Jason Song was short stacked and pushed for 135,000 on the button only to run into Anton Wigg in the big blind with A-J.
Song was drawing live with K-6, but on an ace on the flop basically sealed things for Wigg. Song is now at the payout desk while Wigg is up to 1,900,000.
On a board of J5236, Barry Hutter was all in holding pocket jacks for top set, only to see that his opponent, Anton Wigg, had made the runner-runner nut flush with A9.
Hutter was sent to the rail in 29th place, while Wigg chipped up to 785,000.
The very next hand after losing the massive pot to Ben Jones Anton Wigg moved all-in for 95,000 from middle position. Qi Xu Ming called from the small blind and Anthony Zinno folded his big blind.
Wigg held the A8 and was ahead of Ming’s J3. The board ran out J885K and Wigg flopped trip eights to more than double up, increaseing his stack to 240,000.
Ben Jones Spikes Three-Outer To Double Through Anton Wigg
Jul 18, '18
Ben Jones raised to 65,000 and was three-bet by Anton Wigg to 225,000. After nearly a minute of thought, Jones moved all in for 980,000, and Wigg quickly called with AK.
Jones was in trouble with AQ, but the board ran out 9627Q and Jones rivered a queen to double up to just over 2,000,000.
Wigg took the beat about as well as one could, and was left with just 95,000.
Jason Song was short stacked and pushed for 135,000 on the button only to run into Anton Wigg in the big blind with A-J.
Song was drawing live with K-6, but on an ace on the flop basically sealed things for Wigg. Song is now at the payout desk while Wigg is up to 1,900,000.
On a board of J5236, Barry Hutter was all in holding pocket jacks for top set, only to see that his opponent, Anton Wigg, had made the runner-runner nut flush with A9.
Hutter was sent to the rail in 29th place, while Wigg chipped up to 785,000.
The very next hand after losing the massive pot to Ben Jones Anton Wigg moved all-in for 95,000 from middle position. Qi Xu Ming called from the small blind and Anthony Zinno folded his big blind.
Wigg held the A8 and was ahead of Ming’s J3. The board ran out J885K and Wigg flopped trip eights to more than double up, increaseing his stack to 240,000.
Ben Jones Spikes Three-Outer To Double Through Anton Wigg
Jul 18, '18
Ben Jones raised to 65,000 and was three-bet by Anton Wigg to 225,000. After nearly a minute of thought, Jones moved all in for 980,000, and Wigg quickly called with AK.
Jones was in trouble with AQ, but the board ran out 9627Q and Jones rivered a queen to double up to just over 2,000,000.
Wigg took the beat about as well as one could, and was left with just 95,000.
1. Viktor Bloom — 132,000
2. Antonio Esfandiari — 130,000
3. Yann Dion — 110,000
4. Phil Laak — 103,000
5. James Mitchell — 100,000
6. Sam Trickett — 97,000
7. JP Kelly — 96,000
8. Carlos Mortensen — 93,000
9. Brian Powell — 90,000
10. John Dolan — 85,000
Card Player Family Chip Counts:
Barry Shulman — 90,000
Allyn Jaffrey Shulman — 21,000
Average Chip Count: 40,127
Notable Eliminations:
David Ulliot
Benjamin Spindler
Willie Tann
Sandra Naujoks
Andrew Feldman
David Benyamine
Big Hands:
Viktor Bloom Jumps into the Lead
Viktor Blom has climbed the leader board during the last level of play and he now paces the field with 132,000. Blom reached such lofty heights in a hand where the board read K 8 7 9. David Weisberger bet 3,000 on the turn and Blom raised to 10,000. Weisberger made the call and the river fell Q. Weisberger checked and Blom fired a 40,000 mortar into the 25,000 pot. Weisberger would have to risk his tournament life to make the call and so he decided to fold.
David Benyamine Eliminated
David Benyamine moved all in preflop and J.C. Tran and one other player made the call. The flop fell K 8 3 and Tran bet 4,200. The other live player made the call and the turn fell 8. The two live players checked and the river brought the 4. Both live players checked again and Benyamine flipped over pocket sixes. The live opponent of Tran revealed K J and induced J.C. to muck his hand. Benyamine was eliminated on the hand after charging out of the gates as one of the chip leaders early in the afternoon here.
