2018 World Series of Poker

Event #30: $1,500 Pot-Limit Omaha
Day: 1
Event Info

2018 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
qq83
Prize
$217,123
Event Info
Buy-in
$1,500
Prize Pool
$1,078,650
Entries
799
Level Info
Level
29
Blinds
40,000 / 80,000
Ante
0

Back to Back Knockouts for Chung

Level 4 : 100/200, 0 ante

Stephanie Chung and her opponent were heads up on the {7-Spades}{6-Diamonds}{3-Clubs} flop. After a series of raises and re-raises all of her opponent's 10,900 chips went in the middle and Chung called.

The player showed {k-Clubs}{k-Diamonds}{5-Clubs}{4-Hearts} for a flopped straight and Chung held {10-Hearts}{9-Clubs}{8-Clubs}{8-Hearts}. The dealer burned and turned the {5-Diamonds} and Chung improved to the nut straight. The {q-Hearts} hit the river and Chung scooped the pot eliminating her opponent.

Just a few hands later Chung held pocket aces on an ace high board sending another player to the rail to chip up to 40,000.

Player Chips Progress
Stephanie Chung us
Stephanie Chung
40,000

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No Days Off

Level 4 : 100/200, 0 ante
Arne Kern
Arne Kern

We are now approaching 700 entries here in Event #30: $1,500 Pot-Limit Omaha as the players continue to fill the BRASILIA room. Two players that are very familiar with one another have just taken their seats.

Event #21: $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em MILLIONAIRE MAKER winner Arne Kern and runner-up Sam Razavi are fresh off of their final table that wrapped up in the late night hours. The two battled it out for nearly two hours in a memorable heads-up match.

In the end Kern's was all in holding {4-Spades}{2-Spades} against the {a-Hearts}{j-Diamonds} of Razavi. There were two spades on the flop for Kern and another on the turn to earn him his first WSOP bracelet along with $1,173,223.

Razavi notched his largest career tournament score earning $724,756 for his runner up finish.

"I wanted to play the Omaha and then take the weekend off" said Kern who has chipped up quickly to over 20,000 and Razavi is hovering close to the starting stack.

Player Chips Progress
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Arne Kern
23,000
Sam Razavi gb
Sam Razavi
8,500

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Radoja Out

Level 4 : 100/200, 0 ante

The player under the gun opened for 400 and was called by three players including Mark Radoja in the big blind.

The flop fell {j-Spades}{4-Hearts}{2-Spades} and Radoja checked. The initial raiser bet 1,000 and got one caller. Then Radoja, after a tank, decided to push all in for about 5,300. The initial raiser folded and his other opponent made the call.

Mark Radoja: {k-Spades}{3-Spades}{j-Diamonds}{2-Clubs}
Opponent: {j-Clubs}{j-Hearts}{a-Spades}{4-Spades}

Radoja was in bad shape, and it got worse after the {9-Spades} turn and {5-Diamonds} river, giving the nut flush to his opponent and sending Radoja to the rail.

Player Chips Progress
Mark Radoja ca
Mark Radoja
WSOP 2X Winner
Busted

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Level: 4

Blinds: 100/200

Ante: 0

Pocket Kings are Good for Jesse Sylvia

Level 3 : 75/150, 0 ante
Jesse Sylvia
Jesse Sylvia

Jesse Sylvia raised to 300 from middle position and Jonas Wexler called from the button. The player in the big blind was all in for his last 100 and the dealer spread the {a-Hearts}{8-Hearts}{4-Clubs} flop.

Sylvia continued with a bet of 525 and Wexler folded. "I haven't looked" said the player in the big blind to which Sylvia replied "peel them slowly." The big blind revealed the {j-Hearts}{3-Hearts}{9-Spades}{2-Clubs} for a flopped flush draw and Sylvia showed {k-Clubs}{k-Hearts}{q-Spades}{10-Clubs}.

The turn {7-Spades} gave the player some added outs as he picked up a straight draw but he {7-Diamonds} river sealed the deal for Sylvia who scooped the pot sending his opponent to the rail.

Player Chips Progress
Jesse Sylvia us
Jesse Sylvia
17,000 9,500

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Bad Start for Lappas

Level 3 : 75/150, 0 ante

Charalampos Lappas limped in the cutoff for 150 and was called by the hijack and the small blind.

The flop came {j-Clubs}{6-Clubs}{k-Hearts} and the small blind bet 500, and both Lappas and the hijack player folded.

On the next hand Lappas opened to 300 in middle position and was called by two players. The flop fell {4-Clubs}{3-Hearts}{a-Diamonds} and Lappas checked. His opponent bet 1,000 and both Lappas and the third player mucked their hands. The winning player showed them {a-Hearts}{4-Hearts}.

Player Chips Progress
Charalampos Lappas gr
Charalampos Lappas
3,200 3,200

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Le Takes From Alvarado

Level 3 : 75/150, 0 ante

On a board showing {3-Hearts}{a-Diamonds}{4-Spades}{9-Hearts} and with 2,200 already in the middle, Ricardo Alvarado checked and his opponent Tommy Le checked behind.

On the {q-Diamonds} turn, Alvarado checked once more and when Le bet 1,500, Ricardo folded his hand. Le, the winner of the 2017 $10,000 Pot Limit Omaha Championship, is now up to 15,000.

Player Chips Progress
Tommy Le us
Tommy Le
WSOP 2X Winner
15,000 15,000
Ricardo Alvarado us
Ricardo Alvarado
WSOP 1X Winner
9,500 9,500

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Nixon Check-Raises Misonne

Level 3 : 75/150, 0 ante

The action folded to Chris Moorman in the hijack and he raised to 350. Jacques Misonne called from the cutoff and David Nixon called from the big blind.

They went three-handed to the {k-Hearts}{q-Diamonds}{8-Spades} flop and it checked to Misonne who bet 600. Nixon then check-raised to 2,100 and got two quick folds from his opponents.

Player Chips Progress
David Nixon us
David Nixon
9,500 9,500
Jacques Misonne be
Jacques Misonne
6,875 6,875

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