Players are now on their final 20-minute break of Day 1b.
2018 World Series of Poker
There was a massive pile of chips already in the middle and the board read when we got to the table. The player in the big blind, who had about 30,000 to start the hand according to the table, was already all-in against two players. Troy Southerland, who was in the small blind, got his stack in against the player on the button, creating a total pot of nearly 400,000.
Troy Southerland:
Big blind:
Button:
Southerland had a commanding lead with his set of threes but needed to dodge a diamond on the river in order to win. The final card was the and Southerland took the pot to stack the big blind, double through the button, and seize the chip lead.
Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
---|---|---|
Troy Southerland | 380,000 |
Niveau: 22
Blinds: 1,500/3,000
Ante: 500
Men Nguyen raised to 7,200 from the hijack and the player in the big blind called.
The flop came and both players checked.
The fell on the turn and the big blind bet 8,000. Nguyen quickly moved a stack of orange T-5,000 chips forward, putting the big blind to a decision for his stack. After about a minute and a half in the tank, he ultimately folded, and Nguyen took the pot.
Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
---|---|---|
Men Nguyen |
325,000
85,000
|
85,000 |
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There was a substantial pot of about 35,000 chips in the middle and the flop was out when we got to the table. The player under the gun checked to his lone opponent, 2016 Crazy Eights champion Hung Le, who was on the button. Le moved 15,000 chips into the middle and his opponent went into the tank. He ultimately folded and Le took the pot to chip up.
Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
---|---|---|
Hung Le | 89,000 |
Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
---|---|---|
Men Nguyen |
240,000
150,000
|
150,000 |
|
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Sebastian Pauli |
160,000
53,000
|
53,000 |
Zachary Hench |
116,000
51,000
|
51,000 |
Joshua Turner | 70,000 | |
|
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Andrew Barber |
69,300
39,300
|
39,300 |
|
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David Bach |
68,500
-3,500
|
-3,500 |
|
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Jeff Madsen |
35,000
-10,000
|
-10,000 |
|
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Louise Butler |
33,800
1,800
|
1,800 |
Valentin Vornicu | Eliminé | |
Kristen Bicknell | Eliminé | |
|
Niveau: 21
Blinds: 1,200/2,400
Ante: 400
Scott Bohlman raised to 4,500 from the cutoff and the button three-bet to commit the vast majority of his chips. After some consideration, Bohlman four-bet and the button called to put himself at risk.
Scott Bohlman:
Button:
The two players were racing for the pot and Bohlman needed to improve in order to stack his opponent. The flop came to give the button a commanding lead with a set.
"Oh, that's a good one!" exclaimed Bohlman. "Heart!"
The fell on the turn.
"Queen!" Bohlman continued.
The river brought the and Bohlman's opponent took the pot with fours full to double up.
Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
---|---|---|
Scott Bohlman |
70,000
4,000
|
4,000 |
|
The player under the gun raised to 4,500 and Sebastian Pauli three-bet to 11,500 from the button. After some consideration, the original raiser called.
Both players checked all the way down the board. Pauli showed , which was good enough to win the pot and put his stack into six-figure territory
Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
---|---|---|
Sebastian Pauli |
107,000
15,000
|
15,000 |
Niveau: 20
Blinds: 1,000/2,000
Ante: 300