Level: 6
Blinds: 300/600
Ante: 100
2018 World Series of Poker
Event #24: $2,620 THE MARATHON No-Limit Hold'em
Day: 1
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2018 World Series of Poker
Buy-in
$2,620
Prize Pool
$3,485,124
Entries
1,637
Level
30
Blinds
80,000 / 160,000
Ante
20,000
Final Break
Level 5
: 250/500, 75 ante
The players are going on their final 15-minute break of the day and will begin the last 100-minute level of day when they return.
Hallaert Finds a Double
Level 5
: 250/500, 75 ante
Kenny Hallaert moved all in from the small blind after the cutoff had raised and he got a call.
Kenny Hallaert: 
Opponent: 
Board: 
Hallaert came out on top in the classic flip situation after hitting a king on the flop and holding to receive a full double up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
23,000 | 9,000 |
Ramdin Gets Full Value With Aces
Level 5
: 250/500, 75 ante
Victor Ramdin limped under the gun and it folded around to the small blind Joey Weissman. He decided to raise it to 2,500 and the player in the big blind folded. The action was back on Ramdin and he three-bet to 6,100. Weissman called.
The flop was 
and both players checked. Weissman check-called a bet of 5,700 on the 
turn.
Weissman checked again on the 
river and this time Ramdin fired out 20,000. Weissman thought about it for a couple of minutes and he eventually called to see Ramdin holding 
.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
80,000 | 36,000 |
|
27,000 | -38,000 |
Sylvia Takes a Seat
Level 5
: 250/500, 75 ante
2012 Main Event runner-up for $5,295,149, Jesse Sylvia has joined the Marathon field halfway through the penultimate level of the day.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
26,200 |
Big Stack Metaal Shows Strength
Level 5
: 250/500, 75 ante
Govert Metaal had about 120,000 in front of him before the last hand. He saw a player open to 1,300 and when it folded to his right neighbor, Mike Del Vecchio, he put in a three-bet to 3,600 and it was up to Metaal in the small blind to decide what to do.
After a minute Metaal made it a little more than 8,000 and every player in the hand quickly folded.
Mike Del Vecchio showed to Metaal and he returned the favor by showing 
.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
125,000 | 5,000 |
|
18,000 | -8,200 |
Cohen Doubles With a Knockout
Level 5
: 250/500, 75 ante
The action was opened from middle position with a raise to 1,200 and the cutoff player called before Samantha Cohen three-bet to 3,600 from the button. Both her opponents made the call, and the flop came down 
.
The action checked through to the 
turn and Cohen called a bet of 5,500 after the cutoff player had folded.
When the hit the river, Cohen saw her opponent move all in and she snap-called.
Samantha Cohen: 
Opponent: 
It was runner-runner nut flush for Cohen and two pair for her opponent who was covered and ultimately sent to the rail.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
45,000 | 18,800 |
Pavillion Counts
Level 5
: 250/500, 75 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
100,000 | |
|
76,000 | 46,000 |
|
55,000 | 31,000 |
|
45,000 | |
|
36,000 | 11,000 |
|
30,000 | 10,000 |
|
18,000 | -8,200 |
|
17,000 | -11,000 |
Hof Gives Up
Level 5
: 250/500, 75 ante
Natalie Hof was involved in a hand that went four-way to the flop.
The flop of 
was checked to Hof who bet out 1,825 and only got called by the player on the button, the other two players in the hand folded.
Hof checked-folded on the 
turn and was left with 22,000.
Right now they're starting to break up tables in the Pavillion room because more people are busting out than entering the tournament at this point.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
22,000 | -5,000 |
Chip Counts Continued
Level 5
: 250/500, 75 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
85,000 | 58,800 |
|
76,000 | 76,000 |
|
30,000 | 30,000 |
|
26,200 | 26,200 |