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2015 46th Annual World Series of Poker

Monday, June 01, 2015 to Wednesday, June 03, 2015

Event #8: $1,500 Pot-Limit Hold'em

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  • Buy-in: $1,500
  • Prizepool: $862,650
  • Entries: 639
  • Remaining: 0

EVENT UPDATES

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Wednesday, June 3, 2015 7:03 PM Local Time

Level:26Blinds:20,000/40,000

Wednesday, June 3, 2015 7:03 PM Local Time
Paul Michaelis bumps it up to 65,000 on the button, and that's good enough to earn the blinds.
Wednesday, June 3, 2015 7:02 PM Local Time
Tom Marchese raises to 60,000 and wins the blinds.
Wednesday, June 3, 2015 7:01 PM Local Time
Tom Marchese bumps it up to 60,000 on the button, and Paul Michaelis asks for a rough count of his stack. Once he gets it, he assembles a three-bet of 175,000, and drops it in the middle. Marchese folds, and Michaelis takes the pot.
Wednesday, June 3, 2015 6:59 PM Local Time

Tom Marchese completes from the small blind and David Eldridge checks his option from the big blind. The two check the flop of     and Eldridge bets 50,000 on the   turn after Marchese checks. Marchese calls and the dealer puts out the   on the river.

Marchese checks again and Eldridge bets 115,000 which is too rich for Marchese as he folds.

Playtika - Jason Alexander
Wednesday, June 3, 2015 6:56 PM Local Time
Paul Michaelis raises to 65,000 on the button, and he takes down the blinds.
Wednesday, June 3, 2015 6:55 PM Local Time

David Eldridge raises to 65,000 from the button and Jesse Cohen calls from the big blind. The flop comes     and both players check.

The turn is the   and Cohen checks to Eldridge who bets 80,000. Cohen calls.

The river is the   and Cohen checks. Eldridge checks as well. Cohen shows    and Eldridge mucks.

Wednesday, June 3, 2015 6:52 PM Local Time
Jesse Cohen raises it up again to 60,000, and he takes down the blinds.
Wednesday, June 3, 2015 6:51 PM Local Time
Jesse Cohen raises in the cutoff to 60,000, and David Eldridge defends his big blind. The dealer puts out a flop of    , and Eldridge checks to Cohen, who fires out 55,000. Eldridge mucks, and Cohen takes the pot.
Wednesday, June 3, 2015 6:51 PM Local Time

Hillery Kerby

Hillery Kirby - 5th place

Hillery Kirby and Tom Marchese square off in a battle of the blinds with the extremely short-stacked Kirby putting the last of his chips in with    and running into the    that Marchese has.

The board runs out       and Kirby is eliminated in fifth place for $41,683.

Playtika - Jason Alexander
Wednesday, June 3, 2015 6:49 PM Local Time

 

Paul Michaelis raises to 65,000 in the cutoff, and Tom Marchese three-bets to 205,000 in the small blind. Michel Leibgorin moves all in from the big blind for 390,000 total, and it's back to the German chip leader. He folds, but Marchese makes the call.

Marchese:   
Leibgorin:   

The flop comes out    , keeping Marchese out in front. The   provides no help, nor does the  , and Leibgorin hits the rail in 6th place.

Tom Marchese - 605,000
Michel Leibgorin - 0

Wednesday, June 3, 2015 6:44 PM Local Time
Michel Leigborin opens for 65,000 and Jesse Cohen reraises to 225,000. Leigborin folds.
Wednesday, June 3, 2015 6:43 PM Local Time

Paul Michaelis raises to 65,000 from the small blind, and Jesse Cohen folds his big blind.

Wednesday, June 3, 2015 6:41 PM Local Time
Michel Leibgorin raises pot from the cutoff to 105,000, and he earns the blinds with that wager.
Wednesday, June 3, 2015 6:40 PM Local Time
Paul Michaelis raises to 65,000 under the gun, and he takes down the blinds.
Playtika - Jason Alexander
Wednesday, June 3, 2015 6:40 PM Local Time

Kevin Andriamahefa

Kevin Andriamahefa - 7th place

Paul Michaelis raises to 65,000 from early position and Kevin Andriamahefa reraises the pot - a total of 225,000 which is most of his stack.

Michaelis moves all in and Andriamahefa calls immediately and tables    which is dominated by the    of the chip leader. The board runs out       and Andriamahefa is eliminated in seventh place for $24,007.

Wednesday, June 3, 2015 6:37 PM Local Time
David Eldridge raises to 65,000 in early position, and Kevin Andriamahefa reraises pot from the big blind to 210,000. Eldridge tanks for about a minute before counting out his remaining chips. Eldridge continues to tank before kicking his hand in, giving the pot to Andriamahefa.
Wednesday, June 3, 2015 6:36 PM Local Time

Hillery Kerby opens to 65,000 from early position and Jesse Cohen thinks for a bit and folds. Tom Marchese reraises to 225,000 and Kerby goes all in for just a bit more than what Marchese has. Marchese snap-calls with    and is great shape to double up as Kerby has   .

Double up he would as the board ran out      .

Tom Marchese - 520,000
Hillery Kerby - 25,000

Wednesday, June 3, 2015 6:30 PM Local Time
David Eldridge raises to 65,000 in the cutoff, and he takes down the blinds.
Wednesday, June 3, 2015 6:29 PM Local Time

Paul Michaelis completes the small blind and Jesse Cohen checks his option from the big blind. The flop is     and both players check. The turn is the   and Michaelis bets 30,000. Cohen calls.

The river is the   and both players check. Cohen shows    and ace high is good enough to take the pot.

Playtika - Jason Alexander