Event #39: $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em Shootout Day 1 | 2018 World Series of Poker

06-19-2018 19:31 UTC-7

Break Time

LisaY

Level 11 : 500/1,000, 100 ante

It's that time again. Players are taking a 15 minute break and will return to blind level 600/1,200 and a 200 ante.

Level: 12

Blinds: 600/1,200

Ante: 200

06-19-2018 19:58 UTC-7

Back and Forth

LisaY

Level 12 : 600/1,200, 200 ante

There has been a three all-ins between Jann Bednar and Tony Hoang since the last break. Every time the all-in player has won the pot, so it is still all to play for, for the two players.

Tags: Tony Hoang Jan Bednar

06-19-2018 20:03 UTC-7

Winners and Bustouts

Shirley Ang

Level 12 : 600/1,200, 200 ante

Table #53: 2017 Main Event Champion Scott Blumstein defeated James Rann heads-up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Alexandre Reard	71,700 40,700	40,700

Alfredo Pacheco	71,700 71,700	71,700
James Stahl	70,700 70,700	70,700
Daniel Wilson	66,900 66,900	66,900
Isaac Hagerling	66,600 66,600	66,600

Jesse Kertland	66,500 66,500	66,500
Mark McGovern	66,500 66,500	66,500
Yudhishter Jaswal	66,500 66,500	66,500
Ajay Chabra	66,400 66,400	66,400
Scott Blumstein	66,300 28,300	28,300

Alfonso Mora	66,300 66,300	66,300
Tom Hall	66,300 63,300	63,300
Josh Sullivan	66,100 66,100	66,100
Russell Thomas	66,100 66,100	66,100
Caleb Clarke	66,100 66,100	66,100
Naor Slobodskoy	65,900 65,900	65,900
Alex Barill	65,900 65,900	65,900
Preston Lee	65,800 65,800	65,800

Cole Jackson	65,800 35,800	35,800
Fabian Gumz	65,600 65,600	65,600
Alexander Lakhov	65,600 65,600	65,600
Dylan Linde	65,400 40,400	40,400

Tim Burt	65,100 65,100	65,100
Calvin Anderson	Busted

Taylor Paur	Busted

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Tags: Scott Blumstein James Rann

06-19-2018 20:17 UTC-7

Clarke Busts Radoja

LisaY

Level 12 : 600/1,200, 200 ante

Caleb Clarke has just played his last hand for the evening and it has secured him a place in the second round.

Clarke was the massive chip leader and set Mark Radoja all-in. After some deliberation, Radoja made the call and they turned their cards on their backs.

Clarke
Radoja

The flop left Radoja drawing very thin but the gave him a little hope with a gutshot. The couldn't get there for him and it is Clarke who was left to bag up his chips.

Player	Chips	Progress
Caleb Clarke	66,100
Mark Radoja	Busted

Tags: Mark Radoja Caleb Clarke

06-19-2018 20:24 UTC-7

Marathon Heads-Up Comes to an End

Shirley Ang

Level 12 : 600/1,200, 200 ante

One of the first tables to reach heads-up, featured Christopher Audrain and Arthur Conan. It has just come to an end though and sadly for Conan, he will not make it through to Day 2.

Audrain had when Conan shoved all-in with . The runout favored the sevens and Audrain bagged up 66,000 to take through to the second round.

Player	Chips	Progress
Christopher Audrain	66,000 35,000	35,000
Arthur Conan	Busted

Level: 13

Blinds: 800/1,600

Ante: 200

06-19-2018 20:26 UTC-7

Player	Chips	Progress
Alexandru Masek	72,900 72,900	72,900
Steven Wolansky	71,900 71,900	71,900

Gavin O'Rourke	66,600 66,600	66,600
Artur Rudziankov	65,900

Last Three Tables

Shirley Ang

Level 13 : 800/1,600, 200 ante

There are currently three tables left:

Table #9: Jan Bednar is playing heads-up and has around 40,000 against the 26,000 of Tony Hoang.

Table #25: Bas de Laat is playing heads-up against Peter Neff.

Table #57: Grant Elmer is playing heads-up against Edward Yam.

Player	Chips	Progress
Bas de Laat	48,000 48,000	48,000
Edward Yam	41,000
Jan Bednar	40,000 11,000	11,000
Tony Hoang	26,000 26,000	26,000
Grant Elmer	25,000 25,000	25,000
Peter Neff	18,000 18,000	18,000

Tags: Bas de Laat Chunhoedward Yam Grant Elmer Jan Bednar Peter Neff

06-19-2018 20:59 UTC-7

Edward Yam would've been hoping it was all over. His opponent Grant Elmer, was down 13,200, which is less than 10 big blinds. After a raise from Yam, Elmer shipped it all-in and Yam couldn't call quick enough.

Edward Yam
Grant Elmer