Event #88: $5,000 8-Handed No-Limit Hold'em
Dia 1 Começado
Event #88: $5,000 8-Handed No-Limit Hold'em
Dia 1 Começado
Welcome to Day 1 of Event #88: $5,000 8-Handed No-Limit Hold’em, the final event of the entire 52nd World Series of Poker at The Rio All-Suite Hotel and Casino. After this 88th event, the series will return in the summer.
This prestigious event last year boasted a field of 608 players to create a prize pool of $2,870,200 that saw first place end up with $606,526. It was Carl Shaw that bested Tony Dunst heads up that saw him collect his first bracelet as well as the hefty prize.
This event boasts a buy-in of $5,000 with a starting stack of 50,000 in chips and blind levels that last 30-minutes long, starting out with 100/100 and a 100 big blind ante. Every four levels there will be a 20-minute break with the exception of level 12 with a 75-minute dinner break. After that dinner break, there is a closing of entry around 7:55.
The play will resume and they will play a total of 22 levels for the whole day. Being the final event of the whole series, this will draw out all of the players that are chasing the player of the year final standings, that currently sits with Josh Arieh in first place and Phil Hellmuth in second place.
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Shuffle up and deal!
Nível: 1
Blinds: 100/200
Ante: 200
Jogador | Fichas | Progresso |
---|---|---|
Michael Liang | 50,000 | |
Luke Martinelli | 50,000 | |
Marvin Karlins | 50,000 | |
Michael Gathy
|
50,000 | |
Bradley Rawson
|
50,000 | |
Kenny Hallaert | 50,000 |
Jogador | Fichas | Progresso |
---|---|---|
Chance Kornuth
|
50,000 | |
Bart Lybaert | 50,000 | |
Daniel Rezaei | 50,000 | |
Sylvain Naets | 50,000 | |
Santiago Plante | 50,000 | |
Edgardo Rosario | 50,000 |
Action was picked up in a three-way pot between a player in the small blind, Chance Kornuth in the big blind, and Bart Lybaert under-the-gun.
On a board reading the small blind checked to Kornuth who bet 300 which Lybaert responded to by raising to 800. The small blind got out of the way and Kornuth called.
The turn of was checked through to the river where Kornuth led out for 200, which Lybaert responded to by chuckling before tossing in the chips for the call. Kornuth revealed for ten high which was good for the pot as Lybaert mucked his hand.
Jogador | Fichas | Progresso |
---|---|---|
Chance Kornuth
|
52,300 | 2,300 |
Bart Lybaert | 49,500 | -500 |
Nível: 2
Blinds: 200/300
Ante: 300
Kenny Hallaert raised 400 from under the gun and both Chance Kornuth and Bart Lybaert called in the blinds.
The flop was . Kornuth led out for 600 from the small blind, Bart Lybaert called in the big blind then Hallaert raised to 2,500 and only Lybaert called.
The turn was the . Lybaert checked and Hallaert fired out 5,000 to take the pot.
Jogador | Fichas | Progresso |
---|---|---|
Kenny Hallaert | 55,000 | 5,000 |
Chance Kornuth
|
48,000 | -4,300 |
Bart Lybaert | 47,000 | -2,500 |
Action was picked up on the river between Sejin Park in early position and an opponent on the button, with 7,900 in the center and a board reading .
Park bet 7,000 on the river which his opponent responded to by raising to 21,000 which was snap-called by Park. His opponent tabled for an ace-high flush, but it was no good against the of Park who had rivered sixes full of fours, which gave him a larger pot earlier in the tournament.
Jogador | Fichas | Progresso |
---|---|---|
Sejin Park
|
76,000 |