Danielle gives a WSOP 2018 Update on all your favorite players and games. What's happening in the RIO Las Vegas today for the 49th annual WSOP? What players remain and what games are starting? How many players and what are the prize pools? Of course the COLOSSUS event continues to gather poker players and increase in prize money while the big games reach the final table or get very close to it. Noteworthy games starting today include Dealer's Choice where the player on the button chooses the game.
2018 World Series of Poker
Down to a mere one and a half big bets, Nick Schulman raised from the cutoff and Andrew Kelsall in the small blind made it three bets. Anthony Zinno called in the big blind and Schulman called all in.
The flop fell ![]()
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and both remaining active players checked. On the
turn, Kelsall bet and Zinno raised, which resulted in a call. After the
river, Kelsall checked and faced a bet by Zinno to reluctantly fold with his head shaking.
Zinno flipped over the ![]()
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for quad deuces as effective nuts and Schulman tossed his cards into the muck before heading to the rail.
| Jogador | Fichas | Oscilação |
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325,000
140,000
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140,000 |
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110,000
66,000
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66,000 |
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Eliminado | |
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Nível: 15
Blinds: 3,000/6,000
Ante: 0
Jonathan Depa and Matthew Kelly are now members of the feature table in the Brasilia room.
| Jogador | Fichas | Oscilação |
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152,000
8,000
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8,000 |
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89,000
126,000
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126,000 |
According to the screens, there are 46 players remaining and they have been sent into their second 15-minute break of the day. The T$500 chips will be raced off during that time.
On the button, Scott Bohlman opened and Eli Elezra called from the big blind.
On the ![]()
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flop, Elezra led out and Bohlman called.
The turn was the
and Elezra led out again, but this time Bohlman raised. Elezra called.
The river was the
and Elezra slowed down with a check. Bohlman bet and a frustrated Elezra mucked his hand, allowing Bohlman to take down the pot.
| Jogador | Fichas | Oscilação |
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265,000
40,000
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40,000 |
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190,000
90,000
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90,000 |
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Jonathan Duhamel called a bet by Doug Lorgeree on the ![]()
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turn and the
river was then checked by Lorgeree in the small blind. Duhamel checked back and was shown ![]()
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for a full house, and the Canadian mucked.
In the next hand, Chris Bjorin raised and Tom Koral called in the big blind. The flop fell ![]()
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and Koral check-called a bet before the duo checked the
turn. Koral bet the
river and Bjorin called.
"I have two pair and a live trey," Koral announced and tabled his ![]()
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for aces and eights. Bjorin had ![]()
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for the better two pair and scooped the high pot. Koral took the low.
| Jogador | Fichas | Oscilação |
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340,000
50,000
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50,000 |
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215,000
65,000
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65,000 |
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60,000
55,000
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55,000 |
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60,000
57,000
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57,000 |
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and already substantial action earlier, David Benyamine put his final big bet in and Anthony Zinno made it two bets from the cutoff. Steven Wolansky instantly called on the button to build the side pot.
On the
river, Zinno bet, Wolansky raised, and Zinno unhappily called it off.
David Benyamine: ![]()
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Anthony Zinno: ![]()
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Steven Wolansky: ![]()
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Wolansky took the high with the nut flush, and he and Zinno chopped the low with an ace-deuce. Benyamine came up short and headed for the rail near the end of Level 14.
| Jogador | Fichas | Oscilação |
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220,000
110,000
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110,000 |
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185,000
65,000
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65,000 |
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Scott Bohlman limped in before Iraj Parvizi raised. Phil Hellmuth called from the blinds and Bohlman called as well.
The flop was ![]()
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and action checked to Parvizi who bet. Both Hellmuth and Bohlman called.
The turn was the
and all three players checked, then checked again on the
river. Parvizi showed ![]()
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for a pair of aces and Bohlman mucked.
"Pair of aces?" Hellmuth asked. "That's it? I have a straight flush."
Hellmuth did not have a straight flush though, as he was joking. He turned up ![]()
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and collected no part of the pot.
| Jogador | Fichas | Oscilação |
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225,000
25,000
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25,000 |
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135,000
25,000
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25,000 |
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105,000
27,500
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27,500 |
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Brian Rast defended his big blind against a raise by Daniel Alaei and ended up check-calling a bet on the ![]()
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turn. Rast also checked the
on the river and Alaei bet once more, picking up a call by Rast.
Alaei rolled over ![]()
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for aces up and that won the pot.
| Jogador | Fichas | Oscilação |
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285,000
5,000
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5,000 |
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230,000
125,000
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125,000 |
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