2018 World Series of Poker

Event #17: $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em 6-Handed
Day: 3
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

Calamusa Takes the Rest From Ikeuchi

Level 23 : 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante
Kanzuki Ikeuchi
Kanzuki Ikeuchi

Kanzuki Ikeuchi moved all in from the button and Pierre Calamusa reshoved from the small blind before Jason Brin folded the big blind.

Kanzuki Ikeuchi: {k-Clubs}{10-Spades}
Pierre Calamusa: {a-Clubs}{j-Spades}

Board: {4-Diamonds}{5-Spades}{6-Hearts}{a-Spades}{9-Spades}

Calamusa was ahead preflop and secured the pot by hitting a pair of aces on the turn to eliminate Ikeuchi in 15th place just minutes after the Frenchman had doubled through him.

Player Chips Progress
Pierre Calamusa fr
Pierre Calamusa
600,000 190,000
Kanzuki Ikeuchi jp
Kanzuki Ikeuchi
Busted

Tags: Kanzuki IkeuchiPierre Calamusa

Calamusa Doubles Through Ikeuchi

Level 23 : 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante
Pierre Calamusa
Pierre Calamusa

In the battle of the blinds, Pierre Calamusa was all in from the big blind and called by Kanzuki Ikeuchi in the small blind.

Pierre Calamusa: {K-Clubs}{Q-Spades}
Kanzuki Ikeuchi: {A-Spades}{J-Clubs}

The board ran out {K-Diamonds}{K-Hearts}{j-Spades}{2-Hearts}{10-Spades}. Calamusa flopped trip kings for the double-up for the 200,000 he had in front of him.

Player Chips Progress
Pierre Calamusa fr
Pierre Calamusa
410,000 210,000
Kanzuki Ikeuchi jp
Kanzuki Ikeuchi
180,000 -530,000

Tags: Kanzuki IkeuchiPierre Calamusa

Level: 23

Blinds: 8,000/16,000

Ante: 2,000

Tricarico Taken Out by Rosen

Level 22 : 6,000/12,000, 2,000 ante
Alexandro Tricarico
Alexandro Tricarico

The flop read {9-Clubs}{k-Clubs}{8-Diamonds} and Jamie Rosen had checked in the big blind. Alexandro Tricarico bet 24,000 from the cutoff. Rosen responded with a raise to 82,000. Tricarico decided to shove for about 300,000 in total. Rosen called.

Alexandro Tricarico: {J-Clubs}{10-Spades}
Jamie Rosen: {K-Hearts}{q-Hearts}

Tricarico had a straight draw and Rosen had flopped top pair. The rest of the board was completed with the {2-Clubs} on the turn and the {3-Diamonds} on the river. It was no help for Tricarico as he was eliminated in 16th place.

Player Chips Progress
Jamie Rosen us
Jamie Rosen
978,000 368,000
Alexandro Tricarico be
Alexandro Tricarico
Busted

Tags: Alexandro TricaricoJamie Rosen

Three-Way All In as Iacobellis Departs

Level 22 : 6,000/12,000, 2,000 ante
Christian Iacobellis
Christian Iacobellis

Pierre Calamusa raised from under the gun, and Jason Brin called in the next seat. The action was on Hon Cheong Lee and he moved all in from the button only to see Iacobellis shove in the small blind and Calamusa call. Brin folded his hand before all three players tabled their hands.

Pierre Calamusa: {k-Hearts}{k-Clubs}
Hon Cheong Lee: {a-Diamonds}{5-Diamonds}
Christian Iacobellis: {q-Clubs}{q-Diamonds}

Board: {10-Clubs}{a-Hearts}{3-Diamonds}{4-Hearts}{7-Diamonds}

After Lee hit top pair to win the main pot, short stack Christian Iacobellis was sent to the rail in 17th place, and Calamusa was left with just 200,000.

Player Chips Progress
Hon Cheong Lee hk
Hon Cheong Lee
650,000 450,000
Pierre Calamusa fr
Pierre Calamusa
200,000 -490,000
Christian Iacobellis us
Christian Iacobellis
Busted

Tags: Christian IacobellisHon Cheong LeePierre Calamusa

Lybaert Wins Big Against Tricarico

Level 22 : 6,000/12,000, 2,000 ante
Bart Lybaert
Bart Lybaert

Bart Lybaert raised from under the gun and got a call from Alexandro Tricarico in the big blind.

Tricarico then check-called a bet of 25,000 on the {a-Hearts}{6-Clubs}{k-Diamonds} flop before again calling Lybaert's second barrel worth 77,000 on the {q-Clubs} turn.

When the river fell the {9-Spades}, Tricarico made his third and final check-call after Lybaert had put 180,000 into the middle.

Bart Lybaert: {k-Clubs}{q-Diamonds}
Alexandro Tricarico: {a-}{j-}

Lybaert held two pair and was ahead of Tricarico's top pair to win one of the biggest pots so far on Day 3.

Player Chips Progress
Bart Lybaert be
Bart Lybaert
Day 1 Chip Leader
1,600,000
Alexandro Tricarico be
Alexandro Tricarico
400,000 -350,000

Tags: Alexandro TricaricoBart Lybaert

Dimov Hits To Double

Level 22 : 6,000/12,000, 2,000 ante

Ognyan Dimov three-bet all in from the big blind and was called by Christian Iacobellis.

Ognyan Dimov: {a-Spades}{q-Hearts}
Christian Iacobellis: {3-Diamonds}{3-Clubs}

Board: {4-Clubs}{4-Hearts}{j-Hearts}{q-Diamonds}{6-Spades}

Dimov improved to a higher two pair on the turn and held after the river was revealed to receive a full double-up.

Player Chips Progress
Ognyan Dimov bg
Ognyan Dimov
WSOP 2X Winner
350,000 -25,000
Christian Iacobellis us
Christian Iacobellis
200,000 -131,000

Tags: Christian IacobellisOgnyan Dimov

Brereton Takes Chip Lead

Level 22 : 6,000/12,000, 2,000 ante

Luke Brereton raised to 32,000 from the cutoff and Joey Weissman called in the big blind.

The flop came {3-Hearts}{9-Diamonds}{5-Diamonds} and Weissman check-called the 35,000 bet of Brereton.

The turn brought them the {8-Diamonds}, on which they both checked to the {6-Hearts} on the river. Weissman bet 76,000 and Brereton called. Weissman tabled {9-Spades}{8-Clubs} for the turned two pair but was beaten by the {6-Spades}{6-Clubs} of Brereton who had rivered a set of sixes.

Player Chips Progress
Luke Brereton gb
Luke Brereton
1,460,000 160,000
Yue Du cn
Yue Du
WSOP 1X Winner
1,450,000 50,000
Nick Schulman us
Nick Schulman
WSOP 4X Winner
825,000 -60,000
Antonio Barbato it
Antonio Barbato
680,000 146,000
Joey Weissman us
Joey Weissman
WSOP 1X Winner
540,000 -75,000
Victor Figueroa us
Victor Figueroa
346,000 -44,000

Tags: Joey WeissmanLuke Brereton