Level: 5
Blinds: 100/200
Ante: 15
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
Event Info
Level Info
Buy-in
$1,500
Entries
3,120
Level
39
Blinds
300,000 / 600,000
Ante
100,000
Players Left 1 / 3120
Filter
Level 4
: 75/150, 25 ante
With 825 entries showing on the tournament clock, the players have been sent for their first 20-minute break of the day.
Level 4
: 75/150, 25 ante
Arkadiy Tsinis was in the cutoff, playing a heads-up pot against a player in the big blind. Tsinis checked back on the 
flop and fired 500 on the 
. His opponent check-called, then led out 700 on the 
river. Tsinis flicked in a chip to see his rival show 
. Tsinis opened 
and claimed the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
15,500
500
|
500 |
|
||
Level 4
: 75/150, 25 ante
The complete 
board was out and there were about 6,500 chips in the pot when we got to the table. Blake Whittington was in middle position and heads-up against the player in the cutoff. Whittington bet 3,200, his opponent folded, and he took the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
23,500
500
|
500 |
|
||
Level 4
: 75/150, 25 ante
The board read 
and there was around 6,000 in the middle.
Justin McClain bet 3,500 from the big blind and Emile Schiff called from under the gun.
The completed the board on the river and now McClain checked. Schiff bet 8,000 to put McClain all-in as he had 7,050 in front of him. McClain looked at his cards again and hesitated for a bit but then opted to fold his hand.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
25,000
25,000
|
25,000 |
Level 4
: 75/150, 25 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
15,000
15,000
|
15,000 |
|
15,000 | |
|
15,000
15,000
|
15,000 |
|
|
||
|
15,000
15,000
|
15,000 |
|
|
15,000
15,000
|
15,000 |
|
15,000 | |
Level 4
: 75/150, 25 ante
On the river reading 
, Fernando Brito checked from the big blind and Randall McCormick fired 2,100 in position. Brito reached to his stack and threw in 4,500. McCormick thought for a bit and then tossed in calling chips. Brito tabled 
for trips and raked in the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
27,500
27,500
|
27,500 |
|
22,000
7,000
|
7,000 |
Level 4
: 75/150, 25 ante
The flop read 
and James Clifford (big blind) check-called the 350 bet of Eric Baldwin on the button.
They both checked through the 
on the turn to the on the river. Clifford bet 1,000 without any hesitation. Baldwin glanced at the board and called. Clifford showed the 
for two pair, nines and sevens, with the king-kicker on the board. Baldwin tabled 
for the same hand to split the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
25,000
10,300
|
10,300 |
|
||
Level 4
: 75/150, 25 ante
Oleg Pavlyuchuk was in the middle position, betting 500 on the flop when we arrived. His left-hand opponent Christopher Gfell raised to 2,500 and Pavlyuchuk called.
The turn fell 
and Pavlyuchuk check-called 3,000 before the river filled up a flush draw. Both players checked and Gfell announced top two, rolling over 
. Pavlyuchuk, however, had him beat as he flopped the bottom set with 
.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
27,000
12,000
|
12,000 |
Level 4
: 75/150, 25 ante
Andy Frankenberger was in the hijack and heads-up against the player to his right with about 2,500 in the middle and the complete 
board out. Frankenberger called a bet of 1,000 from his opponent and saw him flip over 
for a pair of queens. Frankenberger mucked and his opponent took the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
14,100
3,500
|
3,500 |
|
|
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