Event #39: $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em Shootout Day 2 | 2018 World Series of Poker

06-20-2018 19:53 UTC-7

Geci Second to go Through

Shirley Ang

Level 24 : 2,500/5,000, 500 ante

Endrit Geci opened on the button and Richard Alati decided to shove. Geci called.

Richard Alati:
Endrit Geci:

The board ran out to provide Geci with the case six to eliminate Alati from the tournament. Geci is the second player to make it through to tomorrow.

Player	Chips	Progress
Endrit Geci	663,500 215,000	215,000
Richard Alati	Busted

Tags: Endrit Geci Richard Alati

06-20-2018 19:56 UTC-7

Heads-Up On Table #404

Shirley Ang

Level 24 : 2,500/5,000, 500 ante

Raghav Bansal and Jesse Kertland are the only heads-up table right now as the other two have finished.

Mark Darner was eliminated on Table #418, so that table is now playing four-handed.

Player	Chips	Progress
Raghav Bansal	195,000 -58,000	-58,000
Jesse Kertland	165,000 -58,000	-58,000
Jacobo Fernandez	Busted
Mark Darner	Busted

Tags: Jesse Kertland Mark Darner Raghav Bansal

06-20-2018 20:00 UTC-7

Another Heads-Up Table

Shirley Ang

Level 24 : 2,500/5,000, 500 ante

On Table #409, Ryan Messick has just been eliminated so Bas de Laat and Zachary Smiley are playing heads-up.

Over on Table #401, Casey Carroll has also just been eliminated so that table is playing three-handed.

Player	Chips	Progress
Bas de Laat	475,000 142,500	142,500
Zachary Smiley	190,000 -27,000	-27,000
Ryan Messick	Busted
Casey Carroll	Busted

Tags: Bas de Laat Casey Carroll Ryan Messick Zachary Smiley

06-20-2018 20:01 UTC-7

Another Double for Worth

LisaY

Level 24 : 2,500/5,000, 500 ante

Not only has James Worth just got a second double, it was once again at a cost to Phil Hellmuth.

Worth moved all-in from the button, for 69,500 and Phil Hellmuth called in the small blind before Alexander Lakhov moved aside.

Phil Hellmuth
James Worth

It came and the ace-king moved into the lead. The turn and river locked the hand up for Worth, leaving he and Hellmuth fairly tied on chips.

Player	Chips	Progress
Alexander Lakhov	357,000 44,000	44,000
Phil Hellmuth	152,000 -32,000	-32,000

James Worth	146,000 -11,000	-11,000

Tags: James Worth Phil Hellmuth

06-20-2018 20:11 UTC-7

Third Current Heads-Up Table

Shirley Ang

Level 24 : 2,500/5,000, 500 ante

With the elimination of Jonathan Cohen on Table #401, this is the third table that will be playing heads-up right now.

Player	Chips	Progress
Steven Wolansky	490,000 276,500	276,500

Royce Matheson	175,000 -50,500	-50,500
Jonathan Cohen	Busted

Tags: Jonathan Cohen

06-20-2018 20:12 UTC-7

The last few hands have mostly been limped blind on blind and taken down with a small bet on the flop or the turn. The end result is that chip leader on the table, Alexander Lakhov has been extending his lead.

Player	Chips	Progress
Alexander Lakhov	430,000 73,000	73,000
James Worth	120,000 -26,000	-26,000
Phil Hellmuth	104,000 -48,000	-48,000

Tags: Alexander Lakhov

06-20-2018 20:13 UTC-7

Phan Takes Sylvia Out

Shirley Ang

Level 24 : 2,500/5,000, 500 ante

Jesse Sylvia has just been eliminated by Young Phan when he ran his pocket nines into the of Phan. The board ran out for Phan to take the pot down. Table #403 is now playing three-handed.

Player	Chips	Progress
Young Phan	345,000 173,000	173,000
Jesse Sylvia	Busted

Tags: Jesse Sylvia Young Phan

06-20-2018 20:17 UTC-7

Worth Takes From Lakhov

LisaY

Level 24 : 2,500/5,000, 500 ante

James Worth just opened the button to 15,000 and Alexander Lakhov defended his big blind.

The flop was and when Lakhov checked, Worth continued for 23,000, which was called.

The turn was a and this time there was a check apiece. On to the river and it was the . Lakhov checked for the last time and Worth bet a smaller sizing of 20,000. Lakhov made the call but mucked upon seeing Worth's .