World champs Phil Hellmuth and Jamie Gold took on a desk stuffed with Commerce On line casino execs who certified to compete in a “Beat the Legends” livestreamed sit n’ go that aired Tuesday on YouTube.
The winner, JT Nunez, obtained $12,000 for beating out seven others, whereas Vincent Dong took dwelling $5,000 for second place. However the livestream introduced in viewers as a result of headliners and the entertaining desk speak they all the time carry to a sport. Jeff Platt and Brent Hanks from PokerGO dealt with the commentary duties on YouTube.
Gold and Hellmuth Tackle the Commerce Qualifiers
As a part of the World Collection of Poker Circuit (WSOPC) sequence at Commerce in Los Angeles, the qualifier sit n’ go had eight gamers — six qualifiers — all beginning with 20,000 chips.
Each poker legends began off a bit gradual, folding preflop most fingers as a consequence of a scarcity of being dealt premium playing cards. Gold would choose up a straight flush draw on the flip in a hand in opposition to Fernando Gonzalez, who had nine-high, which was truly one of the best hand on the time. However the inferior hand that had loads of fairness wager the flip and took it down.
Gonzalez was an early chip chief, however he’d ultimately bust in sixth place. About half-hour into the session, the blinds grew to become an element, and it created some intense motion. Rey Roca was sitting atop the leaderboard for a bit, however solely by a small margin. Dong and Nunez, the highest two finishers, have been among the many smallest stacks. However Dong would win a 15,000 chip pot with a pair of three’s in opposition to a missed draw, the most important pot to that time, and it was the beginning of his climb.
Nonetheless with eight gamers within the sport, Hellmuth received a monster pot all in preflop with AxKx in opposition to the AxQx Gonzalez had within the gap. The 1989 World Collection of Poker (WSOP) Major Occasion champ would then make an distinctive fold with A♥J♥ in opposition to Gold, who jammed all in with A♦Ok♥.
Gonzalez, all the way down to round 10 massive blinds shortly after the hand in opposition to Hellmuth, doubled up with AxQx in opposition to AxJx to bust Sungsik Eum in eighth place. Hellmuth then bumped into some unhealthy luck with AxKx when he moved all in preflop and obtained a name from the marginally larger stacked Tigran Manukyan, who had AxJx. However a Jx landed on the flop, sending the “Poker Brat” dwelling.
Gold would bust in sixth place moments later, ending any chance of a “legend” successful the match. Gonzalez and Peter Chi would bust in succession.
Early in four-handed play, there have been solely 42 complete massive blinds in play. Manukyan, with simply three massive blinds, would rapidly bust on the bubble. After a couple of all in and fold fingers, Roca was all in preflop for his closing few massive blinds with A♦7♣. Nunez made the decision with A♣7♦, and it appeared a chop was in retailer. That’s precisely the way it performed out. However Nunez would clip Roca, who obtained $3,000 for third place, on the following hand by successful a 60/40 state of affairs.
Nunez had practically a 4-1 chip benefit when heads up play started. The match lasted precisely one hand as Dong, holding Q♣9♣, would lose to six♦5♦ after the board ran out 5♣2♣2♥A♦7♥, and that introduced concerning the finish to the WSOP Circuit Beat the Legends sit n’ go at Commerce.
