2018 World Series of Poker

Event #70: $3,000 Limit Hold'em 6-Handed
Day: 2
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

Zack Busts Bardah in 13th Place

Level 18 : 8,000/16,000, 0 ante
Ronnie Bardah
Ronnie Bardah

Ronnie Bardah, had become short with a stack of around 11,000, moved all in and Joao Vieira raised. Daniel Zack three-bet out of the small blind and Vieira called.

The flop came {6-Spades}{10-Clubs}{4-Clubs} and Zack check-called a bet from Vieira. The turn brought a {5-Hearts} and this time Zack check-raised Vieira's bet and the latter let it go.

The two remaining players tabled their cards and Bardah realized he was drawing dead, holding {a-Spades}{9-Diamonds} against {a-Diamonds}{10-Diamonds} for Zack. The river fell a {2-Clubs} and Bardah got eliminated from the tournament in 13th place for $6,990.

Player Chips Progress
Joao Vieira pt
Joao Vieira
460,000
170,000
170,000
$25K Fantasy
WSOP 3X Winner
Daniel Zack us
Daniel Zack
445,000
245,000
245,000
$25K Fantasy
WSOP 3X Winner
Ronnie Bardah us
Ronnie Bardah
Busted
WSOP 1X Winner

Tags: Daniel ZackJoao VieiraRonnie Bardah

Greenstein Leads the Way

Level 20 : 12,000/24,000, 0 ante
Barry Greenstein
Barry Greenstein

Juha Helppi raised from the button and Barry Greenstein called in the small blind position.

The flop appeared {9-Diamonds}{j-Hearts}{3-Clubs} and Helppi called a bet from Greenstein. The same action happened on the turn {j-Spades}.

The river completed the board with the {5-Hearts} and Greenstein bet once more. Helppi thought about it for one minute and made the call. Greenstein flipped over {a-Diamonds}{a-Clubs}, and Helppi looked at his cards once more before showing {q-Diamonds}{q-Hearts}.

Player Chips Progress
Barry Greenstein us
Barry Greenstein
600,000
90,000
90,000
WSOP 3X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer
Juha Helppi fi
Juha Helppi
370,000
-30,000
-30,000
WSOP 1X Winner

Tags: Barry GreensteinJuha Helppi

Helppi and Al-Keliddar Share The Chip Lead Into Day 3 of Event $70: $3,000 Limit Hold'em 6-Handed

Level 20 : 12,000/24,000, 0 ante
Juha Helppi
Juha Helppi

Day 2 of Event #70: $3,000 Limit Hold'em 6-Handed is in the books. The day started with 69 players returning to the field but they went flying to the rail fast and furiously and at the end of the day, only eight players survived.

Juha Helppi and Yaser Al-Keliddar share the chip lead with an exact same stack of 927,000. They will both looking to win their first WSOP gold bracelet. Mike Schneifer (MN) rounds up the top three with a stack of 316,000.

Although the event attracted many WSOP bracelet winners, Barry Greenstein is the only one of them who managed to find a bag for the final day of this event (271,000).

Notables who came back but failed to make the money include bracelet winner Benjamin Dobson, as well as Koray Aldemir.

The money bubble burst at the end of Level 14 and it was Alex Torry who was the unfortunate bubble boy when he ran his nines into Joshua Mitchell's ace-jack and couldn't hold.

Other big names who made the money but couldn't make it much longer include bracelet winners Rep Porter (32nd place-$4,449), Jeff Lisandro (31st place-$4,449), Mike Matusow (23rd place-$5,805), Chris Tryba (22nd place-$5,805), Ryan Hughes (19th place-$5,805), Nicholas Seiken (15th place-$6,990), Benny Glaser (14th place-$6,990) and Ronnie Bardah (13th place-$6,990)

The remaining eight players are all guaranteed $14,871 but will battle it out to take home the first place of $154,338, along with the stunning WSOP gold bracelet. Play will resume at 2pm local time on Wednesday, July 11, at Level 21 and with blinds of 15,000/30,000.

Here is a look at the 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  

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Tags: Alex TorryBarry GreensteinBenjamin DobsonBenny GlaserChris TrybaJuha HelppiKoray AldemirMike MatusowNicholas SeikenRep PorterRonnie BardahRyan Hughes