2018 World Series of Poker

Event #37: $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em
Day: 2
Event Info

2018 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
aj
Prize
$319,580
Event Info
Buy-in
$1,500
Prize Pool
$1,795,500
Entries
1,330
Level Info
Level
32
Blinds
60,000 / 120,000
Ante
20,000

Valon Gruda Sends Tom Hall to the Rail

Level 11 : 500/1,000, 100 ante

Valon Gruda raised preflop and Tom Hall three-bet to 11,000, which left him just 1,000 back. Action folded back to Gruda and he just called.

When the flop came down {k-Clubs}{7-Clubs}{2-Hearts}, Gruda bet 1,000 and Hall called off.

Tom Hall: {a-Hearts}{q-Clubs}
Valon Gruda: {10-Hearts}{10-Spades}

Hall needed to improve to stay alive, but that proved easier said than done as the board ran out the {K-Diamonds} on the turn and {2-Spades} on the river, and Hall is out.

Player Chips Progress
Valon Gruda ca
Valon Gruda
52,000
22,400
22,400
Thomas Hall gb
Thomas Hall
Busted
WSOP 1X Winner

Tags: Tom HallValon Gruda

Baitai Li Takes a Big Pot From Michael Morgan

Level 11 : 500/1,000, 100 ante

Michael Morgan opened for 6,500 from under the gun and Baiti Li on the button made the call.

The flop came {3-Diamonds}{3-Clubs}{7-Hearts} and Li called Morgan's continuation bet for 5,000. Both players checked the {a-Spades} turn. The river was a {q-Diamonds} and Morgan bet 5,200. Li announced all in, putting Morgan's tournament at risk as we are close to the bubble. After some thought, the latter ended up folding.

Player Chips Progress
Baitai Li us
Baitai Li
62,000
-63,800
-63,800
Michael Morgan us
Michael Morgan
18,000
-21,800
-21,800

Level: 12

Blinds: 600/1,200

Ante: 200

Maria Konnikova's Sets Are Not Good

Level 12 : 600/1,200, 200 ante
Maria Konnikova
Maria Konnikova

Jaroslaw Waskow opened to 2,200 in middle position and it was called by Maria Konnikova in the cut off and the player in the small blind.

On the {5-Hearts}{6-Hearts}{3-Clubs} flop, Waskow continued for 3,000 and Konnikova three-bet to 12,000. The small blind player folded and Waskow announced all in for 25,000. Konnikova snap-called and the players tabled their hands.

Maria Konnikova: {5-Diamonds}{5-Spades}
Jaroslaw Waskow: {6-Spades}{6-Diamonds}

Konnikova started laughing, saying it was the second time she hit trips and was facing a better set. Waskow doubled up and Konnikova is now down to 32,000.

Player Chips Progress
Jaroslaw Waskow ca
Jaroslaw Waskow
58,000
25,900
25,900
Maria Konnikova us
Maria Konnikova
32,000
-56,200
-56,200

Tags: Maria Konnikova

Ban Lai Is the Bubble Boy

Level 12 : 600/1,200, 200 ante

The board was reading {9-Spades}{7-Hearts}{k-Spades}{6-Clubs}{10-Hearts} and the pot had been bet on the flop and the turn when Ban Lai sent all his chips in the middle for 34,700. He was facing Daniel Tang on the button who made the call.

Holding {8-Diamonds}{8-Hearts}, Lai had the dominated hand against {q-Diamonds}{j-Diamonds} in Tang's hand for the straight. After the floors ended up counting the remaining players and announced the bubble had burst, Lai made his way to the exit.

Player Chips Progress
Daniel Tang hk
Daniel Tang
170,000
109,800
109,800
WSOP 1X Winner
Ben Lai hk
Ben Lai
Busted

Ardit Kurshumi Done In By Viliyan Petleshkov

Level 12 : 600/1,200, 200 ante

Action folded to Ardit Kurshumi on the button and he jammed for around 20,000, which Viliyan Petleshkov called from the small blind.

Ardit Kurshumi: {k-Diamonds}{6-Diamonds}
Viliyan Petleshkov: {8-Spades}{8-Clubs}

Kurshumi was in trouble and didn't get any help as the board ran out {2-Diamonds}{10-Hearts}{10-Clubs}{j-Spades}{10-Diamonds}.

Player Chips Progress
Viliyan Petleshkov bg
Viliyan Petleshkov
50,000
-3,300
-3,300
Ardit Kurshumi us
Ardit Kurshumi
Busted

Tags: Ardit KurshumiViliyan Petleshkov