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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 3:40 PM Local Time

Marcus Van Opzeeland opens with a raise to 45,000 from the hijack and Upeshka De Silva calls from the big blind.

On the     flop, De Silva checks and Van Opzeeland bets 58,000. De Silva check-raises to 147,000 and Van Opzeeland flicks his cards into the muck.

Upeshka De Silva - 2,880,000 (144 bb)
Marcus Van Opzeeland - 1,537,000 (77 bb)
Sunday, July 12, 2015 3:37 PM Local Time

Upeshka De Silva, who has recently joined the featured table on the ESPN Main Stage, opens with a raise to 42,000 from under the gun. Action folds around to Sal DiCarlo in the big blind, and he calls.

On the     flop, DiCarlo checks and De Silva bets 45,000. DiCarlo calls and the   falls on the turn. Both players check and the river is the  . DiCarlo checks and De Silva checks, as well.

DiCarlo tables    for a set of kings and will scoop the pot as De Silva mucks his hand.

Sal DiCarlo - 2,018,000 (101 bb)
Upeshka De Silva - 2,746,000 (137 bb)

Sunday, July 12, 2015 3:27 PM Local Time

From the cutoff, Paul Tedeschi open-james for 93,000 and Carl DiVeglia III calls on the button as the blinds fold.

Tedeschi:   
DiVeglia III:   

With Tedeschi trailing, the     flop gave the Frenchman a gutshot, and when the   landed on the turn, he now took the lead.

Unfortunately for Tedeschi, the river lands the   to see DiVeglia III spike a bigger pair to send Tedeschi to the rail.

Carl DiVeglia III - 1,440,000 (72 bb)
Paul Tedeschi - Eliminated

Sunday, July 12, 2015 3:27 PM Local Time

Sterling Savill open-shoves for 321,000 from middle position and action folds around to Phung Ngo, who also moves all-in. The big blind folds and cards are tabled.

Savill -   
Ngo -   

Savill wins the flip for his tournament life as the board runs out       to send the pot in his direction.

Sterling Savill - 691,000 (34bb)
Phung Ngo - 320,000 (11bb)

Sunday, July 12, 2015 3:27 PM Local Time

Ghattas Khortas opens for 45,000 and Sohale Khalili calls. John Racener moves all in for 394,000 total and it folds around to Joe McKeehen who calls. Khortas and Khaili fold.

Racener:   
McKeehen:   

Racener is ahead with queens and that does not change after the     flop. The turn is the   which gives McKeehen the nut flush draw. McKeehen hits on the river but it's not the flush it's the ace as it is the  . Racener leans back, disappointment on his face, and then he stands and wishes the rest of the table luck.

Joe McKeehen - 3,900,000 (195 bb)
John Racener - Eliminated

Playtika - Jason Alexander
Sunday, July 12, 2015 3:26 PM Local Time

On a board reading    , Jewook Oh (or, "Crazy J" as his tables mates refer to him") checks in the big blind, and Stephen Lichtenberger in middle position also checks.

The turn is the  . Oh checks and Lichtenberger bets 110,000. Oh thinks for a moment and sets out a stack of green 25,000 chips, effectively putting Lichtenberger all-in.

Lichtenberger quickly folds.

Stephen Lichtenberger - 200,000
Jewook Oh - 1,800,000

Sunday, July 12, 2015 3:25 PM Local Time

Sal DiCarlo opens with a raise to 45,000 from early position. The action folds around to Scott Schwalich in the small blind, and he moves all in for 284,000. Marcus Van Opzeeland folds his big blind and it's back to DiCarlo, who calls.

Schwalich needs help when he shows    to DiCarlo's   . The       board is no help to Schwalich and DiCarlo will scoop the pot.

Sal DiCarlo - 2,089,000 (104 bb)
Scott Schwalich - Eliminated ($46,890)

Sunday, July 12, 2015 3:23 PM Local Time

The action folds around to Elio Fox on the button who moves all in for around 280,000 in chips.

