Event #66: $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em Day 3 | 2018 World Series of Poker

07-07-2018 14:42 UTC-7

Clinkscales Eliminated

Will Shillibier

Level 21 : 5,000/10,000, 1,000 ante

Jayaram Kovoorchathoth opened from the button and Rex Clinkscales, who recently doubled up, defended his big blind.

Clinkscales open-shoved the flop and Kovoorchathoth called.

Jayaram Kovoorchathoth:
Rex Clinkscales:

Clinkscales was hoping his flush draw would keep him alive in the tournament, but the turn and river improved his opponent to two pair and sent Clinkscales to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jayaram Kovoorchathoth	455,000 169,000	169,000
Rex Clinkscales	Busted

Tags: Jayaram Kovoorchathoth Rex Clinkscales

07-07-2018 14:45 UTC-7

Cooler for Cipiti

LisaY

Level 21 : 5,000/10,000, 1,000 ante

Nick Cipiti limped under the gun and Justin Zaki raised it up to 40,000. It was a call from Cipiti and they went heads up to the flop.

Cipiti checked to Zaki, who bet 30,000 and it was a check-call from Cipiti. The turn brought out a and Cipiti checked again. Zaki barreled for 62,000 and Cipiti moved all-in. It was a snap from Zaki and they tabled their holdings.

Justin Zaki:
Nick Cipiti:

Cipiti was in terrible shape with only the case deuce to save him. It was a instead on the river and Cipiti hit the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Justin Zaki	530,000 292,000	292,000
Nick Cipiti	Busted

Tags: Justin Zaki Nick Cipiti

07-07-2018 14:53 UTC-7

Hughes Doubles Through Tan

Will Shillibier

Level 21 : 5,000/10,000, 1,000 ante

Austin Hughes opened and faced a raise to 70,000 from start-of-day chip leader Longsheng Tan. Hughes then four-bet all in for 267,000 and Tan called.

Austin Hughes:
Longshen Tan:

The board came and Hughes doubled up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Longsheng Tan	780,000 -213,000	-213,000

Austin Hughes	540,000 220,000	220,000

Tags: Austin Hughes Longsheng Tan

07-07-2018 14:55 UTC-7

Kovoorchathoth Doubles Through Srinivasan

LisaY

Level 21 : 5,000/10,000, 1,000 ante

Jayaram Kovoorchathoth opened the cutoff to 23000 and Shyam Srinivasan three-bet him from the button to 70,000. It was a four-bet to 198,000 from Kovoorchathoth and a five-bet all-in from Srinivasan, which was snap called.

Jayaram Kovoorchathoth:
Shyam Srinivasan:

The board held for Kovoorchathoth and he has boosted over the 1 million mark now.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jayaram Kovoorchathoth	1,050,000 595,000	595,000
Shyam Srinivasan	387,000 -403,000	-403,000

Tags: Jayaram Kovoorchathoth Shyam Srinivasan

07-07-2018 15:02 UTC-7

Margolin Finds a Fold Against Nahum

LisaY

Level 21 : 5,000/10,000, 1,000 ante

The action was on the turn and Timur Margolin had been checked to by Kfir Nahum. Margolin made it 76,000 and Nahum went all-in for 324,000. It was deep into the tank for Margolin who said "I have a really good hand..."

After mulling it over for a few minutes, he folded face up, showing . Nahum offered him one card to see and Margolin picked the . Both players are evenly stacked after that hand.

Player	Chips	Progress
Timur Margolin	475,000 -38,000	-38,000

Kfir Nahum	47,000 -533,000	-533,000

Tags: Kfir Nahum Timur Margolin

Level: 22

Blinds: 6,000/12,000

Ante: 2,000

07-07-2018 15:05 UTC-7

Paradis Doubles Through Bierman After Miracle Runout

Will Shillibier

Level 22 : 6,000/12,000, 2,000 ante

On a board Stephen Bierman bet 75,000 into a pot of around 60,000. Jason Paradis raised all in for 173,000 and Bierman snap-called.

