Level: 4
Blinds: 100/200
Ante: 25
2018 World Series of Poker
Event #43: $2,500 No-Limit Hold'em
Day: 1
Event Info
2018 World Series of Poker
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Buy-in
$2,500
Prize Pool
$2,808,000
Entries
1,248
Level
34
Blinds
120,000 / 240,000
Ante
40,000
Players Left 1 / 1248
Filter
Level 3
: 75/150, 25 ante
Yuliyan Kolev has increased his stack so far on Day 1. The most recent chips were acquired in a hand that went three-handed to the flop, after Kolev three-bet an early position open and was called by one player behind as well as the initial raiser.
The flop came 
and following one check, Kolev checked as well and the last player to act made it 1,200. This got the early position player out of the way, but not Kolev who called.
The turn was a 
and this time it went check-check. Finally a 
was bet on the river. Kolev led for 1,500 and after a little hesitation, he was called.
Kolev turned over 
and it was good to win the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
18,500
18,500
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18,500 |
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Level 3
: 75/150, 25 ante
The chips were being passed to Russell Thomas and Leo Margets was getting out of her seat with 
on the board. Thomas ran through the hand and how all the money had gone in preflop.
Russell Thomas: 
Leo Margets: 
While Thomas has almost doubled his starting stack, it's an early exit for the Spanish pro.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
21,600
21,600
|
21,600 |
|
Busted | |
|
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Level 3
: 75/150, 25 ante
Davis Aalvik raised to 300 from under the gun and a player in middle position called. A player in late position reraised to 1,400 and it folded back to Aalvik who made it 5,500. The middle position player folded and the late position player moved all in for 10,400.
Aalvik quickly called turning over 
and his opponent showed 
. The board ran out clean for Aalvik — 
— and his pocket queens held up to earn him the pot and the knockout.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
33,500
33,500
|
33,500 |
Level 3
: 75/150, 25 ante
Justin Liberto raised to 350 from the cutoff and the player in the small blind moved all in for 6,325. The big blind folded and after giving it some Liberto called.
Justin Liberto: 
Small Blind: 
The board ran out clean for Liberto 
and his pocket nines held up to earn him the knockout.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
20,000
20,000
|
20,000 |
|
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Level 3
: 75/150, 25 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
38,300
1,700
|
1,700 |
|
|
||
|
13,250
750
|
750 |
|
||
|
13,100
575
|
575 |
|
11,400
1,100
|
1,100 |
|
10,625
10,625
|
10,625 |
|
8,800
3,700
|
3,700 |
|
8,700
10,900
|
10,900 |
Level 3
: 75/150, 25 ante
The under-the-gun player raised to 300 and James Akenhead moved all in for 4,000. It folded back to the UTG player who called and the hands were shown.
James Akenhead: 
Opponent:
The dealer fanned the 
flop and Akenhead's opponent paired his queen in the window to take control of the hand. The turn was no help to Akenhead, but the that completed the board was.
Akenhead spiked his lucky seven on the river, improving to a full house to survive and earned the double-up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
8,450
650
|
650 |
Level 3
: 75/150, 25 ante
The numbers just keep going up and there are more notables sitting down to play some cards.
Former Main Event finalist James Akenhead is in the mix and has dropped below starting stack. Joining him is serial WSOP casher and bracelet winner, Georgios Sotiropoulos. Meanwhile Florian Duta, who is ranked in the top ten of the Romanian all-time money list, has also taken a seat.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
12,875
12,875
|
12,875 |
|
12,500
12,500
|
12,500 |
|
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|
|
9,100
9,100
|
9,100 |
Level 3
: 75/150, 25 ante
Last year's third-place finisher in this event, as Asi Moshe has registered. Only time will tell if the bracelet winner will be able to improve on his position in 2017.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
10,550
10,550
|
10,550 |
|
|
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Level 3
: 75/150, 25 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
27,000
1,500
|
1,500 |
|
|
||
|
24,500
100
|
100 |
|
19,300 | |
|
|
||
|
17,000 | |
|
|
||
|
17,000 | |
|
||
|
|
14,500 | |
|
13,000 | |
|
|
11,700 | |
|
11,000 | |
|
5,500 | |
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