2018 World Series of Poker

Event #69: $3,000 Pot-Limit Omaha 6-Handed
Day: 3
Event Info

2018 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
k10109
Prize
$475,033
Event Info
Buy-in
$3,000
Prize Pool
$2,432,700
Entries
901
Level Info
Level
30
Blinds
50,000 / 100,000
Ante
0

Keijzer Gets Value

Level 21 : 6,000/12,000, 0 ante

There were about 120,000 chips in the pot and the {K-Spades}{J-Diamonds}{8-Spades}{A-Diamonds}{8-Hearts} board was out when we picked up the action. Blake Whittington checked from the big blind to his lone opponent, Ronald Keijzer, who was in the cutoff. Keijzer bet 120,000 and Whittington went deep into the tank.

After several minutes, the clock was called. Tournament staff arrived at the table and told Whittington he had 30 seconds to act on his hand. Shortly thereafter, he moved calling chips forward. Keijzer tabled {A-Spades}{Q-Diamonds}{9-Spades}{8-Clubs} for eights full and Whittington mucked.

Player Chips Progress
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Blake Whittington
1,290,000
-210,000
-210,000
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Ronald Keijzer
1,200,000
763,000
763,000
WSOP 1X Winner

Tags: Blake WhittingtonRonald Keijzer

Blain Eliminates Aidinian

Level 21 : 6,000/12,000, 0 ante

Pallas Aidinian potted from the cutoff and small blind Dermot Blain called to see the {9-Diamonds}{Q-Spades}{10-Spades} come down. Blain checked, Aidinian potted for almost all her chips and Blain set her all in.

Aidinian: {A-Diamonds}{Q-Diamonds}{8-Clubs}{7-Diamonds}
Blain: {J-Spades}{9-Clubs}{8-Hearts}{7-Hearts}.

Blain flopped a straight and while Aidinian improved to trips on the {Q-Clubs} turn, the {10-Diamonds} river sent her to the rail in 21st place.

Player Chips Progress
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Dermot Blain
524,000
388,000
388,000
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Pallas Aidinian
Busted

Tags: Dermot BlainPallas Aidinian

Lewis Gives Up on River

Level 21 : 6,000/12,000, 0 ante

Richard Hu opened to 41,000 under the gun and Romain Lewis flatted from the button. They checked the {Q-Clubs}{Q-Diamonds}{Q-Spades} and the {Q-Hearts} turn saw Hu fire 41,000. Lewis called and the {3-Hearts} river completed the board. Hu cut out a bet of 150,000 and Lewis immediately threw his cards away.

Player Chips Progress
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Romain Lewis
990,000
-64,000
-64,000
WSOP 1X Winner
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Richard Hu
480,000
52,000
52,000

Tags: Richard HuRomain Lewis

Le Stacks Bolotin

Level 21 : 6,000/12,000, 0 ante

With a substantial pot already brewing after a bet and call on the flop and the board reading {J-Clubs}{9-Spades}{5-Spades}{5-Clubs}, Tommy Le bet the pot to put Alex Bolotin to a decision for his stack and he called to put himself at risk.

Tommy Le: {K-Spades}{9-Clubs}{4-Clubs}{2-Spades}
Alex Bolotin: {A-Clubs}{Q-Clubs}{Q-Spades}{8-Hearts}

Le had two flush draws but his clubs weren't live since Bolotin had the ace-high club draw in addition to his overpair. The {10-Spades} fell on the river to complete the spade flush, so Le took the pot to send Bolotin to the payout desk.

Player Chips Progress
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Tommy Le
480,000
90,000
90,000
WSOP 2X Winner
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Alex Bolotin
Busted
WSOP 1X Winner

Tags: Alex BolotinTommy Le

Galfond Folds to Depa

Level 21 : 6,000/12,000, 0 ante

Jonathan Depa raised the button to 27,000 and Phil Galfond called from the big blind.

The flop came {Q-Clubs}{9-Hearts}{8-Diamonds} and Galfond checked. Depa bet 19,000 and Galfond called.

The turn brought the {4-Spades} and Galfond checked. Depa bet again, 47,000 this time. After some consideration, Galfond folded, and Depa took the pot.

Rob Salaburu was spotted standing up from the adjacent table and making his way out of the tournament area while this hand was in progress.

