$10,000 No-Limit Hold'em MAIN EVENT - World Championship (Event #73)

Brandon Hall raised to 700 in the cutoff and was met with a call from the big blind.

The       board checked through to the river where Hall bet 1,000 and his opponent folded.

Hall flashed an ace as he secured the pot for at least a rivered pair.

Brandon Hall

46,500

2,300

Six people went to the flop in a limped pot and the dealer spread out     on the table. It checked to Dutch TV host Alberto Stegeman in the hijack and he bet 800. John Smith was the only player to call from the small blind and the others all folded.

The turn was the   and Smith check-called another bet of 1,300 from Stegeman to see the   on the river. Smith checked to Stegeman for the third time in a row and he fired a bet of 2,500. He was called by Smith and Stegeman showed    for two pair and he took down the pot.

Alberto Stegeman	74,000	14,000
John Smith	47,000	-15,000

Picking up the action after the turn of a      board with about 4,000 in the pot, the player in the big blind checked to Marle Cordeiro who bet 2,200 from early position. Her opponent in middle position called and the big blind folded.

The river was the  , Cordeiro bet 6,500 and her opponent called.

Cordeiro tabled   , while her opponent showed    for a set of queens to win the pot.

Marle Cordeiro

44,500

0

On a flop of    , Mohamed Azzahti checked under the gun, Mike McDonald checked on his immediate left, and Matthew Wright put in a bet for 6,000.

Azzahti raised all-in for his remaining 40,300, McDonald called, and Wright got out of the way. "I've got it," said McDonald as the players put their holdings on the table.

Mohamed Azzahti:   
Mike McDonald:   

Azzahti had bottom set, but unfortunately for the Frenchman McDonald had it even better with the top set of kings. The turn   and river   sealed the deal, sending Azzhati home and chipping McDonald up to 158,000.

Mike McDonald	158,000	158,000
Mohamed Azzahti	0	0

Shaun Deeb and Gregory Robbins were on the river with       on display. Deeb lead for 2,500 and one player folded. After deliberating for 30 seconds or so, Robbins raised to 11,000 and Deeb made a quick call. Robbins turned over    for two pair on the turn that improved to a full house and Deeb couldn't beat it, sending his cards into the muck.

Robbins had already dropped a lot at that point, telling PokerNews, "I desperately needed those 11,000."

Gregory Robbins	45,000	45,000
Shaun Deeb	39,000	-21,000

2009 Main Event champion and four-time bracelet winner Joe Cada, who just missed out on his fifth bracelet last night in Event #70: $5,000 No-Limit Hold'em 6-Handed, was active in a hand against Yoshiya Agata with action already on the river. The board was reading       and Agata had a bet of 7,000 in front of him. Cada check-raised all in, putting Agata to the test for his entire stack of 48,100.

After thinking for several minutes, Agata called it off with   . Cada showed    for a pair turned into a bluff, tapped the table, put his gold headphones on and made his way out of Pavilion White.

The dealer and several players at the table quickly urged Cada to get back; he had, in fact, Agata covered by 5,800 and is still alive in the 2019 Main Event. After finishing 5th in the Main Event last year, he has his work cut out for him if he's to make a similar run this time around.

Yoshiya Agata	115,000	115,000
Joe Cada	5,800	-54,200

Picking up the action after a flop of    , Chino Rheem checked from the small blind and the player in the big blind checked. The player in the cutoff bet 700 and only Rheem check-called.

The turn was the   and Rheem check-called 2,300 from his opponent.

The river was the  , Rheem checked, his opponent bet 5,500 and Rheem thought for a bit before he open folded   . His opponent showed just the   as he collected the pot.

Chino Rheem

57,000

-5,000