Yu and Brunson Make it 99 Players
Level 7
: 2,000/4,000, 0 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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50,000 | |
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50,000 | |
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2018 World Series of Poker
Event #18: $10,000 Dealer's Choice 6-Handed
Day: 1
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2018 World Series of Poker
Buy-in
$10,000
Prize Pool
$1,043,400
Entries
111
Level
32
Limits
150,000 / 300,000
Ante
0
Volpe Gets There
Level 7
: 2,000/4,000, 0 ante
Pot-Limit 2-7 Triple Draw
Shawn Buchanan bet with a T5,000 chip — the pot looked to be around 4,500 — and Paul Volpe made the call going into the last draw. Each player took a card and Buchanan checked. Volpe bet 10,000 and Buchanan splashed in a call.
"I got it," Volpe said, opening 
.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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72,200
-12,800
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-12,800 |
|
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39,900
-6,300
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-6,300 |
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Makarov on Heaps
Level 7
: 2,000/4,000, 0 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
175,000
80,000
|
80,000 |
|
110,000
77,000
|
77,000 |
|
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97,000
4,000
|
4,000 |
|
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|
90,000
23,000
|
23,000 |
|
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88,000
33,500
|
33,500 |
|
|
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34,000
-18,000
|
-18,000 |
|
17,000
-7,000
|
-7,000 |
|
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|
16,300
-26,700
|
-26,700 |
|
4,300
-78,700
|
-78,700 |
|
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Updated Chip Counts
Level 7
: 2,000/4,000, 0 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
130,000
-10,000
|
-10,000 |
|
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|
92,000
-4,000
|
-4,000 |
|
83,000
15,000
|
15,000 |
|
77,000
11,300
|
11,300 |
|
|
||
|
60,000
15,000
|
15,000 |
|
|
||
|
56,000
-11,000
|
-11,000 |
|
|
||
|
31,200
-36,800
|
-36,800 |
|
|
||
|
30,800
-3,200
|
-3,200 |
|
|
||
|
25,000
-25,000
|
-25,000 |
|
25,000
-4,000
|
-4,000 |
|
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Brunson Doubles with Eight-Smooth
Level 7
: 2,000/4,000, 0 ante
No-Limit 2-7 Single Draw
The action folded to Eli Elezra in the small blind, and he raised to 4,500. Todd Brunson bumped it up to 15,300 from the big blind, and Elezra immediately slid out a stack of pink 5,000-denomination chips to effectively put Brunson all in.
Brunson obliged for his 35,300 total, and Elezra immediately stood pat.
Brunson fanned his 
for an eight-smooth, and Elezra mucked his hand.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
72,000
22,000
|
22,000 |
|
|
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|
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37,400
-39,600
|
-39,600 |
|
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O'Dell Trying New Things
Level 7
: 2,000/4,000, 0 ante
No-Limit 2-7 Single Draw
Timothy Batow opened for the second straight hand in deuce and got a call from Frank Kassela on the button. Frankie O'Dell shoved all in for about 30,000 in the small blind and that got everyone to fold.
"I'm trying new things, guys," he said.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
37,000
6,200
|
6,200 |
|
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Yu Drawing Dead as Obst Doubles
Level 7
: 2,000/4,000, 0 ante
Pot-Limit 2-7 Triple Draw
From the button, Ben Yu raised to 2,500 before James Obst three-bet to 8,500 from the small blind.
Yu looked at Obst's chip stack and then pushed out 60,000. Obst called all in for 30,500 and drew two cards as Yu drew one.
On the second draw, both players drew one.
The final draw saw Obst stand pat, and Yu draw one.
Obst:
Yu:
Yu was drawing dead and caught the 
to double Obst back over starting stack.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
62,000
26,000
|
26,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
44,800
-5,200
|
-5,200 |
|
|
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Wong Finished Off
Level 7
: 2,000/4,000, 0 ante
No-Limit 2-7 Single Draw
Jerry Wong got his last 5,600 in there before the draw, and Todd Brunson isolated all in from the small blind and showed . Wong flicked in two and turned over . He looked at his first down card and immediately grabbed his stuff and wished everyone good luck. The dealer turned over both: 
and .
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
86,000
14,000
|
14,000 |
|
|
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|
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Busted | |
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Triple Figures
Level 7
: 2,000/4,000, 0 ante
Scott Seiver has just taken a seat here in Event #12, and with his entrance, it means that the tournament is now up to 100 players.
Last year saw 102 players take to the felt, while the previous two years saw 118 in 2016 and 108 in 2015.
As a reminder, registration is open until the start of Day 2.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
50,000 | |
|
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Volpe Vanquished by Negreanu's Eight-Six
Level 7
: 2,000/4,000, 0 ante
No-Limit 2-7 Single Draw
Catching the action on the draw with roughly 8,500 in the middle, Paul Volpe drew two from the cutoff, and Daniel Negreanu drew one on the button.
Volpe led out for 12,000 before Negreanu moved all in for 43,100.
Volpe went deep into the tank for several minutes before he eventually called all in for his last 41,800.
Negreanu fanned his and Volpe flashed his 
and made an exit from the tournament area.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
94,000
59,000
|
59,000 |
|
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Busted | |
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