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.
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
Level: 23
Blinds: 8,000/16,000
Ante: 2,000
Georato Doubles Through Song
Level 23
: 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante
Stephen Song opened with a raise to 35,000 before Robert Georato moved all in from the button for 147,000. Action folded back to Song who asked for a count then called.
Stephen Song: 
Robert Georato: 
The board ran out 
and Song whiffed all the way through while Georato ended up with a pair of aces to earn the double up to over 300,000 chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
810,000
-130,000
|
-130,000 |
|
||
|
315,000
65,000
|
65,000 |
Rudelitz Keeps Firing
Level 23
: 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante
The board read 
and [Removed:4] bet 53,000 from under the gun. JC Tran made the call from early position and the turn brought the .
Rudelitz thought for a moment and then pushed out a bet of 106,000. Tran made the call and the river came the 
. Rudelitz quickly moved all in for more than enough to cover Tran's remaining 336,000.
Tran took his time before eventually throwing his cards into the muck and Rudelitz took down a nice pot with some well-timed aggression.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,210,000
358,000
|
358,000 |
|
336,000
-287,000
|
-287,000 |
Massey Takes Some from Finstein
Level 23
: 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante
Aaron Massey opened to 53,000 from the small blind and Michael Finstein called from the big blind. The dealer fanned out a flop of 
and Massey bet 63,000. Finstein made the call and the 
hit the felt on the turn. Massey checked to Finstein who then took a moment of thought before pushing out 150,000. Massey called.
The river brought the 
, and both players checked. Massey turned up 
for queens up. Finstein had a look of confusion as he chucked his cards into the muck, and Massey took the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,830,000
285,000
|
285,000 |
|
700,000
-227,000
|
-227,000 |
Finstein's Quads Pull in a Healthy Pot from Farber
Level 23
: 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante
Jay Farber opened under the gun to 32,000 and Michael Finstein called from the big blind. The flop came down 
and Finstein check-called a bet of 36,000 from Farber.
The turn came the 
and Finstein now chose to lead for 40,000, Farber Called. The river was the , Finstein then put in a bet of 175,000 and Farber was a non-believer as he called.
Finstein then tabled 
for quads and more than enough to take down the pot from Farber.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
980,000
280,000
|
280,000 |
|
410,000
-300,000
|
-300,000 |
Moore Doubles Through Song
Level 23
: 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante
Stephen Song opened with a raise to 35,000 from the cutoff and Matthew Moore reraised all in from the big blind for 204,000. Song snap-called and the cards were turned on their backs.
Stephen Song: 
Matthew Moore: 
The flop brought a king for Moore when it came 
and that put him well in the lead in the hand. The turn was paint, but it was the and that was no good for Song. The river 
was a blank as well and that meant that Moore would double to over 400,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
470,000
-340,000
|
-340,000 |
|
|
||
|
415,000
135,000
|
135,000 |
A Double For Kim
Level 23
: 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante
From early position, Kirk Banks opened with a raise to 34,000. Action folded around to the big blind where Gilsoo Kim accidentally clicked it back, making it 55,000. Action was back on Banks and he thought for a good while before shoving all in with a covering stack on Kim. Kim thought for a bit then eventually put in the chips to call.
Gilsoo Kim: 
Kirk Banks:
The board ran out 
and that meant that Kim's fours would hold up, earning him a double up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
700,000
145,000
|
145,000 |
|
290,000
-175,000
|
-175,000 |
Level: 24
Blinds: 10,000/20,000
Ante: 3,000
Song Gets Kim to Make a Big Laydown
Level 24
: 10,000/20,000, 3,000 ante
Stephen Song opened to 40,000 under the gun and Gilsoo Kim called from the big bind. Kirk Banks called from the big blind as well and the three took a flop.
The flop was 
and action checked through to the 
on the turn. There, Banks checked and Song fired a bet of 80,000. Kim called while Banks folded.
The river was the and Song led out again, this time betting 225,000. Kim dropped deep into the tank and thought for a couple of minutes before finally folding and showing 
for three of a kind. Song took down the pot with no showdown.
"Nice bet," Kim said to Song after the hand.
"Thank you," Song replied.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
825,000
355,000
|
355,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
480,000
-220,000
|
-220,000 |