. 

Max Le:   
Vinodkumar Paddolkar:   

Le was way behind needing some help but none came on the       runout and he made his exit in 22nd place for $6,458.

Vinodkumar Paddolkar - 700,000
Max Le - Eliminated

John "Johnny Run Good" Gallaher raised to 45,000 from middle position, and then called off his 290,000 stack after Preston McEwen three-bet jammed for more from the small blind. 

John Gallaher:   
Preston McEwen:   

Gallaher was racing for his tournament and liked seeing an ace in the window on the     flop. 

The   turn was of no consequence to Gallaher, nor was the   river as he collected another double. 

Preston McEwen - 915,000
John Gallaher - 600,000

Aaron Lasater open-jammed for 195,000 from early position and Preston McEwen called directly to his left. 

Aaron Lasater:   
Preston McEwen:   

Lasater was at risk needing help but the       runout eliminated him in 25th place for $5,630.

Preston McEwen - 1,200,000
Aaron Lasater - Eliminated 

Table 74

1) Walker Miskelly - 300,000
2) Cody Wells - 440,000
3) Aaron Lasater - 350,000
4) Preston McEwen - 960,000
5) Robert Muriel - 600,000
6) Carl Brewington - 300,000
7) Chic Pho - 373,000
8) John Gallaher - 60,000
9) Mike Monaghan - 1,350,000

Table 75 

1) Roongsak Griffeth - 800,000
2) Elanit Hasas - 395,000
3) Vinodkumar Paddolkar - 600,000
4) Caly Henry - 335,000
5)  Satar Sadoun - 865,000
6) Trey Bartlett - 415,000
7) Shirin Oskooi - 700,000
8) Max Le - 410,000
9) Chris Bucceri - 1,100,000

1) Carl Masters - 1,000,000
2) Russell Sullivan - 1,920,000
3) Stephen Joseph - 600,000
4) Levi Carden - 925,000
5) Matthew Lawrence - 315,000
6) Hunter Cichy - 300,000
7) Cody Stanford - 400,000
8) Kevin Jenkins - 1,200,000
9) Jason Hickey - 600,000

Shirin Oskooi opened under the gun and found three callers that saw a     flop. 

Action was checked to Brian Green who moved all in for just over 100,000 and only Russell Sullivan called from the hijack. 

Brian Green:   
Russell Sullivan:   

Both players flopped top pair, but Sullivan held the flush draw with a better kicker. 

The   turn gave Green some more outs with a gut shot straight draw, but the   paired the board on the river and ended his Main Event. 

Russell Sullivan - 1,900,000
Brain Green - Eliminated 

BJ McBrayer was all in after a     flop from under the gun and was called by Carl Masters from late position. 

BJ McBrayer:   
Carl Masters:   

Masters pulled ahead after flopping a set of eights and the   turn followed by the   river eliminated McBrayer from the tournament. 

Carl Masters - 1,275,000
BJ McBrayer - Eliminated 

There was heads-up action between Satar Sadoun from under the gun and Matt Higgins from the big blind.

The board read      and Higgins check-raised to 105,000 after Sadoun fired out 25,000. 

Sadoun called and the   completed the board on the river. 

Higgins wasted no time announcing he was all-in and Sadoun snap called holding just a few thousand more in chips. 

Higgins rolled over    for trip tens but it was no good as Sadoun showed    for a full house to eliminate Higgins from the Main Event.

Shirin Oskooi raised from late position and then called the 100,000 three-bet jam James Koenig made from the big blind. 

James Koenig:   
Shirin Oskooi:   

The     flop paired each player while they traded Broadway outs. 

The   turn left Koenig needing an ace or nine to stay alive, but the   completed the board on the river and ended his Main Event. 

Shirin Oskooi - 420,000
James Koenig - Eliminated 

Jay Friedman raised to 20,000 from middle position only to have Jon Swift three-bet to 40,000 from the next seat over. 

Action folded to the big blind where Kevin Jenkins four-bet to 95,000 and Friedman quickly released his hand while Swift jammed for 128,000. 

Jenkins called, and the two players tabled their hands. 

Jon Swift: [ac.ad]
Kevin Jenkins:   

Swift was ahead holding the best made hand and didn't have a sweat as the       runout secured his double-up. 

Kevin Jenkins - 550,000
Jon Swift - 280,000
Jay Friedman - 170,000