Event #68: $1,000 + 111 The Little One for One Drop No-Limit Hold'em Jour 3 | 2018 World Series of Poker

2018-07-12 00:20 UTC-7

Erwann Pecheux et François Tosques en lice pour le bracelet (14 left)

Gaelle Jaudon

Niveau 30 : 40,000/80,000, 10,000 ante

Le Jour 3 de l'Event #68: 1,000 + 111$ The Little One for One Drop No-Limit Hold'em s'est terminé avec 14 survivants dont les Français Erwann Pecheux et François Tosques. Les rescapés ont assuré un gain de 29 490$. Bien placés, les deux anciens coéquipiers chez PMU Poker visent leur premier bracelet et un premier prix de 559,332.

La conclusion du tournoi qui a rassemblé 4732 entrants se déroulera à Las Vegas dans la nuit de jeudi à vendredi et Christopher Staats est provisoirement en tête du classement. Avec 6,7 millions de jetons, il devance le Team Pro PMU Pecheux (6,4 millions), Richard Cox (5,250,000), François Tosques (4,675,000) et Sung Joo Hyun (4,400,000). Chipleader à l'entame du Jour 3 à 125 left, Justin Liberto est toujours en piste pour le deuxième bracelet de sa carrière avec 2,1 millions de jetons.

La journée a été fatale à 5 Français. Pierre Merlin (125e) et Yossi Ifergan (121e) n'ont pas eu le temps de rêver tout comme Adel Ben Messaoud (92e) alors qu'Achraf Ben Salah (47e pour 10,019$) et le Franco-libanais Joseph Sabe (27e - 18,669$) ont pu croire se glisser au Jour 4.

Les vainqueurs WSOP Dietrich Fast (21e - $18,669), James Calderaro (56e - $8,284), Benjamin Moon (57e - $8,284), Alexandru Papazian (61e - $8,284), Arkadiy Tsinis (71e - $6,909), Jeff Gross (88e - $4,935), Dominik Nitsche (91e - $4,227), Georgios Sotiropoulos (99e - $4,227) et Dutch Boyd (110e - $3,654) ne se sont pas qualifiés pour la finale qui débutera à 21 heures.

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Le payout de la finale

Place	Gains
1er	$559,332
2e	$345,415
3e	$254,580
4e	$189,098
5e	$141,565
6e	$106,822
7e	$81,251

Tags: 888poker Alexandru Papazian Arkadiy Tsinis Benjamin Moon Christopher Staats Dominik Nitsche Dutch Boyd Erwann Pecheux François Tosques Georgios Sotiropoulos James Calderaro Jeff Gross Justin Liberto Norbert Szecsi Richard Cox Richard Douglas Sung Joo Hyun

2018-07-11 23:54 UTC-7

Mike Shin Eliminated in 15th Place ($29,490)

Niveau 30 : 40,000/80,000, 10,000 ante

Richard Cox opened to 235,000 from the cutoff and Mike Shin moved all in for 1,800,000 from the small blind. Cox made the call and the two turned over their hands with Shin at risk.

Richard Cox:
Mike Shin:

The flop came down in the favor of Shin as the dealer flipped over , giving Shin a pair of sevens and taking the lead. The turn was the and Cox now took a commanding lead. When the hit the river, it was Cox with the best hand and Shin was sent to the payout desk.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Richard Cox	5,650,000	4,250,000
Mike Shin	Eliminé

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2018-07-11 23:50 UTC-7

Josue Aguirre Eliminated in 16th Place ($23,365)

Gaelle Jaudon

Niveau 30 : 40,000/80,000, 10,000 ante

On a blind versus blind situation, Aditya Sushant raised from the small blind and Josue Aguirre moved all in for a total stack of 1,365000. Sushant quickly called to create the following showdown:

Josue Aguirre:
Aditya Sushant,

Aguirre was in bad shape for a double up, and the flop gave him some hopes, but a and a completed the board to eliminate him from the tournament.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Aditya Sushant	2,765,000	865,000
Josue Aguirre	Eliminé

2018-07-11 23:17 UTC-7

Onur Unsal Eliminated in 17th Place ($23,365)

Niveau 30 : 40,000/80,000, 10,000 ante

Onur Unsal moved all in for around 1,350,000 and Daria Feshchenko made the call, players turned over their hands with Unsal at risk.

