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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

EVENT UPDATES

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Sunday, July 12, 2015 1:46 PM Local Time

Anton Morgenstern raises to 38,000 from early position only to see David Yu move all in from the blinds. Morgenstern, covering Yu, calls and cards are tabled.

Morgenstern -   
Yu -   

Morgenstern has Yu dominated and his hand holds on the       board to send Yu to the rail early in Day 5.

Anton Morgenstern - 2,060,000 (128bb)
David Yu - Eliminated

Sunday, July 12, 2015 1:45 PM Local Time

Nicholas Augustino opens in middle position and Thaddeus Wolff moves all-in for just under 250,000 from the big blind. 

Augustino snap calls, tabling    and will need to fade the    of Wolff to score the knockout. 

The board runs out       and Wolff is sent to the rail, earning just over $40,000 for his deep Main Event run. 

Nicholas Augustino - 1,500,000 (93 bb)
Thaddeus Wolff - Eliminated 

Sunday, July 12, 2015 1:45 PM Local Time

Action folds to Thomas Paul in the small blind and he gets into a preflop confrontation with Dong Guo in the big blind. It's a flip for Guo's tournament life with his    up against Paul's   .

The board runs out       and Guo is eliminated.

Thomas Paul - 1,180,000 (73 bb)
Dong Guo - Eliminated

Sunday, July 12, 2015 1:42 PM Local Time

Action folds to Phani Ramineni in the cutoff who shoves all-in for his last 50,000 in chips. 

Thomas Larue calls in the small blind. 

Ramineni shows   .  Larue says, "Oh I am dominated.  But hard not to call with an ace for 50,000, right," as he tables   .

The board runs out      .  Ramineni's nines hold up to award him a full double. 

Phani Ramineni - 170,000
Thomas Larue - 1,410,000


Sunday, July 12, 2015 1:42 PM Local Time
Christian Harder - Eliminated
Playtika - Jason Alexander
Sunday, July 12, 2015 1:39 PM Local Time

Chris Horter opens with a raise from under the gun for 35,000. Sal DiCarlo calls, and Don Blum three-bets to 88,000 from the cutoff. Horter folds, but DiCarlo calls, sending two to the flop.

The flop is     and DiCarlo checks. Blum bets 139,000 and DICarlo calls. The turn is the   and DiCarlo checks. Once again, Blum bets, this time 180,000. DiCarlo takes little time before moving all in, and he has Blum's remaining stack covered.

Blum folds and DiCarlo will scoop the pot.

Sal DiCarlo - 1,248,000 (78 bb)
Don Blum - 262,000 (16 bb)
Sunday, July 12, 2015 1:37 PM Local Time

Action folds to Orson Young's button, and he puts out an uncounted raise, enough to cover both blinds. The small blind folds, but Pavlin Karakikov calls all in for 208,000 in the blind.

Young:   
Karakikiov:   

The board runs out      , and Karakikov doubles up with ace-high.

Pavlin Karakikov - 442,000 (27 bb)
Orson Young - 575,000 (35 bb)

Sunday, July 12, 2015 1:34 PM Local Time

The table folds to a player in the hijack, who limps, before Mikhail Semin puts in a raise to 45,000 from the cutoff. John Allan Hinds is on the button and he puts in another raise, bumping the action to 128,000. 

The blinds both fold, as does the limper, before Semin, who is playing just over 800,000, motions himself all-in to the dealer. 

If Hinds calls, it would be for his tournament life, as Semin has him slightly covered. Eventually, he folds, conceding the pot to Semin. 

Mikhail Semin - 980,000 (61 bb)
John Allan Hinds - 760,000 (47 bb)

Sunday, July 12, 2015 1:31 PM Local Time

Kakwan Lau is all in and at risk for 449,000 against Kenny Hallaert.

Lau:   
Hallaert:   

The flop is     which keeps Lau and his pair of kings firmly in the lead. The turn is the   to give Lau a set of kings and leave Hallaert drawing dead. The river is the   and Lau doubles up.

Kakwan Lau - 1,050,000 (65 bb)
Kenny Hallaert - 825,000 (51 bb)

Sunday, July 12, 2015 1:31 PM Local Time

Will Molson found himself all in against Justin Schwartz preflop.

Molson:   
Schwartz:   

The board ran out       to see Molson further his advantage with a flopped set as he doubles through.

Justin Schwartz - 690,000
Will Molson - 570,000

Playtika - Jason Alexander
Sunday, July 12, 2015 1:30 PM Local Time

The completed board reads       with Eugen Fritzler and Bradley Berman engaged in heads up action. Fritzler fires out 83,000 on the river only to have Berman move out a stack of 400,000 - or enough to put Fritzler all in. Fritzler thinks for a few moments before calling all in for his tournament life.

Fritzler shows    but is ultimately bested by Berman's    for nines full of treys. Frizler hits the rail while Berman increases his stack to 1.61 million.