No Joke — Sandra Naujoks Eliminated
Sandra Naujoks moved all in for her final 6,850 and Adam Levy decided to face of against her. Their cards:
Naujoks: A J
Levy: Q Q
Board: Q 7 5 5
Naujoks was drawing dead after the turn brought no help and she promptly exited the tournament area.
Tony Cousineau Doubles Up
Tony Cousineau moved all in for 20,000 with a board of Q 7 3 6 sitting on the table and Ludovic Lacay made the call. Cousineau turned over A Q and Lacay held pocket eights. The turn and river blanked out and Cousineau held 65,000 after the hand.
Anton Wigg Doubles Up
Anton Wigg raised to 900 preflop from early position and Eli Elezra made the call from the cutoff. The big blind jumped into the fray as well and the flop fell K 8 6. The big blind checked, Wigg bet 1,700, and Elezra raised to 7,225. The big blind mucked and Wigg reraised all in for a little extra on top. Elezra made the call and they flipped over their cards:
Wigg: 10 6
Elezra: K J
Turn and River: 3 and 8
Wigg doubled up on the hand and Elezra took the minor hit in stride.
1 Phil Ivey — 302,000
2 Viktor Blom — 275,000
3 Antonio Esfandiari — 225,000
4 James Mitchell — 210,000
5 Barny Boatman — 185,000
6 McLean Karr — 185,000
7 Andrew Pantling — 183,000
8 Thomas Bichon — 180,000
9 Nick Schulman — 169,000
10 John Eames — 162,000
Card Player Family Chip Counts:
Barry Shulman — 87,000
Average Chip Count: 79,846
Notable Eliminations:
Pat Walsh
Ted Lawson
Leo Margets
Big Hands:
Phil Ivey Takes a Large Chip Lead
Four players saw a K 10 6 flop before James Keys bet 7,500 from the cutoff. Phil Ivey raised to 18,500 from the small blind and the two other players mucked. Keys raised to 40,000 and Ivey reraised to 80,000. Keys moved all in and Ivey made the call. Their cards:
Ivey: 10 10
Keys: K Q
Turn and River: J 2
Ivey now has 317,000 and he is a dominant chip leader as even his closest competitors lag behind by a six-digit deficit.
Viktor Bloom into Second
Viktor Bloom and Jason Gray got all of their chips into the middle on a 6 5 4 flop and although Gray held pocket fives, he received some bad news when Bloom revealed pocket sixes. The turn and river didn’t make any difference and Gray hit the rail on the losing side of a classic set-over-set situation.
Kelly Takes Bite Out of Ivey
Current chip leader Phil Ivey bets 2,700 from late position and JP Kelly calls from the button. The flop is 7 6 2 and Ivey bets 4,000. Kelly calls and the turn is the 2. Ivey then fires again, this time for 11,000, and once more Kelly makes the call. The river is the 8 and Ivey bets 25,000. Kelly thinks for a minute and then moves all in for 55,300 more. Ivey goes into the tank and begrudgingly folds. He stares into the distance, looking quite perplexed as Kelly rakes in the chips. The 2009 WSOP and WSOPE double bracelet winner now has more than 135,000 in chips. Ivey drops to 302,000, but is most likely still the chip leader at this stage.
Walsh Wiggs Out
Anton Wigg bets 2,300 from under the gun and Ted Lawson calls from middle position. Pat Walsh moves all in from the small blind and Wigg reraises it to 45,000. Lawson thinks for two minutes and then passes. It’s heads up, Lykov versus Walsh, and the flop comes K 5 10 5 A. Walsh’s 7 7 are not good enough however as Lykov has a better pocket pair – 9 9. Walsh is out and Lykov is now on 85,000 in chips.
Stout Collects
JP Kelly bets 2,500 from the hijack and Matt Stout calls form the cutoff. The flop is K Q 7 and Kelly bets 5,400. Stout calls and the turn is the 8. Kelly bets 12,200 and Stout moves all in. Kelly insta-mucks and Stout is now on 71,000 in chips.
Levi Sends Lawson Home
Ted Lawson bets 2,700 from under the gun and Nicolas Levi raises it to 6,500. It’s folded around to Lawson who calls, and the two see a J 7 5 flop. Lawson checks and Levi has a look to see what the American has left behind. It’s around 22,200. Levi checks. The turn is the 10 and Lawson bets 7,500. Almost before the last chip hits the felt Levi throws out 35,000, ultimately putting Lawson all in. Lawson takes a bite of his snack and contemplates the call. After a few minutes in the tank he calls and flips over 8 8. Levi shows 10 10 and the river is the 7. Lawson is out and Levi adds what once were American chips to his French collection.
