2018 World Series of Poker

Event #75: $1,500 The Closer No-Limit Hold'em (30 minute levels) - $1 Million Guarantee
Day: 1c
Event Info

2018 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
1010
Prize
$612,886
Event Info
Buy-in
$1,500
Entries
3,120
Level Info
Level
39
Blinds
300,000 / 600,000
Ante
100,000

Lappas Felted

Level 13 : 800/1,600, 200 ante

From the button, Charalampos Lappas three-bet shoved all in for about 30,000 over a raise from the cutoff and the original aggressor looked him up. Lappas' {A-Hearts}{9-Clubs} was dominated by {A-Spades}{K-Hearts} but he pulled ahead on the {4-Clubs}{Q-Spades}{9-Hearts} flop. The {10-Clubs} turn stayed with Lappas but the {K-Spades} sent him to the rail.

Tags: Charalampos Lappas

Keeline Calls Correctly

Level 13 : 800/1,600, 200 ante

With about 12,000 in the middle and the board reading {K-Diamonds}{J-Spades}{8-Clubs}{2-Diamonds}, the small blind bet 5,000 and Ben Keeline called from the big blind.

The {A-Spades} fell on the river and the small blind bet again, 7,000 this time. Keeline called, the small blind flipped over {10-Hearts}{2-Hearts}, Keeline tabled {K-Clubs}{4-Hearts}, and took the pot with his pair of kings.

Player Chips Progress
Ben Keeline us
Ben Keeline
58,000
58,000
58,000

Tags: Ben Keeline

Level: 14

Blinds: 1,000/2,000

Ante: 300

Elezra Doubles Up

Level 14 : 1,000/2,000, 300 ante

Eli Elezra was in the big blind and got his approximately 45,000-chip stack in before the flop against a single opponent in early position.

Eli Elezra: {10-Hearts}{10-Clubs}
Opponent: {A-Diamonds}{J-Diamonds}

The two players were racing for the pot and Elezra's opponent needed to improve in order to knock him out. He took the lead on the {Q-Clubs}{J-Spades}{J-Clubs} flop, but Elezra regained the advantage on the {10-Spades} turn. The {9-Diamonds} river changed nothing and Elezra took the pot to double up.

Player Chips Progress
Eli Elezra il
Eli Elezra
93,500
78,500
78,500
$25K Fantasy
WSOP 5X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer

Tags: Eli Elezra

Updated Chip Counts

Level 14 : 1,000/2,000, 300 ante
Player Chips Progress
Ludovic Geilich gb
Ludovic Geilich
125,000
79,000
79,000
Loni Harwood us
Loni Harwood
95,000
49,000
49,000
WSOP 2X Winner
Blake Whittington us
Blake Whittington
85,000
3,500
3,500
Scotty Nguyen us
Scotty Nguyen
83,000
57,000
57,000
WSOP 5X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer
Chris Ferguson us
Chris Ferguson
76,000
59,900
59,900
WSOP 6X Winner
Andrey Pateychuk ru
Andrey Pateychuk
65,000
Joao Vieira pt
Joao Vieira
58,000
-17,000
-17,000
$25K Fantasy
WSOP 3X Winner
Jimmy Guerrero fr
Jimmy Guerrero
50,000
-20,000
-20,000
Ari Engel ca
Ari Engel
40,500
40,500
40,500
$25K Fantasy
WSOP 2X Winner
Jessica Dawley us
Jessica Dawley
36,000
-1,000
-1,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Chris Hunichen us
Chris Hunichen
30,000
$25K Fantasy
StakeKings
Andrew Kelsall us
Andrew Kelsall
30,000
-5,000
-5,000
$25K Fantasy
WSOP 1X Winner
Maria Ho us
Maria Ho
18,000
3,300
3,300
$25K Fantasy
Ladislav Cerveny sk
Ladislav Cerveny
18,000
-3,000
-3,000
Liv Boeree gb
Liv Boeree
11,000
-1,500
-1,500
WSOP 1X Winner

