Break Time
Level 4
: 200/400, 400 ante
The players have gone on their second break of the day.
2018 World Series of Poker
Event #74: Big Blind Antes $10,000 No-Limit Hold'em 6-Handed Championship
Day: 1
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2018 World Series of Poker
Buy-in
$10,000
Prize Pool
$3,337,000
Entries
355
Level
31
Blinds
100,000 / 200,000
Ante
200,000
Queens Win For Little
Level 4
: 200/400, 400 ante
Jonathan Little raised to 1,100 from the cutoff, and Max Silver defended his big blind. Silver check-called a bet on the 
flop before he led for 2,000 on the 
turn. The river was the 
and both players checked.
"Nit check," said Little, before he tabled pocket queens and Silver mucked.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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70,000
20,000
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20,000 |
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62,000
12,000
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12,000 |
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38,000
3,000
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3,000 |
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20,000
-23,000
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-23,000 |
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New Faces
Level 4
: 200/400, 400 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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50,000
50,000
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50,000 |
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50,000
50,000
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50,000 |
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50,000
50,000
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50,000 |
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50,000
50,000
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50,000 |
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50,000
50,000
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50,000 |
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50,000 | |
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50,000 | |
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50,000
50,000
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50,000 |
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50,000
50,000
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50,000 |
Finger Makes Opponent Fold
Level 4
: 200/400, 400 ante
Martin Finger three-bet from the small blind after the player in the hijack raised to 900. Finger put in 3,700 and his opponent took his time to eventually end up calling.
The flop came down 
and the continuation bet of 4,000 from Finger was enough to take down the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
37,000
-13,000
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-13,000 |
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Kitai Kicks into Action
Level 4
: 200/400, 400 ante
Davidi Kitai has just recently taken his seat in the event and wasted no time in getting into the action.
The board was down 
when Kitai checked in the big blind. His opponent bet 4,500 from the button and Kitai decided to raise to 16,200. The player gave himself a minute to think before he tapped the table, folded his hand and conceded the pot to the Belgian Kitai.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
60,000
60,000
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60,000 |
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The Best of the Best
Level 4
: 200/400, 400 ante
With Event #74: Big Blind Antes $10,000 No-Limit Hold'em 6-Handed Championship being the final championship event of the summer it is attracting the best of the best to compete here.
A couple of the latest entries in the tournament are Scotty Nguyen, Jason Koon, Christopher Brammer and Phil Galfond.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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50,000 | |
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50,000 | |
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50,000 | |
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50,000 | |
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50,000 | |
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Level: 4
Blinds: 200/400
Ante: 400
Simao Takes From Pardo Dominguez
Level 3
: 150/300, 300 ante
There was 2,000 in the pot and the flop was 
. Joao Simao and his opponent Juan Pardo Dominguez both checked to see the turn come down.
On this board, it was Simao who lead out with a bet of 1,300 and Pardo Dominguez called him.
They both checked on the river and Simao showed 
to take down the small pot with a straight.
A lot of players are still joining the field with registration open until the start of Day 2. A couple of names that recently joined include Mikita Badziakouski, Nick Petrangelo, David Peters and Martin Finger.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
84,000
34,000
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34,000 |
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50,000
50,000
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50,000 |
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50,000
50,000
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50,000 |
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50,000
50,000
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50,000 |
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50,000
50,000
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50,000 |
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50,000
50,000
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50,000 |
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48,000
48,000
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48,000 |
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Entries and Exits
Level 3
: 150/300, 300 ante
A host of new names have joined the proceedings in this level, and one player who has exited is Niall Farrell, who recently won the 888poker Team 8 challenge alongside Chris Moorman and Billy Chattaway, which gifted him with free entry to next year's WSOP Main Event.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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50,000
50,000
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50,000 |
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50,000 | |
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50,000
50,000
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50,000 |
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50,000
50,000
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50,000 |
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Busted | |
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Beresford Scores a KO
Level 3
: 150/300, 300 ante
Conor Beresford has just scored one of the first eliminations from the Day 1 field after his pocket kings held against pocket queens.
Beresford was in the big blind and was able to call off for his opponents entire stack. The board ran clean for Beresford, and he took down the pot and sent his opponent to the rail.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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60,000
10,000
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10,000 |