Undoubtedly, the conservative strategy of the players was the tone of the first day of the US$ 10,000 Main Event WSOP final table. On Monday (3) in Las Vegas (USA), there were more hands than the entire FT last year, while only two competitors were eliminated.
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The first to leave the competition was the Cypriot Evagoras Evagorou. For ninth place in the field of 9,208 entries, the player pocketed US$ 1 million, and the hand that finally made him put everything on the line was the controversial JJ. Even ahead in the pre-flop showdown, the bad reputation of the pair prevailed, and Evagorou left the competition.
With JJ, Evagorou saw the American Jamie Shaevel make an initial raise, and with 11.5 bbs behind, opted to 3-bet all in. After the rest of the table folded, the action returned to Shaevel, who called and revealed AQo. In a legitimate flip, the A on the flop of the A9754 board was decisive for the bad beat.
In the tight game, the bad beat was the protagonist
Not only did Evagorou’s elimination come in a bad beat, but also the fall of Mario Boos, in eighth place. The Frenchman left with the payout of US$ 1,250,000 after seeing his 88 meet the same fate as the Cypriot’s JJ. With a favorable pre-flop, the flop changed the hand advantage, and no other help appeared.
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In Boos’ case, the stack was even shorter, and upon receiving 88, he soon shoved just under 7 bbs. He found the call of the Finn Lauri Saaskilahti, who revealed K9o at showdown. The A92 flop gave the Finn a bigger pair, and the turn T, as well as the river T, did not give Boos the survival he needed.
On Tuesday (4), the seven remaining players return to continue the Main Event WSOP final table battle, fighting for the US$ 10 million prize and eternal glory on the biggest stage of world poker. The expectation is that, with the structure tightening, more action will be recorded in the round.
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