Event #28: $3,000 No-Limit Hold'em 6-Handed Day 1 | 2018 World Series of Poker

06-13-2018 19:47 UTC-7

Dinner Break Add-Ons

Adam Lamers

Level 7 : 250/500, 75 ante

Throughout the dinner break, there have been some more notables to join the field. Joe Cada is coming off a deep run in the $1,000 Pot-Limit Omaha event and has quickly jumped into the field here along with Esther Taylor, Elio Fox, and Mike Leah.

Player	Chips	Progress
Esther Taylor	18,800
Elio Fox	15,000
Joe Cada	15,000
Mike Leah	15,000

06-13-2018 19:38 UTC-7

Chip Counts

Sandra Barbour

Level 7 : 250/500, 75 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Matthieu Lamagnere	35,000	35,000
Ismael Bojang	33,000	-4,000
Greg Merson	20,300	-6,700
Ryan Riess	15,000	-1,000
Mike Leah	15,000	15,000
Harry Lodge	14,000	5,300
Marc MacDonnell	13,000	6,200
Cyril Vanlerberghe	11,000	11,000

06-13-2018 19:30 UTC-7

Jacks for Josephy

Sandra Barbour

Level 7 : 250/500, 75 ante

Cliff Josephy opened to 1,200 under the gun. The player on the cutoff three-bet to 2,400. Josephy called.

The flop was . Josephy check-called a bet of 3,025 from his opponent. The turn was the and was checked through to the river. Both players checked again.

Josephy tabled . His opponent mucked.

Player	Chips	Progress
Cliff Josephy	55,000	40,000

Tags: Cliff Josephy

06-13-2018 19:23 UTC-7

Dunst Leads the Notables in Brasilia Bronze

Adam Lamers

Level 7 : 250/500, 75 ante

The red section of the Brasilia Room has almost completely cleared out with just 408 players remaining. Here is a look at some notable stacks remaining in the bronze section, with Tony Dunst leading the way.

Player	Chips	Progress
Tony Dunst	72,900	57,900
Stephen Chidwick	71,600	56,600
Manig Loeser	63,000	29,000
Erik Seidel	51,800	20,800
Kevin MacPhee	38,700	38,700
Upeshka De Silva	30,400	6,200
Olivier Busquet	24,700	1,600
Darryll Fish	23,200	23,200
Michael Gathy	20,800	20,800

Tags: Tony Dunst

06-13-2018 19:21 UTC-7

Lee Can't Call

Sandra Barbour

Level 7 : 250/500, 75 ante

Preston Lee, on the cutoff, opened to 1,600. Gargano three-bet to 4,000 from the small blind. Lee called.

The flop came . Gargano checked. Lee checked back.

''You must be thinking what I'm thinking...'' Lee said. ''You must be reading what I'm thinking...'' he added.

The turn was the . Again both players checked. The river completed the board. Gargano threw in a bet of 5,000.

''I can't even call'' Lee said, throwing his hand in the muck.

Player	Chips	Progress
Anthony Gargano	45,000	28,000
Preston Lee	20,000	20,000

06-13-2018 19:20 UTC-7

Yifrach Senses Weakness

Adam Lamers

Level 7 : 250/500, 75 ante

The action folded around to the button who raised it up and Gal Yifrach defended from the big blind. The flop came and both players checked to the on the turn.

Yifrach led out for 2,500 and his opponent called to see the on the river. Yifrach tossed in another bet of 4,300 and his opponent quickly dispatched of his cards. Yifrach dragged in the pot and has climbed over the 50,000 mark for the first time today.

Player	Chips	Progress
$Gal Yifrach$ Gal Yifrach	54,200	39,200

Tags: Gal Yifrach

Level: 7

Blinds: 250/500

Ante: 75

06-13-2018 17:47 UTC-7

Dinner Break

Adam Lamers

Level 6 : 200/400, 50 ante

The players are now heading on a 75-minute dinner break. The action will resume on level 7 with two more levels of late registration.

06-13-2018 17:45 UTC-7

Gimbel Gives Weissman Credit

Adam Lamers

Level 6 : 200/400, 50 ante

Harrison Gimbel opened to 800 from under the gun and was called by the button. Joey Weissman three-bet to 4,000 from the small blind and Gimbel was the only caller. The flop fell and Weissman led out for 3,000 which Gimbel called.

The turn brought the and both players checked to the on the river. Weissman led out for 15,000 and Gimbel asked for a count. He went into the tank for a couple of minutes but eventually decided to lay his hand down.

Player	Chips	Progress
Joey Weissman	48,500	23,000
Harrison Gimbel	25,800	10,800

Tags: Harrison Gimbel Joey Weissman

06-13-2018 17:43 UTC-7

Vener Calls For a Cooler, Gets It

Sandra Barbour

Level 6 : 200/400, 50 ante

While the dealer was shuffling the cards, Scott Vener mentioned he wanted to get a cooler at his table, to make things interesting.

''Let's see if I can get a cooler this hand,'' he said

As soon as the cards were dealt, he opened to 900 under the gun. The small blind called. The flop was . The small blind checked. Vener bet 1,000. The small blind raised to 3,000. Vener reraised all in for around 7,500. His opponent snap-called.

Scott Vener:
Opponent:

The turn brought the and the completed the board, awarding Vener the pot.

''See, I told you!'' commented Vener raking in the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Scott Vener	19,000	-1,000