2018 World Series of Poker

Event #73: $1,000 DOUBLE STACK No-Limit Hold'em (30 minute levels)
Day: 2
Event Info

2018 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
78
Prize
$199,586
Event Info
Buy-in
$1,000
Prize Pool
$1,098,900
Entries
1,221
Level Info
Level
35
Blinds
120,000 / 240,000
Ante
40,000

Margets Doubles Through Nishijima

Level 28 : 25,000/50,000, 5,000 ante
Leo Margets
Leo Margets

Thiago Nishijima shoved from the button and so did Leo Margets with the shorter stack. Michael Gallagher folded his big blind.

Leo Margets: {9-Diamonds}{9-Hearts}
Thiago Nishijima: {K-Spades}{Q-Hearts}

The board ran out {5-Hearts}{2-Hearts}{a-Diamonds}{4-Hearts}{2-Spades} for Marget's pocket nines to hold for the double-up.

Player Chips Progress
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Leo Margets
950,000
650,000
650,000
WSOP 1X Winner
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Thiago Nishijima
100,000
-600,000
-600,000
WSOP 1X Winner

Tags: Leo MargetsMichael GallagherThiago Nishijima

Mitchell Bowles Eliminated in 12th Place ($11,566)

Level 28 : 25,000/50,000, 5,000 ante
Mitchell Bowles
Mitchell Bowles

Mitchell Bowles was all in for around 550,000 against Justin Young.

Justin Young: {a-Spades}{q-}
Mitchell Bowles: {q-Clubs}{9-Spades}

Bowles was dominatingly ahead, with the flop coming {j-Clubs}{6-Hearts}{4-Spades}. The turn was the {8-Hearts} and Bowles got to his feet in anticipation, but the river {9-Diamonds} gave his opponent a pair and sent Bowles to the rail in 11th.

Player Chips Progress
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Justin Young
2,500,000
925,000
925,000
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Mitchell Bowles
Busted

Tags: Justin YoungMitchell Bowles

Timofeev Over Two Million

Level 28 : 25,000/50,000, 5,000 ante

Denis Timofeev limped in from the cutoff and Hien Nguyen raised to 140,000 from the button. Action folded back to Timofeev who called.

They both checked through the {8-Clubs}{3-Diamonds}{j-Clubs} flop to the {7-Hearts} on the turn. Timofeev bet 200,000 and Nguyen called.

The river completed the board with the {7-Clubs}, Timofeev tanked and after about two minutes, the clock was called on him. The floor came over and before the floor could even explain the rules, Timofeev bet 550,000. Nguyen folded.

Player Chips Progress
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Denis Timofeev
2,150,000
175,000
175,000
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Hien Nguyen
1,400,000
300,000
300,000

Tags: Denis TimofeevHien Nguyen

Level: 28

Blinds: 25,000/50,000

Ante: 5,000

Sean Troha Eliminated in 13th Place ($9,155)

Level 27 : 20,000/40,000, 5,000 ante
Sean Troha
Sean Troha

Denis Timofeev raised to 80,000 and Sean Troha three-bet all in from the cutoff for around 1,800,000. It folded back to Timofeev who called.

Denis Timofeev: {j-Clubs}{j-Hearts}
Sean Troha: {a-Clubs}{9-Spades}

The board came {3-Diamonds}{5-Spades}{6-Hearts}{7-Diamonds}{j-Spades} and Timofeev's rivered set was enough to send Troha to the rail in 13th place.

Player Chips Progress
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Denis Timofeev
1,975,000
875,000
875,000
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Sean Troha
Busted
WSOP 3X Winner

Tags: Denis TimofeevSean Troha

Jake Balsiger Eliminated in 14th Place ($9,155)

Level 27 : 20,000/40,000, 5,000 ante
Jake Balsiger
Jake Balsiger

Justin Young raised to 85,000 from the hijack and Jake Balsiger shoved 515,000 from the small blind. Jason Johnson checked Balsiger's stack and decided to also shove from the big blind. Young quickly folded.

Jake Balsiger: {K-Spades}{9-Spades}
Jason Johnson: {A-Diamonds}{q-Spades}

The board ran out {5-Clubs}{4-Spades}{q-Hearts}{5-Spades}{j-Clubs} for Johnson to hit a pair of queens on the flop to bust the former November-niner, Balsiger from the tournament in 14th place.

Player Chips Progress
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Jason Johnson
1,340,000
520,000
520,000
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Jake Balsiger
Busted

Tags: Jake BalsigerJason JohnsonJustin Young

Viktor Lavi Eliminated in 15th Place ($9,155)

Level 27 : 20,000/40,000, 5,000 ante
Viktor Lavi
Viktor Lavi

Viktor Lavi shoved from early position for his last 30,000 and Michael Gallagher raised to 120,000 from the hijack. Nobody called.

Viktor Lavi: {a-Diamonds}{q-Spades}
Michael Gallagher: {8-Spades}{8-Clubs}

The flop came {6-Diamonds}{q-Diamonds}{7-Clubs} to give Lavi a pair of queens but the {8-Hearts} on the turn gave Gallagher a set of eights. The {9-Clubs} on the river didn't change the situation and Lavi was eliminated in 15th place for $9,155.

Player Chips Progress
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Michael Gallagher
760,000
40,000
40,000
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Viktor Lavi
Busted

Tags: Michael GallagherViktor Lavi

Level: 27

Blinds: 20,000/40,000

Ante: 5,000

Timofeev Leaves Lavi Short

Level 26 : 15,000/30,000, 5,000 ante

Denis Timofeev was all in pre-flop and was called by Viktor Lavi.

Denis Timofeev: {q-Spades}{10-Spades}
Viktor Lavi: {q-Hearts}{q-Diamonds}

The flop came {k-Clubs}{j-Spades}{a-Spades} giving Timofeev the nut straight and leaving Lavi shaking his head in disbelief as theh turn and river came {6-Hearts}{a-Clubs} and Timofeev doubled up.

Player Chips Progress
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Denis Timofeev
1,100,000
600,000
600,000
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Viktor Lavi
45,000
-665,000
-665,000

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Lavi Doubles Through Nishijima

Level 26 : 15,000/30,000, 5,000 ante

In a blind on blind limped pot, Thiago Nishijima bet 35,000 on the {q-Diamonds}{j-Spades}{7-Clubs} flop and Viktor Lavi called. The turn was the {2-Spades}. Nishijima bet 60,000 and Lavi went into the tank.

The clock was called before he eventually moved all in. Nishijima called.

Viktor Lavi: {q-}{9-}
Thiago Nishijima: {k-}{k-}

The river was the {9-Hearts} and Lavi rivered two pair to double through the Brazilian.

Player Chips Progress
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Viktor Lavi
710,000
410,000
410,000
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Thiago Nishijima
700,000
-350,000
-350,000
WSOP 1X Winner

Tags: Thiago NishijimaViktor Lavi