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2018/19 WSOP Circuit - PLANET HOLLYWOOD (Las Vegas)

Saturday, November 24, 2018 to Tuesday, November 27, 2018

Event #11: $1,700 MAIN EVENT

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  • Buy-in: $1,700
  • Prizepool: $784,770
  • Entries: 518
  • Remaining: 0

EVENT UPDATES

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Monday, November 26, 2018 5:26 PM Local Time

Jody Fayant opens from the button to 22,000, Mark Christensen moves all in for 88,000 and Fayant makes the call, players turn over their hands with Christensen at risk of elimination.

Jody Fayant:   
Mark Christensen:   

The board runs out       and Fayant's pair of tens is good for the pot. Christensen is eliminated from the tournament and earns $3,633 for his 34th place finish.

Jody Fayant - 420,000 (42 bb)
Mark Christensen - Eliminated

Monday, November 26, 2018 5:10 PM Local Time

Jared Griener raises to 23,000 from the button. Jaspal Brar three-bets to 58,000 from the small blind. Daniel Strelitz is in the big blind, and he moves all in with a stack big enough to cover both other players. Griener takes out his earbuds, looks at the raise, then sends his cards to the muck. Brar quickly folds behind.

Daniel Strelitz - 1,580,000 (158 bb)
Jaspal Brar - 490,000 (49 bb)
Jared Griener - 320,000 (32 bb)

Monday, November 26, 2018 5:05 PM Local Time

Jody Fayant opens the button to 22,000, Said El Harrak calls from the big blind and the dealer turns over     on the flop. Both players check in the dark and a   lands on the turn.

El Harrak leads out for 35,000, Fayant calls and a   turns over on the river. Both players check, El Harrak flips over    for rivered flush, Fayant mucks and El Harrak scoops in the pot.

Said El Harrak - 895,000 (89 bb)
Jody Fayant - 265,000 (26 bb)

Monday, November 26, 2018 4:42 PM Local Time
Level: 20
Blinds: 5,000/10,000
Ante: 1,000
Monday, November 26, 2018 4:28 PM Local Time
Players are now on a 15-minute break.
Playtika - Jason Alexander
Monday, November 26, 2018 4:19 PM Local Time

Daniel Strelitz opens to 16,000 from under the gun, Zinan Xu three-bets to 46,000 from late position, Strelitz calls and the flop comes    .

Action checks to Xu, he bets 35,000, Strelitz makes the call and the   falls on the turn. Both players check and a   lands on the river. Both players check, Strelitz shows    for ace high, Xu mucks his hand and Strelitz pulls in another pot.

Daniel Strelitz - 1,490,000 (186 bb)
Zinan Xu - 209,000 (26 bb)

Monday, November 26, 2018 4:12 PM Local Time

Matt Affleck moves all in for about 100,000 from under the gun. Patrick Truong then moves all in over top for about 140,000 from the cutoff. Viacheslav Fentisov calls from the button, and the players turn up their cards.

Affleck:   
Truong:   
Fentisov:   

Affleck calls for diamonds, and the flop gives him outs as the dealer spreads    . But the turn is the   and the river the  . Fentislov's aces hold up, and both other players are eliminated. They each earn $3,014.

Daniel Strelitz, who folded from the hijack, says he folded pocket threes.

Viacheslav Fentisov - 580,000 (72 bb)
Patrick Truong - Eliminated in 46th Place
Matt Affleck - Eliminated in 47th Place

Monday, November 26, 2018 4:01 PM Local Time

AJ Kelsall opens to 13,000 from the button, Time Reilly calls from the big blind and the dealers fans out     on the flop. Both players check and a   falls on the turn.

Reilly leads for 20,000, Kelsall calls and a   lands on the river. Reilly bets 27,000, Kelsall calls and Reilly tables    for two pair. Kelsall mucks and Reilly scoops in another pot on Day 2.

Tim Reilly - 850,000 (106 bb)
Aj Kelsall - 127,000 (16 bb)

Monday, November 26, 2018 3:50 PM Local Time

Ben Palmer raises to 16,000 from middle position. Sean Jazayeri then moves all in for 73,000 from the button. Palmer calls.

Jazayeri:   
Palmer:   

The flop is     and Palmer takes the lead with top pair. The turn is the   and the river the  . Palmer wins the pot with his pair of queens, and Jazayeri is eliminated. He earns $3,014.

Ben Palmer - 450,000 (56 bb)
Sean Jazayeri - Eliminated

Monday, November 26, 2018 3:43 PM Local Time

Jeff Battaglia calls from under the gun, Nicholas Pupillo is all in for his last 8,000 in the big blind and the two players turn over their hands. 

Jeff Battaglia:   
Nicholas Pupillo:   

The board runs out       and Battaglia eliminates Pupillo from the tournament with his kings.

Jeff Battaglia - 188,000 (24 bb)
Nicholas Pupillo - Eliminated

In another hand, the board is showing      and Bob Zeidman finds himself all in for his last 108,000. Jordan Melzter makes the call, Zeidman tables    for top pair and Melzter shows    for an over pair.

