2018 World Series of Poker

Event #28: $3,000 No-Limit Hold'em 6-Handed
Day: 1
Event Info

2018 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
a8
Prize
$461,798
Event Info
Buy-in
$3,000
Prize Pool
$2,343,600
Entries
868
Level Info
Level
32
Blinds
80,000 / 160,000
Ante
20,000

Phelps Hits the Showers

Level 5 : 150/300, 50 ante
Michael Phelps
Michael Phelps

Michael Phelps was living on a short stack after the last break and after another pass by his table, he was seen missing from his seat. According to the table, Phelps jammed all in for 4,500 from under the gun and was called by the big blind.

Michael Phelps: {k-Hearts}{q-Hearts}
Opponent: {a-Clubs}{6-Clubs}

Phelps was slightly behind but still had two live cards to hit in order to find a double up. Unfortunately for him, the flop came {9-Clubs}{5-Clubs}{3-Clubs} and his opponent flopped a flush. Phelps was left drawing dead and headed to the rail.

Player Chips Progress
Michael Phelps us
Michael Phelps
Busted

Tags: Michael Phelps

Ruzicka Eliminates Zamani

Level 5 : 150/300, 50 ante

Benjamin Zamani, in middle position, opened to 900. Vojtech Ruzicka, in the big blind, called.

The flop was {k-Clubs}{q-Spades}{q-Clubs}. Ruzicka checked. Zamani bet 1,100. Ruzicka called. The turn brought the {a-Spades}. Both players checked. The {4-Spades} river completed the board. Ruzicka threw in a bet of 6,500. Zamani went deep into the tank then proceeded to call for less.

Ruzicka showed {6-Hearts}{q-Hearts} for trips. Zamani mucked and left the table.

Player Chips Progress
Vojtech Ruzicka cz
Vojtech Ruzicka
30,000

Level: 6

Blinds: 200/400

Ante: 50

Updated Counts and a Couple New Entries

Level 6 : 200/400, 50 ante

Nick Schulman just returned to the Brasilia Room as tables started to break and he currently has one of the largest stacks in the room. Sam Soverel and Joseph Cheong are a couple of the new entries to make their way into the field.

Player Chips Progress
Nick Schulman us
Nick Schulman
47,100
32,100
32,100
$25K Fantasy
WSOP 4X Winner
Kyle Hartree ca
Kyle Hartree
42,500
9,800
9,800
Ana Marquez es
Ana Marquez
38,900
Phil Hellmuth us
Phil Hellmuth
37,700
5,900
5,900
WSOP Main Event Champion
$25K Fantasy
WSOP 17X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer
Mike Watson ca
Mike Watson
34,000
19,000
19,000
Ryan Laplante us
Ryan Laplante
33,400
5,400
5,400
WSOP 1X Winner
Christian Harder us
Christian Harder
30,400
$25K Fantasy
Hugo Perez us
Hugo Perez
28,200
-1,300
-1,300
Ken Aldridge us
Ken Aldridge
21,900
WSOP 1X Winner
Sam Soverel us
Sam Soverel
15,000
$25K Fantasy
WSOP 2X Winner
Joseph Cheong us
Joseph Cheong
15,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Demosthenes Kiriopoulos ca
Demosthenes Kiriopoulos
13,100
Marc MacDonnell ie
Marc MacDonnell
6,800
-23,300
-23,300

"I Want a Piece of That"

Level 6 : 200/400, 50 ante
Bill Klein
Bill Klein

The action folded to the cutoff who raised it up to 800. Bill Klein was in the big blind and appeared to have a bit of history with his opponent.

"I'm calling no matter what I have against you. I want a piece of that!"

Klein did in fact call and the flop came {8-Clubs}{3-Clubs}{2-Hearts}. Klein checked and his opponent tossed in a continuation bet of 1,300. Klein instantly check-raised to 3,000 and made sure his opponent was aware of it. He elected to fold and Klein raked in the pot to sit among the leaders.

Player Chips Progress
Bill Klein us
Bill Klein
69,000
22,200
22,200

Tags: Bill Klein

Baumann Calls Correctly

Level 6 : 200/400, 50 ante

Gaelle Baumann opened to 900 from the cutoff and was called by the small blind and the big blind. The flop fell {10-Diamonds}{5-Diamonds}{4-Hearts} and the action checked around to the {9-Hearts} on the turn.

The small blind led out for 1,100 and the big blind folded. Baumann called and the {6-Spades} completed the board. The small blind fired another 2,200 and Baumann picked up her chips to call, but didn't do so right away. She thought for a minute and then eventually tossed her chips in the middle. Her opponent tabled {q-Hearts}{j-Clubs} for a missed straight draw and Baumann showed {9-Spades}{7-Spades} for a pair of nines.

Player Chips Progress
Gaelle Baumann fr
Gaelle Baumann
69,200
37,200
37,200

Tags: Gaelle Baumann

Vener Calls For a Cooler, Gets It

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 {10-Diamonds}{7-Clubs}{9-Diamonds}. 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: {j-Diamonds}{q-Diamonds}
Opponent: {a-Diamonds}{10-Hearts}

The turn brought the {4-Hearts} and the {q-Hearts} completed the board, awarding Vener the pot.

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

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