Event #45: Big Blind Antes $1,000 No-Limit Hold'em (30 minute levels) | 2018 World Series of Poker

06-23-2018 13:10 UTC-8

Prats Garcia Sends Braband to the Rail

Milko van Winden

Level 24 : 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

Mario Prats Garcia limped his button and Joseph Cheong called from the small blind. Tom Braband pushed all-in from the big blind and Prats Garcia called.

Mario Prats Garcia:
Tom Braband:

The board ran out .

Both players hit a flush, but Prats Garcia had the better one and Braband was eliminated in 20th place.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mario Prats Garcia	820,000 224,000	224,000
Tom Braband	Busted

Tags: Joseph Cheong Mario Prats Garcia Tom Braband

06-23-2018 13:09 UTC-8

Prats Garcia and Braband Swapping Chips

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Shirley Ang

Level 24 : 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

Mario Prats Garcia shoved all in from the cutoff and Tom Braband tanked in the big blind. After a while, the clock was called on him and the floor gave him 30 seconds to take a decision. While the floor was counting down, Braband made the call for the 200 he had in front of him.

Tom Braband:
Mario Prats Garcia:

The board ran out to give Braband trip kings on the turn for the double-up.

The hand right after that, Garcia shoved all in again for 293,000 from the hijack and Braband called again from the button.

Mario Prats Garcia:
Tom Braband:

The board ran out to give Prats Garcia a straight on the river to double up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mario Prats Garcia	596,000 296,000	296,000
Tom Braband	150,000 80,000	80,000

Tags: Mario Prats Garcia Tom Braband

06-23-2018 13:08 UTC-8

Break

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Sandra Barbour

Level 24 : 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

Players are now on a 15-minute break.

06-23-2018 13:07 UTC-8

Tamayo Doubles Through Wolansky

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Sandra Barbour

Level 24 : 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

Jonathan Tamayo shoved for 250,000 in the hijack. Steven Wolansky, on the cutoff made the call.

Jonathan Tamayo:
Steven Wolansky:

The board ran and Tamayo doubled up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jonathan Tamayo	520,000 155,000	155,000

Steven Wolansky	250,000 284,000	284,000

06-23-2018 12:58 UTC-8

Taylor Eliminated by Cheong

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Sandra Barbour

Level 24 : 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

Esther Taylor moved on all in on the button for 180,000. Joseph Cheong, in the big blind, made the call.

Esther Taylor:
Joseph Cheong:

The runout was and Taylor was eliminated in 21st place for $7,967.

Player	Chips	Progress
Joseph Cheong	310,000 150,000	150,000

Esther Taylor	Busted

Tags: Esther Taylor Joseph Cheong

06-23-2018 12:53 UTC-8

Minkin Sent to the Rail by Staszko

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Milko van Winden

Level 24 : 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

Kelly Minkin was already fairly short when she pushed her last 140,000 chips in the middle. Martin Staszko was again the player to call with and Minkin had to win the flip with her .

Minkin had to win the coin flip to stay alive in the tournament, but she couldn't just do that with a devastating river on the board.

Minkin was eliminated in 22nd place.

Player	Chips	Progress
Martin Staszko	550,000 130,000	130,000
Kelly Minkin	Busted

Tags: Kelly Minkin Martin Staszko

06-23-2018 12:51 UTC-8

Wang Crosses the Million Mark After Eliminating Cai

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Milko van Winden

Level 24 : 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

Michael Wang now has a million chips after busting Daniel Cai. Michael Wang had and had to hold against Daniel Cai his .

The flop was a safe one with on there, but the turn brought Cai a flush draw. He didn't manage to hit either a spade or an ace on the river and Cai was eliminated in 23rd place.

Player	Chips	Progress
Michael Wang	1,000,000 440,000	440,000

Daniel Cai	Busted

Tags: Daniel Cai Michael Wang

06-23-2018 12:46 UTC-8

Hegele Taken Down by Petrov

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Shirley Ang

Level 24 : 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

Yordan Petrov shoved all in from the hijack for 270,000 in total and was called by Robin Hegele in the small blind with the shorter stack.

Robin Hegele:
Yordan Petrov:

"I'm in front!" Hegele said with glee.

The dealer spread out on the flop to kill any hope Hegele had. The rest of the board was completed with the on the turn and the on the river.

"Not even a sweat!" Hegele commented while leaving the table and tournament in 24th place.

Player	Chips	Progress
Yordan Petrov	360,000 140,000	140,000
Robin Hegele	Busted

Tags: Robin Hegele Yordan Petrov

06-23-2018 12:39 UTC-8

Grzegorz Wyraz Eliminated by Staszko

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Milko van Winden

Level 24 : 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

Grzegorz Wyraz pushed all-in for about 170,000 and Martin Staszko was very quick with the rejam. The rest of the players at the table folded and the cards were opened up.

Grzegorz Wyraz:
Martin Staszko:

The board ran out and Wyraz was eliminated from the tournament in 25th place, cashing for $7,967.

Player	Chips	Progress
Martin Staszko	420,000 170,000	170,000
Grzegorz Wyraz	Busted

Tags: Grzegorz Wyraz Martin Staszko

06-23-2018 12:39 UTC-8

Peterman Eliminated by Gargano

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Sandra Barbour

Level 24 : 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

Elliott Peterman moved all in under the gun for 125,000. Matthew Hunt, on the cutoff, reshoved for 220,000. Tony Gargano, in the small blind made the call.

Elliott Peterman:
Matthew Hunt:
Tony Gargano:

The board ran and Peterman was eliminated in 26th place.