Daria Feshchenko:
Onur Unsal:

The flop came down great for Feshchenko as the dealer fanned out and Unsal would now need a queen. The turn came the and Unsal would still need a lady. The on the river was of no help and Unsal was eliminated by Feshchenko

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Daria Feshchenko	3,950,000	1,550,000
Onur Unsal	Eliminé

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2018-07-11 22:52 UTC-7

Dianlei Zhang Eliminated in 18th Place ($23,365)

Gaelle Jaudon

Niveau 30 : 40,000/80,000, 10,000 ante

Dianlei Zhang moved his last chips in the middle for a stack around 450,000 and got called by Jon Hoellein.

Zhang, holding , was dominating against Hoellein's hand holding , but fell on the flop, giving Hoellein a pair of aces. The turn and river brought no help to Zhang who made his way to the cashier to collect his $23,365 prize.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Jon Hoellein	1,160,000	430,000
Dianlei Zhang	Eliminé

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2018-07-11 22:26 UTC-7

Christian Pham Eliminated in 19th Place ($18,669)

Niveau 29 : 30,000/60,000, 10,000 ante

Lester Edoc moved all in from the small blind and Christian Pham made the call from the big blind for his remaining 740,000, players turned over their cards and Pham was at risk.

Lester Edoc:
Christian Pham:

The flop came down and Edoc's pair of nines moved him ahead. The on the turn and on the river did not improve Pham's hand and he was eliminated by Edoc.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Lester Edoc	3,250,000	400,000
Christian Pham	Eliminé

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2018-07-11 22:22 UTC-7

Reuben Hoang Eliminated in 20th Place ($18,669)

Gaelle Jaudon

Niveau 29 : 30,000/60,000, 10,000 ante

Reuben Hoang opened under the gun for 130,000 and Paul Byrne pushed all in from the cutoff position, putting Hoang's tournament at risk. It folded back to Hoang who thought about it for a few minutes before opting for the call.

With for Hoang against for Byrne, it was a typical flip situation and the runout gave a pair of queens to Byrne who eliminated Hoang from the tournament.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Paul Byrne	2,950,000	300,000
Reuben Hoang	Eliminé

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2018-07-11 21:35 UTC-7

Dietrich Fast Eliminated in 21nd Place ($18,669)

Gaelle Jaudon

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

Dietrich Fast moved all in and got called by Paul Byrne. Holding , Fast was in good shape for a double up, facing for Byrne.

However, a board gave a full house to Byrne on the flop and eliminated Fast from the tournament in 22nd place for $18,669.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Paul Byrne	2,650,000	-450,000
Dietrich Fast	Eliminé

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2018-07-11 21:30 UTC-7

Matthias Tikerpe Eliminated in 22th Place ($18,669)

Gaelle Jaudon

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

François Tosques opened to 105,000 from the small and Matthias Tikerpe defended his big blind.

The flop brought and after a check from Tikerpe, Tosques continued for 70,000. Tikerpe raised it to 180,000 and Tosques made the call.

The turn fell a and Tikerpe fired 265,000. Tosques called once more.

A appeared on the river and Tikerpe bet 550,000. Tosques moved all in and Tikerpe snap-called with for the flush. Tosques, holding for a full house, eliminated Tikerpe in 22th place for $18,669.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
François Tosques	6,000,000	3,430,000
Matthias Tikerpe	Eliminé

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2018-07-11 21:30 UTC-7

Kyle Keranen Eliminated in 23rd Place ($18,669)

Gaelle Jaudon

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

Kyle Keranen moved all in for his last 600,000 and Sung Joo Hyun made the call from the blinds, holding . Keranen, with , was in desperate shape for a double up but found no help after a dry board fell and made his way to the cashier to collect his $18,669 prize.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Sung Joo Hyun	2,400,000	-1,190,000
Kyle Keranen	Eliminé