2018 World Series of Poker

Event #72: $1,500 Mixed No-Limit Hold'em/Pot-Limit Omaha 8-Handed
Day: 2
Event Info

2018 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Jordan Polk
Winning Hand
aq
Prize
$197,461
Event Info
Buy-in
$1,500
Prize Pool
$954,450
Entries
707
Level Info
Level
28
Blinds
25,000 / 50,000
Ante
5,000

Redraw for the Final Three Tables

Level 18 : 2,500/5,000, 500 ante
SeatTable 408Table 416Table 417
1Vincent MoscatiMichael RoccoScott Lenter
2Takashi OguraJordan PolkThomas Kim
3John GallagherDan MatsuzukiYuval Bronshtein
4Gary FriedmanRyan LengFernando Brito
5Minh TrinhSamuel WelbourneAlexander Ziskin
6Jesse VilchezCharalampos LappasJonathan Bryan
7Harry PozefskyMichael WangAdam Hendrix
8Jerome BradpieceJustin LibertoKevin Iacofano

Kim Rivers a Double

Level 18 : 2,500/5,000, 500 ante

PLO

Thomas Kim was all in for 107,000 on the flop of {4-Diamonds}{5-Diamonds}{4-Spades}, facing off against Yuval Bronshtein.

Kim: {A-Clubs}{J-Hearts}{10-Clubs}{4-Hearts}
Bronshtein: {A-Spades}{K-Spades}{K-Hearts}{4-Clubs}

Both players flopped trips and they were still tied after the {9-Spades} turn. The river was, however, the {J-Diamonds} and Kim finished with fours full to score a double up.

Player Chips Progress
Yuval Bronshtein il
Yuval Bronshtein
450,000
120,000
120,000
$25K Fantasy
WSOP 2X Winner
StakeKings
Thomas Kim us
Thomas Kim
259,000
144,000
144,000

Tags: Thomas KimYuval Bronshtein

Final Break

Level 18 : 2,500/5,000, 500 ante

Players are on their final 15-minute break of the day. They will come back to play two more 60-minute levels before bagging.

Level: 19

Blinds: 3,000/6,000

Ante: 1,000

Updated Chip Counts (full)

Level 19 : 3,000/6,000, 1,000 ante
Player Chips Progress
Yuval Bronshtein il
Yuval Bronshtein
575,000
125,000
125,000
$25K Fantasy
WSOP 2X Winner
StakeKings
Jordan Polk us
Jordan Polk
510,000
20,000
20,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Ryan Leng us
Ryan Leng
460,000
91,000
91,000
$25K Fantasy
WSOP 3X Winner
Dan Matsuzuki us
Dan Matsuzuki
380,000
18,000
18,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Kevin Iacofano us
Kevin Iacofano
310,000
105,000
105,000
Samuel Welbourne gb
Samuel Welbourne
275,000
145,000
145,000
Alexander Ziskin us
Alexander Ziskin
260,000
55,000
55,000
Takashi Ogura jp
Takashi Ogura
255,000
-2,000
-2,000
Michael Rocco us
Michael Rocco
250,000
-37,000
-37,000
Gary Friedman us
Gary Friedman
230,000
206,100
206,100
Scott Lenter us
Scott Lenter
190,000
35,000
35,000
Adam Hendrix us
Adam Hendrix
159,000
9,000
9,000
$25K Fantasy
Charalampos Lappas gr
Charalampos Lappas
145,000
-10,000
-10,000
Jesse Vilchez us
Jesse Vilchez
145,000
-20,000
-20,000
Jonathan Bryan us
Jonathan Bryan
135,000
59,700
59,700
Michael Wang us
Michael Wang
135,000
39,000
39,000
WSOP 2X Winner
StakeKings
Harry Pozefsky us
Harry Pozefsky
125,000
32,000
32,000
Thomas Kim us
Thomas Kim
120,000
-139,000
-139,000
Fernando Brito pt
Fernando Brito
120,000
-78,000
-78,000
Justin Liberto us
Justin Liberto
90,000
10,000
10,000
$25K Fantasy
WSOP 1X Winner
Minh Trinh us
Minh Trinh
70,000
32,000
32,000
John Gallagher us
John Gallagher
67,000
-33,000
-33,000
Jerome Bradpiece gb
Jerome Bradpiece
65,000
-3,000
-3,000
Vincent Moscati us
Vincent Moscati
55,000
31,200
31,200

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Moscati and Lenter Both Peel Aces, Both Bust

Level 19 : 3,000/6,000, 1,000 ante

PLO

Within a minute, two major hands emerged on two different table with each of them resulting in an elimination. Coincidentally, both busted players lost their tournament lives after peeling aces in PLO.

