2018 World Series of Poker

Event #21: $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em MILLIONAIRE MAKER
Day: 2
Event Info

2018 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
42
Prize
$1,173,223
Event Info
Buy-in
$1,500
Prize Pool
$9,937,350
Entries
7,361
Level Info
Level
40
Blinds
400,000 / 800,000
Ante
100,000

Level: 16

Blinds: 1,500/3,000

Ante: 500

Pahuja Wins the Battle of the Blinds

Level 15 : 1,200/2,400, 400 ante

Action folded to the player in the small blind and he raised to 5,200. Vinny Pahuja defended his big blind and they went heads up to the {k-Clubs}{7-Clubs}{4-Diamonds} flop. Both players checked and the turn was the {4-Spades}.

The small blind led out with a bet of 7,000 and Pahuja called. The river was the {4-Clubs} and both players knuckled the felt. Pahuja showed {j-Hearts}{7-Hearts} for fours full of sevens and scooped the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Vinny Pahuja us
Vinny Pahuja
60,000 -40,500

Tags: Vinny Pahuja

Baumstein Climbing

Level 15 : 1,200/2,400, 400 ante
Scott Baumstein
Scott Baumstein

There was a pile of about 80,000 chips in the middle and the board read {K-Hearts}{Q-Hearts}{5-Spades}{6-Spades}{6-Clubs} when we got to the table. A player informed PokerNews that Baumstein had opened the button, the big blind had called, there was a bet and call on the flop, and both players checked the turn.

On the river, the big blind had checked, Baumstein bet, and the big blind check-raised, putting Baumstein to a decision for 56,100. He went into the tank and the clock was eventually called. Before tournament staff arrived at the table to begin the countdown, Baumstein called. The big blind tabled {4-Hearts}{2-Clubs} and Baumstein rolled over {6-Diamonds}{3-Diamonds} to take the pot with trip sixes.

Player Chips Progress
Scott Baumstein us
Scott Baumstein
335,000 174,900

Tags: Scott Baumstein

Fox Bets the Turn

Level 15 : 1,200/2,400, 400 ante
Elio fox
Elio fox

A player in late position raised to 5,500 and two players called. Elio Fox defended his big blind and they went four-handed to the {9-Diamonds}{8-Spades}{5-Spades} flop. The action checked around and the dealer burned and turned the {a-Spades}. Fox led out with a bet of 15,500 and got three quick folds from the table.

Player Chips Progress
Elio Fox us
Elio Fox
WSOP 2X Winner
175,000 101,300

Tags: Elio Fox

Eyster Felts a Foe

Level 15 : 1,200/2,400, 400 ante
Kevin Eyster
Kevin Eyster

JC Tran raised to 5,500 from early position, Kevin Eyster called from middle position, and the button jammed for what looked like 29,500. Tran folded, and after some consideration, Eyster called to put his opponent at risk.

Kevin Eyster: {J-Diamonds}{10-Diamonds}
Button: {9-Spades}{9-Clubs}

They were racing for the pot and Eyster needed to improve in order to win. The button retained the lead on the {4-Spades}{4-Hearts}{3-Hearts} flop, but Eyster pulled ahead on the {J-Clubs} turn, and the {6-Clubs} river changed nothing, so Eyster took the pot to send his opponent to the cage.

Player Chips Progress
Kevin Eyster us
Kevin Eyster
WSOP 1X Winner
245,000 120,000

Tags: JC TranKevin Eyster

Nguyen Adds to His Stack

Level 15 : 1,200/2,400, 400 ante
Qui Nguyen
Qui Nguyen

Qui Nguyen raised to 5,500 from middle position and Tuan Le called from the cutoff. The player on the button called and they went three-handed to the {k-Hearts}{j-Clubs}{9-Diamonds} flop. Nguyen checked to Le who bet 7,500 and the button folded.

Nguyen called and both players checked when the {6-Hearts} hit the turn. The river was the {k-Clubs} and Nguyen checked for a third time to Le who bet 5,500. Nguyen called and Le announced "jack."

Before he could table his hand, Nguyen turned over {a-Hearts}{j-Hearts} and Le fired his hand into the muck.

Player Chips Progress
Qui Nguyen us
Qui Nguyen
WSOP Main Event Champion
WSOP 1X Winner
200,000 3,000
Tuan Le us
Tuan Le
102,000 -6,000

Tags: Qui NguyenTuan Le

Some Recent Eliminations

Level 15 : 1,200/2,400, 400 ante

The following players cashed for $3,035:

Player Chips Progress
Nick Schwarmann us
Nick Schwarmann
Busted
Benjamin Ludlow us
Benjamin Ludlow
Busted
Matthew Hunt gb
Matthew Hunt
Busted
Shaotong Chang cn
Shaotong Chang
Busted
Kevin Greene us
Kevin Greene
Busted
Eric Polirer us
Eric Polirer
Busted
Bobby Hempkins us
Bobby Hempkins
Busted
Samuel Taylor us
Samuel Taylor
Busted
Jill Bryant us
Jill Bryant
Busted
Johnny Shahid us
Johnny Shahid
Busted
Kristofer Kneale us
Kristofer Kneale
Busted
Alex Visbisky us
Alex Visbisky
Busted
Chad Harris us
Chad Harris
Busted
Arunas Sapitavicius lt
Arunas Sapitavicius
Busted
Tom Bosschaerts be
Tom Bosschaerts
Busted
Dieter Pospichil gb
Dieter Pospichil
Busted
Dwain Mcfarland us
Dwain Mcfarland
Busted
Tomas Schlesinger us
Tomas Schlesinger
Busted
James Goodman us
James Goodman
Busted
Matt Lushin us
Matt Lushin
Busted
Jonas Wexler us
Jonas Wexler
WSOP 1X Winner
Busted
Benjamin Jones us
Benjamin Jones
Busted
Rafael Marcondes us
Rafael Marcondes
Busted
Wenlin Wang cn
Wenlin Wang
Busted
Talesh Patel us
Talesh Patel
Busted

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Some Updated Chip Counts

Level 15 : 1,200/2,400, 400 ante
Player Chips Progress
Iaron Lightbourne gb
Iaron Lightbourne
325,000 324,661
Jared Jaffee us
Jared Jaffee
WSOP 1X Winner
268,800 88,800
Chase Bianchi us
Chase Bianchi
WSOP 1X Winner
262,000 144,000
Victor Chong my
Victor Chong
230,000 -8,000
Sam Soverel us
Sam Soverel
WSOP 2X Winner
205,000 40,000
James Anderson us
James Anderson
WSOP 1X Winner
142,000 2,000
Barny Boatman gb
Barny Boatman
WSOP 2X Winner
140,000 42,000
Chris Moorman gb
Chris Moorman
130,000 25,000
Kevin Eyster us
Kevin Eyster
WSOP 1X Winner
125,000 99,000
Manig Loeser de
Manig Loeser
WSOP 2X Winner
122,000 69,500
Ben Keeline us
Ben Keeline
120,500 24,800
Jeff Gross us
Jeff Gross
115,000 72,000
Ryan Riess us
Ryan Riess
WSOP Main Event Champion
WSOP 1X Winner
113,000 41,000
Wendy Freedman us
Wendy Freedman
89,000 17,000
Kevin Gerhart us
Kevin Gerhart
WSOP 4X Winner
70,300 -8,200
Martin Jacobson se
Martin Jacobson
48,900 -11,100
Jared Hamby us
Jared Hamby
WSOP 1X Winner
32,000 -27,000