Level: 7
Blinds: 400/800
Ante: 100
2018 World Series of Poker
Event #6: $365 GIANT No-Limit Hold'em
Day: 1a
Break
Level 6
: 300/600, 75 ante
Players are going on their first break of the day.
Swinford Up to 100,000
Level 6
: 300/600, 75 ante
Brian Swinford limped under the gun and Roland Israelashvili moved all of his big chips out in front of his chip stack. He had about 35,000, and another player then moved all in for 20,000.
It folded back to Swinford who moved all in and turned over 
before action was closed. There was a pause, with Israelashvili all but covered, and he then moved all in as well, not deterred by the aces.
Brian Swinford:
Roland Israelashvili: 
Player 3: 
The board ran out 
and Swinford eliminated one player, and left Israelashvili with just one big blind.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
100,000 | 100,000 |
|
1,000 | 1,000 |
Kerstetter Latest to Reenter
Level 6
: 300/600, 75 ante
"I had a straight flush draw versus a set," explained Jamie Kerstetter as she queued for the new seating assignment on her second bullet.
Gutshot or open-ended.
"Gutshot," she explained.
Also joining the field is Ray Henson.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
25,000 | 3,000 |
|
25,000 | 25,000 |
Level: 6
Blinds: 300/600
Ante: 75
Three Players at Double Starting Stack
Level 5
: 200/400, 50 ante
Phil Laak, Andrew Kelsall, and Matt Affleck all sit on around double starting stack or over. However, as everyone knows in tournaments, it's not how you start, it's how you finish.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
60,000 | 35,000 |
|
50,000 | 26,000 |
|
49,000 | 49,000 |
Level: 5
Blinds: 200/400
Ante: 50
ODB Looks for a Rebuy
Level 4
: 150/300, 25 ante
On a 
board, one player checked to David "ODB" Baker, who bet 2,500 from a stack of around 12,000. His opponent called. Baker showed 
and his opponent took down the pot with 
.
Mike "East Coast Rossy" Ross was on the rail and was on hand to provide some astute analysis. "Tell them Rossy said ODB played it like shit."
"I'm trying to bust so I can rebuy," said Baker, who slipped to less than half starting stack.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
11,000 | -14,000 |
Owen Down After Early Skirmish
Level 4
: 150/300, 25 ante
With the blinds at 150/300/25, the player under the gun limped and Adam Owen made it 1,300 to go from the cutoff. The big blind then cold four-bet to 4,500. The initial raiser folded and Owen called.
The flop came but Owen quickly folded to a continuation-bet of 3,200.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
20,500 | 20,500 |
Updated Chip Counts
Level 4
: 150/300, 25 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
235,000 | |
|
28,000 | 3,000 |
|
|
25,000 | |
|
|
24,000 | -1,000 |
|
23,000 | -2,000 |
|
|
22,000 | -3,000 |
|
10,000 | -15,000 |