Stephen Bierman:
Jason Paradis:

The turn and river a miracle runner-runner flush and he doubled up

Player	Chips	Progress
Stephen Bierman	670,000 -280,000	-280,000
Jason Paradis	410,000 159,000	159,000

Tags: Stephen Bierman Jason Paradis

07-07-2018 15:18 UTC-7

Liu Eliminated by Laskey

Will Shillibier

Level 22 : 6,000/12,000, 2,000 ante

Johnson Liu raised to 31,000 from early position and Adam Laskey flat-called in the small blind. Laskey checked a flop to Liu who moved all in for 215,000. Laskey snap-called with against the of Liu.

The turn and river changed nothing and Liu was eliminated. There are now 19 players remaining with a redraw at 18.

Player	Chips	Progress
Adam Laskey	830,000 458,000	458,000
Johnson Liu	Busted

Tags: Adam Laskey Johnson Liu

07-07-2018 15:20 UTC-7

Wasserman Eliminated by Pannucci

Will Shillibier

Level 22 : 6,000/12,000, 2,000 ante

John Pannucci opened to 28,000 and Michael Wasserman three-bet all in for 155,000. Pannucci called.

John Pannucci:
Michael Wasserman:

The board ran out and Pannucci dodged straight outs to send Wasserman to the rail. Players are now redrawing around two tables.

Player	Chips	Progress
John Pannucci	770,000 120,000	120,000
Michael Wasserman	Busted

Tags: John Pannucci Michael Wasserman

07-07-2018 15:34 UTC-7

Final Two Tables (full)

Will Shillibier

Level 22 : 6,000/12,000, 2,000 ante

Seat	Table	Name	Country	Chip Count	Big Blinds
1	603	Jayaram Kovoorchathoth	United States	1,167,000	97
2	603	John Pannucci	United States	600,000	50
3	603	Heng Zhang	United States	747,000	62
4	603	Justin Zaki	United States	520,000	43
5	603	Timur Margolin	Israel	540,000	45
6	603	Adam Laskey	United States	455,000	38
7	603	Lanny Levine	United States	460,000	38
8	603	Georgios Tavoularis	Greece	647,000	54
9	603	Shyam Srinivasan	Canada	280,000	23

1	604	Trey Brabham	United States	229,000	19
2	604	Nathan Nguyen	United States	160,000	13
3	604	Kfir Nahum	Israel	522,000	44
4	604	Chen Yu Hung	United States	167,000	14
5	604	Stephen Bierman	United States	605,000	50
6	604	Longsheng Tan	United States	1,270,000	106
7	604	Juan Testoni	Brazil	115,000	10
8	604	Austin Hughes	United States	480,000	40
9	604	Jason Paradis	United States	473,000	39

Player	Chips	Progress
Longsheng Tan	1,270,000 490,000	490,000

Jayaram Kovoorchathoth	1,167,000 117,000	117,000
Heng Zhang	747,000 -191,000	-191,000
Georgios Tavoularis	647,000 -43,000	-43,000
Stephen Bierman	605,000 -65,000	-65,000
John Pannucci	600,000 -170,000	-170,000
Timur Margolin	540,000 65,000	65,000

Kfir Nahum	522,000 475,000	475,000
Justin Zaki	520,000 -10,000	-10,000
Austin Hughes	480,000 -78,000	-78,000
Jason Paradis	473,000 63,000	63,000
Lanny Levine	460,000 254,000	254,000
Adam Laskey	455,000 -375,000	-375,000
Shyam Srinivasan	280,000 -107,000	-107,000
Trey Brabham	229,000 -406,000	-406,000
Chen Yu Hung	167,000 -207,000	-207,000
Nathan Nguyen	160,000 -2,000	-2,000
Juan Testoni	115,000 -104,000	-104,000