The players are taking another 15-minute break in the action.
2018 World Series of Poker
Martin Finger has had a good start to the day and he's just added a little more to his stack after taking down a pot.
The flop was out and it read ![]()
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. Dan Smith checked and Finger bet 800. Smith called and the turn came
. Once again Smith checked but he opted to fold to the 2,600 barrel.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
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41,000
3,300
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3,300 |
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17,650
7,350
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7,350 |
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| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
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69,000
44,000
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44,000 |
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57,100
32,100
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32,100 |
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25,000 | |
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25,000 | |
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25,000 | |
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25,000 | |
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The cutoff opened to 500 and Michael Gathy called on the button. The player in the small blind looked at his cards and moved all-in for around 5,500. Chann Jiang was sat in the big blind and called. The initial raiser and Gathy both folded and it was heads up.
Chann Jiang: ![]()
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Opponent: ![]()
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Jiang's ace-king held across the ![]()
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board and he scooped the pot.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
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36,000 |
Kyle Hartree was heads up in a pot on the flop in a blind v blind situation. The cards out were ![]()
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and the small blind bet 250, which Hartree called.
On to the
turn and the small blind barreled for 1,300. Hartree peeked a look to see how much his opponent was playing and upped it to 3,300. He got a quick fold and added a little more to his stack.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
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39,300
18,800
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18,800 |
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
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25,000 | |
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25,000 | |
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25,000 | |
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25,000 | |
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25,000 | |
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25,000 | |
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25,000 | |
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and around 5,800 in the middle, the action was on the button who bet 4,000. Kenny Hallaert check-raised all in from the cutoff, putting his opponent to the test for another 15,000 chips.
He went deep into the tank and thought for over three minutes before finally making the call. Hallaert flipped over ![]()
for a set of fives while his opponent tabled ![]()
. The river was the
and Hallaert's turned set sent his opponent out the doors with aces.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
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48,500
23,500
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23,500 |
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Luiz Duarte had opened to 500 in middle position and Justin Liberto and one other player had called from the blinds.
The three of them were facing a ![]()
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flop. With checks all round, the dealer placed an
on the turn. Liberto and the big blind checked and Duarte made it 750 to continue. Liberto upped it to 3,100 and that got his neighbour out of the way but Duarte called.
The final card was the
. Liberto checked and Duarte did the same.
Luiz Duarte: ![]()
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Justin Liberto: ![]()
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The favorite preflop held all the way to the river and Duarte has chipped up nicely.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
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53,500 | |
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11,500
13,500
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13,500 |
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There are so many well-known players in the field, it's hard to keep track. This tournament is known for drawing a big crowd and with late registration open until the start of Day 2 (2pm tomorrow), it is almost a given that there are more on their way.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
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25,000
25,000
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25,000 |
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25,000
25,000
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25,000 |
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25,000
25,000
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25,000 |
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25,000
25,000
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25,000 |