Payouts Have Been Announced
Level 16
: 1,500/3,000, 500 ante
The tournament director announced 76 payers will be paid for a min-cash worth $2,243.
2018 World Series of Poker
Event #75: $1,500 The Closer No-Limit Hold'em (30 minute levels) - $1 Million Guarantee
Day: 1a
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2018 World Series of Poker
Buy-in
$1,500
Entries
3,120
Level
39
Blinds
300,000 / 600,000
Ante
100,000
Engel Doubles Up
Level 16
: 1,500/3,000, 500 ante
Ari Engel moved all in from the small blind for 10,900. The player in the big blind tank-called.
Ari Engel: 
Opponent: 
The board ran 
and Engel doubled up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
22,000 | 8,000 |
Some Chipcounts
Level 16
: 1,500/3,000, 500 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
105,000 | 75,500 |
|
58,000 | 58,000 |
|
52,000 | -4,000 |
|
35,000 | -32,000 |
|
34,000 | 6,000 |
|
24,000 | -21,000 |
|
|
14,000 | -8,000 |
Force On the Rise
Level 16
: 1,500/3,000, 500 ante
Leif Force opened and the big blind defended. The flop came 
and went check-check.
On the turn 
, Leif bet 5,000 after his opponent checked and Force thought about it for a minute before calling.
Things heated up on the river 
. After another check from his opponent, Force announced all in. The big blind player chose to call with a stack around 50,000 with 
but mucked his hand when he saw 
in Force's hand for a better pair.
Force has now a massive stack of more than 300,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
315,000 | 315,000 |
Level: 16
Blinds: 1,500/3,000
Ante: 500
Some Eliminations
Level 15
: 1,200/2,400, 400 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
Busted | |
|
Busted | |
|
Busted | |
|
Busted | |
|
Busted | |
|
Busted | |
|
Busted |
Stout Finds a Double-Up
Level 15
: 1,200/2,400, 400 ante
A player opened in the middle position for 6,000 and it folded to Matt Stout in the big blind who called.
The flop went 
and both players checked.
The turn brought the 
and Stout bet 7,000. After some thought, his opponent announced all in. Stout ended up calling with a stack of 28,700 and flipped over 
for a pair of tens. His opponent, holding 
, was dominated and Stout made the double-up after 
completed the board.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
58,000 | 19,000 |
Updated Chipcounts
Level 15
: 1,200/2,400, 400 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
77,000 | 32,000 |
|
56,000 | 30,000 |
|
23,000 | 8,000 |
|
|
22,000 | 22,000 |
|
Busted | |
|
Busted |
Raina Sends One to the Rail
Level 15
: 1,200/2,400, 400 ante
A player moved all in from the middle position for a stack around 19,000 and Gaurav Raina reshoved. The other players folded and both players tabled their cards:
Gaurav Raina: 
Opponent: 
Raina's opponent was in bad shape for a double-up and the board 
brought him no help. Raina, who won the $2,500 No-Limit Hold'em last year, now has a stack of around 44,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
44,000 | 44,000 |
Level: 15
Blinds: 1,200/2,400
Ante: 400