2018 World Series of Poker

Event #17: $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em 6-Handed
Day: 1
Event Info

2018 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
k6
Prize
$378,743
Event Info
Buy-in
$1,500
Prize Pool
$2,245,050
Entries
1,663
Level Info
Level
30
Blinds
40,000 / 80,000
Ante
1,000

Updated Chip Counts From Amazon

Level 3 : 75/150, 0 ante

The tables are slowly starting to break from Amazon into the other tournament rooms, but there are still plenty of big names in action.

Player Chips Progress
Mark Radoja ca
Mark Radoja
WSOP 2X Winner
21,000 13,500
Daniel Clark gb
Daniel Clark
17,000 9,500
Annette Obrestad no
Annette Obrestad
WSOP 1X Winner
15,000
Craig Varnell us
Craig Varnell
WSOP 1X Winner
13,000 13,000
John Duthie gb
John Duthie
12,000 4,500
Scott Montgomery ca
Scott Montgomery
WSOP 1X Winner
10,500 3,000
Eyal Bensimhon il
Eyal Bensimhon
9,000 1,500
Arthur Conan fr
Arthur Conan
9,000 1,500
Bart Lybaert be
Bart Lybaert
Day 1 Chip Leader
8,500 1,000
Brian Reinert us
Brian Reinert
6,500 -1,600
Jean Montury fr
Jean Montury
6,500 -1,000
Greg Merson us
Greg Merson
WSOP Main Event Champion
WSOP 2X Winner
6,000 -1,500
Ari Engel ca
Ari Engel
WSOP 2X Winner
6,000 -1,500
Sparrow Cheung hk
Sparrow Cheung
Busted

Kuo Up From Starting Stack

Level 3 : 75/150, 0 ante

Kitty Kuo opened to 350 and the button called. Kuo check-called a bet of 400 on the {8-Spades}{q-Clubs}{5-Diamonds} flop and the turn was the {7-Hearts}.

Both players checked, and Kuo checked the {9-Clubs} river. The button bet 1,100 and Kuo called.

"Ace-high," said the button, showing the {a-Spades}. Kuo motioned for him to show the other card and he did so, revealing {a-Spades}{2-Spades}.

Kuo turned over {a-Diamonds}{q-Diamonds} and took down the pot with her better ace-high.

Player Chips Progress
Kitty Kuo tw
Kitty Kuo
8,500 1,000

Tags: Kitty Kuo

Yaroshevskyy Doubles

Level 3 : 75/150, 0 ante

On a {q-Clubs}{9-Clubs}{9-Hearts} flop Igor Yaroshevskyy and one other player checked to the button who bet 500. Yaroshveskyy check-raised to 1,375 leaving himself 2,000 behind. The third player folded and the button called.

The turn was the {10-Hearts}. Yaroshevskyy moved all in for 2,000 and his opponent snap-called.

Igor Yaroshevskyy: {k-Spades}{9-Spades}
Opponent: {k-Diamonds}{q-Hearts}

Yaroshevskyy improved further to quads on the {9-Diamonds} river and he doubled up

Player Chips Progress
Igor Yaroshevskyy ua
Igor Yaroshevskyy
6,000 -1,500

Tags: Igor Yaroshevskyy

Level: 3

Blinds: 75/150

Ante: 0

Double-Up for McKeehen

Level 2 : 50/100, 0 ante

The under-the-gun player opened to 350, Joe McKeehen raised it to 1,100, and his opponent called.

The flop came {10-Spades}{7-Diamonds}{5-Diamonds}. The UTG player checked, McKeehen bet 1,000, and his opponent called. All the chips then went in the middle on the {q-Clubs} turn after McKeehen's opponent checked then instantly called the 2015 WSOP Main Event champion's shove.

Joe McKeehen: {k-Diamonds}{k-Clubs}
Opponent: {a-Clubs}{10-}

A {2-} on the river didn't change anything and McKeehen doubled up

Player Chips Progress
Joe McKeehen us
Joe McKeehen
WSOP Main Event Champion
WSOP 3X Winner
9,400 9,400

Break

Level 2 : 50/100, 0 ante

With over 1,200 entrants already, the players in Event #17 are going on their first 20-minute break of the day. When they return the blinds will be 75/150.

Hendrix Still Chipping Up as he Eliminates a Player

Level 2 : 50/100, 0 ante

The player under the gun raised and the small and big blind, with Adam Hendrix calling in the big blind. The flop came {j-Diamonds}{9-Diamonds}{7-Diamonds} and it checked to the initial raiser who continued. The small blind folded and Hendrix check-raised to 3,000. His opponent moved all in for 7,700 and Hendrix snap-called.

Adam Hendrix: {10-Hearts}{8-Spades}
All-in Player: {a-Hearts}{a-Clubs}

It was a cooler for the all-in player, with Hendrix having flopped a straight. The turn {9-Spades} did give him some help for full house outs, but the river was the {3-Hearts} and he was eliminated.

Last year Hendrix finished second in the $1,500 Pot Limit Omaha Hi/Lo, and he will be looking to go one better in this event.

Player Chips Progress
Adam Hendrix us
Adam Hendrix
28,000 11,000

Tags: Adam Hendrix

Aces vs. Kings... but No Fireworks

Level 2 : 50/100, 0 ante

Ryan D'Angelo raised from the button and the small blind called, as did Ryan Leng in the big blind.

The players checked a {q-}{q-}{9-}{9-} board and the river was a {10-}. The small blind checked and Leng bet 350 into around 450. D'Angelo called and the small blind folded.

Leng showed {k-}{k-} and D'Angelo showed {a-}{a-}.

"Fun to win eight big blinds with aces [on the] button versus [the] big blind," said D'Angelo

Player Chips Progress
Ryan D'Angelo us
Ryan D'Angelo
WSOP 1X Winner
8,000 8,000
Ryan Leng us
Ryan Leng
WSOP 3X Winner
6,000 -1,500

Tags: Ryan D'AngeloRyan Leng