Event #40: $2,500 Mixed Big Bet Day 1 | 2018 World Series of Poker

06-19-2018 22:08 UTC-8

Double Up for Greenstein

Milko van Winden

Level 8 : 300/600, 150 ante

Pot-Limit Omaha

We picked up the action on the flop and Barry Greenstein put 1,800 in the middle. Ray Henson, the left-hand neighbor of Greenstein called and both saw the turn appear.

Greenstein bet 6,000 this time, with just 5,975 behind. Henson put him all-in and Greenstein quickly called.

Ray Henson:
Barry Greenstein:

The river was a complete brick and Greenstein managed to double up to a more than healthy stack.

Player	Chips	Progress
Barry Greenstein	30,000 17,000	17,000

Ray Henson	20,000 -14,000	-14,000

Tags: Barry Greenstein Ray Henson

06-19-2018 22:14 UTC-8

Matt Berkey: Solving 4 the World Series of Poker

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Level 8 : 300/600, 150 ante

We talk with Matt Berkey while he's on break at the $1,000 Double Stack event. Berkey and [Removed:139] chat about his run in this tournament, signature WSOP events, and Solve For Why.

Tags: english poker WSOP world series of poker Matt Berkey Solve For Why

06-19-2018 22:24 UTC-8

Player	Chips	Progress
Scott Clements	48,550 3,550	3,550

Mike Matusow	48,200 15,200	15,200

Max Pescatori	46,000 -2,300	-2,300

Randy Ohel	40,000 17,000	17,000

Eli Elezra	34,000

Kahle Burns	30,000 1,000	1,000

Shaun Deeb	29,000 -21,000	-21,000

David "ODB" Baker	27,300 12,300	12,300

Joao Vieira	22,000 -12,000	-12,000

Brian Rast	12,500

Leif Force	12,500

Calvin Anderson	11,000 -1,500	-1,500

Bicknell Sampling the Big Bet Mix

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Will Shillibier

Level 8 : 300/600, 150 ante

No-Limit 5 Card Draw

Kristen Bicknell has two WSOP gold bracelets, both of which are in No-Limit Hold'em events, but she's jumped in the $2,500 Big Bet Mix for a change. On her first hand, in Pot-Limit Omaha 8 or Better, she folded to a flop continuation bet from Sammartino, and the game immediately changed to 5 Card Draw.

Bicknell asked for an explanation of the game, and it was given to her by tablemate Calvin Anderson.

It folded to Sammartino who opened to 1,400.

"So wait, I can go all in?" asked Bicknell, who then did so. She already separated her five cards into four and one. The action folded back to Sammartino who had a decision.

"Did Krissy just move all in and show her draw?" said railbird Shaun Deeb from the next table. "Wow, live pro reads; Alex Foxen must be at the same table(!)"

Sammartino eventually folded showing . Bicknell showed

"Wow, she just levelled you Dario," continued Deeb, "She's secretly been playing this game for 23 years with her grandma."

Player	Chips	Progress
Kristen Bicknell	13,000 13,000	13,000

Tags: Alex Foxen Calvin Anderson Kristen Bicknell Shaun Deeb

06-19-2018 22:46 UTC-8

More Chip Counts

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Milko van Winden

Level 8 : 300/600, 150 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
James Alexander	62,000 -14,000	-14,000
Marcel Vonk	55,000 -975	-975

Bruno Fitoussi	53,000
Anthony Zinno	49,000 39,000	39,000

Brandon Shack-Harris	48,000 8,000	8,000

John Racener	43,000 -9,000	-9,000

Ryan Riess	39,000 -8,000	-8,000

Adam Owen	32,000 13,000	13,000
Chris Ferguson	22,500 10,000	10,000

Daniel Negreanu	20,000 7,500	7,500

Maria Ho	13,000 500	500

06-19-2018 22:49 UTC-8

Break

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Milko van Winden

Level 8 : 300/600, 150 ante

Players are on their last 15-minute break of the day.

Level: 9

PLO/PLO8/Big O/PLTD: Ante 100 - SB 300 - BB 600
NLHE: Ante 150 - SB 300 - BB 600

06-19-2018 23:07 UTC-8

Registration Closed

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Milko van Winden

Level 9 : 400/800, 200 ante

With the start of level 9 registration is officially closed. Rainer Kempe is most likely the last and final entrant in the tournament and he is seated next to Max Pescatori.

The floor will confirm the total amount of entries and the pay outs should be up shortly.

Player	Chips	Progress
Rainer Kempe	12,500

06-19-2018 23:13 UTC-8

Assorted Big Stacks

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Will Shillibier

Level 9 : 400/800, 200 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
James Alexander	77,000 8,500	8,500
Naoya Kihara	69,000 39,000	39,000

Mike Matusow	66,000 17,800	17,800

Michel Leibgorin	65,000 8,000	8,000
Jan Suchanek	63,000 29,000	29,000
Jeff Lisandro	61,000 22,000	22,000

Bruno Fitoussi	50,000 -3,000	-3,000
Marcel Vonk	48,000 -1,675	-1,675

Scott Clements	44,000 -4,550	-4,550

06-19-2018 23:25 UTC-8

Ferguson Wins a Pot

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Milko van Winden

Level 9 : 400/800, 200 ante

No-Limit 5 Card Draw

The player on the cutoff opened to 1,800 and Chris Ferguson took his time on the button. After contemplating what to do he put in chips for a call and both the players in the blinds folded their hands.

Both players only drew one card and the action checked to Ferguson. Ferguson then put in a bet of 3,600 and his opponent called after thinking it through.

Ferguson tabled for two pair and that was good enough to win the hand.

Player	Chips	Progress
Chris Ferguson	30,000 7,500	7,500

Tags: Chris Ferguson