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

Deeb Looking for Third Bracelet of Summer

Level 5 : 100/200, 15 ante

Shaun Deeb won his second bracelet of the summer yesterday when he topped the $10,000 NLH 6-Max Championship. Battling for the Player of the Year, Deeb is still fully committed to the grind. He just took his seat in The Closer, trying to score some more points in the POY, which has mostly been a two-horse race between Deeb and 2018 Hall of Fame inductee John Hennigan.

Deeb accepted congratulations from the players at his table but from now on, it's everyone for himself.

Player Chips Progress
Shaun Deeb us
Shaun Deeb
15,000
15,000
15,000
WSOP 6X Winner

Tags: Shaun Deeb

Level: 6

Blinds: 150/300

Ante: 50

Recent Additions to the Field and Chip Counts

Level 6 : 150/300, 50 ante
Player Chips Progress
Viliyan Petleshkov bg
Viliyan Petleshkov
54,000
54,000
54,000
Allyn Shulman us
Allyn Shulman
39,500
4,500
4,500
WSOP 1X Winner
Truyen Nguyen us
Truyen Nguyen
22,000
7,000
7,000
Adam Levy us
Adam Levy
22,000
22,000
22,000
Shola Akindele gb
Shola Akindele
21,000
21,000
21,000
Ladislav Cerveny sk
Ladislav Cerveny
20,000
5,000
5,000
James Alexander us
James Alexander
19,000
4,500
4,500
Maria Konnikova us
Maria Konnikova
18,000
3,000
3,000
Nipun Java in
Nipun Java
17,000
2,000
2,000
WSOP 3X Winner
Devin Robinson ca
Devin Robinson
17,000
2,000
2,000
Dara O'Kearney ie
Dara O'Kearney
17,000
500
500
Jonas Lauck de
Jonas Lauck
16,000
16,000
16,000
WSOP 2X Winner
Jesse Sylvia us
Jesse Sylvia
15,000
15,000
15,000
Scotty Nguyen us
Scotty Nguyen
15,000
15,000
15,000
WSOP 5X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer
Ronnie Bardah us
Ronnie Bardah
15,000
15,000
15,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Robin Hegele de
Robin Hegele
15,000
15,000
15,000
Smain Mamouni fr
Smain Mamouni
15,000
15,000
15,000
Matt Berkey us
Matt Berkey
15,000
15,000
15,000
Rep Porter us
Rep Porter
15,000
15,000
15,000
WSOP 3X Winner
Boris Kolev bg
Boris Kolev
15,000
15,000
15,000
WSOP 2X Winner
Aleksandr Gofman ru
Aleksandr Gofman
15,000
15,000
15,000
Daria Feshchenko ru
Daria Feshchenko
15,000
David Bach us
David Bach
15,000
WSOP 3X Winner
Eli Elezra il
Eli Elezra
15,000
15,000
15,000
WSOP 5X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer
Tim West us
Tim West
14,500
14,500
14,500

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Updated Chip Counts

Level 6 : 150/300, 50 ante
Player Chips Progress
Joe Marchal
Joe Marchal
23,000
500
500
Joe McKeehen us
Joe McKeehen
17,500
17,500
17,500
WSOP Main Event Champion
WSOP 3X Winner
Martin Finger de
Martin Finger
17,000
17,000
17,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Shannon Shorr us
Shannon Shorr
16,500
16,500
16,500
WSOP 2X Winner
Joshua Prager us
Joshua Prager
16,000
1,000
1,000
Aaron Gustavson us
Aaron Gustavson
15,000
Steven van Zadelhoff nl
Steven van Zadelhoff
14,000
14,000
14,000
Christian Harder us
Christian Harder
13,200
13,200
13,200
Jimmy Guerrero fr
Jimmy Guerrero
11,500
11,500
11,500
Layne Flack us
Layne Flack
9,000
9,000
9,000
WSOP 6X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer
Kathy Liebert us
Kathy Liebert
7,500
-7,500
-7,500
WSOP 1X Winner

Donev Four-Bet Rips

Level 6 : 150/300, 50 ante

Ivo Donev was in the small blind and his left-hand opponent had three-bet to 1,800 by the time we arrived. Donev shoved all in for about 15,000 effective and the big blind tanked for a while before releasing his hand.

