2018 World Series of Poker

Event #73: $1,000 DOUBLE STACK No-Limit Hold'em (30 minute levels)
Day: 2
Event Info

2018 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
78
Prize
$199,586
Event Info
Buy-in
$1,000
Prize Pool
$1,098,900
Entries
1,221
Level Info
Level
35
Blinds
120,000 / 240,000
Ante
40,000

Eli Loewenthal Eliminated in 11th Place ($11,566)

Level 29 : 30,000/60,000, 10,000 ante
Eli Loewenthal
Eli Loewenthal

Ben Yu shoved from the small blind and Eli Loewenthal called in the big blind with the shorter stack.

Eli Loewenthal: {A-Clubs}{7-Hearts}
Ben Yu: {Q-Spades}{7-Spades}

The board ran out {7-Clubs}{5-Spades}{3-Spades}{5-Hearts}{4-Spades} to give Yu a flush on the river to eliminate Loewenthal in 11th place for $11,566.

Player Chips Progress
Ben Yu us
Ben Yu
1,480,000
880,000
880,000
WSOP 4X Winner
Eli Loewenthal us
Eli Loewenthal
Busted

Tags: Ben YuEli Loewenthal

Mitchell Bowles Eliminated in 12th Place ($11,566)

Level 28 : 25,000/50,000, 5,000 ante
Mitchell Bowles
Mitchell Bowles

Mitchell Bowles was all in for around 550,000 against Justin Young.

Justin Young: {a-Spades}{q-}
Mitchell Bowles: {q-Clubs}{9-Spades}

Bowles was dominatingly ahead, with the flop coming {j-Clubs}{6-Hearts}{4-Spades}. The turn was the {8-Hearts} and Bowles got to his feet in anticipation, but the river {9-Diamonds} gave his opponent a pair and sent Bowles to the rail in 11th.

Player Chips Progress
Justin Young us
Justin Young
2,500,000
925,000
925,000
Mitchell Bowles us
Mitchell Bowles
Busted

Tags: Justin YoungMitchell Bowles

Sean Troha Eliminated in 13th Place ($9,155)

Level 27 : 20,000/40,000, 5,000 ante
Sean Troha
Sean Troha

Denis Timofeev raised to 80,000 and Sean Troha three-bet all in from the cutoff for around 1,800,000. It folded back to Timofeev who called.

Denis Timofeev: {j-Clubs}{j-Hearts}
Sean Troha: {a-Clubs}{9-Spades}

The board came {3-Diamonds}{5-Spades}{6-Hearts}{7-Diamonds}{j-Spades} and Timofeev's rivered set was enough to send Troha to the rail in 13th place.

Player Chips Progress
Denis Timofeev ru
Denis Timofeev
1,975,000
875,000
875,000
Sean Troha us
Sean Troha
Busted
WSOP 2X Winner

Tags: Denis TimofeevSean Troha

Jake Balsiger Eliminated in 14th Place ($9,155)

Level 27 : 20,000/40,000, 5,000 ante
Jake Balsiger
Jake Balsiger

Justin Young raised to 85,000 from the hijack and Jake Balsiger shoved 515,000 from the small blind. Jason Johnson checked Balsiger's stack and decided to also shove from the big blind. Young quickly folded.

Jake Balsiger: {K-Spades}{9-Spades}
Jason Johnson: {A-Diamonds}{q-Spades}

The board ran out {5-Clubs}{4-Spades}{q-Hearts}{5-Spades}{j-Clubs} for Johnson to hit a pair of queens on the flop to bust the former November-niner, Balsiger from the tournament in 14th place.

Player Chips Progress
Jason Johnson us
Jason Johnson
1,340,000
520,000
520,000
Jake Balsiger us
Jake Balsiger
Busted

Tags: Jake BalsigerJason JohnsonJustin Young

Viktor Lavi Eliminated in 15th Place ($9,155)

Level 27 : 20,000/40,000, 5,000 ante
Viktor Lavi
Viktor Lavi

Viktor Lavi shoved from early position for his last 30,000 and Michael Gallagher raised to 120,000 from the hijack. Nobody called.

Viktor Lavi: {a-Diamonds}{q-Spades}
Michael Gallagher: {8-Spades}{8-Clubs}

The flop came {6-Diamonds}{q-Diamonds}{7-Clubs} to give Lavi a pair of queens but the {8-Hearts} on the turn gave Gallagher a set of eights. The {9-Clubs} on the river didn't change the situation and Lavi was eliminated in 15th place for $9,155.