Thomas Kearney is seated on the big blind, and snap calls, when the decision gets to him.

Fox:   
Kearney:   

The board runs out       to see Kearney hold with his pocket pair resulting in the 2011 WSOP Europe Main Event champion hitting the rail.

Thomas Kearney - 2,015,000
Elio Fox - Eliminated

Sunday, July 12, 2015 3:21 PM Local Time

Kyle Loman opens the action for 45,000 from under the gun and Anthony Venturini on the button three-bets to 110,000. The blinds fold and Loman calls.

The flop is     and Loman checks. Venturini bets 120,000 and when Loman moves all in he calls. The stacks are close but it is Venturini at risk.

Loman turns over    for a flopped set which makes Ventuini wince as he turns over his   .

The turn is the   but the river is the  . It looks like an electric shock jolts through Loman's body and he clutches his head in his hands as a big pot escapes him at the last card to leave him short.

Anthony Venturini - 925,000 (46 bb)
Kyle Loman - 120,000 (6 bb)

Sunday, July 12, 2015 3:19 PM Local Time

Manuel Blaschke raises to 45,000 on the button and Christoph Brand moves all in from the small blind for 478,000. Ville Mattila is in the big blind and tanks for a couple minutes before moving all in for about 400,000. Blaschke quickly folds and shows an ace, leaving Brand heads-up with Mattila.

Mattila shows    and is in trouble against Brand's   . The board runs out       and Brand's tens hold up to send Mattila to the rail.

Christoph Brand - 920,000 (46 bb)
Ville Mattila - Eliminated

Playtika - Jason Alexander
Sunday, July 12, 2015 3:18 PM Local Time

 

Action folds around to the small blind where Yordan Mitrentsov completes. Matthias De Meulder raises to 65,000 in the big blind, and Mitrentsov moves all in with the covering stack. De Meulder has just about 500,000 total, and he calls to put himself at risk.

Mitrentsov:   
De Meulder:   

Mitrentsov flops a pair of fives, and the board runs out       to give him the pot. De Meulder is eliminated.

Yordan Mitrentsov - 1,395,000 (69 bb)
Matthias De Meulder - Eliminated

Sunday, July 12, 2015 3:16 PM Local Time

Jeremy Brown raises to 45,000 from late position and it folds to Andrew Jenkins who three-bets to 110,000 from the button. Max Greenwood four-bets all in for approximately 245,000 from the blinds and Brown five-bet ships over the top. Jenkins calls and has both players covered.

Brown:   
Jenkins:   
Greenwood:   

The board runs out      , giving Greenwood a set of sixes to score the triple. He now sits around 890,000 in chips while Jenkins' aces hold to eliminate Brown from play.

Max Greenwood - 890,000 (44 bb)
Andrew Jenkins - 900,000 (45 bb)
Jeremy Brown - Eliminated

Sunday, July 12, 2015 3:15 PM Local Time

Omri Moga opens with a raise to 44,000 from the hijack. Chris Horter calls from the cutoff and Daniel Negreanu calls from the big blind, sending three to the flop.

On the     flop, Negreanu checks and Moga bets 70,000. Horter calls and Negreanu folds, leaving Horter and Moga heads up. The   falls on the turn and both players check. The river is the   and, once again, both players check.

Horter flips    for a pair of jacks, and Moga mucks his hand.

Chris Horter - 870,000 (44 bb)
Omri Moga - 683,000 (34 bb)
Daniel Negreanu - 893,000 (45 bb)

Sunday, July 12, 2015 3:13 PM Local Time

The player under the gun raises to 45,000 and George McDonald reraises all in for 463,000 behind him. Bruce Peery is in middle position and calls. The initial raiser gets some exact counts of his opponents before folding.

McDonald holds   , which has Peery's    outkicked. The board runs out       and the king plays to give McDonald the double up.

