Event #67: MAIN EVENT No-Limit Hold'em World Championship

Mike Krasienko raised and called a three-bet to 8,500 by the player from one over. As they headed to the     flop and Krasienko checked. He faced a continuation bet worth 6,000 and then opted for a check-raise to 16,500. Only half a minute passed and the all-in move followed as Krasienko instantly sent his cards into the muck.

Michael Krasienko

70,000

-30,000

Vic Peppe raised to 3,500 from middle position, Daan Mulders called from the button and the big blind defended.

The     flop was checked to Peppe who took down the pot with an uncontested 4,000 continuation bet and he rolled over    as he collected the pot.

Vic Peppe	166,500	33,300
Daan Mulders	133,200	-1,300

A minor dent was put into the big stack of Mustapha Kanit when he raised the button and was called by the big blind. As the     flop was checked through, the big blind bet the   turn for 3,800 and the   river for 8,500. Kanit called both times but couldn't beat    to lose a very small portion of his massive stack.

Mustapha Kanit

680,000

-18,700

Nate Silver was out of position in a heads-up pot on a board of       with around 35,000 in the middle.

Silver led out with a river bet of 22,000 and his opponent gave the situation some thought.

"I played with my friend Terry the other day and he did this exact same thing on the river," the opponent said.

The player folded and Silver took down the sizeable pot.

"It's never a bluff," the player said. "I laid down a good hand."

Nate Silver

110,000

-56,300

With a big pot in the middle and      on the board, Matthew Hopkins checked from middle position. Adam Friedman bet 15,200 from the button and Hopkins called.

The river was   and Hopkins shoved as soon as the card dropped. Friedman was covered and he snap-called for his last 23,000.

Hopkins turned over    for the nut flush. Friedman tossed    on top of the muck and wished everyone well before heading for the exit.

Matthew Hopkins	196,000	109,400
Adam Friedman	0	-107,600

Action was picked up on the turn as the board read     . From the cutoff, Ryona Tanaka bet 20,000 into a pot of about 35,000. Yudai Goto was on the button and waited a bit before spiking a stack of chips down for a raise that would force Tanaka to put in her entire stack to call.

She played with her chips and studied the board. After about 30 seconds she folded and Goto took the pot from his Japanese compatriot.

Yudai Goto	325,000	109,000
Francisco Estrada	284,000	-44,000
Jessica Cai	232,000	-21,000
Ryona Tanaka	29,300	-36,700

Scott Fitzhugh opened the action with a raise to 2,800 from middle position and was three-bet by Asi Moshe in late position to 8,200. Fitzhugh responded with a four-bet to 32,800, which Moshe just called.

The flop came down     and the action didn't slow down.

Fitzhugh continued for 30,000 more, and Moshe then moved all-in for 103,000 effective. Fitzhugh made the call and all the money was in the middle.

Scott Fitzhugh:   
Asi Moshe:   

The board ran out with the   and  , giving Fitzhugh a huge double up.

Scott Fitzhugh	271,000	164,400
Asi Moshe	41,500	-155,500

The remaining players are now on their second break of the day.

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• Yoon Spikes The River to Double
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• Gross Expelled by Aces
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The player under the gun raised to 2,500 and was called by the button before the small blind three-bet to 15,000.

Action was on Melissa Bryne from the big blind and she was the only player who called to see a     flop.

The small blind announced all in and Bryne snapped-off her 43,900 stack.

Melissa Bryne:   
Opponent:   

Bryne was well ahead with her pocket aces and the   turn followed by the   river secured her double-up.

Melissa Bryne

120,000

45,800