Event #70: $3,000 Limit Hold'em 6-Handed
Day 1 Started
Event #70: $3,000 Limit Hold'em 6-Handed
Day 1 Started
Welcome to Day 1 of Event #70: $3,000 Limit Hold'em 6-Handed. This is a three-day event. The defending champion in this event is Max Silver who pocketed $172,645 and a gold bracelet for his win last year. Silver has $1,524,097 in live cashes at the WSOP, including one cash this summer.
Players begin with 15,000 chips and will battle it out for 10 60-minute levels. There will be a 15-minute break every two levels. Late registration will close before the start of Level 9 at approximately 12:00 a.m.
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Level: 1
Limits: 150/300
Ante: 0
Todd Witteles, who won the $3,000 Limit Hold'em in 2005, took a seat in this event.
Witteles will be looking for his fifth cash of the series in Event #70 over the next couple of days.
Player | Chips | Progress |
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Todd Witteles
|
15,000 | 15,000 |
2015 WSOP Main Event champion and two-time bracelet winner Joe McKeehen has taken a seat early in the event. McKeehen has $10,821,380 in total earnings at the WSOP.
He has three cashes this summer and finished third in two events: Event #3: $3,000 No-Limit Hold'em Shootout for $101,766 and Event #21: $1,500 No-Limit Millionaire Maker for $538,276. McKeehen will be looking to add another bracelet to his collection.
Player | Chips | Progress |
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Joe McKeehen
|
15,000 | 15,000 |
Ronnie Bardah, regular WSOP player and also talented beat-boxer in his free time, just sat down in this event.
Bardah, who won the $2,500 Limit Hold'em 6-Handed in 2012, will try to cash here in his first limit event of the summer.
Player | Chips | Progress |
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Ronnie Bardah
|
15,000 | 15,000 |
The button player started the action with a bet for 300 and both Mike Ross in small blind and the big blind player called. The flop came and after two checks, the button continued with another bet. Both Ross and the big blind made the call.
The turn brought a and only Ross check-called another bet from the button player. The river fell a and this time Ross check-folded after his opponent made a last bet.
Player | Chips | Progress |
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Mike Ross | 11,700 |
Klein Champ opened to 300 on the button. The small blind called.
The flop came . The small blind bet and Champ called. The turn brought the and the small blind continued with another bet. Champ stuck around with a call. The river completed the board and was checked around. Champ showed to win the pot.
Player | Chips | Progress |
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Klein Champ
|
16,000 | 16,000 |
Level: 2
Blinds: 200/400
Ante: 0
A player bet and Joe McKeehen made the call in the cutoff position.
The flop came and McKeehen called once more for 200. The turn brought the and the same action happened, this time for 400. On the river , McKeehen called a last bet for 400 but mucked his hand when his opponent tabled .
Player | Chips | Progress |
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Joe McKeehen
|
10,500 | -4,500 |