Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Francis Rusnak |
7,900,000
2,050,000
|
2,050,000 |
Shyam Srinivasan |
6,700,000
-1,300,000
|
-1,300,000 |
Raul Manzanares |
4,700,000
-1,450,000
|
-1,450,000 |
Colin McHugh |
2,600,000
-310,000
|
-310,000 |
David Neiman | 2,500,000 | |
Michael Benko |
2,400,000
-800,000
|
-800,000 |
Daniel Sprung |
2,000,000
-300,000
|
-300,000 |
Tommy Nguyen |
1,900,000
-120,000
|
-120,000 |
|
2018 World Series of Poker
Jimmy Chen opened to 350,000 and got calls from James Carroll, Chris Chong and Harald Sammer.
Sammer checked the flop to Chen who continued for 800,000. Carroll raised to 1,900,000 and Chong three-bet all in for 5,645,000.
Sammer and Chen folded and Carroll asked for a count before calling.
James Carroll:
Chris Chong:
Carroll could have chipped up to more than 25 percent of the chips in play with still 16 players remaining, but was behind to the better flush draw of Chong. The turn and river bricked out, and Chong secured a huge double into the chip lead.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Chris Chong |
13,000,000
6,000,000
|
6,000,000 |
James Carroll |
10,600,000
2,000,000
|
2,000,000 |
Harald Sammer |
5,200,000
-3,050,000
|
-3,050,000 |
Jimmy Chen |
2,600,000
-2,400,000
|
-2,400,000 |
Level: 34
Blinds: 100,000/200,000
Ante: 30,000
Raul Manzanares Lozano opened to 320,000 from the cutoff and Tommy Nguyen announced all in from the big blind. Manzanares thought for a brief moment, realizing he would be the one at risk, and then made the call.
Manzanares tabled and was up against the of Nguyen. The flop came and Manzanares flopped a set of sevens, leaving Nguyen drawing dead already. The insignificant and completed the board and Manzanares continued his comeback with another big double up.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Raul Manzanares |
6,150,000
2,850,000
|
2,850,000 |
Tommy Nguyen |
2,020,000
-1,430,000
|
-1,430,000 |
|
Daniel Sprung just left a sour taste in Tommy Nguyen's mouth after cracking his aces with . It was a blind-versus-blind situation and the board ran out to give Sprung a straight and leave Nguyen with just his overpair.
In the next hand, the action folded to Nguyen in the small blind who limped in. James Salmon was in the big blind and shipped all in for around 1,650,000. Nguyen instantly called and the cards were on their backs.
Tommy Nguyen:
James Salmon:
Nguyen was in a dominating position again and was hoping for a better result this time around. The flop came giving both players a pair of kings, with Nguyen holding the better kicker. The turn was the and the river the . Nguyen's two pair with an ace-kicker held on to eliminate Salmon in 17th place.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Tommy Nguyen |
3,450,000
-50,000
|
-50,000 |
|
||
Daniel Sprung |
2,300,000
1,700,000
|
1,700,000 |
James Salmon | Busted |
Shyam Srinivasan raised to 325,000 from middle position and Francis Rusnak just called from the cutoff. Colin McHugh was in the small blind and reraised to 1,300,000. Srinivasan quickly got out of the way and Rusnak shoved all in for 2,795,000. McHugh asked for a count and then made the call.
Rusnak turned over while McHugh had . The flop came and Rusnak's aces were still out front. The turn was the and McHugh was left drawing to one of two queens in the deck. The dealer burned and slid the across the board as the rail almost exploded, thinking it was a queen. As it turned out, Rusnak held on to score a double-up.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Francis Rusnak |
5,850,000
2,650,000
|
2,650,000 |
Colin McHugh |
2,910,000
1,510,000
|
1,510,000 |
After doubling Raul Manzanares Lozano up, James Salmon got his remaining chips in with against the of Michael Benko.
The board ran out , providing no dangers for Salmon and he doubled up.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Michael Benko |
3,200,000
-400,000
|
-400,000 |
James Salmon |
1,700,000
850,000
|
850,000 |
Raul Manzanares Lozano moved all in for 1,560,000 from under the gun. It folded to James Salmon in the hijack who three-bet all in for a little over two million. The remaining players folded.
Raul Manzanares Lozano:
James Salmon:
The board ran out to give both players sets, but Manzanares' was best and he doubled up to 3.3 million, leaving Salmon with just 850,000 behind.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Raul Manzanares |
3,300,000
1,700,000
|
1,700,000 |
James Salmon |
850,000
-3,450,000
|
-3,450,000 |
On a flop of , Rittie Chuaprasert checked from the big blind to Justin Quincannon in the hijack. Quincannon threw in a bet of 375,000 and Chuaprasert check-raised to 1,600,000. Quincannon snap-shoved all in for 5,800,000 which drew a response from Chuaprasert.
"What?" Chuaprasert asked, making sure he heard his opponent correctly. Chuaprasert thought for a moment and then made the call for what would be the biggest pot of the tournament. Chuaprasert turned over for a flush and Quincannon held for the nut flush draw.
The turn brought the and the river was the — two red cards, but neither was a heart as Chuaprasert took down the pot with a flush. The chip stacks were compared and Quincannon was barely covered, sending him to the payout desk in 18th place.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Rittie Chuaprasert |
13,200,000
5,800,000
|
5,800,000 |
Justin Quincannon | Busted |
Justin Quincannon opened to 350,000 in the cutoff and Chris Chong three-bet to 880,000 from the button. Harald Sammer was in the big blind and eyed both of his opponent's stacks. He thought for a minute, then four-bet shoved all in for 6,630,000.
Quincannon quickly disposed of his cards, but Chong had a bigger decision to make. Chong went into the tank for over three minutes, but decided he did not want to put his tournament in jeopardy and his cards hit the muck as well.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Harald Sammer |
8,250,000
750,000
|
750,000 |