Event #68: $1,000 + 111 The Little One for One Drop No-Limit Hold'em Day 1b | 2018 World Series of Poker

07-08-2018 19:53 UTC-8

Player	Chips	Progress
Chris Ferguson	70,600 48,600	48,600

Ben Achraf	55,000 6,350	6,350
Ryan Laplante	38,500 6,500	6,500

Michael Gagliano	20,000 17,650	17,650

Yuliyan Kolev	19,500 8,500	8,500

Ranno Sootla	13,000 7,650	7,650

Shola Akindele	12,000 5,250	5,250
Georgios Sotiropoulos	11,700 7,450	7,450

Alex Foxen	10,000 10,000	10,000

Players' Last Break of the Day

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brandyn trenholm

Level 8 : 250/500, 75 ante

The players will now be taking their last 20-minute break of the day.

Level: 9

Blinds: 300/600

Ante: 100

07-08-2018 20:29 UTC-8

Kolev Takes the Pot Down on the River

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Level 9 : 300/600, 100 ante

The flop was showing , Yuliyan Kolev checked the small blind, a player in the big blind position checked, and Chris Ferguson bet 1,500 into a pot of around 4,500. Both players called.

The turn fell the and all three players checked. The river came the , Kolev bet 3,600, both of his opponents folded, and he scooped in a pot right after break.

Player	Chips	Progress
Yuliyan Kolev	39,000 19,500	19,500

Tags: Chris Ferguson Nikolaev Kolev

07-08-2018 20:31 UTC-8

Ivey and Mercier Join the Throng

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Level 9 : 300/600, 100 ante

With 15 bracelets between them, Phil Ivey and Jason Mercier have made use of the last moments of late registration to get involved in the tournament.

Player	Chips	Progress
Phil Ivey	10,000

Jason Mercier	10,000

Tags: Jason Mercier Phil Ivey

07-08-2018 20:35 UTC-8

Weiss Stacking Up Chips

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Level 9 : 300/600, 100 ante

There was a raise of 2,200 from a late-position player, the hijack player moved all in for 21,900, and Joshua Weiss made the call from the small blind. The initial raiser folded and the players revealed their hands.

Joshua Weiss:
Opponent:

The board ran out and Weiss's kings took down the pot, eliminating his opponent.

Player	Chips	Progress
Joshua Weiss	64,200 64,200	64,200

Tags: Joshua Weiss

07-08-2018 20:39 UTC-8

Fast Building

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Level 9 : 300/600, 100 ante

Dietrich Fast has chipped up, most recently through eliminating an opponent. The cutoff moved all in for 5,100 and Fast isolated to 15,000. There were no other takers and they turned their cards on their backs.

Dietrich Fast:
Opponent:

Fast was a long way in front, and on the flop, they both hit top pair but there were only three outs for Fast to dodge. The turn and river were safe and he sent his opponent to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Dietrich Fast	33,000 23,000	23,000

Tags: Dietrich Fast

07-08-2018 20:45 UTC-8

Chip Counts

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Level 9 : 300/600, 100 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Maurice Hawkins	51,500 13,500	13,500
Aylar Lie	39,000 23,000	23,000
Simon Deadman	39,000 16,700	16,700
Alexandre Mantovani	24,000 17,800	17,800

Kev Adams	10,500 4,450	4,450
Norbert Szecsi	7,500

Kathy Liebert	7,000 8,000	8,000

Dylan Linde	4,500 4,500	4,500

07-08-2018 20:50 UTC-8

Medlin Sends Ivey to the Rail

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Level 9 : 300/600, 100 ante

Ray Medlin opened and Phil Ivey moved all in for around 9,000. Medlin made the call and the players turned over their hands.

Ray Medlin:
Phil Ivey:

The board ran out and Medlin's dimes held on to take down the pot, eliminating Ivey from the tournament.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ray Medlin	52,100
Phil Ivey	Busted

Tags: Ray Medlin Phil Ivey

07-08-2018 20:54 UTC-8

Wang Sends Linde Home

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Level 9 : 300/600, 100 ante

Dylan Linde moved all in for his last 3,600 from early position, Michael Wang called from the hijack, and a small-blind player stuck around as well.

The flop came down , the action checked to Wang who bet 4,000, and the small-blind opponent called. The came on the turn, the action was checked to Wang who bet 7,500, and the small-blind opponent folded.

Linde turned over for a straight draw and Wang tabled for a pair of nines. The river came the and Wang's nines held on for the pot, eliminating Linde from the tournament.