Bradley Berman - 1,610,000 (100 bb)
Eugen Fritzler - Eliminated

Sunday, July 12, 2015 1:30 PM Local Time

Action folds around to Justin Bonomo on the button who opens for a raise to 36,000 and Carlos Gonzalez three-bets from the big blind to 150,000. Justin Bonomo clicks it back with a four-bet to 325,000, and snap-calls when Gonzalez moves all in.

Bonomo:   
Gonzalez:   

The board runs out       and Justin Bonomo takes down the monster pot. After counting down the stacks it is determined Bonomo's stack of 1,295,000 has Gonzalez covered.

Justin Bonomo - 2,610,000
Carlos Gonzalez - Eliminated

Sunday, July 12, 2015 1:29 PM Local Time

Marcus Van Opzeeland opens with a raise to 37,000 in early position. Chad Power calls from the small blind and the two see a     flop.

Power checks and Van Opzeeland bets 60,000. Power calls and the   falls on the turn. Both players check and the river is the  . Power checks and Van Opzeeland bets 105,000. Power takes a moment, but calls and Van Opzeeland shows    for a pair of kings. Power mucks his hand and Van Opzeeland scoops the pot.

Marcus Van Opzeeland - 1,633,000 (102 bb)
Chad Power - 1,464,000 (92 bb)

Sunday, July 12, 2015 1:26 PM Local Time

Eugen Fritzler opens the pot to 40,000 from second position and is called by Bradley Berman before Brandon Adams squeezes all in for 211,000. Fritzler moves all in too, for 500,000, and forces out Berman.

Adams:   
Fritzler:   

The board comes       to make Adams two pair.

Brandon Adams - 510,000 (31bb)
Eugen Fritzler - 280,000 (17bb)

Sunday, July 12, 2015 1:23 PM Local Time

Omri Moga opens with a raise to 35,000 in the hijack. Daniel Negreanu calls in the big blind and the two see a     flop.

Negreanu checks and Moga bets 30,000. Negreanu quickly raises to 85,000 and Moga calls. The   falls on the turn and both players check. The river is the   and Negreanu bets 225,000.

Moga thinks for a moment, but folds and Negreanu scoops the pot.

Daniel Negreanu - 1,163,000 (73 bb)
Omri Moga - 680,000 (43 bb)

Playtika - Jason Alexander
Sunday, July 12, 2015 1:23 PM Local Time

Kilian Kramer raises to 35,000 from under the gun plus one and is called by Robert Mitchell on the small blind. Shahriar Fahim then moves all in for 250,000 before the decision falls on Kramer.

"I'm scared of you," says Kramer towards Mitchell, before mucking his hand.

Mitchell thinks about his decision for a minute before calling the all in.

Mitchell:   
Fahim:   

The board runs out       to see Fahim hold with his over pair resulting in a welcomed double up.

Shahriar Fahim - 553,000
Robert Mitchell - 1,300,000

Sunday, July 12, 2015 1:19 PM Local Time

Erasmus Morfe opens for 40,000 from the cutoff and Billy O'Neil three-bets from the small blind. Morfe goes into his stack and comes out with a four-bet to 250,000 and O'Neil quickly releases.

Erasmus Morfe - 3,200,000 (200 bb)
Billy O'Neil - 955,000 (60 bb)

Sunday, July 12, 2015 1:18 PM Local Time

David Repicky opens from under the gun to 36,000 before Michael Telker three-bet shoved the cutoff to 228,000.

Repicky contemplates his decision for a few moments before calling.

Repicky:   
Telker:   

With Telker in the lead, the     flop furthered his advantage as the   falls on the turn.

Needing to fade an ace or king, Telker would unfortunately see one of them fall as the   completes the board on the river to send him to the rail.

David Repicky - 1,405,000
Michael Telker - Eliminated

Sunday, July 12, 2015 1:17 PM Local Time

Lucas Fauth raises from the hijack before Mario Sanchez moves all in for 146,000 from the button. The blinds fold before Fauth completes the call.

Fauth:   
Sanchez:   

The board runs out       to see Sanchez hold with his pocket pair as he doubles through Fauth.

Mario Sanchez - 334,000
Lucas Fauth - 1,185,000

Sunday, July 12, 2015 1:17 PM Local Time

Action folds to Orson Young, who opens to 35,000 from the button. The small blind folds and Nicholas Augustino defends his big blind to see the flop. 

Augustino checks the     flop and then calls Young's 35,000 chip continuation bet. 

The   falls on the turn and brings checks from both players, with Augustino leading the   river card for 120,000. 

The bet is a decent percentage of Young's remaining stack, as he is playing just over 600,000. After some thought, he calls, correctly with ace high, as Augustino announces "king high". 

Young tables    and his hand is good enough to take the pot and chip him up.

Orson Young - 850,000 (53 bb)
Nicholas Augustino - 1,300,000 (81 bb)

Playtika - Jason Alexander