Event #73: $1,000 DOUBLE STACK No-Limit Hold'em (30 minute levels) Day 1 | 2018 World Series of Poker

07-11-2018 16:53 UTC-7

Keeline Catches Up

simkha

Level 11 : 500/1,000, 100 ante

Ben Keeline had gotten his approximately 4,000-chip stack in from the hijack against the player in the cutoff and the cards were already on their backs when we got to the table. Keeline's opponent had him covered by a fair margin.

Ben Keeline:
Cutoff:

The cutoff had the preflop advantage and Keeline needed to improve with his two live cards to survive. The board ran out to pair Keeline's jack and he took the pot to double up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ben Keeline	11,000 2,700	2,700

Tags: Ben Keeline

07-11-2018 16:55 UTC-7

Some Updated Chip Counts

simkha

Level 11 : 500/1,000, 100 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Ian Simpson	90,000

Allen Cunningham	85,000 69,000	69,000

Ari Engel	32,600 22,600	22,600

Scott Bohlman	30,700 26,000	26,000

Allen Kessler	25,000 7,000	7,000
Chris Conrad	23,400
Kenny Hallaert	20,400 3,900	3,900
Jeff Gross	17,600
DJ MacKinnon	17,000 -9,500	-9,500
Andy Frankenberger	14,500 1,200	1,200

Pete Chen	14,500 4,500	4,500
Dan Heimiller	14,000 -14,000	-14,000

Jessica Dawley	13,000 -1,200	-1,200

Chris Ferguson	7,700 -2,300	-2,300

Jesse Capps	Busted

Level: 12

Blinds: 600/1,200

Ante: 200

07-11-2018 17:22 UTC-7

Engel Out

simkha

Level 12 : 600/1,200, 200 ante

The player in the hijack opened to 2,600, Ari Engel three-bet to 7,300 from the button, the hijack shoved, and after some consideration, Engel called to put himself at risk for about 25,000.

Ari Engel:
Opponent:

Engel found himself trailing his opponent's queens and needed help from the deck to survive. The board ran out , Engel wished the table luck, and he made his way out of the Brasilia room.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ari Engel	Busted

Tags: Ari Engel

07-11-2018 17:32 UTC-7

Lakhov Stacks Wigg

simkha

Level 12 : 600/1,200, 200 ante

Action folded around to the blinds, Alexander Lakhov raised from the small, Anton Wigg three-bet from the big, and the rest of the chips went into the middle in a flurry of activity.

Alexander Lakhov:
Anton Wigg:

The two players were racing for the pot and Lakhov needed to improve to win. The board ran out to pair Lakhov's king and he took the pot to send Wigg to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Alexander Lakhov	81,000
Anton Wigg	Busted

Tags: Alexander Lakhov Anton Wigg

07-11-2018 17:37 UTC-7

Some Updated Chip Counts

simkha

Level 12 : 600/1,200, 200 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Allen Cunningham	67,000 -18,000	-18,000

Leo Margets	58,800 22,800	22,800

Jonathan Duhamel	56,000 25,500	25,500

Ben Yu	45,100 35,100	35,100

Roland Israelashvili	41,000 9,000	9,000
Robert Cheung	32,000

Erik Seidel	30,000 20,000	20,000

Jessica Dawley	21,800 8,800	8,800

Sidney Farber	13,000 13,000	13,000
Jeff Gross	10,100 -7,500	-7,500
Kenny Hallaert	Busted
Ian Simpson	Busted

Loni Harwood	Busted

Ryan Riess	Busted

07-11-2018 17:42 UTC-7

Dinner Time

simkha

Level 12 : 600/1,200, 200 ante

Players are now on a 75-minute dinner break. Play will resume at approximately 6:57 p.m. local time.

Level: 13

Blinds: 800/1,600

Ante: 200

07-11-2018 19:24 UTC-7

Yu Doubles Up

simkha

Level 13 : 800/1,600, 200 ante

There was a pile of chips in the middle and the complete board was out when we got to the table. Ben Yu was in the hijack and facing a decision for about 11,000 from the player in the small blind. Yu shoved for 26,000 and his opponent quickly called.