Event #75: $1,500 The Closer No-Limit Hold'em (30 minute levels) - $1 Million Guarantee Day 1a | 2018 World Series of Poker

07-12-2018 14:19 UTC-7

Player	Chips	Progress
Jon Turner	37,000	22,000
Dan Shak	33,000
Bertrand Grospellier	27,000
Romain Gineste	22,000	5,000
Jared Hamby	21,000	-3,500
Martin Finger	21,000
Pete Chen	15,000
Sebastien Hamidi	11,000	-2,000

Harder Took a Seat and Lost Chips

Gaelle Jaudon

Level 6 : 150/300, 50 ante

Christian Harder (picture from a previous event)

Christian Harder, who made three WSOP final tables and earned $1,071,911 total on WSOP events, joined the field and lost some chips as he has now a stack worth 7,000.

Harder will try to catch his seventh cash of the summer in a WSOP tournament.

Player	Chips	Progress
Christian Harder	7,000	7,000

Tags: Christian Harder

Level: 6

Blinds: 150/300

Ante: 50

07-12-2018 13:49 UTC-7

Player	Chips	Progress
David Rheem	32,000	18,200
Mason Pastore	29,000	14,500
Kelly Minkin	26,500	26,500
Benjamin Ector	18,000	3,000
Kitty Kuo	15,000
Alexis Fleur	15,000
Alexandra Maloney	11,000	-3,700
Louise Francoeur	11,000	-4,000
Phil Laak	11,000	-4,000
Nadia Richard	5,200	-10,800
Lisa Costello	4,200	-5,800

Tricarico Takes From Schavo

Sandra Barbour

Level 5 : 100/200, 15 ante

The player in early position opened to 400. Arthur Schavo, on the button, called along with the small blind, and Alexandro Tricarico in the big blind.

The flop was . The small blind, Tricarico, and the player under the gun. checked. Schavo bet 750. Tricarico was the only one to stick around with a call. The turn brought the and was checked through to the . Again, both players opted to check.

Schavo showed and Tricarico tabled to win the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Arthur Schavo	19,000
Alexandro Tricarico	14,000

Tags: Arthur Schavo Alexandro Tricarico

07-12-2018 13:38 UTC-7

Bicknell on her Last Event

Gaelle Jaudon

Level 5 : 100/200, 15 ante

In the field today and going along nicely is Kristen Bicknell, winner of the 2013 $10,000/$1,000 Ladies No-Limit Hold'em Championship and 2016 $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em Bounty.

Bicknell told us she's playing her last WSOP event of the summer. Her best memory of summer? "Making Day 4 of the Main Event. It's the deepest I've gone in the main and it was really an exciting feeling." Bicknell finished 492nd for $26,535 and cashed in six events total during the series.

Player	Chips	Progress
Kristen Bicknell	15,000	15,000

Tags: Kristen Bicknell

Level: 5

Blinds: 100/200

Ante: 15

07-12-2018 13:07 UTC-7

First Break

Sandra Barbour

Level 4 : 75/150, 25 ante

Players are gone on their first 20-minute break of the day.

07-12-2018 13:06 UTC-7

Scherer Doubles Through Odonnell

Sandra Barbour

Level 4 : 75/150, 25 ante

Anthony Scherer opened to 350 under the gun. The player in the hijack called. Kevin Odonnell, on the cutoff. three-bet to 1,125. The button called along with Scherer and the player under the gun.

A flop of was dealt. Scherer checked. The hijack checked. Odonnell bet 3,500. Scherer was the only caller.