The   lands on the river, changing nothing and Melzter scoops in the pot, eliminating Zeidman during the process of doing so.

Jordan Melzter - 606,000 (76 bb)
Bob Zeidman - Eliminated

Pupillo and Zeidman will split the 54th payout of $3,014, each receiving $1,507 for their efforts.

Playtika - Jason Alexander
Monday, November 26, 2018 3:31 PM Local Time

Ben Palmer raises to 16,000 from the hijack and Barry Shulman calls from the button.

The flop is     and Palmer continues for 20,000. Shulman calls.

The   falls on the turn and Palmer now checks. Shulman bets 45,000. Palmer thinks for a minute, then calls.

The river is the   and both players check. Palmer tables   , and Shulman mucks his cards.

Ben Palmer - 405,000 (50 bb)
Barry Shulman - 70,000 (8 bb)

Monday, November 26, 2018 3:22 PM Local Time

There are now 55 players left. The top 54 will make the money, and play will proceed hand for hand until the bubble bursts.

At that point, everyone remaining will be guaranteed a payout of at least $3,014.

Monday, November 26, 2018 3:20 PM Local Time
Level: 19
Blinds: 4,000/8,000
Ante: 1,000
Monday, November 26, 2018 3:19 PM Local Time

Daniel Strelitz opens to 20,000 from the small blind, Patrick Truong calls and the dealer fans out     on the flop. Strelitz checks to Troung who bets 16,000, Strelitz calls and a   falls on the turn.

Action checks to Troung, he bets 45,000, Strelitz calls and an   falls on the river. Both players check the river, Strelitz turns over   , Troung mucks and Strelitz takes it down with his ace high.

Daniel Strelitz - 1,165,000 (194 bb)
Patrick Troung - 340,000 (57 bb)

Monday, November 26, 2018 3:08 PM Local Time

Ankush Mandavia raises to 16,000 on the button and Jordan Meltzer calls from the big blind.

The flop is     and Meltzer checks. Mandavia continues for 18,000 and Meltzer calls.

The turn is the   and Meltzer checks again. Mandavai bets 42,000 and Meltzer calls again.

Meltzer checks a third time on the   river, and Mandavia now checks behind.

Meltzer tables    for two pair, and Mandavia mucks his hand.

Jordan Meltzer - 415,000 (69 bb)
Ankush Mandavia - 360,000 (60 bb)

Playtika - Jason Alexander
Monday, November 26, 2018 2:59 PM Local Time

Jeff Battaglia limps the small blind, Jaspal Brar raises to 20,000, Battaglia calls and the flop comes    . Action checks to Brar, he bets 18,000m Battaglia calls and the   lands on the turn.

Action checks to Brar, he pushes in 44,000, Battaglia quickly calls and the   lands on the river. Both players check, Battaglia tables    for a pair of aces, Brar mucks and Battaglia pulls in the pot.

Jeff Battaglia - 282,000 (47 bb)
Jaspal Brar - 146,000 (24 bb)

Monday, November 26, 2018 2:56 PM Local Time

Eric Blair gets all in preflop against two other players. Blair has   , and he's up against    and   . Blair has both opponents covered.

The flop is    , and the ace-king takes the lead. But the turn is the case queen, the  , giving Blair aces full and one of his opponents queens full. The river is a blank, the  , and Blair wins the pot to bust both opponents.

Eric Blair - 1,415,000 (235 bb)

Monday, November 26, 2018 2:46 PM Local Time


Daniel Strelitz

Viacheslav Fentisov raises to 14,000 from under the gun. Daniel Strelitz calls from the button and the small blind calls as well.

The flop is     and the small blind checks. Fentisov continues for 12,000. Strelitz raises to 45,000 and the small blind quickly folds. Fentisov thinks for a minute, then calls.

The turn is the   and Fentisov checks. Strelitz continues for 65,000. Fentisov thinks for almost a minute, then slides his cards to the muck.

Daniel Strelitz - 1,110,000 (185 bb)
Viacheslav Fentisov - 220,000 (36 bb)

Monday, November 26, 2018 2:37 PM Local Time

A player in early position opens to 14,000, Tim Reilly calls from the button and Stu Marshank moves all in for 89,000 from the big blind. The initial raiser folds, Reilly makes the call and the two players turn their hands over.

Tim Reilly:   
Stu Marshank:   

The flop comes     and Marshank's kings are now ahead. A   lands on the turn and changes nothing. The rivers falls an  , giving Reilly a pair of aces, eliminating Marshank and scooping in the pot.

Tim Reilly - 605,000
Stu Marshank - Eliminated

Monday, November 26, 2018 2:32 PM Local Time

Jaspal Brar opens to 15,000 from the cutoff, Brent Roberts three-bets to 40,000, Brar calls and the flop comes    . Brar checks to Roberts, he bets 28,000 , Brar folds and Roberts pulls in the pot.

Brent Roberts - 465,000
Jaspal Brar - 268,000

Playtika - Jason Alexander
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