Player Chips Progress
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Jonathan Depa
650,000
36,000
36,000
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Phil Galfond
220,000
-54,000
-54,000
WSOP 3X Winner
Run It Once
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Robert Salaburu
Busted

Tags: Jonathan DepaPhil GalfondRob Salaburu

Parker and Wall Chop It

Level 21 : 6,000/12,000, 0 ante

Brock Parker potted under the gun as big blind Richard Hu was still missing. Grant Wall called on the button and called when Parker shoved the rest on the {A-Hearts}{8-Clubs}{10-Diamonds} flop.

Parker: {J-Clubs}{J-Spades}{8-Spades}{3-Clubs}
Wall: {K-Diamonds}{Q-Hearts}{J-Hearts}{J-Diamonds}

Both players had a pair of jacks and they weren't able to improve on the {4-Hearts} turn and {4-Diamonds} river so they chopped it up.

Player Chips Progress
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Grant Wall
469,000
9,000
9,000
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Brock Parker
145,000
9,000
9,000

Tags: Brock ParkerGrant Wall

Level: 21

Blinds: 6,000/12,000

Ante: 0

Bohlman and Galfond Look for Summer Double in Event #69: $3,000 PLO 6-Max

Phil Galfond
Phil Galfond

The 21st century hasn't seen a year without celebrating a multiple WSOP bracelet champion. David Bach and Nipun Java joined those ranks last year, snagging two golds apiece in Las Vegas. With just over a week left in the main series, there's yet to be a double champion crowned this summer.

Scott Bohlman had been swinging and missing for 13 years until he finally found his way to capturing his first gold this summer. Then he almost doubled down, adding a second-place finish. Now Bohlman is trying hard again, leading last 24 players in the Event #69: $3,000 PLO 6-Max. Not only to extend the streak of single-season double champions but also to take home the juicy $475,033 top-prize.

With the Main Event unconventionally slated two weeks before the end of the series, the cameras will be all heavily concentrated in the Amazon Room. That will leave the PLO players in peace as they're scheduled to play their final day in the Miranda Room. But it's almost guaranteed that if the Main Event wasn't overlapping, the PLO would get a ton of TV attention.

The final four tables are packed with tons of big names, including high stakes legend Phil Galfond who has already topped the $10k PLO8 Championship this year. Galfond will join Bohlman in the pursuit of becoming the first 2018 double winner. While Bohlman brings over 130 big blinds to the tables with 1,570,000 in chips, Galfond will have a much tougher start with 274,000.

But Galfond has already made it to the throne three times so he surely knows how to proceed in the final stages of a WSOP event. Another three-time champ in the field is Brock Parker, whose belongings are even thinner than Galfond's. The rest of the competition offers several other decorated players such as Jan-Peter Jachtmann, Martin Kozlov, Tommy Le and Christopher Frank. So joins us for the final day coverage as the PokerNews live report continues at 2 p.m. local time.

Day 3 Seat Draw

RoomTableSeatPlayer NameCountryChip CountBig Blinds
Miranda6201Christopher FrankGermany386,00032
Miranda6202Phil GalfondUnited States274,00023
Miranda6203Tommy LeUnited States390,00033
Miranda6204Alex BolotinUnited States166,00014
Miranda6205[Removed:321] AbediUnited States360,00030
Miranda6206Jonathan DepaUnited States614,00051
       
Miranda6211Robert SalaburuUnited States154,00013
Miranda6212Ronald KeijzerNetherlands437,00036
Miranda6213Jan-Peter JachtmannGermany800,00067
Miranda6214James ChenTaiwan832,00069
Miranda6215Blake WhittingtonUnited States1,500,000125
Miranda6216Ardit KurshumiUnited States420,00035
       
Miranda6221Martin KozlovAustralia604,00050
Miranda6222Ryan LenaghanUnited States664,00055
Miranda6223Scott BohlmanUnited States1,574,000131
Miranda6224Matt StoutUnited States439,00037
Miranda6225Evangelos KokkalisGreece1,029,00086
Miranda6226Ben PalmerUnited States455,00038
       
Miranda6231Pallas AidinianUnited States231,00019
Miranda6232Richard HuUnited States428,00036
Miranda6233Brock ParkerUnited States136,00011
Miranda6234Dermot BlainIreland136,00011
Miranda6235Romain LewisFrance1,054,00088
Miranda6236Grant WallCanada460,00038

Tags: Brock ParkerChristopher FrankMartin KozlovPhil GalfondScott BohlmanTommy Le

Event #69: $3,000 Pot-Limit Omaha 6-Handed

Day 3 Started