Event #7: $565 COLOSSUS No-Limit Hold’em Day 1c | 2018 World Series of Poker

Level: 16

Blinds: 1,500/3,000

Ante: 500

06-03-2018 19:06 UTC-7

Pluskat Connects with the River

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Level 16 : 1,500/3,000, 500 ante

Aric Pluskat found himself all in before the flop for his tournament life with versus his opponent's and the board ran out , giving Pluskat a rivered flush.

Player	Chips	Progress
Aric Pluskat	101,500 101,500	101,500

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06-03-2018 19:22 UTC-7

Updated Chip Counts at Break

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Level 16 : 1,500/3,000, 500 ante

Players will now be taking the last 20-minute break of the day. The blinds will resume at 2,000/4,000 with a 500 ante.

Player	Chips	Progress
Florian Duta	282,000 67,100	67,100

John Racener	241,000 28,500	28,500

Clayton Maguire	172,000 90,600	90,600

Abe Deguzman Jr	151,000 -5,500	-5,500
Jordan Hufty	121,000

Joe Cada	109,000 83,000	83,000

Pasha Bousquet	74,000 27,000	27,000
Katie Lindsay	69,500 40,000	40,000

Level: 17

Blinds: 2,000/4,000

Ante: 500

06-03-2018 19:52 UTC-7

Duta's Birthday Comes Early

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Level 17 : 2,000/4,000, 500 ante

There was a raise of 13,000 from under the gun and Florian Duta three-bet to 53,000 from the small blind. The under-the-gun opponent called and the flop came . Duta bet 25,500 and was called by his opponent.

The turn came the and Duta shoved all in, having his opponents remaining 70,000 covered. His opponent thought for a couple of moments before making the call and then flipped over for king high. Duta smiled in confusion at his opponent's hand and then flipped over for ace high and the best hand.

The river came the and Duta's pair of sevens took down the massive pot. Duta is the first person to reach the 400,000 mark in this flight and is crushing Day 1c.

Player	Chips	Progress
Florian Duta	442,000 160,000	160,000

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Level: 18

Blinds: 2,500/5,000

Ante: 5,000

06-03-2018 20:14 UTC-7

Valden's Cowboys Good for the Pot

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Level 18 : 2,500/5,000, 5,000 ante

Rob Valden opened to 12,000 from early position and the big blind then moved all in for 19,500. Valden made the call and the players flipped over their hands.

Rob Valden:
Opponent:

The board came down and Valden took down the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Rob Valden	107,500

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06-03-2018 20:15 UTC-7

Last Level for Day 1c

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Level 18 : 2,500/5,000, 5,000 ante

All remaining runners at the end of this level will bag up their chips and move onto Day 2.

06-03-2018 20:29 UTC-7

Padela Sends Bousquet to the Payout Desk

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Level 18 : 2,500/5,000, 5,000 ante

Pasha Bousquet went all in for 12,500 from under the gun and Scott Padela called from early position. A middle-position opponent called as well and the flop came . Both players checked and the turn came the .

Padela led for 10,000 and the middle-position opponent folded. Both players then tabled their cards, Padela flipped for an over pair and Bousquet turned over over for king high. The river came the and Padela's nines scooped in the pot.