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

Sarkisyan Triples Up, Lakhov Eliminated

Level 6 : 150/300, 50 ante

David Leatherman raised to 600 from under the gun and Karen Sarkisyan shoved for 6,575 from mid-position. Alexander Lakhov was up next to act in late position and put in some yellow 1,000-value chips. It was unclear if this was a call or a raise as there was some discussion if Lakhov put in 8,000 or 10,000 as there was some back and forth of chips going into the bet or back into his stack. The dealer ruled that it was a call. Leatherman tanked for a bit, cut out calling chips and looked at the remainder of his own stack. Leatherman then made the call.

Karen Sarkisyan: {Q-Spades}{Q-Clubs}
Alexander Lakhov: {9-Diamonds}{9-Clubs}
David Leatherman: {10-Hearts}{10-Diamonds}

Leatherman and Lakhov were playing for the side pot of 8,200 and Sarkisyan was looking good for the triple-up.

The board ran out {6-Diamonds}{5-Hearts}{a-Hearts}{8-Hearts}{6-Clubs} for Sarkisyan to hold to triple up and for Leatherman to win the side pot, eliminating Lakhov in the process.

Player Chips Progress
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David Leatherman
25,000
25,000
25,000
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Karen Sarkisyan
20,625
20,625
20,625
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Alexander Lakhov
Busted

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Dunn Forces Out Lee

Level 6 : 150/300, 50 ante

With around 17,000 in the middle Tara Dunn and Neng Lee made it to the river of the {5-Diamonds}{4-Clubs}{4-Diamonds}{4-Spades}{7-Spades} board in a battle of late positions. Dunn fired 8,000 in the cutoff and Lee paused for a moment. Then he slid his cards towards the muck and Dunn raked in a large pot to improve her stack to 40,000 or so.

Player Chips Progress
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Tara Dunn
40,000
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Neng Lee
26,000

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Level: 7

Blinds: 200/400

Ante: 50

Mu Vaults Over Fiddy

Level 7 : 200/400, 50 ante

On the {7-Diamonds}{5-Clubs}{5-Diamonds} flop Lokesh Garg and Wei Mu checked in the blinds and a player on the button fired 2,500. Garg called but Mu fired a check-raise, making it 9,700. The button got out of the way and Garg back-shoved for roughly 15,000. Mu sigh-called.

Garg had {10-Spades}{10-Hearts} and he was drawing slim against {A-Hearts}{5-Hearts}. The rest of the board ran out {2-Diamonds} and {3-Diamonds} and Garg sent all his chips to Mu who crossed 50,000 in chips.

Player Chips Progress
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Wei Mu
55,000
55,000
55,000
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Lokesh Garg
Busted

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Schwartz Jams Over the Top

Level 7 : 200/400, 50 ante
Ylon Schwartz earlier this summer
Ylon Schwartz earlier this summer

Action limped around five ways and the flop came {8-Clubs}{7-Spades}{2-Diamonds}. Both blinds checked, the player under the gun bet 1,000, Ylon Schwartz called next to act, the button folded, and the small blind check-raised to 3,000.

The big blind and under-the-gun player got out of the way and Schwartz shoved over the top for 13,075, sending his opponent into the tank. After several minutes went by, he folded {8-}{7-} face-up and Schwartz took the pot.

Player Chips Progress
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Ylon Schwartz
18,600
5,600
5,600
WSOP 1X Winner

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Le Can't Pull the Call

Level 7 : 200/400, 50 ante

In the cutoff, Nam Le was facing an all-in bet of 9,775, from a player in the small blind. It was about a pot-sized shove on the {A-Clubs}{7-Spades}{8-Spades}{K-Clubs} turn and Le spent some time thinking about the hand. In the end, Le decided to fold and continue with around 34,000 in chips.

Player Chips Progress
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Nam Le
34,000
17,900
17,900

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Hughes Sends One Out With a Royal Flush

Level 7 : 200/400, 50 ante

"You don't see a royal flush too often!" Lacey Jones said.

Although Jones wasn't involved in the hand, she and the rest of the table informed us that David Hughes had gotten his stack in preflop holding {A-Spades}{K-Spades} against a player with {9-}{6-} off-suit. The flop came {Q-Spades}{J-Spades}{5-Spades} to give Hughes the nut flush, the {5-Clubs} fell on the turn, and the {10-Spades} river gave Hughes a royal flush to stack his opponent.

Player Chips Progress
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David Hughes
38,000

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Level: 8

Blinds: 250/500

Ante: 75

Berkey Flashes Jack of Hearts

Level 8 : 250/500, 75 ante

Matt Berkey was in the big blind, checking the {J-Diamonds}{2-Spades}{4-Clubs}{9-Spades}{A-Hearts} river. There was about 10,000 in the pot and his opponent, sitting in the middle position, wanted to see Berkey's remaining stack. Berkey had only two chips in front of him, worth 6,000 total. The other player moved all in and Berkey clapped his hands a few times, then shuffled his cards and eventually flashed the {J-Hearts} before folding.

Player Chips Progress
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Matt Berkey
6,000
-9,000
-9,000

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