2018 World Series of Poker

Event #39: $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em Shootout
Day: 2
Event Info

2018 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
95
Prize
$236,498
Event Info
Buy-in
$1,500
Prize Pool
$1,225,800
Entries
908
Level Info
Level
53
Blinds
100,000 / 200,000
Ante
30,000

Nguyen Doesn't Bluff

Level 28 : 6,000/12,000, 2,000 ante

Dylan Linde raised to 25,000 on the button and Phong Nguyen called.

They both checked through the {j-Clubs}{9-Spades}{5-Hearts} on the flop to the {9-Diamonds} on the turn. Nguyen checked again and Linde bet 20,000. Nguyen called.

The river completed the board with the {10-Clubs} and Nguyen bet 40,000. Linde folded.

"Bluff?" Linde asked Nguyen.

Nguyen showed {j-Diamonds} and said: "I'm saving my bluffs for tomorrow."

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Phong Nguyen us
Phong Nguyen
407,000
47,000
47,000
Profile photo of Dylan Linde us
Dylan Linde
253,000
-47,000
-47,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Run It Once

Tags: Phong NguyenDylan Linde

Phan Doesn't Speak English

Level 28 : 6,000/12,000, 2,000 ante

The flop read {6-Hearts}{8-Clubs}{7-Clubs} and Young Phan had checked. Alfredo Pacheco bet 30,000 and Phan shoved.

Pacheco sighed. "Oh no, what have I done?"

"Sounds like a flush draw?" Phan asked Pacheco.

"Yes." Pacheco replied.

"It's not the ace-nine or else you would have called" Phan said.

"Ace-deuce. What do you have? Queen-ten?" Pacheco asked.

Phan looked at his hand: "I don't speak English." Phan turned to the rail. "When I have a good hand, I always say that."

"My punishment for the bet is that I am going to fold now." Pacheco said while open-folding {a-Clubs}{2-Clubs}.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Young Phan us
Young Phan
390,000
40,000
40,000
Profile photo of Alfredo Pacheco us
Alfredo Pacheco
270,000
-40,000
-40,000

Tags: Alfredo PachecoYoung Phan

A Lot of Back and Forth

Level 28 : 6,000/12,000, 2,000 ante

James Worth has just nipped into the chip lead again, although just by a whisker.

The last hand went to Worth and it began with him limping and Alexander Lakhov checked the big blind.

The flop came {10-Clubs}{3-Spades}{9-Spades} and Lakhov check-called Worth's 15,000 bet. The turn was a {7-Diamonds} and Worth decided to take the betting lead and made it 16,000 to go further. Lakhov called and the last card out was the {2-Spades}. Worth bet again, this time making it 40,000 to get to showdown and that was enough to push Lakhov off the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of James Worth ca
James Worth
333,000
43,000
43,000
Profile photo of Alexander Lakhov ru
Alexander Lakhov
321,000
-43,000
-43,000

Tags: Alexander LakhovJames Worth

Nguyen Shows the Ace

Level 28 : 6,000/12,000, 2,000 ante

The board read {a-Clubs}{9-Clubs}{7-Spades}{3-Spades} and there was about 95,000 in the middle. Both Dylan Linde and Phong Nguyen checked.

The {q-Diamonds} on the river completed the board and Linde checked. Nguyen bet 35,000 which sent Linde into the tank. After about two minutes, Linde folded.

"I don't know about that one." Linde said.

Nguyen showed {A-Spades}.

"Wow! Nice hand." Linde remarked.

"I'm either too solid or you're too good. I tried changing things up." Nguyen concluded.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Phong Nguyen us
Phong Nguyen
475,000
68,000
68,000
Profile photo of Dylan Linde us
Dylan Linde
185,000
-68,000
-68,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Run It Once

Tags: Dylan LindePhong Nguyen

Lakhov Takes From Worth

Level 28 : 6,000/12,000, 2,000 ante

Lakhov called and Worth checked preflop. The first of the cards came out {8-Clubs}{q-Spades}{9-Diamonds}. Worth checked and Lakhov bet 13,000.

The {5-Clubs} turn saw the players slowdown with a check each. Last out was the {6-Spades} river. Worth check-called 17,000 and mucked when he saw Lakhov's {q-Clubs}{7-Hearts}.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Alexander Lakhov ru
Alexander Lakhov
347,000
26,000
26,000
Profile photo of James Worth ca
James Worth
307,000
-26,000
-26,000

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Lakhov Pulls Ahead

Level 28 : 6,000/12,000, 2,000 ante
Alexander Lakhov
Alexander Lakhov

This has turned into a marathon battle, with both players fighting hard to stay in. Just now, Alexander Lakhov limped and James Worth upped it to 36,000, which Lakhov called.

The flop came {q-Spades}{8-Clubs}{k-Clubs} and Worth continued for 55,000, which Lakhov called again. On to the {7-Clubs} turn and Worth slowed down, deferring the action to his opponent. Lakhov made it 69,000 to call and after a minute in the tank, Worth decided the best thing to do was fold.

Player Chips Progress
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Alexander Lakhov
490,000
143,000
143,000
Profile photo of James Worth ca
James Worth
164,000
-143,000
-143,000

Tags: Alexander LakhovJames Worth

Phan Next to go Through

Level 28 : 6,000/12,000, 2,000 ante
Young Phan
Young Phan

Young Phan limped in on the button and Alfredo Pacheco opted to check.

The flop came {6-Hearts}{8-Hearts}{3-Diamonds}, Pacheco check-raised to 65,000 after Phan had bet and Phan called.

The turn brought them the {7-Spades}, Pacheco shoved and Phan snap-called.

Alfredo Pacheco: {6-Diamonds}{3-Hearts}
Young Phan: {8-Clubs}{7-Diamonds}

Pacheco had flopped two pair but Phan had turned the better two pair. Pacheco needed another six or trey to double-up but the {k-Hearts} on the river wasn't that. They shook hands and Phan bagged up his chips for the final table at noon local time tomorrow.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Young Phan us
Young Phan
670,000
280,000
280,000
Profile photo of Alfredo Pacheco us
Alfredo Pacheco
Busted

Tags: Alfredo PachecoYoung Phan

Level: 29

Blinds: 8,000/16,000

Ante: 2,000