Everyone knows Las Vegas is the place to be if you are a poker player, but what about if you're a cash game grinder. Is it worth playing cash games during the WSOP?
Check out this article to find out the real answer, with a bunch of tips to keep in mind during the Series. They include why you should start playing cash, the benefits of playing cash and how tournament players can pivot to cash.
Yowan Lim shoved all-in preflop on the button for about 14,000 putting his tournament life at risk and a player in the middle position called, covering him.
Yohwan Lim: 
Middle Position: 
The board ran out 
and Lim secured the double up with a broadway straight.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
28,000
28,000
|
28,000 |
Wesley Whybrew shoved all-in preflop under the gun for about 3,000 for his tournament life and a player in late position called, covering him.
Wesley Whybrew: 
Late Position: 
The board ran out 
and Whybrew doubled his stack with the nut flush. Whybrew disclosed he was down to 200 chips when his aces got cracked in an earlier level.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
6,200 |
Level: 4
Blinds: 300/500
Ante: 500
When action checked to Michael Liang on the turn he fired out a 7,500 bet into a pot of about 10,000 from the cutoff with the board reading 
and his opponent called.
The river was the 
, both players checked and Liang flipped over 
for the winner, two pair kings and sixes.
Liang recently finished runner up in Event #6: $25,000 High Roller No-Limit Hold'em.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
42,000
42,000
|
42,000 |
|
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Players are now on a 20-minute break. There are 694 entries so far.
Level: 5
Blinds: 300/600
Ante: 600
The action was picked up in a heads-up pot with about 25,000 in the middle on a flop of 
.
First to act bet 9,000 and Kevin Song quickly called from behind.
The turn was the , action checked to Song who fired out 15,000 and his opponent folded.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
56,000
16,000
|
16,000 |
|
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| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
63,000
23,000
|
23,000 |
|
61,000
21,000
|
21,000 |
|
|
||
|
48,000 | |
|
|
||
|
46,000
6,000
|
6,000 |
|
||
|
46,000
7,000
|
7,000 |
|
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|
44,000 | |
|
25,000 | |
