2018 World Series of Poker

Event #28: $3,000 No-Limit Hold'em 6-Handed
Day: 2
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

Merson Doubles on the Bubble

Level 13 : 1,000/2,000, 300 ante
Greg Merson
Greg Merson

Greg Merson got the last of his chips in the middle and after being called by Donald Mackert, Merson flipped over {a-Spades}{a-Diamonds}. After the {A-Hearts}{K-Hearts}{7-Clubs} flop and {K-Diamonds} turn Merson had it clinched, and one card later Mackert's hand was swiftly swept away.

Merson earns the double-up, leaving Mackert with just two big blinds.

Player Chips Progress
Greg Merson us
Greg Merson
34,000
-25,200
-25,200
WSOP Main Event Champion
WSOP 2X Winner
Donald Mackert us
Donald Mackert
4,000
-18,300
-18,300

Tags: Greg Merson

Level: 13

Blinds: 1,000/2,000

Ante: 300

Loeser Doubles Before Break

Level 12 : 800/1,600, 200 ante
Manig Loeser
Manig Loeser

Just as players were getting ready to head for their first 15-minute break of the day, Manig Loeser got all of his 40,500 chips in the middle and was called by Florian Duta.

Manig Loeser: {9-Hearts}{9-Clubs}
Florian Duta: {a-Clubs}{j-Clubs}

It was a coin flip with Loeser's tournament life on the line. The board ran out {8-Clubs}{3-Hearts}{3-Diamonds}{k-Spades}{q-Diamonds} and Loeser held on to double up before the break.

Player Chips Progress
Florian Duta ro
Florian Duta
87,600
-8,400
-8,400
Manig Loeser de
Manig Loeser
83,000
14,800
14,800
WSOP 2X Winner

Tags: Florian DutaManig Loeser

Kerignard Keeps Building Slowly

Level 12 : 800/1,600, 200 ante

Yorane Kerignard, on the button, opened to 3,800. The big blind called.

The players saw a flop of {k-Spades}{2-Hearts}{8-Clubs}. The big blind checked. Kerignard bet 3,000. The big blind called. The turn brought the {6-Clubs} and was checked through to the {3-Diamonds} river. The big blind checked again. Kerignard threw in a bet of 8,000. His opponent went deep into the tank for a few minutes before throwing in chips, signifying a call. Kerignard tabled {j-Spades}{j-Hearts}. His opponent mucked.

Player Chips Progress
Yorane Kerignard fr
Yorane Kerignard
168,000
46,500
46,500

Tags: Yorane Kerignard

McLaughlin Still Building a Stack

Level 12 : 800/1,600, 200 ante

Three players saw a flop of {6-Clubs}{5-Diamonds}{2-Clubs} and Robert McLaughlin checked from the big blind. Keith Ferrera tossed in a bet of 9,000 and was called by Sergio Aido on the button along with McLaughlin.

The {3-Clubs} landed on the turn and the action checked around to the {a-Hearts} on the river. McLaughlin quickly threw in a bet of 16,000 and Ferrera folded. Aido leaned back in his seat with a look of frustration, but soon elected to lay down his hand as well.

Player Chips Progress
Robert McLaughlin us
Robert McLaughlin
247,500
19,300
19,300
Keith Ferrera us
Keith Ferrera
135,000
-15,000
-15,000
Sergio Aido es
Sergio Aido
77,700
77,700
77,700

Tags: Keith FerreraRobert McLaughlinSergio Aido

Duarte Eliminates Ruivo

Level 12 : 800/1,600, 200 ante

Manuel Afonso Soares Ruivo opened to 3,700 under the gun. Luiz Duarte, on the button, three-bet to 10,000. Ruivo four-bet to 25,000. Duarte five-bet shoved to 100,000. His opponent snap-called putting his remaining chips at risk.

Luiz Duarte: {k-Diamonds}{k-Clubs}
Manuel Afonso Soares Ruivo: {j-Spades}{j-Clubs}

The board came {9-Spades}{5-Diamonds}{2-Clubs}{8-Diamonds}{a-Spades} and Duarte took down the pot with his kings, sending his opponent to the rail.

Player Chips Progress
Luiz Duarte br
Luiz Duarte
200,000
122,200
122,200
Manuel Afonso Soares Ruivo pt
Manuel Afonso Soares Ruivo
Busted

Updated Counts

Level 12 : 800/1,600, 200 ante
Player Chips Progress
Robert McLaughlin us
Robert McLaughlin
228,200
57,100
57,100
Philip Ward gb
Philip Ward
212,000
48,200
48,200
Anatoly Filatov ru
Anatoly Filatov
201,000
74,000
74,000
Olivier Busquet us
Olivier Busquet
185,100
102,100
102,100
Joshua Gordon us
Joshua Gordon
179,200
17,200
17,200
Yifu He us
Yifu He
177,000
39,100
39,100
Maxime Heroux ca
Maxime Heroux
169,500
98,400
98,400
Tony Dunst us
Tony Dunst
107,500
11,700
11,700
WSOP 2X Winner
Stephen Chidwick gb
Stephen Chidwick
87,500
26,100
26,100
WSOP 1X Winner
Erik Seidel us
Erik Seidel
74,000
-11,000
-11,000
WSOP 10X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer
Jason Mercier us
Jason Mercier
45,300
-1,800
-1,800
WSOP 6X Winner
Esther Taylor us
Esther Taylor
40,000
40,000
40,000