Player Chips Progress
Ivo Donev at
Ivo Donev
23,000
8,000
8,000
WSOP 1X Winner

Tags: Ivo Donev

Wang Takes One Down

Level 6 : 150/300, 50 ante
Michael Wang (taken during an earlier event)
Michael Wang (taken during an earlier event)

Michael Wang raised to 500 from mid-position and the player in the small blind three-bet to 1,500. The big blind folded and Wang four-bet to 3,800 which the small blind called.

The flop came {4-Spades}{10-Clubs}{8-Spades}, the player in the small blind check-shoved when Wang bet 3,850 for about 10,000. Wang snap-called.

Small Blind: {K-Spades}{K-Hearts}
Michael Wang: {A-Hearts}{a-Diamonds}

They both held an overpair in their hands but Wang had the better one with pocket aces.

The rest of the board was completed with the {6-Spades} on the turn and the {q-Diamonds} on the river for Wang's aces to hold and eliminate his opponent.

Player Chips Progress
Michael Wang us
Michael Wang
55,000
WSOP 2X Winner

Tags: Michael Wang

Hawkins Takes One

Level 6 : 150/300, 50 ante
Maurics Hawkins earlier this summer
Maurics Hawkins earlier this summer

Several players checked around on the {6-Clubs}{3-Spades}{3-Hearts} flop, including Maurice Hawkins in early position, and the {4-Hearts} fell on the turn. Action checked to the cutoff and he bet 600. Hawkins check-raised to 1,500 and the cutoff called.

The {4-Clubs} hit the river and Hawkins bet 2,800.

"I missed," said the cutoff as he tossed his hand into the muck.

"I didn't," replied Hawkins with a smile as the dealer pushed the pot his way. "You didn't wanna hit."

Player Chips Progress
Maurice Hawkins us
Maurice Hawkins
33,000
18,000
18,000

Tags: Maurice Hawkins

Sylvia Check-Raises the Turn

Level 6 : 150/300, 50 ante

Jesse Sylvia was in the big blind, facing off against a player in the middle position on the turn reading {5-Diamonds}{10-Diamonds}{3-Diamonds}{K-Hearts}. Sylvia checked, his opponent bet 700 and Sylvia fired back with a 2,250 check-raise. His rival took some time and then reluctantly released his cards.

Player Chips Progress
Jesse Sylvia us
Jesse Sylvia
16,000
1,000
1,000

Tags: Jesse Sylvia

Bach Has Kicker Problem

Level 6 : 150/300, 50 ante
David Bach
David Bach

David Bach was in the big blind, calling a 700-raise from under the gun. The flop came down {J-Hearts}{2-Clubs}{A-Diamonds} and Bach called 1,000 to see the {8-Diamonds} turn. Then he checked again and his opponent moved all in for 3,025. Bach briefly thought about it and then flashed the {A-Spades} and folded.

"I had a kicker problem," Bach laughed.

Player Chips Progress
David Bach us
David Bach
16,500
1,500
1,500
WSOP 3X Winner

Tags: David Bach

Brito Loses to McCormick

Level 6 : 150/300, 50 ante

The player in the hijack raised to 450 and Fernando Brito on the button and Randall McCormick in the big blind called.

The flop came {9-Hearts}{3-Clubs}{10-Diamonds}, McCormick checked, the hijack continued with a bet of 1,100 and both Brito and McCormick called.

The turn brought them the {10-Clubs}, both McCormick and the hijack now checked. Brito bet 3,200 and only McCormick called.

The river completed the board with the {4-Clubs}, McCormick checked for the last time. Brito put in another bet of 3,200 and McCormick called. Brito had to show {k-Spades}{j-Hearts} and was beaten by the {q-Spades}{9-Clubs} of McCormick who held two pair to win the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Fernando Brito pt
Fernando Brito
24,000
2,000
2,000

Tags: Fernando BritoRandall McCormick