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 21:53 UTC-7

Recent Chip Counts

Shirley Ang

Level 18 : 2,500/5,000, 500 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Bob Shao	520,000
Jonathan Tamayo	514,000 34,000	34,000
Ludovic Geilich	179,000 54,000	54,000
Terry Schumacher	160,000 50,000	50,000
Michael Wang	82,000 27,000	27,000

Cory Waaland	72,000 34,000	34,000
Yuliyan Kolev	45,500 45,500	45,500

Ben Dobson	40,000 40,000	40,000

Joao Vieira	Busted

Loni Harwood	Busted

Zachary Smiley	Busted
Nam Le	Busted

Level: 18

Blinds: 2,500/5,000

Ante: 500

07-14-2018 21:47 UTC-7

Piccioli Eliminates Guerrero

Jan_Kores

Level 17 : 2,000/4,000, 500 ante

Jimmy Guerrero raised to 11,000 from early position and it folded around to big blind Bryan Piccioli who shoved all in, covering Guerrero's 90,000 or so. Guerrero paused for a moment and then pushed his piles forward.

Piccioli:
Guerrero:

The flop of gave Piccioli a set but it was far from over as Guerrero spiked an open-ender. The rest of the board bricked out and Guerrero was knocked out after seeing the and hit the board.

Piccioli claimed that he had only 10,000 just 40 minutes ago but he's now guarding one of the biggest stacks in the room.

Player	Chips	Progress
Bryan Piccioli	330,000 307,000	307,000

Jimmy Guerrero	Busted

Tags: Bryan Piccioli Jimmy Guerrero

07-14-2018 21:47 UTC-7

Conrad vs. Farrell

simkha

Level 17 : 2,000/4,000, 500 ante

Chris Conrad bet 13,000 on a flop into an existing pot of about 40,000 and Niall Farrell was the only caller.

The fell on the turn and both players checked.

The river brought the and Conrad checked. Farrell bet 22,000 and Conrad called.

"That's bad for me," said Farrell.

Conrad showed and his hand was good enough to win the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Chris Conrad	143,000 143,000	143,000
Niall Farrell	120,000 -44,500	-44,500

Tags: Chris Conrad Niall Farrell

07-14-2018 21:36 UTC-7

In the Money

Jan_Kores

Level 17 : 2,000/4,000, 500 ante

The bubble burst just before the tournament staff was about to switch to the hand-for-hand mode. The remaining players have been informed that they're in the money and play carries on with 251 players left.

07-14-2018 21:34 UTC-7

Recent Chip Counts

Shirley Ang

Level 17 : 2,000/4,000, 500 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Jonathan Tamayo	480,000 442,000	442,000
Will Givens	370,000

Allen Kessler	250,000 217,000	217,000
Gianluca Speranza	220,000 189,000	189,000
Joe Cada	178,500 -8,500	-8,500

Rep Porter	170,000 154,000	154,000

Farhintaj Bonyadi	143,000 19,000	19,000

Dan Heimiller	120,000 10,000	10,000

JC Tran	120,000 108,500	108,500
Stoyan Obreshkov	117,000 78,000	78,000
Tobias Ziegler	113,000 91,000	91,000
Matt Berkey	100,000 -10,000	-10,000
Ronnie Bardah	80,000 80,000	80,000

Blake Whittington	66,000 -19,000	-19,000
Marvin Rettenmaier	55,000 35,500	35,500
Roland Israelashvili	40,000 2,500	2,500
Georgios Angelos Tavoularis	38,500 -14,100	-14,100

07-14-2018 21:33 UTC-7

Farrell Folds to Deeb

simkha

Level 17 : 2,000/4,000, 500 ante

Niall Farrell raised to 9,000 in early position and Shaun Deeb three-bet to 53,000 from middle position, leaving himself a single T-500 chip behind. Farrell went into the tank and banter ensued.

"You can guess my hand," Farrell said.

"Ace queen?" Deeb asked, prompting a laugh from Farrell.

"I'd have already matched the bet."

Farrell ultimately folded and Deeb took the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Niall Farrell	164,500 -75,500	-75,500

Shaun Deeb	73,500 -56,500	-56,500

Tags: Niall Farrell Shaun Deeb

07-14-2018 21:24 UTC-7

Hellmuth Won't Get Number 16

Jan_Kores

Level 17 : 2,000/4,000, 500 ante

Phil Hellmuth returned to just 6,500 after the break, posting ante and small blind. The action folded to the 15-time WSOP champion and he limped in. The player in the big blind put him all in and Hellmuth instantly threw in his last 2,000.

Unfortunately for Hellmuth, his was in a devastatingly bad shape as his neighbor turned up nothing less than the .

The flop gave nothing to the Poker Brat and he stood up. It wasn't over yet when the turn arrived as the gave Hellmuth some chances but the river ended Hellmuth's tournament, only 15 spots away from paid places.