The first hand saw Vincent Moscati move all in on the flop of {Q-Spades}{J-Spades}{10-Hearts} but he found himself in a terrible spot with {A-Hearts}{A-Clubs}{10-Spades}{8-Clubs} as Jesse Vilchez snapped him off with {A-Spades}{K-Spades}{9-Diamonds}{4-Clubs}. The {10-Diamonds} turn gave Moscati some chances but a {4-} on the river eliminated him in 23rd place.

Over on another table, Fernando Brito and Scott Lenter were all in with very similar hands:

Lenter: {A-Hearts}{A-Diamonds}{Q-Clubs}{4-Hearts}
Brito: {A-Spades}{A-Clubs}{Q-Diamonds}{10-Diamonds}

The board ran out {10-Clubs}{J-Clubs}{Q-Spades}{Q-Hearts}{K-Spades}, delivering a cruel knockout as Brito made queens full of tens. Brito had 205,000, just enough to cover Lenter's 201,000.

Player Chips Progress
Fernando Brito pt
Fernando Brito
420,000
300,000
300,000
Jesse Vilchez us
Jesse Vilchez
235,000
90,000
90,000
Scott Lenter us
Scott Lenter
Busted
Vincent Moscati us
Vincent Moscati
Busted

Tags: Jesse VilchezFernando BritoScott LenterVincent Moscati

Iacofano Eliminates Hendrix

Level 19 : 3,000/6,000, 1,000 ante

Hold'em

Jonathan Bryan made it 12,000 on the button and Adam Hendrix jammed for 125,000 or so. Kevin Iacofano came over the top, reshoving out of the big blind. Bryan escaped and Hendrix found himself spinning with {A-Clubs}{K-Spades} against {J-Spades}{J-Clubs}. The board went out {9-Diamonds}{4-Clubs}{8-Hearts}{3-Spades}{J-Diamonds} and Hendrix was eliminated in 20th place.

Player Chips Progress
Kevin Iacofano us
Kevin Iacofano
400,000
90,000
90,000
Adam Hendrix us
Adam Hendrix
Busted
$25K Fantasy

Tags: Adam HendrixKevin Iacofano

Ziskin Hits a Straight

Level 19 : 3,000/6,000, 1,000 ante

PLO

Alexander Ziskin raised to 16,000 in the cutoff and shoved a total 57,000 over Jonathan Bryan's three-bet from the button. Bryan called for the extra few thousands.

Ziskin: {J-Diamonds}{10-Hearts}{9-Diamonds}{8-Clubs}
Bryan: {A-Hearts}{A-Clubs}{K-Spades}{10-Diamonds}

Ziskin hit the nuts on the {8-Hearts}{K-Diamonds}{9-Clubs}{Q-Clubs}{7-Hearts} board and doubled with a straight while Bryan dropped to last 52,000.

Player Chips Progress
Alexander Ziskin us
Alexander Ziskin
123,000
-137,000
-137,000
Jonathan Bryan us
Jonathan Bryan
52,000
-83,000
-83,000

Tags: Alexander ZiskinJonathan Bryan

Kim Flops the Nuts to Take the Chip Lead

Level 19 : 3,000/6,000, 1,000 ante

Hold'em

To say Thomas Kim has been on a roll since the final three table redraw might be a tad of an understatement. Kim has more than quadrupled up since the redraw took place and is now the tournament chipleader after a sizeable pot against Alexander Ziskin.

Ziskin opened to 13,000 from middle position getting called by both players in the blinds including Kim in the small. A {k-Clubs}{10-Hearts}{9-Spades} flop fanned out and both players checked to Ziskin who continued for 19,000. Kim flatted and the big blind folded.

The {5-Spades} hit the turn and Kim checked once more. Ziskin bet 56,000 and Kim raised to 115,000. Ziskin flatted and the {6-Clubs} peeled off on the river.

Kim led with a bet of 87,000 and Ziskin called only to muck when Kim tabled the {q-Hearts}{j-Clubs}, flopping the nuts.

Player Chips Progress
Thomas Kim us
Thomas Kim
520,000
400,000
400,000
Alexander Ziskin us
Alexander Ziskin
65,000
-58,000
-58,000

Tags: Alexander ZiskinThomas Kim