2018 World Series of Poker

Event #2: $10,000 Super Turbo Bounty No-Limit Hold'em
Day: 1
Event Info

2018 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
22
Prize
$393,693
Event Info
Buy-in
$10,000
Prize Pool
$2,284,200
Entries
243
Level Info
Level
32
Blinds
120,000 / 240,000
Ante
40,000

Level: 12

Blinds: 1,200/2,400

Ante: 400

Hallaert Picks Off Sanchez for a Bounty

Level 11 : 1,000/2,000, 300 ante

Diego Sanchez moved all in for 14,800 and big stack Kenny Hallaert was in the big blind weighing up his options before calling.

Diego Sanchez: {a-Diamonds}{q-Diamonds}
Kenny Hallaert: {8-Spades}{2-Hearts}

The 2016 November Niner was obviously motivated by the bounty and as the board ran out {a-Spades}{5-Spades}{4-Hearts}{8-Clubs}{2-Diamonds} Hallaert's two pair was good enough to send Sanchez to the rail.

Meanwhile, Rainer Kempe and Dietrich Fast were also eliminated.

Player Chips Progress
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Kenny Hallaert
220,000
18,000
18,000
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Rainer Kempe
Busted
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Diego Sanchez
Busted
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Dietrich Fast
Busted
WSOP 1X Winner

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Farrell Drags A Sizable One

Level 11 : 1,000/2,000, 300 ante
Niall Farrell
Niall Farrell

Niall Farrell raised to 4,500 from early position, Ha three-bet to 15,500 from middle position, another player on the button four-bet shoved 66,300, Farrell came over the top for 80,200 and Ha called it off.

Button: {10-Hearts}{10-Spades}
Niall Farrell: {K-Diamonds}{K-Spades}
Thai Ha: {A-Hearts}{K-Hearts}

The dealer fanned out a {7-Spades}{5-Hearts}{J-Spades}{2-Diamonds}{9-Clubs} board, keeping Farrell's kings best to hand the Scotsman the sizable pot.

Player Chips Progress
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Niall Farrell
228,000
WSOP 1X Winner
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Thai Ha
70,000
70,000
70,000
WSOP 1X Winner

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Boeree Loses and then Triples Up

Level 11 : 1,000/2,000, 300 ante

Liv Boeree had called the all-in of her opponent who was at risk for 33,100.

Opponent: {A-Clubs}{J-Hearts}
Liv Boeree: {K-Clubs}{9-Clubs}

The board ran out {A-Hearts}{k-Diamonds}{7-Clubs}{4-Spades}{A-Diamonds} to give her opponent trip aces for the double-up.

The hand right after Boeree had raised to 5,000 from mid-position and was called by Kenny Hallaert in the hijack. The player that had just doubled up now shoved again for about 67,000 from the button. Boeree called for the 25,900 she had in total. Hallaert called having them both covered.

Liv Boeree: {K-Diamonds}{K-Clubs}
Button: {A-Hearts}{Q-Hearts}
Kenny Hallaert: {J-Diamonds}{J-Spades}

The board ran out {8-Hearts}{k-Spades}{j-Hearts}{9-Spades}{2-Spades} - both Boeree and Hallaert hit a set on the flop and the turn and river didn't change anything so Boeree tripled up and Hallaert took the rest of the button's stack and the bounty.

Player Chips Progress
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Kenny Hallaert
202,000
163,000
163,000
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Liv Boeree
80,000
-8,000
-8,000
WSOP 1X Winner

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Comeback For Sanchez

Level 11 : 1,000/2,000, 300 ante

Diego Sanchez was all-in for his 100 ante and the two players on his right had limped in. Dietrich Fast and Liv Boeree also limped in. Kenny Hallaert raised and everyone but Fast called. "Good luck!" Fast said to Sanchez. They all checked through the {J-Hearts}{Q-Clubs}{5-Clubs}{j-Spades}{3-Diamonds} board. Hallaert showed {2-Clubs}{2-Hearts} which beat the {q-Hearts}{2-Diamonds}, {a-Hearts}{8-Spades}, and {A-Diamonds}{10-Diamonds} of the rest for the side pot but he couldn't beat Sanchez' {A-Spades}{3-Clubs} so Sanchez won all the antes.

The hand right after, Sanchez shoved all in for 700, Fast (hijack) raised to 3,000 and Boeree (cutoff) called. Hallaert (small blind) tanked and then three-bet to 20,000. Fast folded quickly but Boeree called. The flop came {4-Spades}{6-Hearts}{3-Hearts}, Hallaert bet 11,000 and Boeree called. They both checked through the {3-Clubs} on the turn to the {4-Diamonds}, Hallaert bet 27,000 and Boeree folded. Hallaert showed {10-Clubs}{9-Clubs} for the bluff but Boeree didn't really respond. Sanchez had {q-}{4-} for his second all-in win in a row.

Then the hand right after that, the player in the under-the-gun position limped in, Sanchez shoved again, this time for 5,100. Hallaert called from the button and the player in the small blind called. They all checked through the {k-Spades}{8-Diamonds}{5-Clubs} on the flop to the {10-Clubs} on the turn. The small blind and the under-the-gun player checked, Hallaert bet 2,000 and both the small blind and the under-the-gun player called. The river completed the board with the {Q-Clubs}, the small blind counted his stack and then decided to bet 15,000. Both the under-the-gun player and Hallaert folded. The player in the small blind tabled {A-Spades}{2-Diamonds} for the bluff and Sanchez showed {9-Diamonds}{9-Spades} for his third win in a row.

Player Chips Progress
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Diego Sanchez
23,600
23,600
23,600

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Level: 11

Blinds: 1,000/2,000

Ante: 300

Chidwick Bluffs it Off

Level 10 : 800/1,600, 200 ante
Stephen Chidwick
Stephen Chidwick

With the {4-Clubs}{A-Diamonds}{2-Hearts}{9-Diamonds}{2-Diamonds} board completed, Stephen Chidwick was facing a bet of 13,000 from his opponent. Chidwick moved all in for 68,800 and his opponent, who had Chidwick just barely covered, went deep in the tank.

After nearly three minutes, he emerged from the tank and slid in a call.

Stephen Chidwick: {K-Hearts}{9-Hearts}
Opponent: {A-Hearts}{7-Diamonds}

Chidwick had turned his pair of nines into a bluff, but couldn't shake an ace and headed for the rail.

Player Chips Progress
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Stephen Chidwick
Busted
WSOP 1X Winner

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Nguyen Eliminated by Kenney

Level 10 : 800/1,600, 200 ante
Qui Nguyen
Qui Nguyen

Qui Nguyen raised to 3,000 and Bryn Kenney three-bet to 9,300. Nguyen called and the flop came {k-Diamonds}{8-Spades}{9-Spades}. Both players checked and the turn was the {4-Diamonds}. Nguyen bet 15,500 and Kenney moved all in, with his opponent calling all in for his last 47,000.

Bryn Kenney: {j-}{j-}
Qui Nguyen: {a-}{k-}

Nguyen had flopped top pair, but the river {j-} gave Kenney a set and sent the 2016 Main Event champion to the rail.

Player Chips Progress
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Bryn Kenney
235,000
60,000
60,000
WSOP 2X Winner
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Qui Nguyen
Busted
Main Event Champion
WSOP Main Event Champion
WSOP 1X Winner

Tags: Bryn KenneyQui Nguyen