Event #16: $10,000 Heads-Up No-Limit Hold'em Championship Day 1 | 2018 World Series of Poker

06-07-2018 00:19 UTC-7

Kalas Cuts Chen Down

Shirley Ang

Level 27 : 4,000/8,000, 0 ante

Kane Kalas raised to 16,000 and James Chen seemed pained and then shoved all in with the shorter stack. Kalas snap-called.

James Chen:
Kane Kalas:

The board ran out - no help for Chen as they both flopped a pair of kings but Kalas had the better kicker and Kalas made it through to Day 2, which play out tomorrow, Thursday, 8 June.

Player	Chips	Progress
Kane Kalas	400,000	147,200
James Chen	Busted

Tags: James Chen Kane Kalas

06-07-2018 00:11 UTC-7

Chen Doubles Through Kalas to Close the Gap

Mickey Doft

Level 27 : 4,000/8,000, 0 ante

James Chen raised all in for 73,600 and Kane Kalas called with , leading Chen's .

The board ran out , giving Chen a pair of jacks on the turn to double through Kalas.

Player	Chips	Progress
Kane Kalas	252,800	-79,200
James Chen	147,200	79,200

Tags: James Chen Kane Kalas

06-07-2018 00:09 UTC-7

Mo Beats Steinberg to Advance

Christian Zetzsche

Level 27 : 4,000/8,000, 0 ante

After a series of button jams without calls, it was Max Steinberg that jammed for 69,900 and Jason Mo asked for a brief count before calling.

Max Steinberg:
Jason Mo:

The flop immediately gave Mo top pair, while Steinberg picked up some hope with the turn. Ultimately, the on the river blanked off and Steinberg was eliminated.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jason Mo	400,000	80,000
Max Steinberg	Busted

Tags: Jason Mo Max Steinberg

06-07-2018 00:07 UTC-7

Kalas Keeps On Going

Shirley Ang

Level 27 : 4,000/8,000, 0 ante

There was 11,000 in the middle and the flop read , James Chen had bet 6,500 and Kane Kalas called.

The turn came with the , Chen continued with a bet of 16,000 and Kalas called again.

The on the river completed the board, Chen now checked. Kalas looked at the board and glanced at Chen a few times. He then grabbed 12,800 and put it in as a bet. Chen checked how much the bet was and then folded.

Player	Chips	Progress
Kane Kalas	332,000	136,000
James Chen	68,000	-136,000

Tags: James Chen Kane Kalas

Level: 27

Blinds: 4,000/8,000

Ante: 0

06-06-2018 23:59 UTC-7

Hall Back to Even; Mo Still in Charge

Christian Zetzsche

Level 26 : 3,000/6,000, 0 ante

(Blinds 2,000/4,000)

Ryan Milisits raised to 10,000 and Galen Hall three-bet to 27,000, Milisits folded.

Then, Milisits raised to 10,000 and Hall called. The flop fell and Hall check-raised from 12,000 to 32,000 in order to force a fold.

Blinds (3,000/6,000)

Jason Mo limped in to see a flop of and Max Steinberg check-called a bet of 7,000. Both opted to check the turn and Steinberg also checked the on the river. Mo bet 17,000 and that forced a fold.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jason Mo	320,000	-4,600
Galen Hall	205,000	55,000
Ryan Milisits	195,000	-55,000
Max Steinberg	80,000	3,600

Tags: Galen Hall Jason Mo Max Steinberg Ryan Milisits

06-06-2018 23:55 UTC-7

Dominguez Defeats Stein

Mickey Doft

Level 26 : 3,000/6,000, 0 ante

(Blinds 2,000/4,000)

Sam Stein opened to 8,000 on the button, Juan Pardo Dominguez three-bet to 25,000 from the big blind, Stein four-bet jammed for about 120,000, and Dominguez called.

Stein tabled , but Dominguez turned over a dominating .

The board rolled out , no help to Stein, giving the pot and the match to Dominguez.

Player	Chips	Progress
Juan Pardo Dominguez	400,000	190,800
Sam Stein	Busted

Tags: Juan Pardo Dominguez Sam Stein

06-06-2018 23:51 UTC-7

Goldberg Defeats Abdalla

Mickey Doft

Level 26 : 3,000/6,000, 0 ante

Jake Abdalla raised all in for 112,400 from the button and Gregory Goldberg mulled it over for about 75 seconds before he called with , leading Abdalla's .

The board came down , no help at all to Abdalla, locking up a seat in the Round of 16 for Goldberg.

Player	Chips	Progress
Gregory Goldberg	400,000	200,000
Jake Abdalla	Busted

Tags: Gregory Goldberg Jake Abdalla

Level: 26

Blinds: 3,000/6,000

Ante: 0

06-06-2018 23:44 UTC-7

Game over for Riess

Shirley Ang

Level 25 : 2,000/4,000, 0 ante

Ryan Riess called and Martijn Gerrits checked.

The flop came , Gerrits check-called the 4,000 bet of Riess.

The turn brought them the , Gerrits checked. Riess bet 18,000 and Gerrits shoved, having Riess covered. Riess looked at his cards again and then called.

Ryan Riess:
Martijn Gerrits:

Riess held top pair and the flush draw but Gerrits had turned a straight. The on the river was not one of the cards Riess was looking for and the two players shook hands while Gerrits got his details written down to invite a ticket for Day 2.

Player	Chips	Progress
Martijn Gerrits	400,000	89,400
Ryan Riess	Busted

Tags: Martijn Gerrits Ryan Riess