Player Chips Progress
Michael Gallagher ca
Michael Gallagher
760,000
40,000
40,000
Viktor Lavi il
Viktor Lavi
Busted

Tags: Michael GallagherViktor Lavi

Alan Bittikofer Eliminated in 16th Place ($7,280)

Level 26 : 15,000/30,000, 5,000 ante
Alan Bittikofer
Alan Bittikofer

Ben Yu moved all in from middle position and Alan Bittikofer called all in for his last 199,000.

Ben Yu: {a-Clubs}{6-Clubs}
Alan Bittikofer: {k-Diamonds}{q-Hearts}

The board came {a-Diamonds}{4-Spades}{7-Diamonds}{k-Spades}{3-Hearts} with both players making pairs, but Yu's was biggest and he eliminated his opponent.

Player Chips Progress
Ben Yu us
Ben Yu
600,000
235,000
235,000
WSOP 4X Winner
Alan Bittikofer us
Alan Bittikofer
Busted

Tags: Alan BittikoferBen Yu

Richard Kirsch Eliminated in 17th Place ($7,280)

Level 26 : 15,000/30,000, 5,000 ante
Richard Kirsch
Richard Kirsch

Juan Carlos Martin raised to 75,000 from the cutoff and was met by a shove of Richard Kirsch in the small blind. Martin checked how much Kirsch had and Kirsch replied he had around 400,000. Martin called.

Richard Kirsch: {A-Diamonds}{10-Spades}
Juan Carlos Martin: {A-Hearts}{k-Clubs}

The board ran out {A-Clubs}{Q-Diamonds}{2-Clubs}{j-Hearts}{7-Diamonds} for Martin's kicker to count with the flopped pair of aces they both had to take Kirsch out of the running.

Player Chips Progress
Juan Carlos Martin es
Juan Carlos Martin
1,150,000
495,000
495,000
Richard Kirsch us
Richard Kirsch
Busted

Tags: Juan Carlos MartinRichard Kirsch

Rhody L Heureux Eliminated in 18th Place ($7,280)

Level 26 : 15,000/30,000, 5,000 ante
Rhody L Heureux
Rhody L Heureux

Rhody L Heureux shoved from the small blind for 115,000 and Richard Kirsch called in the big blind.

Rhody L Heureux: {Q-Diamonds}{3-Hearts}
Richard Kirsch: {A-Hearts}{4-Hearts}

The board ran out {j-Clubs}{6-Spades}{2-Hearts}{6-Clubs}{k-Diamonds} for Kirsch's high card to hold and eliminate Heureux in 18th place for $7,280.

Player Chips Progress
Richard Kirsch us
Richard Kirsch
450,000
150,000
150,000
Rhody L Heureux ca
Rhody L Heureux
Busted

Tags: Richard KirschRhody L Heureux

Lavi Busts Figueroa With Aces

Level 23 : 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante
Victor Figueroa earlier in the summer
Victor Figueroa earlier in the summer

A player from middle position opened to 32,000 and Viktor Lavi slid 16,000 into the middle from the small blind, not realising that a player had opened. Lavi's actions were ruled a call of the 32,000 bet.

Victor Figueroa was in the big blind and three-bet all in for around 220,000. The initial raiser folded and Lavi called.

Victor Figueroa: {9-}{9-}
Viktor Lavi: {a-Hearts}{a-Clubs}

The board came {3-Clubs}{6-Diamonds}{10-Diamonds}{5-Clubs}{5-Hearts} meaning Figueroa was sent to the rail.

Player Chips Progress
Viktor Lavi il
Viktor Lavi
450,000
230,000
230,000
Victor Figueroa us
Victor Figueroa
Busted

Tags: Victor FigueroaViktor Lavi

Timofeev Clips Lipshultz' Wings

Level 23 : 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante
Evan Lipshultz
Evan Lipshultz

Evan Lipshultz raised to 32,000 and Denis Timofeev three-bet all in for 181,000. Lipshultz called.

Evan Lipshultz: {a-Spades}{j-Spades}
Denis Timofeev: {a-Diamonds}{7-Spades}

Lipshultz was in a commanding position, but the {k-Diamonds}{7-Hearts}{10-Diamonds}{9-Spades}{9-Hearts} runout handed his opponent a pair and meant Timofeev doubled up. Lipshultz still has more than 1,200,000 in chips.

Player Chips Progress
Evan Lipshultz us
Evan Lipshultz
1,230,000
-150,000
-150,000
Day 1 Chip Leader
Denis Timofeev ru
Denis Timofeev
390,000
132,000
132,000

Tags: Denis TimofeevEvan Lipshultz