Event #54: Big Blind Antes $3,000 No-Limit Hold'em Dia 1 | 2018 World Series of Poker

2018-06-26 19:03 UTC-7

Cheong Doubles Someone Up

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Nível 4 : 100/200, 200 ante

Joseph Cheong saw a player in early position raise to 500. Cheong himself put in two yellow 1,000 chips in the middle when the action folded to him to raise. It folded back to the original raiser and they pushed all-in for 9,850. Cheong called and saw he had to win a coin flip.

Joseph Cheong:
Initial Raiser:

The board ran out and Cheong had to send over more than half his stack.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Joseph Cheong	7,500 -10,500	-10,500

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2018-06-26 19:07 UTC-7

Kempe Unable to Call

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Nível 4 : 100/200, 200 ante

Rainer Kempe opened from the cutoff and called a three-bet to 1,600 from the player in the small blind. The flop came down and Kempe called a continuation bet worth 900 to see the on the turn.

Both players checked to bring the on the river and Kempe folded when his opponent bet 3,000 on the river.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Rainer Kempe	9,000 -4,000	-4,000

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2018-06-26 19:17 UTC-7

Time for a Break

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Nível 4 : 100/200, 200 ante

Another two levels are in the books and the players have been sent on a 20-minute break.

2018-06-26 19:22 UTC-7

Updated Chip Counts Break

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Nível 4 : 100/200, 200 ante

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Bart Lybaert	35,000 20,000	20,000
Darren Elias	30,000 6,000	6,000
Farukh Tach	29,000 13,000	13,000
Ben Heath	29,000 4,000	4,000

Timo Kamphues	28,000 13,000	13,000
Adrian Attenborough	27,000 12,000	12,000
Michael Gathy	25,000 6,500	6,500

Thomas Muehloecker	24,000 9,000	9,000
Alex Foxen	22,000

Valentin Vornicu	20,000
Martin Jacobson	20,000 -6,000	-6,000

Kitty Kuo	20,000 5,000	5,000
Athanasios Polychronopoulos	18,000

Matt Berkey	18,000
Ankush Mandavia	17,000

Matas Cimbolas	14,700 -300	-300
Niall Farrell	14,000 -1,000	-1,000

Faraz Jaka	14,000

Scotty Nguyen	13,500

James Alexander	13,000 -2,000	-2,000
Christian Thiry	13,000 -2,000	-2,000
Sofia Lovgren	13,000 -4,500	-4,500

Andrew Lichtenberger	13,000

David Peters	5,000 -10,000	-10,000

Mike Del Vecchio	1,100

Nível: 5

Blinds: 150/300

Ante: 300

2018-06-26 19:45 UTC-7

Shots From Around the Room

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Courtesy of Joe Giron and Antonio Abrego

2018-06-26 19:56 UTC-7

Latest Additions to the Field

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Nível 5 : 150/300, 300 ante

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Pablo Mariz	15,000

David Guay	15,000

Alex Keating	15,000

Darryll Fish	15,000
Ivan Deyra	15,000

Dylan Wilkerson	15,000
Matt Waxman	15,000

Daniel Weinman	15,000

2018-06-26 20:09 UTC-7

Del Vecchio Chips Up

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Nível 5 : 150/300, 300 ante

Mike Del Vecchio saw a player at his table open to 700 and another player put out a three-bet to 2,900. When the action was on Del Vecchio he pushed all-in for around 15,000. The initial raiser folded, but when the action was on the three-bettor he asked how much Del Vecchio had in total.

The dealer counted his stack and the player eventually folded.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Mike Del Vecchio	20,000 18,900	18,900

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2018-06-26 20:18 UTC-7

May Check-Shoves on Benger

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Nível 5 : 150/300, 300 ante

With about 15,000 already piled up in the middle, Heidi May and Griffin Benger both checked the turn of a board.

May checked again when the hit the river and Benger fired a bet worth 6,000. May stacked up her chips and slid them forward, having Benger covered, and Benger folded.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Heidi May	47,000 10,000	10,000

Griffin Benger	21,000 -9,000	-9,000

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2018-06-26 20:34 UTC-7

Zaichenko Loses a Race

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Nível 5 : 150/300, 300 ante

Andrey Zaichenko four-bet to 3,000 preflop from the cutoff and a player in middle position flatted. A player in late position five-bet jammed for 16,100 and Zaichenko called put them at risk while the flat caller folded.

Opponent:
Zaichenko:

A race was underway and the dealer delivered a board. Zaichenko whiffed and paid his opponent a double up.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Andrey Zaichenko	43,000 -16,000	-16,000

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