Ben Zamani and Chengce Jiang have stopped the clock to talk about potential deals.
2017 WinStar River Poker Series
Johanssy Joseph was the short stack three-handed and shoved all in from the small blind with for his last 1,700,000.
Chengce Jiang called from the big blind with . The board ran out and Joseph was eliminated in third place.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Chengce Jiang |
12,370,000
2,970,000
|
2,970,000 |
Ben Zamani |
10,780,000
-1,270,000
|
-1,270,000 |
Johanssy Joseph | Busted |
Level: 31
Blinds: 80,000/160,000
Ante: 20,000
For the first time in awhile, there's a new chip leader.
Chengce Jiang opened for 300,000 in the small blind and Ben Zamani defended the big. The flop came and both players checked. On the turn, Jiang bet 275,000 and Zamani called. The river was a and Jiang checked. Zamani cut out a massive bet of 1,060,000 and slid it in. Jiang thought a couple of minutes and called, but Zamani showed him for a straight.
Right after that, players went on break.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Ben Zamani |
11,000,000
2,600,000
|
2,600,000 |
Chengce Jiang |
9,600,000
-2,600,000
|
-2,600,000 |
Johanssy Joseph |
2,600,000
320,000
|
320,000 |
Dwight Sellars was eliminated when he got all in against Ben Zamani's pocket sixes, .
Sellars has been hanging on through several eliminations today, doubling up at the right time and laddering up to fourth place. Finally, he couldn't beat Zamani, who came in as the second shortest stack today, but has been crushing and is now second with three left.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Ben Zamani |
8,400,000
1,400,000
|
1,400,000 |
Dwight Sellars | Busted |
Ben Zamani made it 325,000 on the button and Dwight Sellars defended his big blind. The flop came and Sellars checked. Zamani said he was all in and Sellars snap-called.
Sellars:
Zamani:
Zamani needed a miracle and the turn and river didn't provide one. He sent Sellars about 400,000.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Ben Zamani |
7,000,000
-1,200,000
|
-1,200,000 |
Dwight Sellars |
1,500,000
-400,000
|
-400,000 |
Ben Zamani limped from the small blind.
"You're gonna play nice?" Lang Nguyen asked from the big blind.
He looked down at and shoved all in for 2,700,000 and Zamani snap called and showed him two queens, .
"Oh f*@k," said Nguyen.
The board ran out and Zamani won the pot.
Nguyen will take home $107,968 for his fifth place finish.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Ben Zamani |
8,200,000
2,730,000
|
2,730,000 |
Lang Nguyen | Busted |
Chengce Jiang opened under the gun and called the shove of Johanssy Joseph, who had 1,030,000 in the small blind.
Joseph:
Jiang:
Jiang was not happy to see he was dominated and the bone-dry runout did him no favors.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Chengce Jiang |
12,200,000
800,000
|
800,000 |
Johanssy Joseph |
2,280,000
980,000
|
980,000 |
Level: 30
Blinds: 60,000/120,000
Ante: 20,000