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

07-14-2018 20:27 UTC-7

Elezra Stacks Konnikova

simkha

Level 15 : 1,200/2,400, 400 ante

According to the table, Maria Konnikova was left with 14,400 after losing with pocket eights to pocket sixes when the board four-flushed, and she shoved from middle position. Eli Elezra called from the hijack with a covering stack and everyone else got out of the way.

Maria Konnikova:
Eli Elezra:

Konnikova found herself trailing Elezra's aces and needed a lot of help from the deck to survive. The flop was no help to Konnikova, the turn and river were both blanks, and Elezra took the pot to end Konnikova's tournament.

Player	Chips	Progress
Eli Elezra	100,000 6,500	6,500

Maria Konnikova	Busted

Tags: Eli Elezra Maria Konnikova

07-14-2018 20:27 UTC-7

Abdellatif Storming Ahead

Shirley Ang

Level 15 : 1,200/2,400, 400 ante

The player in the under-the-gun position raised to 5,000 and action folded all the way to Jonathan Abdellatif in the big blind who called.

The turn brought them the and Abdellatif check-called the 3,600 continuation-bet of his opponent.

The turn brought them the . Abdellatif now check-shoved to put his opponent all in when he bet 10,000. Abdellatif's opponent folded after a while.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jonathan Abdellatif	250,000 130,000	130,000

Tags: Jonathan Abdellatif

07-14-2018 20:27 UTC-7

Lucky Sevens for Dawley

Jan_Kores

Level 15 : 1,200/2,400, 400 ante

Jessica Dawley was all in preflop, trying to spin up her last 19,800. Dawley was in a fair battle with versus and the board of shipped her the double.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jessica Dawley	45,600 9,600	9,600

Tags: Jessica Dawley

Level: 16

Blinds: 1,500/3,000

Ante: 500

07-14-2018 20:37 UTC-7

Some Updated Chip Counts

simkha

Level 16 : 1,500/3,000, 500 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Scotty Nguyen	150,300 15,300	15,300

Joshua Turner	125,000 31,400	31,400

John Hennigan	113,000 3,000	3,000

Adam Owen	110,000 110,000	110,000
Mike Leah	80,000 45,000	45,000

Alex Jacob	78,000 46,700	46,700
Andy Philachack	68,800 42,800	42,800
Jessica Dawley	51,000 5,400	5,400

Molly Mossey	47,000 32,000	32,000
Pete Chen	40,200 -18,800	-18,800

Chris Moorman	38,000 -10,700	-10,700

Matt Affleck	27,900 26,900	26,900

07-14-2018 20:46 UTC-7

Bronshtein Triples with Threes

Jan_Kores

Level 16 : 1,500/3,000, 500 ante

Yuval Bronshtein tossed in 21,000 in the middle position, leaving himself with 5,500. His neighbor to the left called before the cutoff moved all in. Bronshtein called off and the first caller left the contest.

"I hope you have ace-king," Bronshtein said while rolling over . Fortunately for him, the other player held and Bronshtein was flipping for more than a triple-up. He managed to stay ahead on the board of and boosted his stack to 83,000.

Player	Chips	Progress
Yuval Bronshtein	83,000 62,000	62,000

Tags: Yuval Bronshtein

07-14-2018 20:55 UTC-7

Jacob Runs Kings Into Aces

simkha

Level 16 : 1,500/3,000, 500 ante

Alex Jacob was in middle position and got his stack in the middle before the flop against the player on the button who had a covering stack.

Alex Jacob:
Button:

Jacob found himself on the unfortunate end of the ultimate preflop cooler and needed help from the deck to survive. The board ran out and the button took the pot with his aces to stack Jacob.

Player	Chips	Progress
Alex Jacob	Busted

Tags: Alex Jacob

07-14-2018 20:55 UTC-7

Cada Over Berkey

Jan_Kores

Level 16 : 1,500/3,000, 500 ante

Matt Berkey raised in the hijack, Joe Cada flatted in the cutoff with dead button and they saw the flop where Berkey fired 7,000 and Cada called.

They switch the roles on turn as Berkey checked, Cada tossed it 12,500 and Berkey called. Then they checked the river and Berkey's finished second to Cada's .