2018 World Series of Poker

Event #75: $1,500 The Closer No-Limit Hold'em (30 minute levels) - $1 Million Guarantee
Day: 1c
Event Info

2018 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
1010
Prize
$612,886
Event Info
Buy-in
$1,500
Entries
3,120
Level Info
Level
39
Blinds
300,000 / 600,000
Ante
100,000

Whittington Sends One Out

Level 9 : 300/600, 100 ante
Blake Whittington earlier this summer
Blake Whittington earlier this summer

With about 9,000 in the middle and the board reading {8-Clubs}{6-Diamonds}{3-Clubs}, Blake Whittington bet 5,300 from the small blind and his lone opponent called from middle position.

The {4-Diamonds} hit the turn and Whittington shoved. His opponent called to put himself at risk and the two players tabled their hands.

Blake Whittington: {Q-Spades}{Q-Clubs}
Opponent: {10-Hearts}{10-Clubs}

Whittington had his opponent dominated with the bigger overpair. The {3-Spades} on the river changed nothing and Whittington took the pot to stack his opponent, putting his chip count into six-figure territory.

Player Chips Progress
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Blake Whittington
110,000
72,800
72,800

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Konnikova Gives Up on Turn

Level 9 : 300/600, 100 ante

Maria Konnikova was under the gun, leading out 1,500 to the pot when the {Q-Hearts}{8-Clubs}{5-Hearts} flop arrived. She was up against a player in the cutoff and he called to see the {8-Spades} pair the board. Konnikova slowed down, checking and her opponent fired 4,000. Konnikova didn't waste much time and sent her cards to the muck.

Player Chips Progress
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Maria Konnikova
23,600
-14,400
-14,400
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Recent Chip Counts

Level 9 : 300/600, 100 ante
Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Pierre Merlin fr
Pierre Merlin
73,500
73,500
73,500
Profile photo of James Calderaro us
James Calderaro
51,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Profile photo of Josh Weiss us
Josh Weiss
42,000
StakeKings
Profile photo of Bryan Piccioli us
Bryan Piccioli
42,000
WSOP 2X Winner
Profile photo of Stoyan Obreshkov bg
Stoyan Obreshkov
39,000
Run It Once
Profile photo of Kevin Gerhart us
Kevin Gerhart
39,000
39,000
39,000
WSOP 4X Winner
Profile photo of Thiago Nishijima br
Thiago Nishijima
37,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Profile photo of Julien Sitbon fr
Julien Sitbon
36,000
21,000
21,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Profile photo of Jason Wheeler us
Jason Wheeler
34,000
19,000
19,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Profile photo of Jamie Kerstetter us
Jamie Kerstetter
34,000
Profile photo of Ryan Laplante us
Ryan Laplante
33,000
33,000
33,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Profile photo of Nacho Barbero ar
Nacho Barbero
33,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Profile photo of Ankush Mandavia us
Ankush Mandavia
30,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Profile photo of Nick Cipiti us
Nick Cipiti
29,000
Profile photo of Scotty Nguyen us
Scotty Nguyen
26,000
-1,000
-1,000
WSOP Main Event Champion
WSOP 5X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer
Profile photo of Walter Treccarichi it
Walter Treccarichi
24,000
Profile photo of Aymon Hata gb
Aymon Hata
22,000
Profile photo of Paul Michaelis de
Paul Michaelis
22,000
Profile photo of Simon Trumper gb
Simon Trumper
20,000
Profile photo of Alexandros Papadopoulos gr
Alexandros Papadopoulos
20,000
Profile photo of Cory Waaland us
Cory Waaland
17,000
Profile photo of Jeff Gross us
Jeff Gross
15,000
15,000
15,000
Raise Your Edge
Profile photo of Katie Lindsay us
Katie Lindsay
15,000
Profile photo of Cliff Josephy us
Cliff Josephy
14,000
700
700
WSOP 2X Winner
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Will Kassouf
11,000

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Lau Can Get a Fold from Ace-Queen

Level 9 : 300/600, 100 ante

Following a 1,500-raise from the middle position, Alan Lau moved all in for 9,300 in the small blind. The original raiser tanked for a while until someone called a clock on him.

