Event #75: $1,500 The Closer No-Limit Hold'em (30 minute levels) - $1 Million Guarantee Dia 1c | 2018 World Series of Poker

2018-07-14 09:12 UTC-7

Day 1c of $1,500 The Closer No-Limit Hold'em Begins at 11 a.m. Local Time

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The last of three starting flights for Event #75: $1,500 The Closer No-Limit Hold'em kicks off at 11:00 a.m. PDST. The first two drew a combined total of 1,449 entries with 502 on Day 1a, 947 on Day 1b, and 150 survivers so far. The current overall chip leader is Jeffrey Tanouye, who finished the second starting flight with 601,000. The chip leader that emerged from the first starting flight was Bertrand Grospellier, who advanced to Day 2 with 583,000.

Players begin with 15,000 in tournament chips and each starting flight plays 18 30-minute levels on Day 1. There will be a 20-minute break every four levels and a 75-minute dinner break after the end of level 12, at around 5:40 p.m. local time. Late entry and re-entry will continue to be available until the start of level 13. The surviving players from all three starting flights will combine for Day 2 action at noon on Sunday and will play down to a winner.

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Tags: Bertrand Grospellier Jeffrey Tanouye

2018-07-14 14:02 UTC-7

Wang Takes One Down

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Nível 6 : 150/300, 50 ante

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 , the player in the small blind check-shoved when Wang bet 3,850 for about 10,000. Wang snap-called.

Small Blind:
Michael Wang:

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 on the turn and the on the river for Wang's aces to hold and eliminate his opponent.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Michael Wang	55,000

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2018-07-14 14:31 UTC-7

Schwartz Jams Over the Top

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Nível 7 : 200/400, 50 ante

Action limped around five ways and the flop came . Both blinds checked, the player under the gun bet 1,000, Ylon Schwartz called next to act, the button folded, and the small blind check-raised to 3,000.

The big blind and under-the-gun player got out of the way and Schwartz shoved over the top for 13,075, sending his opponent into the tank. After several minutes went by, he folded face-up and Schwartz took the pot.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Ylon Schwartz	18,600 5,600	5,600

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2018-07-14 15:15 UTC-7

O'Kearney Out

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Nível 8 : 250/500, 75 ante

Dara O'Kearney has been eliminated and was kind enough to tell the live reporting team what had happened:

The player in the under-the-gun position raised to 1,100. O'Kearney held in the cutoff and called. So did the players on the button and in the big blind.

The flop came , the big blind, the initial raiser, and O'Kearney all checked. The button bet 1,600. The big blind folded, the initial raiser shoved for about 16,000. O'Kearney was the only one to call.

His opponent held for a flush but O'Kearney had the nut-flush.

The rest of the board was completed with a on the turn and the on the river to give O'Kearney's opponent the straight flush to take O'Kearney out of the tournament.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Dara O'Kearney	Eliminado

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2018-07-14 16:31 UTC-7

Israelashvili Flushes Farrell

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Nível 10 : 400/800, 100 ante

Roland Israelashvili earlier this summer

Niall Farrell raised to 1,600 in early position, Roland Israelashvili called from middle position, and the big blind called, as well.

The flop came and action checked around.

The hit the turn and the big blind checked. Farrell bet 2,000 and Israelashvili called.

The river brought the and Farrell checked. Israelashvili bet 5,100, Farrell folded, and the dealer pushed the pot Israelashvili's way. He showed for the flopped nut flush and stacked his newly acquired chips.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Roland Israelashvili	37,500 37,500	37,500
Niall Farrell	10,800 10,800	10,800

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2018-07-14 17:33 UTC-7

Zinno Turns a Straight

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Nível 12 : 600/1,200, 200 ante

Andrew Kelsall raised to 2,300 from mid-position and got called by the player in late position. Anthony Zinno was up next to act in the hijack and he shoved for 17,500 in total. Action folded back to Kelsall who also folded. The player on Zinno's immediate right called.

Late Position:
Anthony Zinno:

The flop came to give Zinno a pair of tens on flop and a gutshot straight draw.

The on the turn was exactly one of the cards Zinno was looking for to double up.

The on the river was just a formality to complete the board and Zinno got paid.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Anthony Zinno	40,000

Andrew Kelsall	35,000 11,500	11,500

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2018-07-14 19:11 UTC-7

Bonyadi Takes Two in a Row Out

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Nível 13 : 800/1,600, 200 ante

Farhintaj Bonyadi, the 2018 Super Seniors bracelet winner, limped in from under the gun and action folded to Eric Baldwin on the button who shoved for 24,800 in total. The player in the big blind considered it for a while but folded. Bonyadi looked at her cards again and then called.

Eric Baldwin:
Farhintaj Bonyadi:

The board ran out for Bonyadi to hit a pair on the flop and two pair on the turn to eliminate Baldwin from the Closer.

The hand right after that, the player on the button shoved for about 14,000 and Bonyadi now called in the big blind.

Button:
Farhintaj Bonyadi:

Now the board ran out for Bonyadi to hit the higher flush to claim her next victim.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Farhintaj Bonyadi	124,000 64,000	64,000

Eric Baldwin	Eliminado

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2018-07-14 20:27 UTC-7

Elezra Stacks Konnikova

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Nível 15 : 1,200/2,400, 400 ante

According to the table, Maria Konnikova was left with 14,400 after losing with pocket eights to pocket sixes when the board four-flushed, and she shoved from middle position. Eli Elezra called from the hijack with a covering stack and everyone else got out of the way.

Maria Konnikova:
Eli Elezra:

Konnikova found herself trailing Elezra's aces and needed a lot of help from the deck to survive. The flop was no help to Konnikova, the turn and river were both blanks, and Elezra took the pot to end Konnikova's tournament.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Eli Elezra	100,000 6,500	6,500

Maria Konnikova	Eliminado

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2018-07-14 21:24 UTC-7

Hellmuth Won't Get Number 16

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Nível 17 : 2,000/4,000, 500 ante

Phil Hellmuth returned to just 6,500 after the break, posting ante and small blind. The action folded to the 15-time WSOP champion and he limped in. The player in the big blind put him all in and Hellmuth instantly threw in his last 2,000.

Unfortunately for Hellmuth, his was in a devastatingly bad shape as his neighbor turned up nothing less than the .

The flop gave nothing to the Poker Brat and he stood up. It wasn't over yet when the turn arrived as the gave Hellmuth some chances but the river ended Hellmuth's tournament, only 15 spots away from paid places.