Dan Shak Eliminated in 2nd Place ($83,200)

On the first hand of heads-up play, Justin Bonomo opened to 40,000, and Dan Shak moved all-in for his last 470,000. Bonomo snap-called. Shak: [Ah9h] Bonomo: [AsJs] The board ran out [Ac4c6dTs8h], and Bonomo held the higher kicker to eliminate Shak in 2nd place for $83,200.

Rok Gostisa Eliminated in 3rd Place ($51,200)

Rok Gostisa was all-in for his last 170,000, and Justin Bonomo called. Bonomo: [Ac8h] Gostisa: [Qd4h] The board ran out [6h4h3s3h8d], and Bonomo rivered a pair of eights to eliminate Gostisa in 3rd place for $51,200.

Dominik Nitsche Shoves on Dan Shak, Justin Bonomo

Justin Bonomo opened to 30,000 from under the gun and action folded to Dan Shak in the small blind, he called. Dominik Nitsche was in the big blind and moved all-in for 260,000. Bonomo folded, and Dan Shak used two-time extensions before tossing [As8s] face up into the muck.

Dan Shak Doubles Through Nick Schulman

Action folded to Dan Shak in the small blind, and he moved all-in for 354,000. Nick Schulman was in the big blind and called. Shak: [7s7h] Schulman: [AsKs] The board ran out [qd5h8c3sTc], and Shak's sevens held to double.

Koray Aldemir Eliminated by Dan Shak

Koray Aldemir open-shoved for approximately 50,000 from under the gun and action folded to Dan Shak in middle position, who went all-in over the top for approximately 350,000. The rest of the table folded, and the cards were tabled. Aldemir: [Ac5h] Dan Shak: [TcTs] The board ran out [3c3d2d8h7s], and Shak's tens

Daniel Smiljkovic Bets Out Dan Shak

Dan Shak opened to 7,000 from under the gun, and action folded to Daniel Smiljkovic on the button, he called. The dealer spread the [6h4c5d], and Shak continued for 7,000. Smiljkovic called. The turn [Tc] hit the felt, and Shak checked. Smiljkovic bet 18,000, and Shak folded.

WSOP Day 39 Review: Day 1d Led by Adedapo Ajayi on Largest Day of Main Event So Far

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The biggest Day 1 flight of the World Series of Poker Main Event by far has ended with Adepayo Ajayi top of the leaderboard on an overall lead with 340,900 chips. After a stunning day at the WSOP felt, over 2,500 players sat down to play the biggest poker tournament

WSOP Review Day 17: Chance Kornuth Wins Third WSOP Bracelet in Short Deck Victory, Hellmuth Second of Ten Remaining in Lowball Event

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Paul Seaton - October 17, 2021

Chance Kornuth celebrated his third WSOP victory last night in Las Vegas as the popular poker pro and coach in the game won the $10,000-entry Short Deck Event #29 for a top prize of $194,670. Kornuth the King Once Again as Chance Wins Third Bracelet Chance Kornuth won his third bracelet last

Jared Bleznick Wins A Small One

Action folded to Cary Katz in the cutoff, and he raised to 7,000. Dan Shak was on the button and called. Jared Bleznick was in the big blind and called. The board ran out [Qd3c5hAs3s], and action checked through on every street. Bleznick tabled [AdJhJs2d] for aces and threes with

Dan Shak Eliminated by Sam Soverel

Dan Shak was all-in for his last 20,500, and Sam Soverel called with the cards already tabled. Shak: [6c5c] Soverel: [9c9s] The board ran out [Qc5d3dKdKh], and Soverel's nines held to eliminate Shak.