George McDonald - 1,100,000 (55 bb)
Bruce Peery - 1,800,000 (90 bb)

Sunday, July 12, 2015 3:12 PM Local Time

Zvi Stern is under the gun and makes a 50,000 raise that gets calls from Jonas Mackoff and the big blind.

The flop comes     and Stern continues for 80,000. Mackoff calls and both players go on to check the    turn and river down. Stern opens    and loses out to Mackoff's   .

Jonas Mackoff - 2,200,000 (110 bb)
Zvi Stern - 1,380,0000 (69 bb)

Playtika - Jason Alexander
Sunday, July 12, 2015 3:11 PM Local Time

An under the gun player opens to 50,000 and Francisco Soares three-bets from middle position to 135,000. Joshua Beckley calls in the cutoff before the button and blinds fold, with the original opener folding as well to send two players to the flop. 

The     flop brings a lead bet of 180,000 from Soares, with Beckley asking the count of the bet and his opponent's remaining stack. 

Both players are similarly stacked, with Beckley having his opponent slightly covered with just over 700,000 in front of him. Beckley eventually calls to see the turn. 

The   falls and Soares announces himself "all-in", which forces a quick fold from Beckley and brings a shout of celebration from Soares. 

Beckley doesn't seem too concerned though, relaxing with a massage while Soares begins stacking up his newly won chips. 

Francisco Soares - 1,200,000 (60 bb)
Joshua Beckley - 550,000 (28 bb)

Sunday, July 12, 2015 3:10 PM Local Time

Diana Svensk is all in and at risk with    against the    of Alejandro Duque.

The flop comes     and a nervous Svensk stands behind her chair. She maintains the lead on the   turn and after the   is dealt on the river, she exhales, as she has doubled up.

Diana Svensk - 1,450,000 (72 bb)
Alejandro Duque - 1,450,000 (72 bb)

Sunday, July 12, 2015 3:09 PM Local Time

 

Chris Bolek opens from under the gun to 50,000 and Antonio Esfandiari moves all in from middle position for his last 341,000. Action folds back through to Neil Blumenfield in the big blind who moves all in over the top, putting Bolek at risk. Bolek quickly folds and Esfandiari jumps out of his seat tabling   . Blumenfield leans forward and rolls over    and Esfiandiari will need to come from behind yet again to prolong his Main Event run.

The board runs out       and Esfandiari hits the rail while Blumenfield crawls closer to 2,000,000 in chips.

Neil Blumenfield - 1,960,000 (98 bb)
Antonio Esfandiari - Eliminated

Sunday, July 12, 2015 3:08 PM Local Time

Kilian Kramer raises to 42,000 from middle position before Alexander Roumeliotis bumps it up to 108,000 from the hijack. Elio Fox then moves all in for his remaining 103,000 as the decision falls back on Kramer. He calls, before the three watch the flop come down    .

Kramer and Roumeliotis check before doing the same as the   drops on the turn and after the   completes the board.

Roumeliotis tables    for a pair of tens before Fox rolls over    for a pair of aces.

Fox rakes in the main pot and Roumeliotis wins the 10,000 side pot.

Elio Fox - 366,000 (18 bb)
Alexander Roumeliotis - 458,000 (22 bb)
Kilian Kramer - 2,560,000 (128 bb)

Sunday, July 12, 2015 3:06 PM Local Time

A player in middle position opens to 42,000, and Curtis Anderson three-bets to 132,000 in position. Tony Tran cold four-bets to 260,000 in the small blind, and the original raiser folds. Anderson shoves with his covering stack, and Tran calls all in for 760,000 total.

Anderson:   
Tran:   

The     flop gives Tran a set of jacks, and the turn   and river   don't change anything. He doubles up, knocking Anderson down under ten big blinds in the process.

"I knew it was coming," Anderson says as he pays off the debt.

Tony Tran - 1,609,000 (80 bb)
Curtis Anderson - 195,000 (9 bb)

Playtika - Jason Alexander