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

06-20-2018 17:00 UTC-7

Hellmuth Wins Some Back

LisaY

Level 21 : 1,200/2,400, 400 ante

It was a battle of the late positions again, featuring Phil Hellmuth and Thomas Taylor.

Hellmuth limped the cutoff and Taylor raised it to 7,000, which Hellmuth called.

There was on the flop and both players chose to check.

On the turn, Hellmuth took the betting reins, leading for 8,000 and it was a call from Taylor. The final card out was the and Hellmuth set the price at 9,000. Taylor elected to fold and Hellmuth took the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Thomas Taylor	112,000 -36,000	-36,000
Phil Hellmuth	97,000 30,000	30,000

06-20-2018 17:15 UTC-7

Dodd Makes Tsinis Fold

Shirley Ang

Level 21 : 1,200/2,400, 400 ante

Gregory Muzzilo raised to 5,800 from the hijack and Arkadiy Tsinis called in the cutoff. Corey Dodd three-bet to 18,000 from the button. The blinds folded and so did Muzzilo. Tsinis took some more time to take a decision but called in the end.

The dealer spread the flop and Tsinis checked. Dodd wouldn't let Tsinis see a turn cheap as he decided to bet another 15,000. Tsinis considered it for a bit but then folded.

Player	Chips	Progress
Edward Yam	147,000 80,300	80,300
Corey Dodd	141,500 70,200	70,200
Gregory Muzzilo	110,000 43,500	43,500
Matthias Eibinger	108,000 43,700	43,700
Arkadiy Tsinis	89,000 23,100	23,100

Naor Slobodskoy	60,000 -5,900	-5,900

Tags: Arkadiy Tsinis Corey Dodd Gregory Muzzilo

06-20-2018 17:20 UTC-7

Taylor Out In Third

LisaY

Level 21 : 1,200/2,400, 400 ante

Thomas Taylor has just played his final hand of the tournament. It was in a button v big blind situation that began with a 5,000 open from Taylor and a three-bet to 21,000 by James Worth. With the action back to Taylor, he took a while to think about his next move, then moved all-in for 97,100 total. Worth didn't seem to want to rush his decision and went into the tank for a minute before throwing a chip in.

James Worth
Thomas Taylor

The runout was , which was safe for Worth and Taylor has to say goodbye.

Player	Chips	Progress
James Worth	274,000 113,000	113,000
Thomas Taylor	Busted

Tags: James Worth Thomas Taylor

06-20-2018 17:21 UTC-7

More Eliminations

Shirley Ang

Level 21 : 1,200/2,400, 400 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Martin Jacobson	Busted

Guillaume Diaz	Busted
Ayman Jalloul	Busted
Georgios Sotiropoulos	Busted

Vlad Darie	Busted

Vladimir Burstein	Busted
Alexandre Reard	Busted

Connor Drinan	Busted

Michael Horchoff	Busted

Level: 22

Blinds: 1,500/3,000

Ante: 400

06-20-2018 17:28 UTC-7

Chip Counts for Table #410

LisaY

Level 22 : 1,500/3,000, 400 ante

With three left, Phil Hellmuth is under the most pressure, with twenty big blinds to play with. Alexander Lakhov and James Worth are the ones to catch, with 103 and 94 big blinds respectively.

Player	Chips	Progress
Alexander Lakhov	311,000 8,000	8,000
James Worth	283,000 9,000	9,000
Phil Hellmuth	60,000 -37,000	-37,000

Tags: Phil Hellmuth Alexander Lakhov James Worth

06-20-2018 17:34 UTC-7

Hellmuth Chipping Away

LisaY

Level 22 : 1,500/3,000, 400 ante

Phil Hellmuth has won a couple of pots recently, which improves his situation dramatically.

Most recently, Alexander Lakhov opened to 6,100 on the button, with James Worth calling from the small and Hellmuth calling from the big blinds.

There was no betting on the flop. On the turn there was another check from Worth and Hellmuth made it 9,000 to proceed. Both of his opponents folded and he took it down.

Player	Chips	Progress
Alexander Lakhov	296,000 -15,000	-15,000
James Worth	278,000 -5,000	-5,000
Phil Hellmuth	82,000 22,000	22,000

Tags: Alexander Lakhov James Worth Phil Hellmuth

06-20-2018 17:41 UTC-7

Blumstein Eliminated by Cohen

Shirley Ang

Level 22 : 1,500/3,000, 400 ante

Scott Blumstein was all-in from the big blind when Jonathan Cohen had called after his initial raise.

Scott Blumstein:
Jonathan Cohen:

The board ran out , no help for Blumstein as he was eliminated. The friendly reigning WSOP Main Event Champion shook everyone's hand and made his way to the payout desk to collect his cash for his efforts.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jonathan Cohen	180,000 66,000	66,000

Royce Matheson	150,000 42,000	42,000
Steven Wolansky	146,000 5,500	5,500

Casey Carroll	142,000 113,000	113,000
Christopher Audrain	40,000 4,000	4,000
Scott Blumstein	Busted