"It's hard for me to fold this hand," he said and flipped over {A-Spades}{Q-Clubs}.

Player Chips Progress
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Alan Lau
12,300
-2,700
-2,700

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Level: 10

Blinds: 400/800

Ante: 100

Hamilton Doubles Up

Level 10 : 400/800, 100 ante

A lot of laughter could be heard from the table where Lisa Hamilton and Shaun Deeb were sitting. Deeb and Carol Fuchs, who was standing on the rail during the break of the Event #76: $3,000 H.O.R.S.E. which is down to 14 players, were kind enough to relate what had happened:

Deeb: "The flop was {j-Hearts}{10-Hearts}{9-Hearts}, Hamilton was all-in and had {a-Hearts}{8-Hearts} for the flush but she got up when she saw the {9-Spades}{9-Clubs} of her opponent, not realizing she had flopped the flush."

Fuchs: "The best thing was what the dealer said though!"

As Hamilton was leaving the table, the dealer said: "You win the hand! Whats wrong with you?!"

The whole table except Hamilton's opponent chuckled and Hamilton quickly sat back down.

Player Chips Progress
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Lisa Hamilton
20,400
20,400
20,400
WSOP 1X Winner

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Israelashvili Flushes Farrell

Level 10 : 400/800, 100 ante
Roland Israelashvili earlier this summer
Roland Israelashvili earlier this summer

Niall Farrell raised to 1,600 in early position, Roland Israelashvili called from middle position, and the big blind called, as well.

The flop came {7-Hearts}{6-Hearts}{2-Hearts} and action checked around.

The {2-Spades} hit the turn and the big blind checked. Farrell bet 2,000 and Israelashvili called.

The river brought the {10-Clubs} and Farrell checked. Israelashvili bet 5,100, Farrell folded, and the dealer pushed the pot Israelashvili's way. He showed {A-Hearts}{J-Hearts} for the flopped nut flush and stacked his newly acquired chips.

Player Chips Progress
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Roland Israelashvili
37,500
37,500
37,500
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Niall Farrell
10,800
10,800
10,800
WSOP 1X Winner

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Updated Chip Counts

Level 10 : 400/800, 100 ante
Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Loni Harwood us
Loni Harwood
47,000
47,000
47,000
WSOP 2X Winner
Profile photo of Matt Stout us
Matt Stout
44,000
28,100
28,100
Profile photo of Josh Reichard
Josh Reichard
43,000
43,000
43,000
Profile photo of Jessica Dawley us
Jessica Dawley
37,000
-6,000
-6,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Profile photo of Alexandru Papazian ro
Alexandru Papazian
35,000
20,500
20,500
WSOP 2X Winner
Profile photo of Connor Drinan us
Connor Drinan
30,000
30,000
30,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Profile photo of William Kassouf gb
William Kassouf
18,000
3,000
3,000
Profile photo of Chris Ferguson us
Chris Ferguson
17,000
17,000
17,000
WSOP 6X Winner
Profile photo of Phil Hellmuth us
Phil Hellmuth
16,500
16,500
16,500
WSOP Main Event Champion
WSOP 17X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer
StakeKings
Profile photo of Ludovic Geilich gb
Ludovic Geilich
16,000
16,000
16,000
Profile photo of Brandon Shack-Harris us
Brandon Shack-Harris
13,500
4,500
4,500
WSOP 2X Winner
Profile photo of Jameson Painter us
Jameson Painter
13,000
13,000
13,000
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Jesse Sylvia
9,500
1,000
1,000
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Ivo Donev
Busted
WSOP 1X Winner

Java Has the Goods

Level 10 : 400/800, 100 ante

In a battle of blinds, Nipun Java and his right-hand opponent made it to the river of the {Q-Clubs}{7-Hearts}{8-Clubs}{A-Diamonds}{J-Hearts} board. The small blind led out 5,000 into about 6,500 and Java jammed for about 24,000, having his opponent slightly covered.

"Why do you shove the f***ing river?" Java's opponent talked mostly to himself, trying to figure out the spot he was in. Then he tossed in his chips and Java turned up {K-Hearts}{10-Spades} for the nuts, scoring an elimination.

Player Chips Progress
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Nipun Java
53,000
36,000
36,000
WSOP 3X Winner

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