Event #18: $10,000 Dealer's Choice 6-Handed Day 3 | 2018 World Series of Poker

06-09-2018 16:08 UTC-7

Two Pair for Yakovenko

tRaMSt0p

Level 22 : 15,000/30,000, 0 ante

No-Limit Hold'em

David Baker raised to 20,000 from under the gun and Nikolai Yakovenko called next to act. From the cutoff, Adam Friedman three-bet to 68,000 and Baker folded while Yakovenko called.

The flop landed and Yakovenko check-called a bet of 47,000 before both players checked the on the turn.

The river landed the and Yakovenko led out for 88,000 and Friedman called.

Yakovenko tabled his , and Friedman mucked.

Player	Chips	Progress
Nikolai Yakovenko	645,000 245,000	245,000
Adam Friedman	330,000 -410,000	-410,000

06-09-2018 16:10 UTC-7

Couden Doubles with Buried Aces

tRaMSt0p

Level 22 : 15,000/30,000, 0 ante

Stud Hi-Lo

Ryan Miller completed and Joey Couden raised. Miller called, and Couden bet fourth and fifth streets with Miller calling each time.

On sixth, Couden bet, Miller raised, and Couden called all in for 39,000 total.

Ryan Miller: /
Joey Couden: /

On seventh, Couden found the , and when Miller couldn't squeeze out an improvement, Couden doubled to nearly 300,000.

Player	Chips	Progress
Joey Couden	300,000 160,000	160,000

Ryan Miller	150,000 -150,000	-150,000

Tags: Joey Couden Ryan Miller

06-09-2018 16:12 UTC-7

Break Time

tRaMSt0p

Level 22 : 15,000/30,000, 0 ante

The remaining players are heading on a 15-minute break.

Level: 23

Limit Flop / Draw: 10000/20000
Stud Games: 5000-ante, 5000 bring-in, 20000 completion
No-Limit & Pot-Limit: 5000/10000/3000-ante

06-09-2018 16:28 UTC-7

Play Resues

tRaMSt0p

Level 23 : 20,000/40,000, 0 ante

The cards are back in the air.

06-09-2018 16:28 UTC-7

Updated Chip Counts and Seating Draw

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Level 23 : 20,000/40,000, 0 ante

Table	Seat	Player	Country	Chips	Big Blinds	Big Bets
Feature Table	1	Ryan Miller	United States	204,000	20	5
Feature Table	2	Joey Couden	United States	251,000	25	6.5
Feature Table	3	Chris Klodnicki	United States	954,000	95	24
Feature Table	4	Stuart Rutter	United Kingdom	167,000	17	4
Feature Table	5	Jesse Martin	United States	198,000	20	5
Feature Table	6	Dylan Linde	United States	271,000	27	7

Secondary Table	1	Marco Johnson	United States	309,000	31	7.5
Secondary Table	2	Alexey Makarov	Russia	826,000	83	20.5
Secondary Table	3	David Baker	United States	275,000	28	7
Secondary Table	4	Nikolai Yakovenko	Russia	751,000	75	19
Secondary Table	5	Adam Friedman	United States	331,000	33	8.5
Secondary Table	6	Anthony Zinno	United States	1,014,000	101	25.5

Player	Chips	Progress
Anthony Zinno	1,014,000

Chris Klodnicki	954,000

Alexey Makarov	826,000
Nikolai Yakovenko	751,000
Adam Friedman	331,000

Marco Johnson	309,000

David "ODB" Baker	275,000

Dylan Linde	271,000

Joey Couden	251,000

Ryan Miller	204,000

Jesse Martin	198,000

Stuart Rutter	167,000

06-09-2018 16:30 UTC-7

Structure Change Update

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Level 23 : 20,000/40,000, 0 ante

WSOP Tournament Director Jack Effel has informed the players that an option to vote for a structure change has been vetoed.

The tournament will continue to be played under the structure that the WSOP originally released.

06-09-2018 16:34 UTC-7

Yakovenko Takes the Chip Lead

Mickey Doft

Level 23 : 20,000/40,000, 0 ante

No-Limit Hold'em

Alexey Makarov raised from the button and Nikolai Yakovenko called from the big blind.

The flop came down and Yakovenko check-called 22,000 from Makarov.

The turn was the , Yakovenko led for 70,000 and Makarov called.

The river was the , Yakovenko bet 175,000 and Mararov called after a few moments.

Yakovenko tabled for aces and eight, Makarov mucked and Yakovenko won the pot to grab the chip lead.

Player	Chips	Progress
Nikolai Yakovenko	1,060,000 309,000	309,000
Alexey Makarov	530,000 -296,000	-296,000

Tags: Nikolai Yakovenko Alexey Makarov

06-09-2018 16:37 UTC-7

Martin and Klodnicki Chop

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Level 23 : 20,000/40,000, 0 ante

Stud Hi-Lo Regular

Chris Klodnicki completed and Jesse Martin raised. Klodnicki called, and then led on fourth and fifth streets with Martin calling each time.

Martin then took the betting lead on sixth and seventh, and Klodnicki called him down.

Chris Klodnicki: / /
Jesse Martin: / /

Martin tabled his for a low, and Klodnicki revealed his for the high.

Player	Chips	Progress
Chris Klodnicki	995,000 41,000	41,000

Jesse Martin	220,000 22,000	22,000

Tags: Chris Klodnicki Jesse Martin

06-09-2018 16:43 UTC-7

Joey Couden Eliminated in 12th Place ($19,784)

tRaMSt0p

Level 23 : 20,000/40,000, 0 ante

No-Limit Hold'em

From the cutoff, Dylan Linde raised to 25,000 before Joey Couden moved all in from the small blind for 71,000 total. Linde called, and the cards were tabled.

Dylan Linde:
Joey Couden: