Ben Yu vs. Philip Shing
With roughly 28,000 in the middle and the board reading [Ks4sKd8cQh], Ben Yu checked from under the gun to Philip Shing in the hijack.
Shing bet out 14,000 and Yu responded with a check-raise to 55,000. Shing burned through two time extensions before folding.
| Player | Chips | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Ben Yu | 188,000 |
88,000  |
| Philip Shing | 160,500 |
-39,000  |
Aces Up for Joseph Cheong
Joseph Cheong raised under the gun and Justin Bonomo three-bet to 8,500 from the cutoff.
Cheong called as the flop landed [Kd6h2s]. Cheong check-called a bet of 6,000 from Bonomo before the [6s] and [Ah] checked through.
Cheong revealed his [AsQh] for aces-up, and Bonomo mucked.
| Player | Chips | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Joseph Cheong | 110,000 |
10,000 |
| Justin Bonomo | 90,000 |
-14,000 |
Turn Bet Win for Brock Wilson
Brock Wilson limped the small blind and Rok Gostisa checked his option in the big blind.
The [QhQcAc] flop checked through to reveal the [4s] on the turn. Wilson bet out 4,500 and Gostisa folded.
| Player | Chips | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Brock Wilson | 101,000 |
1,000 |
| Rok Gostisa | 98,000 |
-2,000 |
Small One for Justin Bonomo
Andrew Wilson raised to 2,500 from under the gun and Justin Bonomo defended his big blind.
The flop landed [2d8c7d] and both players checked through to reveal the [3h] on the turn.
Bonomo bet out 5,000 and Wilson folded.
| Player | Chips | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Justin Bonomo | 104,000 |
4,000 |
| Andrew Wilson | 96,500 |
-3,500 |
Philip Shing Doubles Through Ali Imsirovic
Isaac Kempton raised to 2,500 from under the gun and Ali Imsirovic three-bet to 8,000 next to act in the cutoff.
From the small blind, Philip Shing four-bet to 20,000. Kempton folded, but Imsirovic called.
The flop landed [8s9sJc] and Shing moved all-in for 78,000 and Imsirovic snap-called.
Shing: [QhQd]
Imsirovic: [JhJd]
The turn and river landed the [6s] and [Tc] and Shing rivered a straight to double through.
| Player | Chips | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Philip Shing | 199,500 |
99,500 |
| Isaac Kempton | 95,000 |
-5,000 |
| Ali Imsirovic | 13,000 |
-87,000 |
Table 3
| Player | Chips | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Sam Soverel | 100,000 | - |
| Barry Hutter | 100,000 | - |
| Brock Wilson | 100,000 | - |
| Andrew Lichtenberger | 100,000 | - |
| Leonard Maue | 100,000 | - |
| Justin Saliba | 100,000 | - |
| Rok Gostisa | 100,000 | - |
Table 2
| Player | Chips | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Alex Foxen | 100,000 | - |
| Ali Imsirovic | 100,000 | - |
| Ben Yu | 100,000 | - |
| Stephen Song | 100,000 | - |
| Chris Brewer | 100,000 | - |
| Philip Shing | 100,000 | - |
| Isaac Kempton | 100,000 | - |
Table 1
| Player | Chips | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Justin Bonomo | 100,000 | - |
| Seth Davies | 100,000 | - |
| Joseph Cheong | 100,000 | - |
| Jesse Lonis | 100,000 | - |
| Daniel Smiljkovic | 100,000 | - |
| Andrew Wilson | 100,000 | - |
Welcome to Bellagio High Roller Event #1: $10,000 No-Limit Hold’em
Welcome to the Bellagio Resort & Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada, for High Roller Event #1: $10,000 No-Limit Hold’em of the Five Diamond World Poker Classic.
The Five Diamond World Poker Classic has been a part of Bellagio poker history since the inaugural season of the World Poker Tour back in 2002 when Gus Hansen topped John Juanda to win the first-ever WPT Main Tour title.
The 19th installment of the Five Diamond World Poker Classic would see the addition of 13 high roller poker tournaments leading up to the WPT Five Diamond World Poker Classic Main Event that kicks off on December 15. These high roller tournaments range in buy-ins from $10,000 to $100,000, and vary in games from No-Limit Hold’em, Pot-Limit Omaha, and 8-Game.
This tournament is part of the PokerGO Tour with players earning points based on the amount they cash for. The full PokerGO Tour schedule can be found here, and the current PokerGO Tour presented by Guaranteed Rate leaderboard is available here.
Event #1 will see players begin with 100,000 in starting chips, and levels will be 40-minutes in duration with a 10-minute break every two levels. Players that register before the start time of 12 p.m. PT will not have to pay rake on their tournament entry, but this will not apply for late entries and re-entries. Registration closes at the start of Level 7, and players are allowed unlimited reentries during the event. The 30-second shot clock will be in-play with each player receiving six 30-second time extensions per entry. The final six players will receive an additional six 30-second time extensions.
Cards are expected to be in the air for Event #1 at 12 p.m. PT on Thursday, December 2, from the Bellagio Resort & Casino poker room. The PokerGO News Live Reporting Team will be on-site providing exclusive live updates throughout this event and the entire high roller portion of the Five Diamond World Poker Classic schedule.
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