Event #70: $3,000 Limit Hold'em 6-Handed Day 1 | 2018 World Series of Poker

07-10-2018 02:39 UTC-7

Benny Glaser Finishes as Leader in Event #70: $3,000 Limit Hold'em 6-Handed

Gaelle Jaudon

Level 10 : 1,200/2,400, 0 ante

Day 1 of Event #70: $3,000 Limit Hold'em 6-Handed is in the books. The event drew 221 runners, less than the 256 from last year. After ten hour-long levels of play, 69 remain.

Many top players entered the field, but it was the UK's Benny Glaser who bagged the chip lead. Glaser accumulated chips rapidly in the final levels of play and finished the night with a stack of 106,200. Glaser, who already owns three gold bracelets and finished 5th in Event #33: $50,000 Poker Players Championship this year for $260,578, has his eyes on his first bracelet in a limit hold'em event.

Other players pushing for the lead include Nicholas Seiken (101,900) who recently won Event #44: $10,000 Limit 2-7 Lowball Triple Draw Championship, and Anh Van Nguyen (96,700) who reached the final table of the $10,000 Limit Hold'em Championship in 2016.

Several other big names who are also advancing to Day 2 are Ronnie Bardah (96,500), Rep Porter (90,700), Ben Yu (69,200),Barry Greenstein (51,700), Adam Owen (46,600), Koray Aldemir (33,400). Both Bryce Yockey (14,400), and Mike Matusow (11,900) also found a bag at the end of the day but as short stacks.

Some of those players unfortunate to bust out here on Day 1 included three Main Event Champions; Jonathan Duhamel, Joe McKeehen and Phil Hellmuth, as well as Todd Witteles, Sam Greenwood, Carol Fuchs, Jonathan Tamayo, Chris Vitch, Thomas Muehloecker and Andre Akkari.

The tournament director announced a complete prize pool of $663,000 at the end of the day with a top prize of $154,338 for the winner along with a prestigious bracelet. A total of 34 players will reach the money on Day 2, with a min-cash worth $4,449.

The event is scheduled to last two more days, with the Day 2 restarting at 2pm on Tuesday, July 10. Ten more levels will be played with 15-min breaks every 2 levels. Players will also enjoy a 60-min dinner break after 6th level (≈ 8:30 p.m.).

Be sure to keep it here at PokerNews.com as we provide updates through the event's conclusion on Wednesday.

Tags: Andre Akkari Anh Van Nguyen Barry Greenstein Benny Glaser Mike Matusow Rep Porter Ronnie Bardah

07-10-2018 01:53 UTC-7

Glaser on the Rise

Gaelle Jaudon

Level 10 : 1,200/2,400, 0 ante

A first player bet and Benny Glaser raised from the cutoff position. The small blind player three-bet and both players made the call.

The flop brought and Glaser bet after the small blind checked. Both his opponents made the call. The turn was the and Glaser bet once more after a check. Only the small blind player stayed in the hand.

The river fell a and the small blind check-called a last bet from Glaser. The latter tabled and it was enough to make his opponent muck his hand.

Player	Chips	Progress
Benny Glaser	113,000	113,000

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07-10-2018 01:22 UTC-7

Vieira Close to the 100,000 Mark

Gaelle Jaudon

Level 10 : 1,200/2,400, 0 ante

Joao Vieira (picture from a previous event)

A first player bet and it was called by the button player, the small blind, and three-bet by Joao Vieira in the big blind. His three opponents made the call.

The flop came and after a check from the small blind, Vieira continued with a bet. One player folded and the button opted for a raise. Both the small blind and Vieira called.

The turn fell a and after the small blind bet, Vieira and the button called.

A completed the board and brought the same action. The small blind showed but was dominated by Vieira's hand, holding and the button player mucked.

Player	Chips	Progress
Joao Vieira	95,000	29,000

07-10-2018 00:20 UTC-7

Bardah Wins Chips and Enjoys Life in Vegas

Gaelle Jaudon

Level 9 : 1,000/2,000, 0 ante

On a blind versus blind battle, the small blind player raised and Ronnie Bardah made the call.

The flop came and Bardah called another bet. On the turn, the small blind checked and quickly folded after Bardah made a bet.

Bardah, who won the $2,500 Limit Hold'em 6-Handed in 2012 and cashed four WSOP tournaments this summer told us he didn't play many events this year. The US player moved from Miami to Vegas and really enjoys his new city.

"The weather is amazing in Vegas. Besides during the WSOP obviously, there are so many things to do here. I love going on a hike in Mount Charleston or Red Rock and you can find the best food in the world in Vegas. Plus you can find direct flights to everywhere from Vegas. I really love the West Coast."

Concerning the event, Bardah told us: "Limit Holdem is great, but I didn't expect as many players as last years' as we are at the end of the series, I thought around 200."

