Event #54: Big Blind Antes $3,000 No-Limit Hold'em Day 1 | 2018 World Series of Poker

06-26-2018 16:46 UTC-8

Assorted Stack Updates from the Purple Section

Level 3 : 75/150, 150 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Maria Konnikova	30,000 15,000	15,000

Norm Macdonald	28,000 7,000	7,000
Michael Gathy	18,500 3,500	3,500

Joseph Cheong	18,000 3,000	3,000

Matt Stout	17,500
Sofia Lovgren	17,500 500	500

Chris Moorman	16,000 1,000	1,000

Loni Harwood	12,500

Pierre Neuville	12,000 3,000	3,000
John Dolan	10,500 4,500	4,500
Bryan Piccioli	10,000

06-26-2018 16:48 UTC-8

Heath Eliminates a Player

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Milko van Winden

Level 3 : 75/150, 150 ante

Ben Heath had a good start in the event by eliminating a player. All the cards were on their backs when we arrived at the table and Heath was already stacking. The cards in front of him were and the board read .

His opponent was already away but the were still on the table.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ben Heath	25,000 10,000	10,000

Tags: Ben Heath

06-26-2018 17:08 UTC-8

A Round of Counts from Amazon Orange

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Level 3 : 75/150, 150 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Ian O'Hara	25,000 10,000	10,000

Benoit Jean	23,000 8,000	8,000
Chris Hunichen	22,000

Matt Stout	18,000 500	500
Ryan Riess	17,000

Griffin Benger	16,500 1,500	1,500
Igor Yaroshevskyy	16,000
Joe Kuether	15,500
Jason Wheeler	11,000 4,000	4,000

Chance Kornuth	10,000

Matthew Moss	8,000 7,000	7,000
Adrian Mateos	5,000 1,000	1,000

06-26-2018 17:12 UTC-8

Additional Counts from Amazon Orange

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Level 3 : 75/150, 150 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
David Prociak	28,000 2,500	2,500

Martin Jacobson	26,000 11,000	11,000

Darren Elias	24,000 9,000	9,000

Juicy Li	23,000 8,000	8,000
Mohsin Charania	15,000

Aymon hata	15,000
Jack Sinclair	15,000

Anatoly Filatov	14,500 500	500
Craig Varnell	14,000

Joao Simao	12,000 1,500	1,500

Olivier Busquet	7,000 8,000	8,000
Rainer Kempe	4,000

Level: 4

Blinds: 100/200

Ante: 200

06-26-2018 17:20 UTC-8

Even More Players Get In

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Milko van Winden

Level 4 : 100/200, 200 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Ryan Goindoo	15,000
Juan Pardo Dominguez	15,000
Maurice Hawkins	15,000
Arne Ruge	15,000

06-26-2018 17:29 UTC-8

This Field Just Got Stronger

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Level 4 : 100/200, 200 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Kristen Bicknell	15,000

Maria Lampropulos	15,000
David Peters	15,000

Ryan D'Angelo	15,000

06-26-2018 17:42 UTC-8

Macdonald Gets Some Back

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Level 4 : 100/200, 200 ante

Norm Macdonald had been off to a great start before being chopped back down to about starting stack. In a recent pot aginst Pierre Neuville, Macdonald opened to 400 from late position and was called by the button, Neuville in the small blind, and the player in the big blind.

The flop was the and the action checked to Macdonald who bet 1,000 getting rid of only the player in the big blind. The hit the turn and Neuville check-called a bet of 2,000 from Macdonald after the player on the button folded.

The completed the board on the river and Neuville check-folded when Macdonald fired 5,000 into the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Pierre Neuville	23,000 4,000	4,000
Norm Macdonald	21,000 5,000	5,000

Tags: Norm Macdonald Pierre Neuville

06-26-2018 17:48 UTC-8

Stevermer Wins Without Showdown

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Milko van Winden

Level 4 : 100/200, 200 ante

The player in the six-seat raised to 500 and Dennis Stevermer called from middle position. It folded around to big blind Leo Margets who defended her big blind.

The flop came down and Margets checked to the initial raiser. He continued with a bet of 750 and Stevermer was the only caller this time.

The initial raiser continued to show aggression with a bet of 2,200 after checking how much Stevermer had behind. Stevermer pushed all-in and his opponent folded.

Player	Chips	Progress
Dennis Stevermer	16,000
Leo Margets	11,000 4,000	4,000

Tags: Dennis Stevermer Leo Margets

06-26-2018 18:02 UTC-8

Leecy Shows Varnell the Goods

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Level 4 : 100/200, 200 ante

A pot of about 7,000 was brewing between Craig Varnell and Matthew Leecy. The board read and Varnell had checked. Leecy bet 3,375 and after a moment Varnell made the call.