Level: 23
Blinds: 8,000/16,000
Ante: 2,000
2018 World Series of Poker
Event #37: $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em
Day: 3
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2018 World Series of Poker
Buy-in
$1,500
Prize Pool
$1,795,500
Entries
1,330
Level
32
Blinds
60,000 / 120,000
Ante
20,000
First Break of the Day
Level 22
: 6,000/12,000, 2,000 ante
The remaining 14 players will now be taking their first 15-minute break of the day. The blinds will resume at 8,000/16,000 with a 2,000 ante.
Jason Wheeler Eliminated in 15th Place ($14,730)
Level 22
: 6,000/12,000, 2,000 ante
The board read 
and Jason Wheeler moved his stack all in for around 95,000. Stephen Song put in the calling chips and the players flipped over their hands.
Stephen Song: 
Jason Wheeler: 
The turn was the 
and Wheeler still needed to improve to survive. The river came the 
and Wheeler failed to connect to go out in 15th as Song took down the pot with his two pair, increased his stack even more with that elimination pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
940,000 | 130,000 |
|
Busted |
Ryan Laplante Eliminated in 16th Place ($11,759)
Level 22
: 6,000/12,000, 2,000 ante
Ryan Laplante opened with a raise to 25,000 under the gun and action folded around to [Removed:4] who made it 70,000 on the button. Action folded back to Laplante who moved all in for a bit over 200,000. Rudelitz called quickly.
Ryan Laplante: 
[Removed:4]: 
The board ran out 
which was all bricks for Laplante. Rudelitz was able to take down the pot with his pair of nines and Laplante will collect $11,759 for his run in the event.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
852,000 | 52,000 |
|
Busted |
Thomas Kurtz Eliminated in 17th Place ($11,759)
Level 22
: 6,000/12,000, 2,000 ante
Stephen Song opened from the button and Thomas Kurtz then moved all in for around 170,000 from the small blind. Song called and the players turned over their hands.
Stephen Song: 
Thomas Kurtz: 
The flop came down 
and Song was still ahead. The turn would seal the deal as it came a 
and Song now had his opponent drawing dead to the 
on the river.
Song took down the pot with his set of queens and has been having a good start to the day. Meanwhile Kurtz's run ends in 17th place.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
810,000 | 169,000 |
|
Busted |
Ryan Goindoo Eliminated in 18th Place ($11,759)
Level 22
: 6,000/12,000, 2,000 ante
Just after the two table redraw, Ryan Goindoo was eliminated in 18th place by Eric Baldwin. According to the table Baldwin opened to 26,000 and Goindoo raised to 190,000, committing most of his chips, Baldwin moved all in and Goindoo called.
Ryan Goindoo: 
Eric Baldwin: 
The board ran out 
and that would give Baldwin the winning set, eliminating Goindoo from the tournament in 18th place. For his run in the event he will collect $11,759.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
760,000 | 218,000 |
|
Busted |
Final 18 Redraw
Level 22
: 6,000/12,000, 2,000 ante
| Table | Seat | Player | Chip Count |
|---|---|---|---|
| 415 | 1 | Gilsoo Kim | 555,000 |
| 415 | 2 | Jason Wheeler | 94,000 |
| 415 | 3 | Geoffrey Lavinson | 390,000 |
| 415 | 4 | Ryan Goindoo | 291,000 |
| 415 | 5 | Stephen Song | 641,000 |
| 415 | 6 | Thomas Kurtz | 123,000 |
| 415 | 7 | Eric Baldwin | 542,000 |
| 415 | 8 | Robert Georato | 179,000 |
| 415 | 9 | Mathew Moore | 280,000 |
| 423 | 1 | Jason Guarinello | 590,000 |
| 423 | 2 | Ryan Laplante | 130,000 |
| 423 | 3 | Ian Steinman | 1,030,000 |
| 423 | 4 | Aaron Massey | 1,545,000 |
| 423 | 5 | Michael Finstein | 927,000 |
| 423 | 6 | Jay Farber | 710,000 |
| 423 | 7 | Kirk Banks | 465,000 |
| 423 | 8 | [Removed:4] | 800,000 |
| 423 | 9 | JC Tran | 623,000 |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,545,000 | 155,000 |
|
1,030,000 | |
|
927,000 | 72,000 |
|
|
800,000 | 160,000 |
|
710,000 | -15,000 |
|
|
641,000 | 81,000 |
|
623,000 | -27,000 |
|
590,000 | 79,000 |
|
555,000 | -39,000 |
|
|
542,000 | 37,000 |
|
465,000 | -156,000 |
|
390,000 | 5,000 |
|
|
291,000 | -39,000 |
|
280,000 | 48,000 |
|
179,000 | -71,000 |
|
|
130,000 | -210,000 |
|
|
123,000 | -117,000 |
|
|
94,000 | -36,000 |
Zach Humphrey Eliminated in 19th Place ($9,513)
Level 22
: 6,000/12,000, 2,000 ante
Stephen Song opened to 27,000 from the button and Zach Humphrey moved all in for around 172,000 from the small blind. Gilsoo Kim then moved all in over the top for around 400,000. Song folded and the players then revealed their hands.
Gilsoo Kim: 
Zach Humphrey: 
The flop came down 
and Humphrey was still ahead. The turn came the 
and Kim still needed to connect. The river came the 
and Kim counterfeited Humphrey's two pair, eliminating him from the tournament with his ace-high.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
594,000 | 219,000 |
|
Busted |
Level: 22
Blinds: 6,000/12,000
Ante: 2,000
Tran Puts Wheeler to the Test
Level 21
: 5,000/10,000, 1,000 ante
Jason Wheeler opened to 23,000 from under the gun and he was called by Jay Farber on the button and JC Tran in the big blind.
The flop was 
and action checked to Wheeler who put out a bet of 34,000. Farber folded while Tran called.
Both players checked on the turn and the came on the river. There, Tran put out a bet of 200,000 which was enough to put Wheeler all in. Wheeler thought for a bit then eventually decided to fold. That allowed Tran to take down the pot and chip up to over 600,000 while Wheeler is now one of the shortest stacks in the tournament with just about 13 big blinds.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
650,000 | 170,000 |
|
|
130,000 | -105,000 |