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

06-04-2018 21:09 UTC-7

Some Updated Chip Counts & Late Arrivals

simkha

Level 8 : 250/500, 75 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Ben Keeline	25,200	4,000
Erkut Yilmaz	25,100	1,900
Molly Mossey	16,700	2,100
Kathy Liebert	15,225	7,025
Roland Israelashvili	15,200
Pete Chen	14,400	14,400
Jeff Gross	11,800	11,800
Sparrow Cheung	9,800	-2,700
Jonathan Zarin	8,800	-600
Alan Lau	5,500
Alex Keating	Busted
Thomas Pomponio	Busted

Level: 8

Blinds: 250/500

Ante: 75

06-04-2018 20:52 UTC-7

Player	Chips	Progress
Jason Wheeler	30,625	-375
Chris Moorman	23,300	16,300
Ted Lawson	19,700	10,000
Bryan Hollis	17,000	17,000
Calvin Anderson	8,900	-3,825
Matt Glantz	5,000	5,000
Jared Jaffee	4,700	4,700
Dominik Nitsche	3,700	3,700
Kindah Sakkal	Busted

Jonathan Zarin just informed the PokerNews Live Reporting team that he was recently involved in a hand in which a player raised to 900 from late position, the button shoved for his last 2,600, and Zarin moved all-in for his last 2,800. The button turned up with , and Zarin, who held , needed a lot of help from the deck in order to win the pot. The board ran out to give him Broadway, so he took the pot to stack his opponent.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jonathan Zarin	9,400

Tags: Jonathan Zarin

Level: 7

Blinds: 200/400

Ante: 50

06-04-2018 20:14 UTC-7

Some Updated Chip Counts

simkha

Level 6 : 150/300, 50 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Erkut Yilmaz	23,200	11,400
Ben Keeline	21,200	4,600
Calvin Anderson	12,725
Alex Keating	12,700	-500
Sparrow Cheung	12,500	8,500
Kathy Liebert	8,200	-5,825
Jessica Dawley	8,150	4,350
Niall Farrell	7,100	-50
Kindah Sakkal	6,800	6,800
Ryan Laplante	5,000
Thomas Pomponio	2,100	-1,800

06-04-2018 20:07 UTC-7

Calling the Clock With the Brains Behind the Scene of RG

[user357925]

Level 6 : 150/300, 50 ante

Calling the Clock With the Brains Behind the Scene of RG - Real Grinders Eric Shimp gives us an 88 second glimpse into the brain power behind the new fad. What is Eric like away from his poker business and does he know the different types of Australian alcohol? Who was his biggest crush and what music does he like? Calling the clock is powered by 888 poker and this time it's a business leader. Will he understand the Aussie language and Danielle's accent while his 88 seconds ticks down?

https://www.pokernews.com/video/calling-the-clock-with-the-brains-behind-the-scene-of-rg-11508.htm

Tags: 888 Calling the Clock Danielle Benham English Eric Shimp WSOP 2018

06-04-2018 20:04 UTC-7

Mossey Felts a Foe

simkha

Level 6 : 150/300, 50 ante

Action folded around to Molly Mossey in the hijack and she raised to 800. The cutoff three-bet jammed for what looked like about 5,500, the button and blinds got out of the way, and after brief consideration, Mossey called to put the cutoff at risk.

Molly Mossey:
Cutoff:

The two players were racing and Mossey needed to improve to win. She paired her ace on the flop to take the lead, the turn and river changed nothing, so Mossey took the pot to stack her opponent.

Player	Chips	Progress
Molly Mossey	14,600	6,875

Tags: Molly Mossey

Level: 6

Blinds: 150/300

Ante: 50

06-04-2018 19:49 UTC-7

Broadway On Board

simkha

Level 5 : 100/200, 25 ante

Action folded around to Ted Lawson in the hijack and he raised to 500. The cutoff was the only caller.

The flop came and both players checked.

The turn brought the , Lawson checked, the cutoff bet 1,225, and Lawson called.

The fell on the river, putting Broadway on board with no flush possible. When the action was complete, Lawson tabled having flopped two pair. The cutoff showed and they split the pot.

"Hey, I had you," said Lawson with a chuckle.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ted Lawson	9,700	-1,300

Tags: Ted Lawson