Event #48: $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em MONSTER STACK Dia 1a | 2018 World Series of Poker

2018-06-23 18:17 UTC-7

Bracelet Winner Lee Enters

Nível 7 : 200/400, 50 ante

Preston Lee was the latest player to be awarded a new gold bracelet in a ceremony in the Brasilia room this afternoon.

He spoke of how it had been a long journey to his victory in Event #39: $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em Shootout for $236,498, and the room stood to give him a standing ovation.

Lee has decided to get straight back into the action and has taken a seat in the very same room that witnessed his ceremony and is currently sitting with a 14,000 stack.

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Preston Lee	14,000	14,000

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Nível: 7

Blinds: 200/400

Ante: 50

2018-06-23 17:00 UTC-7

Dinner Break

Nível 6 : 150/300, 50 ante

The players have now gone on their 75-minute dinner break.

2018-06-23 16:59 UTC-7

Dara O'Kearney raised to 600 from under the gun and saw four opponents call. On the flop all five players checked to the turn, the big blind and O'Kearney checked, and the hijack bet 2,000. Only O'Kearney called, and they were heads-up to the river.

O'Kearney check-called a bet and mucked when his opponent turned over .

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Dara O'Kearney	7,200	-7,375

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2018-06-23 16:59 UTC-7

Some Updated Chip Counts at Break

Nível 6 : 150/300, 50 ante

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Renato Nomura	46,800	31,800
Jose Ignacio Barbero	42,000	27,000
Donnacha O'Dea	38,900	38,900
Jonathan Turner	34,700
Annette Obrestad	28,100	-1,400

2018-06-23 16:57 UTC-7

Ricigliano Scoops in a Pot Before Dinner Break

Nível 6 : 150/300, 50 ante

William Ricigliano called a short stack all in of 7,900 preflop and the players then turned over their hands.

William Ricigliano:
Opponent:

The board ran out and Ricigliano's jacks held on for the pot.

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
William Ricigliano	68,500

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2018-06-23 16:51 UTC-7

Hensel Lands it on the River

Nível 6 : 150/300, 50 ante

Brian Yoon opened to 800 from late position and Reed Hensel then three-bet to 2,200 from the cutoff. The button opponent then moved all in for around 11,000 and action folded to Hensel who then called.

Reed Hensel:
Opponent:

The flop came down queen high with two hearts and the third heart landed on the river, giving Hensel a flush and eliminating his opponent.

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Reed Hensel	26,800

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2018-06-23 16:31 UTC-7

Notable Players in the Field

Nível 6 : 150/300, 50 ante

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Mickey Craft	31,500
Dutch Boyd	26,400	-2,475
Antoine Saout	23,500	8,500
Ryan Leng	20,800
Bart Lybaert	14,000
Ryan Riess	11,000

2018-06-23 16:22 UTC-7

Three Fresh Faces

Nível 6 : 150/300, 50 ante

In the Brasilia room crowd, three more familiar faces were seen during level six.

They include Kevin Song, who was runner-up in yesterday's Event #41: $1,500 Limit Hold'em for $107,242.

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Bertrand 'ElkY' Grospellier	17,000
Maria Lampropulos	16,000
Kevin Song	10,000

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2018-06-23 16:01 UTC-7

Yoon Starting to Climb

Nível 6 : 150/300, 50 ante

The defending champion was in the big blind and faced a raise of 800 from the cutoff. He made the call and the flop came down .

Both players checked and the turn came the . Both players checked again and the river fell the . Yoon then fired out a bet of 1,000 and his opponent hit the fold button.

Yoon won this exact tournament last year for $1,094,349 and will be looking for another deep run this year.

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Brian Yoon	24,700	24,700

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