Danielle gives a WSOP 2018 Update on all your favorite players and games. What's happening in the RIO Las Vegas today for the 49th annual WSOP? What players remain and what games are starting? How many players and what are the prize pools? Of course the COLOSSUS event continues to gather poker players and increase in prize money while the big games reach the final table or get very close to it. Noteworthy games starting today include Dealer's Choice where the player on the button chooses the game.
2018 World Series of Poker
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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555,000
5,000
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5,000 |
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330,000
10,000
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10,000 |
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326,000
54,000
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54,000 |
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255,000
30,000
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30,000 |
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190,000
25,000
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25,000 |
|
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180,000
9,000
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9,000 |
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155,000
15,000
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15,000 |
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145,000
5,000
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5,000 |
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45,000
25,000
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25,000 |
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40,000
20,000
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20,000 |
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Matthew Kelly limped in and Jonathan Depa raised. Dan Shak called before Ben Landowski raised to three bets from the blinds. Kelly, Depa, and Shak all called, making it four-way action to a flop.
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flop, action checked to Kelly who bet. Depa called and Shak raised. Landowski folded while both other players called.
The turn was the
and action checked to Shak who bet and was called twice. Action checked to Shak again on the
river and bet once more and was called twice.
"I have nut-nut, but I think I'm getting three quarters only," Shak said, showing ![]()
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for nut-nut. Depa had ![]()
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which would earn him half of the low pot and Kelly could only show ![]()
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for two sets, both of which were no good. Shak took down the majority of the pot, boosting him to right around 200,000 chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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200,000
85,000
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85,000 |
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135,000
17,000
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17,000 |
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35,000
54,000
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54,000 |
Picking up the action on the ![]()
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turn, Brian Rast in the small blind and Kyle Miaso in the big blind checked. Dylan Linde bet and Rast called, Miaso then raised and picked up a call by Linde only. On the
river, Miaso bet and Linde called. Miaso announced a seven and Linde claimed the pot with ![]()
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for a straight.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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515,000
40,000
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40,000 |
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185,000
40,000
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40,000 |
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180,000
50,000
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50,000 |
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flop, a very short-stacked Mike Matusow got his final chips in against Viacheslav Zhukov.
Mike Matusow: ![]()
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Viacheslav Zhukov: ![]()
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The turn
and river
improved Matusow further to a boat and he doubled up.
At another table, Dustin Dirksen check-called bets from Anthony Zinno on the ![]()
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flop and
turn. The
river got checked by both players.
"Nut-nut," Dirksen said as he rolled over ![]()
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for the winner.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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220,000
105,000
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105,000 |
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180,000
35,000
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35,000 |
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120,000 | |
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50,000
5,000
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5,000 |
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Dan Shak opened on the button with a raise and Iraj Parvizi made it three bets from the big blind. Shak made it four bets and Parvizi called.
The flop was ![]()
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and Parvizi checked then called a bet from Shak.
Parvizi shifted gears and bet on the
turn and
river and Shak called both bets. Parvizi showed his ![]()
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for two pair and it was good against Shak's ![]()
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.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
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140,000
5,000
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5,000 |
|
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132,000
68,000
|
68,000 |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
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340,000
110,000
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110,000 |
|
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220,000
30,000
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30,000 |
|
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200,000
100,000
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100,000 |
|
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190,000 | |
|
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170,000
50,000
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50,000 |
|
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160,000
72,000
|
72,000 |
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|
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110,000
5,000
|
5,000 |
|
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90,000
10,000
|
10,000 |
|
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25,000
85,000
|
85,000 |
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| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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240,000
25,000
|
25,000 |
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|
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180,000
40,000
|
40,000 |
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|
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180,000
10,000
|
10,000 |
|
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170,000
20,000
|
20,000 |
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|
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150,000
45,000
|
45,000 |
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|
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150,000
15,000
|
15,000 |
|
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150,000
10,000
|
10,000 |
|
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90,000
42,000
|
42,000 |
|
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60,000
25,000
|
25,000 |
Robert Mizrachi raised and Tai Nguyen made it three bets from one seat over, Mizrachi called. On the ![]()
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flop both players checked before the
turn brought four bets and a call. The
river brought just a single bet and a call, and both players showed the nut straight.
"I outflopped you again," Nguyen said when he rolled over the ![]()
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. Mizrachi had the ![]()
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, they chopped it up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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325,000
1,000
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1,000 |
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150,000
5,000
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5,000 |
Mike Matusow keeps hanging around in the $10K Omaha Hi-Lo and found another double-up, this time at the expense of Chris Bjorin. Nearly all the chips were already in on a ![]()
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board as the
river got dealt. Matusow called all in for his final 2,000 when Bjorin bet.
"You've got a full house?" Matusow asked.
Chris Bjorin: ![]()
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Mike Matusow: ![]()
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Matusow's straight ousted Bjorin's trip nines and "The Mouth" scored another double.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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230,000
100,000
|
100,000 |
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120,000
70,000
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70,000 |
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