1. Viktor Bloom — 132,000
2. Antonio Esfandiari — 130,000
3. Yann Dion — 110,000
4. Phil Laak — 103,000
5. James Mitchell — 100,000
6. Sam Trickett — 97,000
7. JP Kelly — 96,000
8. Carlos Mortensen — 93,000
9. Brian Powell — 90,000
10. John Dolan — 85,000
Card Player Family Chip Counts:
Barry Shulman — 90,000
Allyn Jaffrey Shulman — 21,000
Average Chip Count: 40,127
Notable Eliminations:
David Ulliot
Benjamin Spindler
Willie Tann
Sandra Naujoks
Andrew Feldman
David Benyamine
Big Hands:
Viktor Bloom Jumps into the Lead
Viktor Blom has climbed the leader board during the last level of play and he now paces the field with 132,000. Blom reached such lofty heights in a hand where the board read K 8 7 9. David Weisberger bet 3,000 on the turn and Blom raised to 10,000. Weisberger made the call and the river fell Q. Weisberger checked and Blom fired a 40,000 mortar into the 25,000 pot. Weisberger would have to risk his tournament life to make the call and so he decided to fold.
David Benyamine Eliminated
David Benyamine moved all in preflop and J.C. Tran and one other player made the call. The flop fell K 8 3 and Tran bet 4,200. The other live player made the call and the turn fell 8. The two live players checked and the river brought the 4. Both live players checked again and Benyamine flipped over pocket sixes. The live opponent of Tran revealed K J and induced J.C. to muck his hand. Benyamine was eliminated on the hand after charging out of the gates as one of the chip leaders early in the afternoon here.
No Joke — Sandra Naujoks Eliminated
Sandra Naujoks moved all in for her final 6,850 and Adam Levy decided to face of against her. Their cards:
Naujoks: A J
Levy: Q Q
Board: Q 7 5 5
Naujoks was drawing dead after the turn brought no help and she promptly exited the tournament area.
Tony Cousineau Doubles Up
Tony Cousineau moved all in for 20,000 with a board of Q 7 3 6 sitting on the table and Ludovic Lacay made the call. Cousineau turned over A Q and Lacay held pocket eights. The turn and river blanked out and Cousineau held 65,000 after the hand.
Anton Wigg Doubles Up
Anton Wigg raised to 900 preflop from early position and Eli Elezra made the call from the cutoff. The big blind jumped into the fray as well and the flop fell K 8 6. The big blind checked, Wigg bet 1,700, and Elezra raised to 7,225. The big blind mucked and Wigg reraised all in for a little extra on top. Elezra made the call and they flipped over their cards:
Wigg: 10 6
Elezra: K J
Turn and River: 3 and 8
Wigg doubled up on the hand and Elezra took the minor hit in stride.
1 Phil Ivey — 302,000
2 Viktor Blom — 275,000
3 Antonio Esfandiari — 225,000
4 James Mitchell — 210,000
5 Barny Boatman — 185,000
6 McLean Karr — 185,000
7 Andrew Pantling — 183,000
8 Thomas Bichon — 180,000
9 Nick Schulman — 169,000
10 John Eames — 162,000
Card Player Family Chip Counts:
Barry Shulman — 87,000
Average Chip Count: 79,846
Notable Eliminations:
Pat Walsh
Ted Lawson
Leo Margets
Big Hands:
Phil Ivey Takes a Large Chip Lead
Four players saw a K 10 6 flop before James Keys bet 7,500 from the cutoff. Phil Ivey raised to 18,500 from the small blind and the two other players mucked. Keys raised to 40,000 and Ivey reraised to 80,000. Keys moved all in and Ivey made the call. Their cards:
Ivey: 10 10
Keys: K Q
Turn and River: J 2
Ivey now has 317,000 and he is a dominant chip leader as even his closest competitors lag behind by a six-digit deficit.
Viktor Bloom into Second
Viktor Bloom and Jason Gray got all of their chips into the middle on a 6 5 4 flop and although Gray held pocket fives, he received some bad news when Bloom revealed pocket sixes. The turn and river didn’t make any difference and Gray hit the rail on the losing side of a classic set-over-set situation.
