2018 World Series of Poker

Event #70: $3,000 Limit Hold'em 6-Handed
Day: 3
Event Info

2018 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
44
Prize
$154,338
Event Info
Buy-in
$3,000
Entries
221
Level Info
Level
26
Blinds
50,000 / 10,000
Ante
0

Yip Wins Back to Back Pots

Level 22 : 20,000/40,000, 0 ante

Andrew Yip has just had a profitable couple of hands. In the first, he won versus Juha Helppi. There was plenty of action on an ace-high board and though Helppi had the {a-Hearts}, he mucked his other card when he saw Yip kickered him with {a-Spades}{j-Spades}.

The very next hand, Yip raised and Won Lee three-bet on his direct left. The flop came {10-Hearts}{9-Spades}{k-Clubs} and Yip check-called Lee's min bet. The turn was the {7-Hearts} and Yip check-called 40,000 this time. Both players checked the {2-Spades} river and Yip took it down with top pair {k-Hearts}{q-Hearts}.

Yip has moved into second in chips, whilst Lee is in some trouble with 3.5 big blinds.

Player Chips Progress
Andrew Yip ca
Andrew Yip
580,000 346,000
Juha Helppi fi
Juha Helppi
WSOP 1X Winner
230,000 -130,000
Won Lee us
Won Lee
140,000 -51,000

Tags: Andrew YipJuha HelppiWon Lee

Level: 22

Blinds: 20,000/40,000

Ante: 0

Greenstein Doubles Up

Level 21 : 15,000/30,000, 0 ante

Barry Greenstein raised from the hijack. Juha Helppi, on the button, three-bet. Greenstein called.

The flop was {9-Diamonds}{k-Diamonds}{7-Diamonds}. Greenstein checked. Helppi bet. Greenstein raised. Helppi called.

The turn came the {10-Clubs}. Greenstein bet. His opponent raised. Greenstein called putting at risk his last chips.

Barry Greenstein: {k-Clubs}{7-Clubs}
Juha Helppi: {a-Clubs}{a-Hearts}

The {q-Diamonds} river filled up the board and Greenstein took down the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Juha Helppi fi
Juha Helppi
WSOP 1X Winner
360,000 -60,000
Barry Greenstein us
Barry Greenstein
WSOP 3X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer
300,000 29,000

Tags: Barry GreensteinJuha Helppi

Schneider Takes From Helppi

Level 21 : 15,000/30,000, 0 ante

Mike Schneider raised under the gun. Juha Helppi, on the cutoff three-bet. Action folded back to Schneider who made the call.

The dealer spread a flop of {j-Diamonds}{7-Clubs}{k-Spades}. Schneider checked. Helppi bet. Schneider check-called. The turn was the {3-Spades}. Schneider checked. Helppi threw in another bet. Schneider called. The {7-Hearts} river filled up the board and was checked around. Schneider showed {k-Hearts}{q-Clubs} to win the pot. His opponent mucked.

Player Chips Progress
Mike Schneider (MN) us
Mike Schneider (MN)
510,000 90,000
Juha Helppi fi
Juha Helppi
WSOP 1X Winner
420,000 -80,000

Tags: Juha HelppiMike Schneider

Al-Keliddar Moves Ahead

Level 21 : 15,000/30,000, 0 ante
Yaser Al-Keliddar
Yaser Al-Keliddar

Already going into the unofficial final table as chip leader, Yaser Al-Keliddar has put some serious distance between himself and everyone else at the table. He just won a significant hand against second chip leader Juha Helppi with {a-Diamonds}{a-Spades}. The pot takes his stack into seven figures and he has approximately a third of the chips in play.

Player Chips Progress
Yaser Al-Keliddar us
Yaser Al-Keliddar
WSOP 1X Winner
1,070,000 143,000
Juha Helppi fi
Juha Helppi
WSOP 1X Winner
500,000 -427,000

Tags: Juha HelppiYaser Al-Keliddar

Unofficial Final Table Seat Draw

Level 21 : 15,000/30,000, 0 ante
RoomTableSeatPlayerCountryChip Counts 
Brazilia601Andrew YipCanada305,000 
Brazilia602Won LeeUnited States225,000 
Brazilia603Barry GreensteinUnited States220,000 
Brazilia604Mike Schneider (MN)United States315,000 
Brazilia605Yaser Al-KeliddarUnited States950,000 
Brazilia606Juha HelppiFinland830,000 
Brazilia607Justin ThurlowUnited States310,000 

Joao Vieira Eliminated in 8th place ($14,871)

Level 21 : 15,000/30,000, 0 ante
Joao Vieira
Joao Vieira

Joao Vieira raised from the small blind. Mike Schneider, in the big blind, called.

A flop reading {5-Spades}{2-Spades}{4-Diamonds} was dealt. Vieira bet. Schneifer called. The turn brought the {2-Hearts}. Vieira threw in another bet. Schneider raised. Vieira called with his last 1,000, and the cards were tabled:

Mike Schneider: {k-Diamonds}{6-Hearts}
Joao Vieira: {q-Hearts}{j-Spades}

The {3-Clubs} river completed the board and that was it for Vieira eliminated in 8th place for $14,871.

Player Chips Progress
Mike Schneider (MN) us
Mike Schneider (MN)
420,000 104,000
Joao Vieira pt
Joao Vieira
WSOP 3X Winner
Busted

Tags: Joao VieiraMike Schneider

Level: 21

Blinds: 15,000/30,000

Ante: 0

A Winner Will Be Crowned Today in Event #70: $3,000 Limit Hold'em 6-Handed

Barry Greenstein
Barry Greenstein

Welcome to the final day of Even #70: #3,000 Limit Hold'em 6-Handed. Eight players will return to the field today to play down to a winner and battle it out for the first place of $154,338 and the stunning WSOP gold bracelet.

Juha Helppi and Yaser Al-Keliddar are both leading the way with an exact same stack of 927,000. Helppi is no stranger at the WSOP as he has has $971,620 in total earnings but it is his first cash of the summer, and it might be a big one.

Three-time bracelet winner Barry Greenstein is still in contention as well. Greenstein is having great summer with 13 cashes in the bag already. He will be looking to add a fourth bracelet to his collection.

Play resumes at 2 p.m. in Brasilia and the official final table will start once two more players are eliminated.

Final Day Seat Draw:

RoomTableSeatPlayerCountryBig Blinds
Brasilia451Andrew YipCanada8
Brasilia452Barry GreensteinUnited States9
Brasilia453Justin ThurlowUnited States10
Brasilia454Open  
Brasilia455Juha HelppiFinland31
Brasilia456Open  
      
Brasilia601Open  
Brasilia602Yaser Al-KeliddarUnited States31
Brasilia603Joao VieiraPortugal5
Brasilia604Mike Schneider (MN)United States11
Brasilia605Won LeeUnited States6
Brasilia606Open  

The PokerNews Live Reporting Team will be bringing you all the updates from start to finish.

Tags: Barry GreensteinJuha HelppiYaser Al-Keliddar

Event #70: $3,000 Limit Hold'em 6-Handed

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