Bardah guessed right, as the late registrations closed at 221 players.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ronnie Bardah	67,000	39,000

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07-09-2018 23:30 UTC-7

Cipiti Out After a Wrong Registration

Gaelle Jaudon

Level 8 : 800/1,600, 0 ante

Nick Cipiti (picture from a previous event)

Nick Cipiti, who started the day by grabbing some small pots, just busted the event and went on to tell us he actually registered without noticing it was a limit event.

"I haven't played limit hold'em for ten years and I realized it was a limit event when we started playing," said Cipiti, who was quite happy about his game for the first levels but told us the last three levels were more difficult.

"I won maybe only two or three pots the last hours. I learned the rules while I was playing. I was trying to hide from my opponents that I didn't really understand the limits, and I finally told them it was one of my first time playing limit after I busted!"

Down to a short stack, Cipiti went all in for his last chips with and got called by . The board brought him no help and he was eliminated from his first limit hold'em tournament.

Does Cipiti want to play more limit hold'em in the future?

"It's not as exciting as no-limit. You can't really bluff and be creative."

Cipiti, who finished 22nd in Event #66: $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em, is still happy to have lasted more than seven hours in an event he registered on a misunderstanding.

Player	Chips	Progress
Nick Cipiti	Busted

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07-09-2018 21:21 UTC-7

Duhamel Takes Chips and Talks About His Summer

Gaelle Jaudon

Level 6 : 500/1,000, 0 ante

Jonathan Duhamel three-bet from the under the gun position and only the player in the big blind got interested and made the call.

The flop brought and Duhamel bet for 500 after the big blind checked. His opponent made the call and the same action happened on the turn , this time for 1,000.

The river was the and after another check from his opponent, Duhamel made a last bet of 1,000 and earned the pot when his opponent folded.

Duhamel told us more about his summer, saying he first went to Vegas at the beginning of the series, when he finished 6th in Event #19: $565 Pot-Limit Omaha for $33,477 and played Event #5: $100,000 No-Limit Hold'em High Roller, but without success, before going back home in Quebec right in time for his daughter's third birthday. Duhamel, who came back in Vegas four days ago for the Main Event, will also be seen in the Event #77: $50,000 HIGH ROLLER No-Limit Hold'em in a few days.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jonathan Duhamel	28,000	8,000

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07-09-2018 20:28 UTC-7

Grapenthien Gets a Fold From McCormick

Gaelle Jaudon

Level 5 : 400/800, 0 ante

Tom McCormick (picture from a previous event)

The board read and the pot already contained around 4,000 when Matt Grapenthien made a raise for 800, putting Tom McCormick into a decision. After thinking about it for some time, McCormick ended up mucking his hand and Grapenthien took down the pot.

McCormick, whose nickname is The Shamrock Kid, already cashed in 73 WSOP events in his career and, as a funny fact, always wears his favorite purple jacket from the World Series of Poker Binion's Horseshoe. McCormick was first a blackjack player in the 1970's before he started to read about the WSOP and ended up quitting blackjack for poker in the 1980's.

His first cash in a WSOP event was in the $2,500 Limit Hold'em in 1992 when he finished third for $42,000. Since then, he achieved the final table of 14 other WSOP events, the latest one in Event #54: Big Blind Antes $3,000 No-Limit Hold'em for fifth place and a cash of $118,552.

Player	Chips	Progress
Matt Grapenthien	18,000	800
Tom McCormick	8,400	-4,400

Tags: Matt Grapenthien Tom McCormick

07-09-2018 18:19 UTC-7

Mike Leah Enters the Event

Gaelle Jaudon

Level 4 : 300/600, 0 ante

Mike Leah (picture from a previous event)

In the field today and going along nicely is Mike Leah who just registered this event and has a fresh stack of 15,000.

Leah made four final tables this summer: fourth in Event #56: $10,000 Razz Championship, seventh in Event #49: $10,000 Pot-Limit Omaha 8-Handed Championship, fourth in Event #33: $50,000 Poker Players Championship, and ninth in Event #8: $2,500 Mixed Triple Draw Lowball.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mike Leah	15,000	15,000

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07-09-2018 17:35 UTC-7

Greenstein Among the Players

Gaelle Jaudon

Level 3 : 250/500, 0 ante

Barry Greenstein, the "Robin Hood of poker", registered in this event and already won some chips as he has now a stack of 16,800.

Greenstein got eliminated in 834th place in the Main Event for $18,340 and has his eyes on a 13th cash this summer on a WSOP event.

Player	Chips	Progress
Barry Greenstein	16,800	16,800

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07-09-2018 16:33 UTC-7

Good Start for Kelsall

Gaelle Jaudon

Level 2 : 200/400, 0 ante

Andrew Kelsall (picture from a previous event)

Andrew 'A.J' Kelsall, former golf pro and owner of a WSOP ring, has a good start in this event with a stack worth 13,500.

The player under the gun bet and Kelsall raised it to 600. The action folded back to the initial raiser who called. The flop fell and Kelsall's opponent check-called his bet for 200.

On the turn , the under-the-gun player bet 400 and Kelsall called. The river brought the and Kelsall made a last bet for 400 after his opponent checked and the latter called. Kelsall showed and it was enough to make his opponent muck his hand.