Event #51: $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em Bounty Day 1 | 2018 World Series of Poker

06-25-2018 21:25 UTC-8

Preflop Betting Wars

Level 10 : 400/800, 100 ante

Jamie O'Connor kicked off the betting with a middle position open. He was three-bet to 4,000 on his direct left and everyone else got out of the way. Back on O'Connor and he raised it up again, making it 11,000. He was called, taking them to a flop.

It was and there was no betting. On to the turn and it was the . Once again there was no betting. The river saw no change to the status quo and the O'Connor showed , which was enough to win the pot and his opponent sent his cards into the muck.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jamie O'Connor	77,000

Tags: Jamie O'Connor

Level: 10

Blinds: 400/800

Ante: 100

06-25-2018 21:41 UTC-8

Some More Chip Counts

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Level 10 : 400/800, 100 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Jeff Gross	79,700 23,800	23,800

Samuel Gagnon	45,400 14,600	14,600
Asi Moshe	38,000 8,000	8,000

Robert Cheung	34,500 7,400	7,400

Scott Martin	15,900 22,100	22,100
Georgios Sotiropoulos	14,500 2,000	2,000

Maria Konnikova	11,200 14,400	14,400

Tags: Asi Moshe Georgios Sotiropoulos Jeff Gross Maria Konnikova Robert Cheung Samuel Gagnon Scott Martin

06-25-2018 21:45 UTC-8

Lee Cracks Bullets

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Level 10 : 400/800, 100 ante

There was about 6,000 dead money in the middle when Victor Lee decided to shove in his 16,400 stack. He got one caller and the players then flipped over their hands with Lee at risk.

Victor Lee:
Opponent:

The flop came down and Lee was now drawing very slim to win this hand. The turn gave him some hope when the hit the felt, giving him a straight draw. The river was just the card as the hit the board, completing Lee's straight and giving him a double up late in the day.

Player	Chips	Progress
Victor Lee	37,800 37,800	37,800

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06-25-2018 21:55 UTC-8

Bust Outs

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Level 10 : 400/800, 100 ante

As the last half an hour of play comes into sight, there have been numerous names who have not made it this far.

Player	Chips	Progress
Thomas Boivin	Busted
Kelly Minkin	Busted
Chris Moorman	Busted

Anthony Reategui	Busted

Andrew Hills	Busted
Alex Foxen	Busted

Heidi May	Busted

Paul Newey	Busted
Barry Greenstein	Busted

Joe Elpayaa	Busted
Allen Kessler	Busted
Chris Ferguson	Busted

Kalidou Sow	Busted
Joao Vieira	Busted

Kristen Bicknell	Busted

Bertrand Grospellier	Busted

Daria Feshchenko	Busted

Tags: Alex Foxen Allen Kessler Andrew Hills Anthony Reategui Barry Greenstein Bertrand Grospellier Chris Ferguson Chris Moorman Heidi May Joao Vieira Joe Elpayaa Kalidou Sow Kelly Minkin Kristen Bicknell Paul Newey Thomas Boivin

06-25-2018 21:58 UTC-8

Updated Chip Counts

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Level 10 : 400/800, 100 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Patrick Clarke	86,000 3,000	3,000
Justin Young	72,000 48,000	48,000
Steven van Zadelhoff	72,000 14,500	14,500
Mikhail Semin	43,700 16,900	16,900
Jan Eric Schwippert	38,000 5,500	5,500
Richard Dubini	31,000 18,000	18,000

06-25-2018 22:08 UTC-8

Money Bubble Coming Soon

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Level 10 : 400/800, 100 ante

The tournament is now down to 308 players and the money bubble will be popping soon. The top 298 players will be getting a min-cash of $1,415.

06-25-2018 22:15 UTC-8

Deyra Bets on All Three Streets

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Level 10 : 400/800, 100 ante

Ivan Deyra opened to 1,800 from under the gun and only one player in the small blind called.

The board came and it went check-call on every street. First 3,500, then 9,500, then 10,800. The players went to showdown and Deyra turned over for trips with top kicker and his opponent mucked his hand.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ivan Deyra	72,000 72,000	72,000

Tags: Ivan Deyra

06-25-2018 22:30 UTC-8

The Bubble Has Burst; Play Suspended

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Level 10 : 400/800, 100 ante

Play has stopped for the evening as we have now reached the money. Everyone who comes back tomorrow will have locked up a cash. A full wrap will follow shortly.

06-25-2018 22:38 UTC-8

The Prize Pool and Payouts

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Level 10 : 400/800, 100 ante

The 1,982 players that walked through the doors accumulated a prize pool total of $2,675,700, with the top finisher getting a tremendous $272,504 first-place prize. The 298 remaining players are all guaranteed a min-cash of $1,415 and pay jumps will be coming all the way to the final table, with the final table payouts listed below.

Final Table Payouts

Place	Prize (USD)
1	$272,504
2	$168,329
3	$121,835
4	$89,079
5	$65,799
6	$49,107
7	$37,034
8	$28,225
9	$21,741