Level: 6
Blinds: 800/1,500
Limits: 1,500/3,000
2018 World Series of Poker
Event #52: $10,000 Limit Hold'em Championship
Day: 1
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2018 World Series of Poker
Buy-in
$10,000
Prize Pool
$1,071,600
Entries
114
Level
30
Limits
100,000 / 200,000
Ante
0
Big Slick is Good for Steele
Level 6
: 800/1,500, 0 ante
Andre Akkari raised from late position and Kirk Steele three-bet from the button. It folded back to Akkari who called and they went heads-up to the 
flop.
Akkari check-called a bet from Steele and the 
hit the turn. Akkari check-called another bet from Steele and the river was the 
.
Akkari checked, Steele bet and Akkari quickly called. Steele tabled 
for top pair and that was enough to take the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
41,000
-4,000
|
-4,000 |
|
||
|
24,000
24,000
|
24,000 |
Seidel Raises the Turn
Level 6
: 800/1,500, 0 ante
It folded around to Erik Seidel on the button who raised and the small blind three-bet. The big blind folded and Seidel made the call. They went heads-up to the 
flop and the small blind led out with a bet.
Seidel called and the dealer burned and turned the 
. The small blind led again and Seidel slid out a raise. His opponent quickly folded and Seidel took the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
80,000
22,600
|
22,600 |
|
||
Sinclair Loses to Parker
Level 6
: 800/1,500, 0 ante
Jack Sinclair and Brock Parker were involved in a hand together where the flop was 
. Sinclair bet and Parker called to see the 
turn hit the board.
This time Sinclair checked and Parker took down the pot by betting. Sinclair folded.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
65,000
13,000
|
13,000 |
|
22,000
22,000
|
22,000 |
|
|
||
Henson Folds to Zinno
Level 6
: 800/1,500, 0 ante
It folded around to Ray Henson on the button and he put in two bets. Anthony Zinno made it three bets from the small blind and the player in the big blind was out of there. Henson put an extra bet in to call and they went to the flop.
The flop was 
and Zinno put in another bet. Henson called again to see the 
turn. Zinno put out another bet and this time Henson threw his cards towards the dealer to fold.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
102,000
42,000
|
42,000 |
|
70,000
8,000
|
8,000 |
|
||
Updated Chip Counts
Level 6
: 800/1,500, 0 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
100,000
43,000
|
43,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
84,000
4,000
|
4,000 |
|
|
||
|
51,000
1,000
|
1,000 |
|
|
||
|
48,000
-3,000
|
-3,000 |
|
||
|
44,000
16,000
|
16,000 |
|
41,000
5,000
|
5,000 |
|
38,000
-23,000
|
-23,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
10,000
-12,000
|
-12,000 |
|
|
||
|
Busted | |
|
||
|
Busted | |
|
|
||
Pocket Rockets for Vieira
Level 6
: 800/1,500, 0 ante
JC Tran raised from early position and Joao Vieira three-bet from the cutoff. It folded back to Tran who called and they saw a flop of 
. Tran check-called a bet from Vieira and the dealer burned and turned the 
.
Tran once again check-called a bet and the river was the 
. Tran led out with a bet and Vieira raised. Tran called and Vieira turned over his 
. Tran looked back at his hole cards one last time before throwing them away and Vieira scooped the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
105,000
33,000
|
33,000 |
|
|
||
Break
Level 6
: 800/1,500, 0 ante
Players on a 15-minute break.
Level: 7
Blinds: 1,000/2,000
Limits: 2,000/4,000
Shaun Deeb Takes His Seat
Level 7
: 1,000/2,000, 0 ante
Shaun Deeb has been on fire this Summer already racking up 10 WSOP cashes and another WSOP bracelet. Deeb took down the stacked Event #42: $25,000 Pot-Limit Omaha 8-Handed High Roller field earning over $1,400,000 along with his third WSOP bracelet.
Deeb now sits atop the 2018 WSOP POY LEADERBOARD with 2,662.25 points and will look to continue his WSOP heater here in Event #52: $10,000 Limit Hold'em Championship.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
50,000 | |
|
||