Event #32: $1,000 Seniors No-Limit Hold'em Championship Day 1 | 2018 World Series of Poker

06-15-2018 16:46 UTC-7

"I Need the Board to Fill!"

AaronMcBride

Level 6 : 150/300, 50 ante

The board read when Walter White called the all-in from Robert Vespa.

Walter White:
Robert Vespa:

"I need the board to fill," said Vespa, after seeing his trip tens was behind to White's nut flush.

"It did!" responded several players at the table after the river fell the , and Vespa hit a full house to swoop the pot and survive.

Player	Chips	Progress
Robert Vespa	11,000
Walter White	8,000 8,000	8,000

Tags: Robert Vespa Walter White

06-15-2018 16:33 UTC-7

Ramdin Returns; Selected Brasilia Chips Counts

AaronMcBride

Level 6 : 150/300, 50 ante

In case you missed it earlier, Victor Ramdin has been multi-tabling both the 'Seniors' event and the '$1,500 Pot Limit' event today. After going from 800 to 9,500 chips in just three hands here in the 'Seniors' he went back to Event #30 and built up a top three-stack with 67 players remaining.

Ramdin has now returned to the Brasilia room to try and forge ahead in the 'Seniors' once again.

Player	Chips	Progress
Frank Maggio	22,000 8,500	8,500

Victor Ramdin	12,000 2,500	2,500
Marcel Luske	10,000 -5,000	-5,000

Tags: Victor Ramdin

06-15-2018 16:27 UTC-7

Four WSOP Bracelets in ONE DAY

SashaSalinger

Level 6 : 150/300, 50 ante

There will be four World Series of Poker bracelets given out today and four big poker tournaments come to their conclusion. 5-time bracelet winner Jason Mercier, 6-time bracelet winner Jeff Lisandro, World Series of Poker 2014 Main Event Champion Martin Jacobson, 3 time bracelet winner Brian Hastings, and more are all deep in WSOP events.

Tags: ana marquez english jason mercier martin jacobson tony dunst world series of poker

06-15-2018 16:11 UTC-7

Pomaret Out

Gaelle Jaudon

Level 6 : 150/300, 50 ante

A player opened to 650 in late position and Michel Pomaret, in small blind, pushed his remaining stack in the middle for 3,650. His opponent called and the players tabled their cards:

Michel Pomaret:
His opponent:

The gave Pomaret some hopes, but the turn and river didn't improve his hand and the French player was sent to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Michel Pomaret	Busted

Tags: Michel Pomaret

Level: 6

Blinds: 150/300

Ante: 50

06-15-2018 16:06 UTC-7

Scotty Nguyen Sat Down

Gaelle Jaudon

Level 5 : 100/200, 25 ante

On a raised pot, with around 2,500 already in the middle, the flop was showing . Scotty Nguyen and his opponent checked.

A fell on the turn and Nguyen check-folded after his opponent made a bet for half of the pot.

The 1998 World Series of Poker Main Event Champion and owner of five WSOP gold bracelets entered the tournament has now a stack a little bit above the starting stack.

Player	Chips	Progress
Scotty Nguyen	6,200 6,200	6,200

Tags: Scotty Nguyen

06-15-2018 15:58 UTC-7

Saliba Moves Up and Sends One to the Rail

AaronMcBride

Level 5 : 100/200, 25 ante

The board read when Gabe Saliba raised his opponent all in. Saliba had his opponent covered, so there was a big decision to be made, and one that needed a couple of minutes thinking time.

Saliba's opponent took the risk however and made the call.

Gabe Saliba:
Opponent:

River:

Saliba had turned the nuts after his opponent had flopped top two pair and held on the river to eliminate his opponent
and moved up to 35,000 from this initial 5,000 starting chips.

Player	Chips	Progress
Gabe Saliba	35,000 35,000	35,000

Tags: Gabe Saliba

06-15-2018 15:44 UTC-7

Barny Boatman Enters the Tournament

Gaelle Jaudon

Level 5 : 100/200, 25 ante

Barny Boatman, member of the famed “Hendon Mob” poker group, and owner of two WSOP gold bracelets just registered the tournament.

He recently reached the Event #21: $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em MILLIONAIRE MAKER final table for a seventh-place finish.

Player	Chips	Progress
Barny Boatman	5,000 5,000	5,000

06-15-2018 15:39 UTC-7

Donev Gets Value

Gaelle Jaudon

Level 5 : 100/200, 25 ante

In a raised pot, and with a flop showing the player in small blind opened to 650 and Ivo Donev in big blind made the call.

Things heated up when a fell on the turn. The small blind bet 2,100 and Donev quickly min-raised to 4,200. His opponent three-bet all-in and Donev snap-called with for the nut straight. His opponent showed for two pair.

The river didn't change anything and Donev has now a stack worth 26,500

Player	Chips	Progress
Ivo Donev	26,500 21,500	21,500

Tags: Ivo Donev

06-15-2018 15:37 UTC-7

Defending Champ Maggio on the Rise

AaronMcBride

Level 5 : 100/200, 25 ante

There were four players to the pot when a player in early position bet 1,300. One player folded before Frank Maggio made it 5,000 from the small blind. The big blind folded and after turning over the so did the initial raiser.

Maggio flipped over the to show trips after his opponent had shown him one card from his hand.

Player	Chips	Progress
Frank Maggio	13,500 8,000	8,000

Tags: Frank Maggio