Is the Real Grinders lounge a look into the future for the real grinders of Poker? Some of Pokers biggest names can be found in the lounge as you step inside. They all have the same ideas, relax, chat and rejuvenate. During the WSOP 2018 over fourteen thousand Real Grinders members could walk through the lounge where they will rest, eat & drink on their poker break. We found Jeff Madsen and Dan Heimiller hanging out there today between events. Real Grinders very own Raymond Davis was also there with quite a number of Real Grinders members lounging.
2018 World Series of Poker
Jeffrey Trudeau folded his hand in the small blind after having called a bet earlier when Mao Qui had gone all-in from the button. Brandon Meyers was considering his options from the cutoff. The dealer put aside 45,000 to see how much more Meyers needed to pay if he wanted to call. The dealer and the floor counted out the stack to make sure the amount was right. They both confirmed it was 100,300. Meyers considered his options and then put a stack of chips in to call.
Mao Qui: ![]()
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Brandon Meyers: ![]()
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The board ran out ![]()
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- even though Meyers had the better hand pre-flop, the nine on the flop ensured the double-up for Qui, leaving Meyers behind with about 15,000.
| Jogador | Fichas | Oscilação |
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250,000
145,900
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145,900 |
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15,000
21,400
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21,400 |
Eli Elezra opened to 4,500 from the cutoff and Taylor Paur called from the button. Chris Bell also called from the big blind and the flop came ![]()
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Action checked to Elezra who then jammed all in for around 75,000. Paur folded and Bell thought for a couple of minutes before making the call for his remaining 50,000. Players flipped over their hands and Bell would be at risk of elimination.
Eli Elezra: ![]()
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Chris Bell: ![]()
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The turn fell the
and Bell would need to hit one of the remaining clubs, but the
on the river did not change anything and Elezra took down the pot. With that pot, Elezra has moved just under Phil Helmuth in the chip counts.
| Jogador | Fichas | Oscilação |
|---|---|---|
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178,900
72,900
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72,900 |
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142,000
17,000
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17,000 |
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111,400
4,400
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4,400 |
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97,500
13,500
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13,500 |
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Chad Wassmuth has just been eliminated by Arne Ruge. Ruge (![]()
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The flop came with the ![]()
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to give Ruge the flush and Wassmuth was drawing dead.
On one table over, Fahredin Mustafov was eliminated. And on another table, Scott Stewart, was taken out by Sam Phillips.
| Jogador | Fichas | Oscilação |
|---|---|---|
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245,000
75,000
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75,000 |
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190,000
73,500
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73,500 |
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Eliminado | |
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Eliminado | |
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Eliminado |
Nível: 20
Blinds: 1,200/2,400
Ante: 400
The flop read ![]()
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and JJ Liu had checked the small blind. Ismael Bojang bet 10,500 from the cutoff and Jan-Eric Schwippert called. Liu raised to 25,500. Bojang folded and Schwippert shoved. Liu considered her options for about three minutes, counted out her stack, and then folded.
| Jogador | Fichas | Oscilação |
|---|---|---|
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176,000
95,000
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95,000 |
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149,000
36,000
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36,000 |
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140,000
42,000
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42,000 |
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84,000
30,000
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30,000 |
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Eliminado | |
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The board read ![]()
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and John reading bet around 5,500 from the big blind into a pot that was 15,000. Mao Qiu raised to 20,000 and Reading thought for a few moments before he made the call.
The turn came the
and action checked to Qiu who fired out 30,000. Reading moved all in for around 150,000 and Qiu quickly folded his hand. With that pot Reading now has over 200,000 and the chip lead of the table.
| Jogador | Fichas | Oscilação |
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256,000
128,000
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128,000 |
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227,200
110,100
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110,100 |
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183,500
78,900
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78,900 |
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167,000
19,000
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19,000 |
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86,700
86,700
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86,700 |
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81,000
139,000
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139,000 |
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36,400
67,600
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67,600 |
The board read ![]()
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and Taylor Wilson had bet 11,500. Matt Stout shoved all in for about 46,000. Wilson considered it for a while but then folded.
Earlier on, Adam Owen had left the table when he failed to hit his flush draw.
| Jogador | Fichas | Oscilação |
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325,000
49,000
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49,000 |
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131,000
14,600
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14,600 |
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70,000
46,800
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46,800 |
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Eliminado |
On table #406, Tim Reilly was a bit upset and was kind enough to tell what had happened, with help from the rest of the table.
Sam Phillips had raised to 3,800 from the under-the-gun position. Tim Reilly called from the cutoff and so did Chris Moorman from the big blind.
The flop came ![]()
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, Moorman checked, Phillips bet 5,000 and Reilly called. Moorman got out of the way.
The turn brought them the
, Phillips check-called the 6,500 bet of Reilly.
The river completed the board with
, Phillips checked again. Reilly bet 9,000 while having about 36,000 left. Phillips just called.
Sam Phillips: ![]()
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Tim Reilly: ![]()
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Reilly was pretty miffed that Phillips only called while he had hit a full house against his own royal flush. The rest of the table all chuckled for a while after that (including Reilly himself).
A few hands later, John Andress was seen leaving the tournament area.
| Jogador | Fichas | Oscilação |
|---|---|---|
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170,000
12,000
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12,000 |
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110,000
58,600
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58,600 |
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Eliminado |
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and Ivan Galinec was all in for 82,200 into a pot that was around 80,000. Giuseppe Pantaleo thought for a few minutes before mucking his hand face up and showing ![]()
. Galinec took down the pot and is now the chip leader of table #421.
| Jogador | Fichas | Oscilação |
|---|---|---|
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164,000
39,000
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39,000 |
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83,400
50,600
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50,600 |
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