2018 World Series of Poker

Event #39: $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em Shootout
Day: 2
Event Info

2018 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
95
Prize
$236,498
Event Info
Buy-in
$1,500
Prize Pool
$1,225,800
Entries
908
Level Info
Level
53
Blinds
100,000 / 200,000
Ante
30,000

Lee Marches on to Final Table

Level 27 : 5,000/10,000, 1,000 ante
Preston Lee
Preston Lee

Preston Lee limped in on the button and William Kakon raised to 25,000. Lee called.

They both checked through the {6-Diamonds}{9-Spades}{3-Hearts} on the flop to the {2-Hearts} on the turn. Kakon shoved and Lee called.

William Kakon: {10-Spades}{9-Clubs}
Preston Lee: {5-Hearts}{4-Hearts}

Kakon had flopped top pair and Lee had turned the straight. The {a-Clubs} on the river didn't mean anything to Kakon anymore as he was sent to the payout desk to collect his min-cash. Lee will be back tomorrow with 656,000 in chips.

Player Chips Progress
Preston Lee us
Preston Lee
WSOP 1X Winner
656,000 146,000
William Kakon ma
William Kakon
WSOP 1X Winner
Busted

Tags: Preston LeeWilliam Kakon

Lakhov Putting Up a Fight

Level 27 : 5,000/10,000, 1,000 ante

Alexander Lakhov has won a couple of hands on the bounce. In the first, he three-bet all-in versus James Worth's 25,000 button raise and took it down.

The second saw the Russian open to 23,000 and Worth called. The flop came down {j-Hearts}{6-Hearts}{10-Clubs} and both players checked. It was the same on the {5-Hearts} turn but on the river, after Worth checked once more, Lakhov set 38,000 over the line and Worth passed.

Player Chips Progress
James Worth ca
James Worth
385,000 -73,000
Alexander Lakhov ru
Alexander Lakhov
269,000 73,000

Tags: Alexander LakhovJames Worth

Matheson Closes the Deal

Level 27 : 5,000/10,000, 1,000 ante
Royce Matheson
Royce Matheson

Royce Matheson shoved all in from the button and Steven Wolansky called.

Steven Wolansky: {k-Hearts}{3-Hearts}
Royce Matheson: {8-Hearts}{7-Spades}

The board ran out {6-Spades}{3-Clubs}{8-Clubs}{7-Clubs}{10-Hearts}, they both flopped a pair but Matheson's pair of eights had the better of Wolansky. The turn and the river bricked for him and Matheson was the one to be allowed to bag his chips for the final table tomorrow.

Player Chips Progress
Royce Matheson us
Royce Matheson
668,000 228,000
Steven Wolansky us
Steven Wolansky
WSOP 2X Winner
Busted

Tags: Royce MathesonSteven Wolansky

Level: 27

Blinds: 5,000/10,000

Ante: 1,000

Phil Hellmuth Out in Third

Level 26 : 4,000/8,000, 1,000 ante
Phil Hellmuth
Phil Hellmuth

In the fourth all-in versus James Worth, Phil Hellmuth has come unstuck once more and this time it sent him to the rail.

After opening the button to 22,000, Worth moved all-in and Hellmuth called off the rest of his stack.

James Worth {5-Hearts}{5-Clubs}
Phil Hellmuth {a-Clubs}{q-Hearts}

It was off to the races as the pair went heads up to the flop and it came down {9-Clubs}{k-Spades}{2-Diamonds}. Hellmuth was still looking for a queen or an ace to stay in the game but he couldn't find either on the {k-Hearts} turn or {j-Hearts} river and he left in third place.

Player Chips Progress
James Worth ca
James Worth
447,000 182,000
Alexander Lakhov ru
Alexander Lakhov
207,000 16,000
Phil Hellmuth us
Phil Hellmuth
WSOP Main Event Champion
WSOP 17X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer
Busted

Tags: Alexander LakhovJames WorthPhil Hellmuth

General Update

Level 26 : 4,000/8,000, 1,000 ante

Table #401: Royce Matheson and Steven Wolansky have been playing heads-up for a while and Matheson is still in the lead.

Table #402: William Kakon and Preston Lee are still heads-up with about 6 big blinds difference between their stacks.

Table #403: Alfredo Pacheco and Young Phan have been sending the chips back and forth between them. Pacheco is currently in the lead.

Table #418: Dylan Linde, Phong Nguyen, and Dave Banerjee are still three-handed.

Player Chips Progress
Alfredo Pacheco us
Alfredo Pacheco
510,000 290,000
Royce Matheson us
Royce Matheson
440,000 70,000
Preston Lee us
Preston Lee
WSOP 1X Winner
365,000 140,000
Dave Banerjee us
Dave Banerjee
325,000 -90,000
William Kakon ma
William Kakon
WSOP 1X Winner
300,000 -140,000
Steven Wolansky us
Steven Wolansky
WSOP 2X Winner
220,000 -73,000
Phong Nguyen us
Phong Nguyen
170,000 40,000
Dylan Linde us
Dylan Linde
WSOP 1X Winner
165,000 45,000
Young Phan us
Young Phan
150,000 -290,000