Kelly Takes Bite Out of Ivey
Current chip leader Phil Ivey bets 2,700 from late position and JP Kelly calls from the button. The flop is 7 6 2 and Ivey bets 4,000. Kelly calls and the turn is the 2. Ivey then fires again, this time for 11,000, and once more Kelly makes the call. The river is the 8 and Ivey bets 25,000. Kelly thinks for a minute and then moves all in for 55,300 more. Ivey goes into the tank and begrudgingly folds. He stares into the distance, looking quite perplexed as Kelly rakes in the chips. The 2009 WSOP and WSOPE double bracelet winner now has more than 135,000 in chips. Ivey drops to 302,000, but is most likely still the chip leader at this stage.
Walsh Wiggs Out
Anton Wigg bets 2,300 from under the gun and Ted Lawson calls from middle position. Pat Walsh moves all in from the small blind and Wigg reraises it to 45,000. Lawson thinks for two minutes and then passes. It’s heads up, Lykov versus Walsh, and the flop comes K 5 10 5 A. Walsh’s 7 7 are not good enough however as Lykov has a better pocket pair – 9 9. Walsh is out and Lykov is now on 85,000 in chips.
Stout Collects
JP Kelly bets 2,500 from the hijack and Matt Stout calls form the cutoff. The flop is K Q 7 and Kelly bets 5,400. Stout calls and the turn is the 8. Kelly bets 12,200 and Stout moves all in. Kelly insta-mucks and Stout is now on 71,000 in chips.
Levi Sends Lawson Home
Ted Lawson bets 2,700 from under the gun and Nicolas Levi raises it to 6,500. It’s folded around to Lawson who calls, and the two see a J 7 5 flop. Lawson checks and Levi has a look to see what the American has left behind. It’s around 22,200. Levi checks. The turn is the 10 and Lawson bets 7,500. Almost before the last chip hits the felt Levi throws out 35,000, ultimately putting Lawson all in. Lawson takes a bite of his snack and contemplates the call. After a few minutes in the tank he calls and flips over 8 8. Levi shows 10 10 and the river is the 7. Lawson is out and Levi adds what once were American chips to his French collection.
1. Chris Moneymaker — 390,000
2. Nicolas Levi — 370,000
3. Ekaterina Kolobekova — 360,000
4. Domenico Iannone — 350,000
5. Paul Berende — 340,000
6. Simon Munz — 340,000
7. Ramzi Jelassi — 330,000
8. Moritz Kranich — 280,000
9. Oleksandr Vaserfirer — 276,000
10. Melanie Weisner — 270,000
Notable Eliminations:
Johannes Steindl
Nabil Matta
Marcel Luske
Joe Cada
Joao Barbosa
Ludovic Lacay
Big Hands:
Ross Boatman Doubles Up
The cutoff raised to 7,800 and Ross Boatman reraised to 22,000 from the small blind.
The cutoff then moved all in and Boatman called for his tournament life with pocket jacks. His opponent revealed A10, but failed to connect on a board reading 8438K.
Boatman is now up to a healthy 185,000 in chips.
Anton Wigg Doubles Through Toby Lewis
EPT Copenhagen winner Anton Wigg reraised Toby Lewis and his opening raise to 12,100 before Lewis responded with an all in move.
Wigg called with pocket jacks and saw that he was in good shape against Lewis and his Q10. The board fell J874K and Wigg doubled up to 170,000. Lewis was left with 200,000 after the hand.
Marcel Luske Eliminated
Andre Santos raised to 7,500 and was called by both Macel Luske and the big blind. The flop came down 1052 and the big blind checked.
Santos bet 12,000 and Luske called. The turn was the 3 and Luske moved all in. Santos called with pocket nines and Luske could only reveal KQ for two overs.
The river was the J and Luske was eliminated from the tournament.
Pierre Neuville Doubles Up
James Mitchell raised to 6,600 and Pierre Neuville called. The flop came 864 and both players checked. The turn was the Q and Neuville bet 11,000.
Mitchell raised to 23,500 and Neuville called. The river was the 7 and Neuville moved all in for 36,300. Mitchell called, but mucked when Neuville revealed 95 for a rivered straight. Neuville now has just over 100,000 in chips.
