2018 World Series of Poker

Event #2: $10,000 Super Turbo Bounty No-Limit Hold'em
Day: 1
Event Info

2018 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
22
Prize
$393,693
Event Info
Buy-in
$10,000
Prize Pool
$2,284,200
Entries
243
Level Info
Level
32
Blinds
120,000 / 240,000
Ante
40,000

Level: 10

Blinds: 800/1,600

Ante: 200

McKeehen and Kenney Among the Chip Leaders

Level 9 : 600/1,200, 200 ante
Bryn Kenney
Bryn Kenney

A player opened to 2,500 and Joe McKeehen defended his big blind. The flop came {8-Hearts}{4-Hearts}{6-Hearts} and both players checked. McKeehen check-called a bet of 3,000 on the {3-Diamonds} turn and the river was the {7-Clubs}. McKeehen bet 7,500 and his opponent called.

McKeehen showed {5-Diamonds}{3-Clubs} for a straight and took down the pot. He then won another chunky pot to move to a stack of over 100,000.

Meanwhile, Bryn Kenney has also been making moves, winning a pot with {a-}{9-} against both {a-}{j-} and {a-}{q-} to move up the chip counts.

Player Chips Progress
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Bryn Kenney
175,000
125,000
125,000
WSOP 2X Winner
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Joe McKeehen
125,000
55,000
55,000
Main Event Champion
WSOP Main Event Champion
WSOP 3X Winner
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Steffen Sontheimer
120,000
30,000
30,000
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Manig Loeser
115,000
53,000
53,000
WSOP 2X Winner

Tags: Bryn KenneyJoe McKeehen

Three-Way All-In, Weissman Collects a Bounty

Level 9 : 600/1,200, 200 ante

The player in early position shoved all in for 7,700 and was called by Pavel Plesuv (mid-position), John Racener (late position), and the player in the hijack. Joey Weissman (button) contemplated for a bit and then also shoved for 31,600 in total. Cate Hall and Ryan Riess quickly folded their blinds. Plesuv also shoved with the bigger stack. Racener looked at his stack but then folded. The hijack also got out of their way.

Early Position: {a-Spades}{4-Clubs}
Joey Weissman: {A-Clubs}{Q-Spades}
Pavel Plesuv: {K-Diamonds}{J-Hearts}

The board ran out {8-Diamonds}{10-Spades}{3-Diamonds}{2-Hearts}{9-Diamonds} - Weissmann won it all including the $3,000 bounty of the other player.

Player Chips Progress
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Joey Weissman
97,600
54,600
54,600
WSOP 1X Winner
StakeKings
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John Racener
51,000
4,000
4,000
WSOP 2X Winner
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Pavel Plesuv
50,000
WSOP 1X Winner

Tags: Cate HallJohn RacenerRyan RiessPavel PlesuvJoey Weissman

Level: 9

Blinds: 600/1,200

Ante: 200

Back-to-Back Bounties for Bertani

Level 8 : 500/1,000, 100 ante
Rafael Bertani
Rafael Bertani

Over at table 479, Rafael Bertani found himself in a massive back-to-back rush that left him over 200k in chips and two bounties richer. In the first hand, the board was {2-Hearts}{4-Clubs}{2-Diamonds}{2-Spades}{6-Clubs} and WSOP bracelet winner Mel Weiner was already all in and at risk.

Holding {A-Clubs}{3-Clubs}, Samuel Higgs tried to get Bertani out on the river with a big bet, but Bertani was having none of it and called with {A-Diamonds}{J-Spades}. Weiner mucked {K-Diamonds}{Q-Diamonds} and Bertani collected his first $3,000 bounty.

In the next hand, Bertani raised to 2,000, Higgs called, another WSOP bracelet winner in Anthony Marquez three-bet to 8,500 in the small blind, Brian Yoon shoved 11,800 in the big blind, Bertani five-bet to 30,000, Higgs folded, Marquez six-bet shoved 50,200 and Bertani called to put both players at risk.

Brian Yoon: {A-Diamonds}{K-Spades}
Anthony Marquez: {Q-Clubs}{Q-Hearts}
Rafael Bertani: {9-Clubs}{9-Spades}

The board ran out {10-Spades}{Q-Clubs}{6-Spades}{A-Spades}{7-Spades}, giving Yoon the winner with the nut flush. The four spades on the board improved Bertani's pocket nines to a flush as well, giving him the side pot and leaving Marquez behind empty-handed.

Player Chips Progress
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Rafael Bertani
225,000
100,000
100,000
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Brian Yoon
36,000
22,000
22,000
WSOP 5X Winner
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Mel Weiner
Busted
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Anthony Marquez
Busted
WSOP 1X Winner

Tags: Anthony MarquezBrian YoonMelvin WienerRafael Bertani

Cantu Quadruples Up

Level 8 : 500/1,000, 100 ante
Brandon Cantu
Brandon Cantu

Stefan Schillhabel raised to 2,500 from early position and got one caller. Eric Blair then three-bet to 11,000 and Brandon Cantu moved all in for 4,700 from the big blind. Schillhabel and the other player both called.

"I'm rooting for you," said Mike Leah to Cantu.

The flop came {5-Hearts}{3-Diamonds}{6-Clubs}. It checked to Blair who bet 18,000, and both the other players folded.

"Great flop for me," said Cantu, showing {4-Clubs}{5-Clubs}. He was up against the {k-Spades}{k-Diamonds} of Blair. The turn was the {3-Spades} and the river {2-Diamonds} completed Cantu's straight and he quadrupled up, much to the dismay of Blair.

Player Chips Progress
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Eric Blair
50,000
50,000
50,000
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Brandon Cantu
20,000
20,000
20,000
WSOP 2X Winner

Tags: Brandon CantuEric Blair

Level: 8

Blinds: 500/1,000

Ante: 100

Zolotow Falls to Heath

Level 7 : 400/800, 100 ante

On an {8-Spades}{K-Hearts}{10-Hearts} flop, Steve Zolotow was all in for 7,700 and both Ben Heath and Michael O'Grady committed chips to put the two-time bracelet winner at risk.

The turn brought the {K-Spades} and O'Grady check-folded to a 13,000 bet from Heath.

Steve Zolotow: {J-Spades}{9-Spades}
Ben Heath: {A-Spades}{10-Spades}

Heath was in prime shape to knock Zolotow out and did so as the {10-Clubs} rolled off on the river.

Player Chips Progress
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Ben Heath
87,000
6,000
6,000
WSOP 1X Winner
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Michael O'Grady
70,000
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Steve Zolotow
Busted
WSOP 2X Winner

Tags: Steve ZolotowBen HeathMichael O'Grady