Event #17: $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em 6-Handed
Day 1 Started
2018 World Series of Poker
Event #17: $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em 6-Handed
Day: 1
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2018 World Series of Poker
Buy-in
$1,500
Prize Pool
$2,245,050
Entries
1,663
Level
30
Blinds
40,000 / 80,000
Ante
1,000
Welcome to Day 1 of Event #17: $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em 6-Handed
Another World Series of Poker event is about to start and with it a lot of players' hopes for a prestigious gold bracelet! It's Day 1 of Event #17: $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em 6-Handed.
This three-day event crowned last year as its champion Anthony Marquez who triumphed over 1,748 opponents and earning a $393,273 first-place prize. Like in previous years, this tournament carries with it a $1,500 buy-in and a massive prize pool, respectively $2,359,800 in 2017 and $1,993,950 in 2016.
Day 1 starts at 11 a.m. local time. Players will begin with 7,500 in chips and will play 10 one-hour levels. There will be a 20-minute break after Levels 2 and 4, and a 15-minute break after Level 8. There will also be a 75-minute dinner break after Level 6. Late registration will close after the first eight levels, which is around 9:10 p.m. local time.
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Level: 1
Blinds: 25/50
Ante: 0
Players in Pavilion White
Level 1
: 25/50, 0 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
7,500 | |
|
7,500 | |
|
7,500 | |
|
7,500 |
Players in the Amazon Room
Level 1
: 25/50, 0 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
7,500 | |
|
7,500 | |
|
7,500 | |
|
7,500 | |
|
7,500 | |
|
7,500 | |
|
7,500 | |
|
7,500 |
Small Pots for Reinert & Jacobson
Level 1
: 25/50, 0 ante
On a 
flop, Brian Reinert check-called a bet of 400 against a single opponent and the turn brought the 
. Both players checked and Reinert bet 850 on the 
river. His opponent folded and Reinert showed 
for a rivered two pair.
Meanwhile, in the Pavilion room, Martin Jacobson opened from the small blind and the big blind called. The flop came 
and both players checked. The 2014 Main Event champion bet 200 on the 
turn and his opponent called. Jacobson then bet 600 on the 
river and this time his opponent let his hand go into the muck.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
8,100 | 8,100 |
|
|
8,000 | 500 |
Good Start for Matt Affleck
Level 1
: 25/50, 0 ante
Matt Affleck won a nice pot in the very first hand of the tournament. On a 
flop, Affleck checked from the big blind, and after his opponent bet 150 he check-raised to 450. His opponent called, then after the turn, Afflect checked again and called a bet worth 800 from his opponent.
Both players checked on the 
river. Matt tabled 
for a full house and started chipping up right away.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
8,900 | 8,900 |
Players From Brasilia
Level 1
: 25/50, 0 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
7,500 | 7,500 |
|
7,500 | 7,500 |
|
7,500 | 7,500 |
|
7,500 | 7,500 |
|
7,500 | 7,500 |
|
7,500 | 7,500 |
|
7,500 | 7,500 |
|
7,500 | 7,500 |
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7,500 | 7,500 |
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7,500 | 7,500 |
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7,500 | 7,500 |
|
7,500 | 7,500 |
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7,500 | 7,500 |
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7,500 | 7,500 |
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7,500 | 7,500 |
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7,500 | 7,500 |
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7,500 | 7,500 |
|
7,500 | 7,500 |
Defending Champion Marquez in the Field
Level 1
: 25/50, 0 ante
Defending champion Anthony Marquez is already in the field, and has chipped up to over 8,000 early on. He's also using the MyStack App to update his chip count, and you can, too.
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| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
8,200 |
Miller Wins a Small One
Level 1
: 25/50, 0 ante
Gary Miller raised preflop and got two callers from the button and big blind. The flop came 
and it checked to Miller who continued for 250. The button called and the big blind folded. The turn was the . Miller bet 350 and the button called again.
The river was the 
and both players checked. Miller showed 
and took down the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
8,200 | 700 |