Matt Kay Makes Quads to Bust Joao Barbosa
Matt Kay raised and Joao Barbosa moved all in for about 60,000. Kay called with pocket nines and was racing against Barbosa’s AQ.
The board fell K98Q9 and Kay’s quads sent Barbosa to the rail. Kay is now up to 135,000.
Yevgeniy Timoshenko Doubles Up
Yevgeniy Timoshenko raised to 72,000 and the small blind reraised to 18,500. Timoshenko then shoved for 54,200 and was called by AQ.
Timoshenko showed pocket queens and they held to double him up to 120,000.
Josef Klinger raised to 16,000 and Anton Wigg moved all in for the big blind. Klinger called with pocket sevens and they outraced Wigg’s AQ on a board of 1010J67 to send him home.
1. Chris Moneymaker — 390,000
2. Nicolas Levi — 370,000
3. Ekaterina Kolobekova — 360,000
4. Domenico Iannone — 350,000
5. Paul Berende — 340,000
6. Simon Munz — 340,000
7. Ramzi Jelassi — 330,000
8. Moritz Kranich — 280,000
9. Oleksandr Vaserfirer — 276,000
10. Melanie Weisner — 270,000
Notable Eliminations:
Johannes Steindl
Nabil Matta
Marcel Luske
Joe Cada
Joao Barbosa
Ludovic Lacay
Big Hands:
Ross Boatman Doubles Up
The cutoff raised to 7,800 and Ross Boatman reraised to 22,000 from the small blind.
The cutoff then moved all in and Boatman called for his tournament life with pocket jacks. His opponent revealed A10, but failed to connect on a board reading 8438K.
Boatman is now up to a healthy 185,000 in chips.
Anton Wigg Doubles Through Toby Lewis
EPT Copenhagen winner Anton Wigg reraised Toby Lewis and his opening raise to 12,100 before Lewis responded with an all in move.
Wigg called with pocket jacks and saw that he was in good shape against Lewis and his Q10. The board fell J874K and Wigg doubled up to 170,000. Lewis was left with 200,000 after the hand.
Marcel Luske Eliminated
Andre Santos raised to 7,500 and was called by both Macel Luske and the big blind. The flop came down 1052 and the big blind checked.
Santos bet 12,000 and Luske called. The turn was the 3 and Luske moved all in. Santos called with pocket nines and Luske could only reveal KQ for two overs.
The river was the J and Luske was eliminated from the tournament.
Pierre Neuville Doubles Up
James Mitchell raised to 6,600 and Pierre Neuville called. The flop came 864 and both players checked. The turn was the Q and Neuville bet 11,000.
Mitchell raised to 23,500 and Neuville called. The river was the 7 and Neuville moved all in for 36,300. Mitchell called, but mucked when Neuville revealed 95 for a rivered straight. Neuville now has just over 100,000 in chips.
Matt Kay Makes Quads to Bust Joao Barbosa
Matt Kay raised and Joao Barbosa moved all in for about 60,000. Kay called with pocket nines and was racing against Barbosa’s AQ.
The board fell K98Q9 and Kay’s quads sent Barbosa to the rail. Kay is now up to 135,000.
Yevgeniy Timoshenko Doubles Up
Yevgeniy Timoshenko raised to 72,000 and the small blind reraised to 18,500. Timoshenko then shoved for 54,200 and was called by AQ.
Timoshenko showed pocket queens and they held to double him up to 120,000.
Josef Klinger raised to 16,000 and Anton Wigg moved all in for the big blind. Klinger called with pocket sevens and they outraced Wigg’s AQ on a board of 1010J67 to send him home.
Joe Cada raised to 900 from early position and Anton Wigg called from the cutoff. The flop was K
3
2
and Cada checked again. Wigg bet 3,500 and Cada called.
and both players checked. Cada showed A
Anton Wigg moved all in for his last 385,000 under-the-gun and was called by Anthony Zinno on the button with 4
Ben Jones raised to 65,000 and was three-bet by Anton Wigg to 225,000. After nearly a minute of thought, Jones moved all in for 980,000, and Wigg quickly called with A
Blinds: 200-400 with a 50 ante
8
7
. Weisberger checked and Blom fired a 40,000 mortar into the 25,000 pot. Weisberger would have to risk his tournament life to make the call and so he decided to fold.
. The two live players checked and the river brought the 4
10
4
8
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Marcel Luske Eliminated