2018 World Series of Poker

Event #48: $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em MONSTER STACK
Day: 2
Event Info
2018 World Series of Poker
Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
ak
Prize
$1,037,451
Event Info
Buy-in
$1,500
Prize Pool
$8,451,000
Entries
6,260
Level Info
Level
41
Blinds
500,000 / 1,000,000
Ante
150,000
Players Left 1 / 6260
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Galstyan Survives With Runner-Runner Flush

Level 14 : 1,000/2,000, 300 ante

Karapet Galstyan moved all in from under the gun for 24,900, and Ben Jackson moved all in from the small blind. The player in the big blind got out the way, and the cards were flipped.

Karapet Galstyan: {q-Diamonds}{j-Clubs}
Ben Jackson: {k-Diamonds}{k-Hearts}

Board: {4-Hearts}{a-Clubs}{10-Clubs}{4-Clubs}{3-Clubs}

Galstyan needed a lot of help from the board, and he got exactly that when it came runner-runner club, and he took the pot with a flush. Galstyan moved up to 50,000 and Jackson was reduced to 27,000.

Player Chips Progress
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Karapet Galstyan
50,000
12,400
12,400
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Ben Jackson
27,000
12,000
12,000

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Turn Raise Wins It

Level 14 : 1,000/2,000, 300 ante

Yudong Yang, on the button, limped. The small blind limped as well. The big blind raised to 8,000. Yudong Yang called. The small blind folded.

The flop was {2-Spades}{q-Diamonds}{a-Hearts}. The big blind bet 6,500. Yang called. The turn brought the {9-Diamonds}. The big blind continued for 17,000. Yang went deep into the tank for a few minutes, then proceeded to shove for 100,000. The big blind snap-folded.

Player Chips Progress
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Yudong Yang
130,000
94,300
94,300

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Level: 15

Blinds: 1,200/2,400

Ante: 400

Stokkan Triples Up

Level 15 : 1,200/2,400, 400 ante

The player in early position opened to 5,000. The player in middle position called. Preben Stokkan, in the small blind, moved all in for 23,900. The original raiser called. The player in middle position called as well.

A flop of {5-Diamonds}{j-Spades}{q-Spades} was dealt and checked around to the {q-Hearts} turn. The player in early position bet 32,000. The player in middle position folded.

Preben Stokkan: {a-Clubs}{q-Diamonds}
Opponent: {a-Diamonds}{j-Clubs}

The {2-Spades} river completed the board and Stokkan scooped the pot, tripling his stack up.

Player Chips Progress
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Preben Stokkan
75,000
12,400
12,400

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Two From The Money

Level 15 : 1,200/2,400, 400 ante

There are 941 remaining players, meaning only two more eliminations are needed before the rest of the players in the field are in the money.

Lozano Helps to Burst the Bubble; Takes the Chip Lead

Level 15 : 1,200/2,400, 400 ante
Raul Lozano
Raul Lozano

The board read {a-Hearts}{j-Hearts}{4-Spades}{5-Clubs}{k-Hearts} when Raul Manzanares Lozano was all in and put his opponent to the test in the bubble.

A player at the table informed us of the hand history. The action was opened with a raise and Lozano three-bet to around 20,000 which was called. Raul bet small on the flop and put in a near to pot size bet on the turn. On the river, he moved all in.

Raul's opponent thought through his decision for around five minutes, and at this point, the hand-for-hand play was in place. However, he did eventually call.

Raul Manzanares Lozano: {j-Spades}{j-Diamonds}
Opponent: {a-Spades}{k-Spades}

Lozano won with a set of jacks, and his opponent was eliminated on the bubble, as Lozano moved up to a massive 550,000.

Player Chips Progress
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Raul Manzanares Lozano
550,000
439,300
439,300

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In the Money

Level 15 : 1,200/2,400, 400 ante

After the recent elimination the tournament director has announced that the remaining 939 players are in the money.

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