Level: 22
Hold’em / O8 - 6,000/12,000 12,000/24,000
Razz/Stud/Stud 8 - 3,000 BI 3,000 12,000 12,000-24,000
2018 World Series of Poker
Event #15: $1,500 H.O.R.S.E.
Day: 3
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2018 World Series of Poker
Buy-in
$1,500
Prize Pool
$986,850
Entries
731
Level
33
Blinds
0 / 0
Ante
0
Level 21
Hold'em
Bradley Smith raised it up from the hijack and James Opie three-bet from the big blind. Smith called to see a flop of 
. Opie led out and Smith raised, which Opie just called.
The turn brought the 
and Opie fired again. Smith raised again and Opie called.
The 
on the river double-paired the board and Opie took the lead for the third time. Again, Smith raised but was countered by a three-bet from Opie. Smith thought for a moment and then just made the call. Opie tabled 
for missed straight and flush draws while Smith held 
for a full house.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
775,000
331,000
|
331,000 |
|
||
|
122,000
-174,000
|
-174,000 |
Level 21
Omaha Hi-Lo
Scott Clements opened from the small blind and Richard Monroe called from the big blind. The flop came 
and Monroe called a bet from Clements. The turn brought the 
. Clements bet and Monroe then moved all in. Clements made the call and players turned over their hands.
Scott Clements: 
Richard Monroe: 
Monroe was drawing to a two for the low but it never came as the fell on the river and he was eliminated.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
505,000
307,000
|
307,000 |
|
||
|
Busted | |
Level 21
Stud Hi-Lo
Sandeep Vasudevan: / 
/
Vincent Kolly: / 
/
Three players saw fourth street and the action was checked to Vincent Kolly who tossed in a bet. Sandeep Vasudevan check-raised and Kolly was the only player to call. Vasudevan led out on fifth and that was enough to put Kolly all in.
Vasudevan tabled 
for a flush which meant Kolly was drawing to only half of the pot with 
. Sixth street didn't improve his hand and neither did the on seventh, eliminating him from the tournament.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
432,000
155,000
|
155,000 |
|
Busted |
Level 21
Stud
Bradley Smith: / 
/
Daniel Evans: / 
/
Daniel Evans got the last of his chips in the middle on fourth street and was called by Bradley Smith. Evans revealed 
and Smith had him outkicked with 
. Evans was unable to improve from there, with the on seventh of no help, either.
In the next hand, Benjamin Covello found himself all in as well against Daniel Plonsker. Covello was unable to defeat the pair of aces of Plonsker and followed Evans to the payout desk.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
444,000
17,000
|
17,000 |
|
|
||
|
155,000
4,000
|
4,000 |
|
Busted | |
|
Busted | |
Level 21
Stud
John Holley: / 
/
Jose Arenstein: / 
/
John Holley bet until sixth when he checked to Jose Arenstein who then bet on both sixth and seventh. Holley check-rasied on seventh and Arenstein made the call. Holley tabled 
for a full house, and Arenstein mucked his hand.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
331,000
146,000
|
146,000 |
|
129,000
-85,000
|
-85,000 |
Level 21
Razz
Bradley Smith: / 
/
Sandeep Vasudevan: / 
/ (folds on sixth)
Bradley Smith completed with an ace showing and Sandeep Vasudevan three-bet with another ace showing. The action folded back to Smith who made the call and took over the betting lead on fourth.
Vasudevan called a bet from Smith on fourth and fifth. As soon as the cards were dealt on sixth, Vasudevan quickly turned his hand face down, awarding the pot to Smith.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
427,000
259,000
|
259,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
277,000
-91,000
|
-91,000 |
Level 21
The dealers have now been informed to shuffle up and start dealing the cards.
Level: 21
Hold’em / O8 - 5,000/10,000 10,000/20,000
Razz/Stud/Stud 8 - 2,000 BI 3,000 10,000 10,000-20,000
Just 24 remain going into the final day of Event #15: $1,500 H.O.R.S.E. at the Rio All-Suite Hotel and Casino, with all players setting their sights on the esteemed prize at hand, a WSOP bracelet and an impressive $202,787 first prize.
The only remaining player in the field who is a three-time bracelet winner is Brian Hastings who will be starting the final day ninth in chips and in good shape with a stack of 265,000. The first bracelet he secured was in 2012 during the $10,000 No-Limit Hold'em Heads-Up event, but his last two bracelets both came in non-hold'em games — the 2015 $10,000 Seven Card Stud Championship and the the 2015 $1,500 Ten-Game Mix Six-Handed.
The chip leader at present is Damjan Radanov (518,000), followed by Michael Berger (439,000), Timothy Frazin (416,000), Sandeep Vasudevan (368,000), and James Opie (296,000).
When the action gets underway at 12:00 p.m. PDT, the blinds will resume at Level 21 and the remaining players will be playing down until a champion is crowned. The levels with be 60 minutes in length, with a 15-minute break after every two levels and a 60-minute dinner break after the sixth level.
| Table | Seat | Player | Nationality | Chip Count |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 425 | 1 | Brian Hastings | United States | 265,000 |
| 425 | 2 | Nicholas Derke | United States | 252,000 |
| 425 | 3 | Scott Gullett | United States | 230,000 |
| 425 | 4 | Michael Berger | United States | 439,000 |
| 425 | 5 | Scott Clements | United States | 198,000 |
| 425 | 6 | Andrey Zhigalov | Russia | 193,000 |
| 425 | 7 | Richard Monroe | United States | 93,000 |
| 425 | 8 | Ismael Bojang | Germany | 275,000 |
| 433 | 1 | Benjamin Covello | United States | 106,000 |
| 433 | 2 | Daniel Plonsker | United States | 151,000 |
| 433 | 3 | Bradley Smith | Canada | 168,000 |
| 433 | 4 | Vincent Kolly | Switzerland | 280,100 |
| 433 | 5 | Sandeep Vasudevan | United States | 368,000 |
| 433 | 6 | Daniel Evans | United States | 136,000 |
| 433 | 7 | James Opie | United States | 296,000 |
| 433 | 8 | Matt Woodward | United States | 292,000 |
| 441 | 1 | J Smith | United States | 130,000 |
| 441 | 2 | Timothy Frazin | United States | 416,000 |
| 441 | 3 | John Holley | United States | 185,000 |
| 441 | 4 | Jose Arenstein | Brazil | 214,000 |
| 441 | 5 | Suketu Patel | United Kingdom | 126,000 |
| 441 | 6 | Damjan Radanov | United States | 518,000 |
| 441 | 7 | Jonathan Hart | United States | 100,000 |
| 441 | 8 | Jonathan Breneman | United States | 244,000 |
Final Table Payouts
| Place | Prize (USD) |
|---|---|
| 1st | $202,787 |
| 2nd | $125,336 |
| 3rd | $87,769 |
| 4th | $62379 |
| 5th | $45,006 |
| 6th | $32,971 |
| 7th | $24,531 |
| 8th | $18,541 |
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