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

Helppi Takes from Lee

Level 15 : 4,000/8,000, 0 ante

Won Lee raised from the button and Juha Helppi called in the big blind.

The flop went {3-Clubs}{7-Hearts}{10-Spades} and Helppi check-called Lee's bet. Both players checked on the turn {2-Hearts}.

The river showed a {7-Clubs} and Helppi made a bet. Lee quickly folded and Helppi added the chips to his stack.

Player Chips Progress
Won Lee us
Won Lee
142,000
13,000
13,000
Juha Helppi fi
Juha Helppi
95,000
26,000
26,000
WSOP 1X Winner

Tags: Juha HelppiWon Lee

Lee Eliminates McCormick

Level 15 : 4,000/8,000, 0 ante
Tom McCormick
Tom McCormick

Angelo Karimalis started the action with a raise and Won Lee three-bet from the button. Tom McCormick announced a four-bet from the small blind with a total of 16,000 chips left and it folded to Lee who put McCormick all in. McCormick completed with his last chips and both players revealed their cards:

Tom McCormick: {q-Diamonds}{q-Hearts}
Won Lee: {5-Spades}{a-Spades}

McCormick had the dominating hand, but a board of {10-Spades}{6-Hearts}{4-Spades}{a-Hearts}{10-Clubs} gave Lee a pair of aces on the turn and eliminated McCormick from the tournament for $4,991.

Player Chips Progress
Won Lee us
Won Lee
159,000
17,000
17,000
Angelo Karimalis us
Angelo Karimalis
80,000
-7,000
-7,000
Tom McCormick us
Tom McCormick
Busted

Tags: Angelo KarimalisTom McCormickWon Lee

Matusow Doubles Up Once More

Level 15 : 4,000/8,000, 0 ante

The action folded to Mike Matusow in the small blind who raised and Diane Levin made the call.

The flop brought {3-Spades}{10-Clubs}{6-Clubs} and Levin called another bet from Matusow. The same action happened on the {k-Clubs} turn for 8,000.

The river fell a {k-Spades} and Matusow bet all in for his last 1,000 and Levin called. Matusow revealed {a-Hearts}{6-Hearts} for a pair of sixes and Levin mucked her hand, showing a {6-Spades}.

Player Chips Progress
Diane Levin us
Diane Levin
173,000
88,000
88,000
Mike Matusow us
Mike Matusow
41,000
11,000
11,000
$25K Fantasy
WSOP 4X Winner

Tags: Mike MatusowDiane Levin

Vieira Chipping Higher

Level 15 : 4,000/8,000, 0 ante

Joao Vieira raised on the button. Justin Thurlow called from the big blind.

A flop reading {q-Spades}{j-Spades}{7-Spades} was dealt. Thurlow checked. Vieira bet. Thurlow check-called. The turn brought the {q-Diamonds}. Thurlow checked. Vieira fired again. His opponent folded.

Player Chips Progress
Joao Vieira pt
Joao Vieira
266,000
91,000
91,000
$25K Fantasy
WSOP 3X Winner
Justin Thurlow us
Justin Thurlow
125,000
80,000
80,000

Tags: Joao VieiraJustin Thurlow

Helppi Knocks Out Myerson

Level 15 : 4,000/8,000, 0 ante
Juha Helppi
Juha Helppi

Juha Helppi raised and Alan Myerson pushed his last chips in the middle from the small blind. Helppi made the call and the players tabled their cards.

Holding {a-Hearts}{q-Diamonds}, Myerson was in good shape for a double-up, against the {q-Hearts}{k-Spades} for Helppi, but the board fell {10-Diamonds}{9-Spades}{j-Hearts}{7-Diamonds}{8-Spades}, giving Helppi the straight and eliminating Myerson in 25th place for $4,991.

Player Chips Progress
Juha Helppi fi
Juha Helppi
115,000
20,000
20,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Alan Myerson us
Alan Myerson
Busted

Tags: Alan MyersonJuha Helppi

Level: 16

Limits: 5,000/10,000

Ante: 0

Matusow Eliminated by Glaser

Level 16 : 5,000/10,000, 0 ante
Mike Matusow
Mike Matusow

According to players at the table, Mike Matusow raised from the cutoff and Benny Glaser three-bet from the small blind. Matusow pushed his last chips in the middle with {k-Spades}{4-Spades} for a stack around 11,000 and Glaser completed with {k-}{j-}.

The board brought no help to Matusow who was eliminated from the tournament for $5,805.

On the table behind, Joshua Mitchell also was eliminated at the same time for $5,805.

Player Chips Progress
Benny Glaser gb
Benny Glaser
125,000
$25K Fantasy
WSOP 5X Winner
Mike Matusow us
Mike Matusow
Busted
$25K Fantasy
WSOP 4X Winner
Joshua Mitchell us
Joshua Mitchell
Busted

Tags: Benny GlaserJoshua MitchellMike Matusow

Hughes Takes It on the Turn

Level 16 : 5,000/10,000, 0 ante

Mike Schneider raised on the cutoff. Ryan Hughes, on the button, three-bet. Action folded back to Schneider who added the remainder to call.

The flop came {j-Clubs}{3-Hearts}{7-Clubs}. Schneider checked. Hughes bet. Schneifer check-called. The turn came the {5-Hearts}. Schneider checked. Hughes threw in another bet that was enough to claim the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Mike Schneider us
Mike Schneider
337,000
207,000
207,000

Tags: Mike SchneiderRyan Hughes