Event #75: $1,500 The Closer No-Limit Hold'em (30 minute levels) - $1 Million Guarantee
Dia 1a Começado
2018 World Series of Poker
Event #75: $1,500 The Closer No-Limit Hold'em (30 minute levels) - $1 Million Guarantee
Dias: 1a
Event Info
Resultados Finais
Event Info
Informações do Nível
2018 World Series of Poker
Buy-in
$1,500
Entries
3,120
Nível
39
Blinds
300,000 / 600,000
Ante
100,000
Welcome to Day 1a of Event #75: $1,500 The Closer No-Limit Hold'em
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Another event at the WSOP, another gold bracelet up for grabs! This is a four-day event and a new event on the 2018 WSOP calendar.
Day 1a starts at 11 a.m. local time. Players will begin with 15,000 in chips and will play 18 30-minute levels. There will be a 20-minute break every four levels and a 75-minute dinner break after level 12, at approximately 5:40 p.m. This event features unlimited re-entry. Late registration will close after the first 12 levels, which is around 6:55 p.m.
Two other starting flights will be available on July 13 and July 14. Payouts will start on Day 1. Players who find a bag at the end of their starting flight will come back on Sunday July 15 to play down to a winner. With $1,000,000 guaranteed in the prize pool, this event is expected to have a big turnout.
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Nível: 1
Blinds: 25/50
Ante: 0
Shuffle Up And Deal
Nível 1
: 25/50, 0 ante
The tournament director has announced the ceremonial “shuffle up and deal” and cards are in the air.
Some Notables in Brasilia Room
Nível 1
: 25/50, 0 ante
| Jogador | Fichas | Progresso |
|---|---|---|
|
15,000 | |
|
||
|
15,000 | |
|
15,000 | |
|
15,000 | |
Kelly Minkin Joins the Field
Nível 1
: 25/50, 0 ante
The tournament has just started and Kelly Minkin has already taken her seat. Minkin is having a great summer with 6 cashes in the bag, including a deep run in the $10,000 No-Limit Hold'em Main Event. She was the last woman standing for the second time and was eliminated in 50th place for $156,265. Her first deep run in the Main Event was in 2015 when she took 29th place. Minkin will be looking to add another big score to her summer.
| Jogador | Fichas | Progresso |
|---|---|---|
|
15,000
15,000
|
15,000 |
Phil Laak and Alex Foxen at the Same Table
Nível 1
: 25/50, 0 ante
Phil Laak, who won the WSOPE £2,650 No-Limit Hold’em 6-Handed in 2010, took a seat in this event and found himself at the same table of Alex Foxen. The winner of the very first WSOP Circuit event he entered, in 2012 in New Orleans, finished 3rd in the $1,000 No-Limit Hold'em (30 minute levels) last year and will try to catch his first WSOP bracelet.
| Jogador | Fichas | Progresso |
|---|---|---|
|
15,000
15,000
|
15,000 |
|
|
||
|
15,000
15,000
|
15,000 |
|
|
||
Mace Gets a Fold
Nível 1
: 25/50, 0 ante
Terry Schumacher opened to 125 under the gun. Brian Mace, on the button, called, along with the big blind.
A flop reading 
was dealt. The big blind checked. Schumacher bet 225. Mace called. The big blind folded.
The turn brought the 
and was checked around to the 
river. Schumacher checked. Mace bet 300. His opponent folded
| Jogador | Fichas | Progresso |
|---|---|---|
|
|
16,000 | |
|
14,200 |
Nível: 2
Blinds: 50/100
Ante: 0
More Players in The Field
Nível 2
: 50/100, 0 ante
| Jogador | Fichas | Progresso |
|---|---|---|
|
|
18,500
4,300
|
4,300 |
|
18,000 | |
|
|
17,000 | |
|
|
16,000 | |
|
|
15,500
500
|
500 |
|
|
15,000 | |
|
|
15,000 | |
|
15,000 | |
|
|
||
|
|
14,700 | |
|
|
14,500 | |
|
13,800 | |
|
|
12,500 | |
|
|
10,000
-5,000
|
-5,000 |
|
|
9,000
-6,000
|
-6,000 |