Stephen Chidwick Bets Out Sam Soverel
Sam Soverel opened under the gun to 35,000. Stephen Chidwick was next to act and made it 135,000 to go.
Action folded back to Soverel who said, “How does this always happen. We just come back from break and I double you up,” before flicking in the call.
The flop came [9c4s4h] and Soverel checked. Chidwick announced pot and moved all in for 265,000.
Soverel used a time extension before tossing his cards into the muck.
| Player | Chips | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Stephen Chidwick | 565,000 |
165,000  |
| Sam Soverel | 375,000 |
-133,000  |
Player Spotlight: Anthony Zinno
You won’t often find Anthony Zinno at the poker table dressed like a slob or looking angry. He not only has style but is always positive even when the cards aren’t going his way.
Prior to turning pro, Zinno earned a degree in chemical engineering from Worcester Polytechnic Institute and then graduated from Suffolk University Law School. With over $150,000 in student debt, he chose poker instead of practicing law despite having already passed the Bar.
“So, after my third year of law school I had a big decision to make, I knew I was going to finish law school but what am I going to do after?” he told Poker Central in 2017. “When I was coming out we were going into a recession and it didn’t look promising for a career as a patent attorney. I love traveling and figured I’d give poker my best shot.”
“I graduated, passed the Bar and decided to play poker for a living right then and there,” Zinno continued. “It was way before Black Friday and I was grinding out a decent living. But I had $150,000 is student loan debt over my head and never practiced as an attorney.”
It turned out to be the right play. Zinno, 38, is one of the most consistent tournament players in the world. He’s been a rousing success on the World Poker Tour, having won three Main Tour events and made two additional final tables. Anthony always seems to be in contention late in WPT events.
In 2015, he won his first and only WSOP bracelet – $1,122,196 in $25,000 High Roller Pot Limit Omaha. That win is still the biggest of his career. He has over $8.2 million in live tournament cashes. It was definitely a smart decision to choose poker over practicing law.
Table 1
| Player | Chips | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Anthony Zinno | 781,000 |
296,000 |
| John Riordan | 655,000 |
-35,000 |
| Sean Rafael | 515,000 |
65,000 |
| Tom Marchese | 508,000 |
-32,000 |
| Jared Bleznick | 471,000 |
41,000 |
| Ben Lamb | 415,000 |
15,000 |
Table 2
| Player | Chips | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Cary Katz | 610,000 |
-301,000 |
| Sam Soverel | 508,000 |
294,000 |
| Ben Yu | 458,000 |
-102,000 |
| Stephen Chidwick | 400,000 |
70,000 |
| Chance Kornuth | 284,000 |
51,000 |
| Sean Winter | 277,000 |
-78,000 |
Joshua Ladines Eliminated by Anthony Zinno
Joshua Ladines opened to pot from under the gun leaving himself 30,000 behind.
Action folded to Anthony Zinno in the big blind who moved all in. Ladines called and the cards were tabled.
Ladines: [Ac5cKs2h]
Zinno: [QcThJc9h]
The flop came [8s7c6d] and Zinno flopped the nut straight leaving Ladines drawing very thin.
The turn was the [5s] and offered no help to Ladines and with the [2c] on the river he was sent to the rail.
| Player | Chips | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Anthony Zinno | 781,000 |
296,000 |
| Joshua Ladines | Busted |
-135,000 |
Ben Lamb vs. Sean Rafael
On a board reading [JdQd9sAc] with roughly 86,000 in the middle, Sean Rafael bet out 65,000 from the small blind.
Ben Lamb called from the big blind as the river landed the [2d].
Rafael checked, Lamb bet 85,000, and Rafael folded.
| Player | Chips | Change |
|---|---|---|
| John Riordan | 690,000 |
-170,000 |
| Tom Marchese | 540,000 |
235,000 |
| Sean Rafael | 450,000 |
69,000 |
| Ben Lamb | 400,000 |
76,000 |
Sean Rafael Wins a Small One From John Riordan
Sean Rafael opened from the button to 28,000. John Riordan made the call from the big blind.
The flop came [As2d7d] and action checked through.
The turn brought the [9d] and action checked through again.
The [7s] hit the river and Riordan checked for a third time.
Rafael fired a bet of 45,000 and that took it down as Riordan mucked.
| Player | Chips | Change |
|---|---|---|
| John Riordan | 860,000 |
-220,000 |
| Sean Rafael | 381,000 |
-154,000 |
| Ben Lamb | 324,000 |
-146,000 |
| Tom Marchese | 305,000 |
115,000 |
Anthony Zinno vs. Joshua Ladines
Anthony Zinno raised to 36,000 from the small blind and Joshua Ladines called in the big.
The flop landed [3cTd4c] and Zinno continued for 55,000 and Ladines folded.
| Player | Chips | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Ben Yu | 560,000 |
70,000 |
| Anthony Zinno | 485,000 |
235,000 |
| Jared Bleznick | 430,000 |
-160,000 |
| Sean Winter | 355,000 |
-25,000 |
| Joshua Ladines | 135,000 |
-175,000 |
Cary Katz Eyeing One Million
Chance Kornuth limped the button, and Cary Katz completed from the small blind.
Matthew Wantman checked his option in the big blind before the [TcKdAc9cKc] board checked through to the river.
Katz led out for 28,000 and both Wantman and Kornuth folded.
| Player | Chips | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Cary Katz | 911,000 |
211,000 |
| Stephen Chidwick | 330,000 |
-25,000 |
| Chance Kornuth | 233,000 |
-632,000 |
| Sam Soverel | 214,000 |
94,000 |
| Matthew Wantman | 55,000 |
-112,000 |
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