Congratulations to Steven Sarmiento from Queens, NY who finished 5th in our DeepStack Championship Event #72 $3,500 NLH $2M GTD winning $106,470.
Blinds: 80,000 / 160,000
Henri Buehler raised to 325,000 from the button before Steven Sarmiento moved all in for his last 640,000 from the big blind. Buehler made the quick call.
Buehler: A♦ K♠
Sarmiento: Q♣ 3♦
Sarmiento was unable to improve on the 9♣ T♣ 2♣ 6♥ 7♥ board ultimately falling in fifth place.
Blinds: 80,000 / 160,000
Dylan Linde moved all in for 2,690,000 from the small blind. Steven Sarmiento was in the big blind, and tanked over his decision for a minute, before making the call with more behind.
Linde: 5♠ 4♠
Sarmiento: Q♣ J♣
The board ran out 5♥ 9♠ 5♣ A♣ 3♦ improving Linde to trip fives which earned him the double.
Dylan Linde – 5,540,000
Steven Sarmiento – 360,000
Blinds: 80,000 / 160,000
Ran Ilani raised to 325,000 from the cutoff and was called by Troy Quenneville on the button and Dylan Linde in the big blind.
The flop came T♠ 3♥ 5♦ and Linde checked. Ilani continued for 300,000. Quenneville called. Linde folded.
The turn brought the 7♣ and Ilani checked. Quenneville bet 425,000. Ilani called.
Both players then checked as the 2♣ completed the board.
Ilani tabled 6♣ 5♣ for a pair of fives, and took down the pot, after Quenneville mucked his hand.
Ran Ilani – 5,700,000
Troy Quenneville – 6,730,000
Blinds: 80,000 / 160,000
Steven Sarmiento moved all in for 2,445,000 from under the gun. Ran Ilani then shoved all in over the top for just over 6,000,000 which forced a fold from the remainder of the table.
Sarmiento: T♣ T♦
Ilani: A♥ K♠
The board ran out 3♠ Q♦ 2♠ 4♥ 2♥, improving Sarmiento’s hand to two pair, which was enough to double up and stay in the tournament.
Steven Sarmiento – 5,290,000
Ran Ilani – 3,600,000
The remaining five players are on a 15-minute break.
Here is how they stand heading into 80,000 / 160,000 blinds.
Troy Quenneville – 7,145,000
Henri Buehler – 7,125,000
Ran Ilani – 6,355,000
Dylan Linde – 2,775,000
Steven Sarmiento – 2,605,000
Blinds: 60,000 / 120,000
Troy Quenneville raised to 240,000 from the button and was called by Henri Buehler and Dylan Linde in the blinds.
The flop came J♥ 7♦ 3♣ and the decision checked to Quenneville. He continued for 220,000. Both Buehler and Linde called.
The turn fell the 4♥ and again Buehler and Linde checked. Quenneville slid out 960,000. Buehler quickly mucked. Linde called shortly after.
Both players then opted to check after the 9♦ completed the board.
Linde tabled J♠ 5♠ for top pair. Quenneville then flipped over K♠ K♥ for a higher pair and the winning hand.
Troy Quenneville – 6,200,000
Dylan Linde – 2,750,000
Henri Buhler – 7,900,000
Blinds: 60,000 / 120,000
Henri Buehler raised to 480,000 from the small blind and was called by Dylan Linde in the big blind.
The flop came 3♦ 9♦ T♣ and Buehler checked. Linde fired out 420,000. Buehler called.
The turn brought the 7♥ and Buehler checked once again. Linde slid out a bet totalling 1,250,000. Buehler called shortly after.
Both players then checked as the A♣ completed the board.
Buehler tabled his 3♠ 7♦ for two pair, and took down the pot, after Linde mucked his hand.
Henri Buehler – 9,450,000
Dylan Linde – 5,070,000
Blinds: 50,000 / 100,000
Troy Quenneville raised to 200,000 from under the gun and was called by Ran Ilani in the big blind.
The flop came 4♦ 9♥ 9♦ and Ilani checked. Quenneville continued for 130,000. Ilani then raised to 375,000. Quenneville called.
Both players checked the Q♦ on the turn before the 8♣ completed the board.
Ilani bet out 825,000. Quenneville sat motionless for a minute before moving all in for 2,485,000. Ilani deliberated for several minutes over his decision.
Quenneville then called time on Ilani. Ilani was given his thirty second countdown but mucked shortly after.
Troy Quenneville – 4,610,000
Ran Ilani – 4,530,000
Blinds: 50,000 / 100,000
Henri Buehler called from the small blind before Dylan Linde raised to 400,000 from the big blind. Buhler called.
Both players checked the T♥ 5♦ 6♦ flop before the K♥ fell on the turn.
Buehler checked. Linde bet out 600,000. Buehler then raised it up to 2,100,000. Linde thought for a minute before opting to muck his hand.
Henri Buehler – 7,400,000
Dylan Linde – 6,985,000
Blinds: 50,000 / 100,000
Ran Ilani raised to 250,000 from the small blind before Troy Quenneville moved all in for 1,915,000 from the big blind. Ilani snap-called.
Quenneville: A♣ K♦
Ilani: K♣ K♥
The board ran out A♥ J♣ J♥ 3♥ 3♣, improving Quenneville to a higher two pair, earning him the double up.
Troy Quenneville – 3,840,000
Ran Ilani – 6,225,000