Event #40: $2,500 Mixed Big Bet Day 1 | 2018 World Series of Poker

06-19-2018 18:17 UTC-7

Updated Chip Counts

Will Shillibier

Level 3 : 75/150, 50 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Perry Green	26,000 13,500	13,500

Jerry Wong	25,000 11,000	11,000

Naoya Kihara	19,000 6,500	6,500

Phillip Hui	15,000 2,500	2,500

Jeff Lisandro	15,000 -2,000	-2,000

Jon Turner	14,000 1,500	1,500
Michel Leibgorin	13,000 -1,000	-1,000
Roland Israelashvili	12,500
James Chen	12,500

Tony Cousineau	11,000 -1,500	-1,500
Brian Hastings	5,000 -7,500	-7,500

Alex Foxen	3,000 -9,500	-9,500

Mikhail Semin	Busted
Alessio Isaia	Busted
Iraj Parvizi	Busted

06-19-2018 18:17 UTC-7

Matusow Takes it Down

Milko van Winden

Level 3 : 75/150, 50 ante

No-Limit 2-7 Single Draw

Chris Vitch raised to 500 and the only one interested enough to call was Mike Matusow. Both drew one and then checked.

Matusow showed down and that won him the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mike Matusow	15,400 -1,600	-1,600

Chris Vitch	10,700 7,700	7,700

Tags: Chris Vitch Mike Matusow

Level: 4

PLO/PLO8/Big O/PLTD: Button 100 - SB 75 - BB 150
NLHE: Ante 25 - SB 75 - BB 150

06-19-2018 18:31 UTC-7

Lower Doubles Through Bach

Will Shillibier

Level 4 : 100/200, 50 ante

No-Limit 5 Card Draw

Asher Lower moved all in from early position for 2,475. It folded to David Bach who called. The blinds folded.

Lower stood pat.

"Oh my god," said Bach. "I can't break to anything; I can't win." He stood pat and tabled for a six-high straight. Lower turned over for a jack-high straight and doubled up.

"He could have had a wheel," said tablemate Naoya Kihara.

Player	Chips	Progress
David Bach	15,000 2,000	2,000

Asher Lower	5,000

Tags: David Bach Asher Lower

06-19-2018 18:47 UTC-7

Hastings Eliminated

Milko van Winden

Level 4 : 100/200, 50 ante

Pot-Limit 2-7 Triple Draw

Brian Hastings raised to 400 from the cutoff and he got called by the players on the button and the small blind. Both of Hastings' opponents drew two, while Hastings only drew one.

Hastings bet 1,400 after the first draw with only 1,300 behind. The player on the button folded, but the player in the small blind put Hastings all in.

They both drew one again and Hastings' opponent showed . Hastings opened up before he looked at his final card. He ended up opening a and Hastings was out of chips.

Player	Chips	Progress
Brian Hastings	Busted

Tags: Brian Hastings

06-19-2018 18:52 UTC-7

World Series of Poker Seniors Event Winner: Matt Davis

mavsusc

Level 4 : 100/200, 50 ante

https://www.pokernews.com/video/world-series-of-poker-seniors-event-winner-matt-davis-11559.htm

Matt Davis beats the largest field in the history of the WSOP Seniors Event to take home $662,983 and a gold bracelet. He chats with us in our 888 Poker Winner's Circle.

Tags: english poker World Series of Poker WSOP Matt Davis

06-19-2018 18:53 UTC-7

Updated Chip Counts

Will Shillibier

Level 4 : 100/200, 50 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Randy Ohel	27,000 6,000	6,000

Robert Mizrachi	21,000 5,000	5,000

Georgii Belianin	18,000 -2,300	-2,300
Nick Schulman	16,000 2,000	2,000

Daniel Weinman	13,000 500	500

Bruno Fitoussi	13,000 500	500
David "ODB" Baker	11,000 -1,500	-1,500

Mike Wattel	11,000 11,000	11,000

James Hoeppner	10,000 10,000	10,000
Stuart Rutter	9,000 -3,500	-3,500
Stephen Moreschi	7,000
Joao Vieira	6,000 6,000	6,000

Frankie O'Dell	Busted

Calvin Anderson	Busted

John Monnette	Busted

06-19-2018 19:01 UTC-7

Small Pot for Owen

Milko van Winden

Level 4 : 100/200, 50 ante

No-Limit 2-7 Single Draw

Adam Owen keeps showing aggression in the draw games. He opened to 700 and the big blind Jon Turner called his bet. Turner drew two and Owen drew one.

Turner, who finished fifth in the Omaha Hi-Lo Mix event yesterday, checked to Owen and he bet out 2,200. Turner looked like he was seriously considering a call, but opted to fold his cards.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jon Turner	15,000 1,000	1,000
Adam Owen	10,550 -2,450	-2,450

Tags: Adam Owen Jon Turner

06-19-2018 19:21 UTC-7

Henson Catches Greenstein's Bluff

Milko van Winden

Level 4 : 100/200, 50 ante

Ray Henson raised to 500 and Jerry Wong and Barry Greenstein called.

Wong drew three, Greenstein drew one and Henson drew two. Wong checked to Greenstein who put in 1,400 chips. Henson called, Wong folded and Greenstein mucked his hand.

Henson didn't have to show to rake in the pot.