Level: 16
Blinds: 4,000/8,000
Ante: 1,000
2018 World Series of Poker
Event #6: $365 GIANT No-Limit Hold'em
Day: 1a
From Chipleader to Out
Level 15
: 3,000/6,000, 1,000 ante
John Harris was chipleader not too long ago, but after Jeff Savage tripled up it was the latter who was in the ascendancy. Savage opened to 25,000 on the button with shorter stacks in the blinds. Harris was in the small blind with about 40,000 and he moved all in. The big blind folded and Savage called.
"I ain't got much of a hand," said Harris, turning over 
. Savage had 
and held on the 
run out to move close to 200,000 in chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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190,000 | 105,000 |
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Busted |
Owen Secures Full Double as Kings Hold
Level 15
: 3,000/6,000, 1,000 ante
A player opened to 20,000 and Adam Owen moved all in from the button for 62,000. The initial raiser called and the cards were turned over.
Middle position: 
Adam Owen: 
The board ran out 
and Owen doubled to over average with 300 players remaining.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
130,000 | 88,000 |
Abad Gets Lucky To Double
Level 15
: 3,000/6,000, 1,000 ante
It folded to the player in the small blind who said to the big blind "Should I bother looking or should I just rip it?" In the end, he moved all in for around 100,000.
Cesar Abad was in the big blind, and called with 
. The small blind showed .
The flop was a bad one for Abad, coming 
giving his opponent two pair. The turn was the 
, but the river counterfeited his opponent's two pair and gave Abad the win, doubling up his 71,500 stack.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
150,000 |
Level: 15
Blinds: 3,000/6,000
Ante: 1,000
Three-Way All In Leads to New Chipleader
Level 14
: 2,000/4,000, 500 ante
John Harris was closing in on 300,000, but his stack has taken a tumble after a three-way all in.
With Jeff Savage all in preflop for around 30,000, Harris and Josh Weiss got it in on a 
flop.
John Harris: 
Josh Weiss: 
Jeff Savage: 
Savage was calling for an eight, while Harris bemoaned his opponent's larger pair. The turn was the and the river 
gave Savage a straight to stay alive, while Weiss doubled through Harris to the tune of 135,500.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
280,000 | 280,000 |
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140,000 | -140,000 |
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|
85,000 | 85,000 |
Updated Chip Counts & Eliminations
Level 14
: 2,000/4,000, 500 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
115,000 | 63,000 |
|
105,000 | 45,000 |
|
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45,000 | -10,000 |
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42,000 | 12,000 |
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Level: 14
Blinds: 2,000/4,000
Ante: 500
194 Places Paid on Day 1a of the GIANT
Level 13
: 1,000/3,000, 500 ante
There were a total of 1,289 players on Day 1a of the 2018 GIANT and a total of 194 places will be paid. A min-cash is worth $557.
With play scheduled for 21 levels or ten players, here are the payouts up until the top 10 players:
| Place | Payout |
|---|---|
| 10-12 | $4,161 |
| 13-15 | $3,323 |
| 16-18 | $2,686 |
| 19-27 | $2,199 |
| 28-36 | $1,823 |
| 37-45 | $1,530 |
| 46-54 | $1,301 |
| 55-63 | $1,121 |
| 64-72 | $979 |
| 73-81 | $866 |
| 82-90 | $777 |
| 91-99 | $706 |
| 100-126 | $652 |
| 127-153 | $609 |
| 154-180 | $578 |
| 181-194 | $557 |
There are currently 490 players remaining, with the average around 65,000 with the blinds at 1,500/3,000/500
Level: 13
Blinds: 1,000/3,000
Ante: 500