Recent Chip Counts

Level 14 : 1,000/2,000, 300 ante
Player Chips Progress
Shaun Deeb us
Shaun Deeb
130,000
115,000
115,000
$25K Fantasy
WSOP 6X Winner
Terry Schumacher be
Terry Schumacher
110,000
110,000
110,000
Max Lehmanski de
Max Lehmanski
55,000
55,000
55,000
Georgios Angelos Tavoularis gr
Georgios Angelos Tavoularis
52,600
52,600
52,600
Jeff Gross us
Jeff Gross
51,000
-13,000
-13,000
StakeKings
Simon Trumper gb
Simon Trumper
27,000
7,000
7,000
Bryan Piccioli us
Bryan Piccioli
23,000
-19,000
-19,000
WSOP 2X Winner
Phachara Wongwichit th
Phachara Wongwichit
17,000
17,000
17,000
Brandon Cantu us
Brandon Cantu
14,300
14,300
14,300
WSOP 2X Winner
Alexandros Papadopoulos gr
Alexandros Papadopoulos
Busted
Ylon Schwartz us
Ylon Schwartz
Busted
WSOP 1X Winner
Alex Rocha us
Alex Rocha
Busted

Kempe Needs to Pay

Level 14 : 1,000/2,000, 300 ante

The board read {9-Diamonds}{6-Spades}{5-Spades}{10-Diamonds}{4-Diamonds} with about 19,000 in the middle already.

Rainer Kempe had checked in the big blind and his opponent in mid-position shoved for 22,200 in total. Kempe tanked and checked how much was in the middle already. Kempe then made the call. His opponent tabled {8-Spades}{7-Spades} for the straight and Kempe quickly threw his cards into the muck.

Player Chips Progress
Rainer Kempe de
Rainer Kempe
39,000
8,000
8,000

Tags: Rainer Kempe

Klodnicki Runs into Nguyen's Flush

Level 14 : 1,000/2,000, 300 ante

Scotty Nguyen bet 4,000 on the flop of {5-Diamonds}{4-Diamonds}{K-Clubs} and Chris Klodnicki check-raised out of the small blind, firing 12,000. Nguyen called and Klodnicki barreled the {10-Diamonds} turn for 15,000. Nguyen double-checked his hand and then tossed in calling chips.

The river came {7-Hearts} and Klodnicki cut out a bet of 25,000. Nguyen snap-shoved and Klodnicki folded his hand. Nguyen threw {K-Diamonds}{9-Diamonds} face down to the middle of the table and raked in a sizeable pot.

Player Chips Progress
Scotty Nguyen us
Scotty Nguyen
135,000
52,000
52,000
WSOP 5X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer
Chris Klodnicki us
Chris Klodnicki
30,000
-32,000
-32,000
WSOP 2X Winner

Tags: Chris KlodnickiScotty Nguyen

Kerstetter Doubles Through Waaland

Level 14 : 1,000/2,000, 300 ante
Jamie Kerstetter
Jamie Kerstetter

Jamie Kerstetter was on the button and got her entire 39,600-chip stack in the middle before the flop against Cory Waaland, who was in the cutoff and had her covered by a fair margin.

Jamie Kerstetter: {A-Spades}{A-Hearts}
Cory Waaland: {A-Diamonds}{K-Diamonds}

Waaland found himself trailing Kerstetter's aces and needed to improve to win. The board ran out {9-Clubs}{7-Diamonds}{2-Hearts}{K-Clubs}{6-Spades} and Kerstetter's aces held for the double-up.

Player Chips Progress
Jamie Kerstetter us
Jamie Kerstetter
95,000
46,200
46,200
StakeKings
Cory Waaland us
Cory Waaland
38,000
16,000
16,000

Tags: Cory WaalandJamie Kerstetter