Event #66: $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em
Day 3 Started
2018 World Series of Poker
Event #66: $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em
Day: 3
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2018 World Series of Poker
Buy-in
$1,500
Entries
1,351
Level
30
Blinds
40,000 / 80,000
Ante
10,000
Day 3 Table Draw
| Room | Table | Seat | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miranda | 602 | 1 | Jayaram Kovoorchathoth | United States | 286,000 | 29 |
| Miranda | 602 | 2 | Jorge Aristizabal | United States | 197,000 | 20 |
| Miranda | 602 | 3 | Shyam Srinivasan | Canada | 241,000 | 24 |
| Miranda | 602 | 4 | Rex Clinkscales | United States | 420,000 | 42 |
| Miranda | 602 | 5 | Stephen Bierman | United States | 744,000 | 74 |
| Miranda | 602 | 6 | Jason Paradis | United States | 251,000 | 25 |
| Miranda | 602 | 7 | Juan Testoni | Brazil | 219,000 | 22 |
| Miranda | 602 | 8 | Heng Zhang | United States | 938,000 | 94 |
| Miranda | 602 | 9 | Austin Hughes | United States | 320,000 | 32 |
| Miranda | 603 | 1 | John Pannucci | United States | 512,000 | 51 |
| Miranda | 603 | 2 | Johnson Liu | United States | 264,000 | 26 |
| Miranda | 603 | 3 | Vladimir Fomine | United States | 107,000 | 11 |
| Miranda | 603 | 4 | Kfir Nahum | United States | 323,000 | 32 |
| Miranda | 603 | 5 | Michael Wasserman | United States | 594,000 | 59 |
| Miranda | 603 | 6 | Xiaoqiong Liu | United States | 135,000 | 14 |
| Miranda | 603 | 7 | Timur Margolin | Israel | 513,000 | 51 |
| Miranda | 603 | 8 | Adam Laskey | United States | 372,000 | 37 |
| Miranda | 603 | 9 | Nathan Nguyen | United States | 162,000 | 16 |
| Miranda | 604 | 2 | Trey Brabham | United States | 603,000 | 60 |
| Miranda | 604 | 3 | Chen Yu Hung | United States | 374,000 | 37 |
| Miranda | 604 | 4 | Longsheng Tan | United States | 993,000 | 99 |
| Miranda | 604 | 5 | Lanny Levine | United States | 206,000 | 21 |
| Miranda | 604 | 6 | Daniel Weinman | United States | 401,000 | 40 |
| Miranda | 604 | 7 | Georgios Tavoularis | Greece | 362,000 | 36 |
| Miranda | 604 | 8 | Nick Cipiti | United States | 240,000 | 24 |
| Miranda | 604 | 9 | Justin Zaki | United States | 238,000 | 24 |
Three Tables Return for Day 3 of Event #66: $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em but Who Will be Crowned Champion?
After 10 hours of action-packed play yesterday, 27 players survived and will return to the Rio All-Suite Hotel and Casino to continue their campaign at 2p.m today.
A minimum of $9,657 is guaranteed to all those returning. The plan will surely be to lift the trophy at the end of the night, to be crowned the champion for 2018 and win a gold bracelet, as well as $323,472 in winnings.
All eyes will be on Timur Margolin, who comes back with over half a million in chips. If he can be the last man standing, he will have won his second bracelet this series. It is unlikely to be easy though as standing in his way are Longsheng Tan who bagged 993,000, which is not far off ten percent of the total chips in play. Heng Zhang will also be another worthy contender with 938,000 in front.
The schedule for today is to play down to a winner. Levels will last for 60 minutes and there will be a 15-minute break every two levels. There will also be a 60-minute dinner break after Level 6 (8:30p.m.). All the action will take place in the Miranda room.
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Level: 21
Blinds: 5,000/10,000
Ante: 1,000
Cards Are In the Air
Level 21
: 5,000/10,000, 1,000 ante
It's that time. Day 3 has officially commenced.
Pannucci Busts Liu
Level 21
: 5,000/10,000, 1,000 ante
Xiaoqiong Liu moved all in once and took down the blinds and antes. Her second shove for around 150,000 from under the gun was called by John Pannucci in the cutoff and the other players folded.
Xiaoqiong Liu: 
John Pannucci: 
The flop 
gave Pannucci a set, but Liu held a flush draw and a gutshot straight draw. the 
failed to improve her, however, and she was eliminated.
Vladimir Fomine was also another early elimination today.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
650,000 | 138,000 |
|
Busted | |
|
Busted |
Aristizabal Downed by Bierman
Level 21
: 5,000/10,000, 1,000 ante
Jorge Aristizabal has busted after shipping the last of his chips all-in on the river with , following betting across multiple streets on a 
board.
Aristizabal was snap called by Stephen Bierman who held 
and the American is now closing in on a seven-figure stack.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
950,000 | 206,000 |
|
Busted |
Srinivasan Doubles Through Clinkscales
Level 21
: 5,000/10,000, 1,000 ante
Shyam Srinivasan raised to 25,000 from early position and Rex Clinkscales asked how much he was playing before three-betting all in. The remaining players folded and Srinivasan quickly called.
"Do you have ace-king?" he asked his opponent.
Shyam Srinivasan:
Rex Clinkscales: 
The board ran out 
and Srinivasan doubled up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
490,000 | 249,000 |
|
100,000 | -320,000 |
Weinman Eliminated
Level 21
: 5,000/10,000, 1,000 ante
Daniel Weinman raised to 22,000 and Georgios Tavoularis called. Weinman continued for 18,000 on the 
flop and Tavoularis raised to 63,000. Weinman moved all in and Tavoularis called.
Daniel Weinman: 
Georgios Tavoularis: 
The runout missed Weinman's hand and he was left with just 5,000. That went in on the next hand and Tavoularis raised it up to 26,000. Trey Brabham called and the flop came 
. Brabham forced Tavoularis out of the hand with a bet and the cards were turned over.
Trey Brabham: 
Daniel Weinman:
The board completed and Weinman was eliminated.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
690,000 | 328,000 |
|
635,000 | 32,000 |
|
Busted |
Nahum Doubles Through Wasserman
Level 21
: 5,000/10,000, 1,000 ante
Kfir Nahum raised and Michael Wasserman three-bet to 67,000. Nahum four-bet all in for 287,000 and Wasserman went into the tank.
"I won't be more than a minute and a half," said Wasserman. He tanked for a while longer before calling.
Kfir Nahum:
Michael Wasserman: 
The board came 
and Nahum doubled up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
580,000 | 257,000 |
|
230,000 | -364,000 |