Level: 13
Blinds: 800/1,600
Ante: 200
2018 World Series of Poker
Event #75: $1,500 The Closer No-Limit Hold'em (30 minute levels) - $1 Million Guarantee
Day: 1b
Event Info
2018 World Series of Poker
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Buy-in
$1,500
Entries
3,120
Level
39
Blinds
300,000 / 600,000
Ante
100,000
Players Left 1 / 3,120
Filter
Level 12
: 600/1,200, 200 ante
David Tuchman is driving around Las Vegas looking for a poker player and luckily he runs into the YouTubing, American Poker Award-winning, t-shirt making Andrew Neeme.
Watch Tuchman and Neeme battle in a question-off too in this episode of 888ride.
Level 12
: 600/1,200, 200 ante
Players are now on a 75-minute dinner break. Late registration and re-entry will close when the action resumes at approximately 7:01 p.m. PDST.
Level 12
: 600/1,200, 200 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
115,000
1,000
|
1,000 |
|
82,000
10,000
|
10,000 |
|
39,500
5,500
|
5,500 |
|
||
|
39,000
18,700
|
18,700 |
|
||
|
35,000
20,000
|
20,000 |
|
||
|
19,000
16,700
|
16,700 |
|
||
Level 12
: 600/1,200, 200 ante
The action was complete, the cards were on their backs, and the full 
board was out when we got to the table. Perry Friedman had 
face-up in front of him and his opponent was showing 
. Friedman told us that he'd opened to 2,600 preflop, his opponent three-bet to 8,000, Friedman shoved, and his opponent called to put him at risk. They tabled their hands and although Friedman saw that his ace was dominated, he hit his eight on the river for the double-up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
33,000
400
|
400 |
|
||
Level 12
: 600/1,200, 200 ante
Pierre Merlin moved all in for 13,000 under the gun. Frank Stepuchin, on the button, reshoved for 73,000.
Frank Stepuchin: 
Pierre Merlin: 
The board came 
and Stepuchin took down the pot, sending Merlin to the rail.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
88,000 | |
|
Busted |
Level 12
: 600/1,200, 200 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
113,000
72,300
|
72,300 |
|
|
||
|
|
72,000
44,300
|
44,300 |
|
70,200
31,000
|
31,000 |
|
|
||
|
49,200
36,700
|
36,700 |
|
||
|
|
47,400
5,600
|
5,600 |
|
|
34,000
6,000
|
6,000 |
|
|
||
|
30,600 | |
|
|
||
|
28,000
14,500
|
14,500 |
|
20,600
9,700
|
9,700 |
|
|
||
|
19,600
8,800
|
8,800 |
|
|
15,000
15,000
|
15,000 |
|
|
||
|
15,000
15,000
|
15,000 |
|
|
||
|
12,900
12,900
|
12,900 |
|
|
||
|
8,600
6,400
|
6,400 |
|
Busted | |
Level 12
: 600/1,200, 200 ante
The player in the hijack opened to 3,200. Joao Vieira, on the button, three-bet shoved for 26,200. The small blind made the call. The original raiser folded.
Joao Vieira: 
Opponent: 
The board ran 
and Vieira doubled up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
54,000
39,000
|
39,000 |
|
||
Level 12
: 600/1,200, 200 ante
The action was complete and three players were all-in when we got to the table: Loni Harwood in the big blind, Aaron Mermelstein, in early position, and a third player in the cutoff. Mermelstein had the largest stack by a wide margin.
Loni Harwood: 
Aaron Mermelstein: 
Cutoff:
Harwood and Mermelstein were tied for the lead, but that changed when the flop came 
to give Mermelstein the nut-flush draw. The on the turn was no help to anyone but the 
river meant the entire pot belonged to Mermelstein.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
78,000
46,000
|
46,000 |
|
|
Busted | |
|
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Level: 12
Blinds: 600/1,200
Ante: 200
