Saturday, January 20, 2018 4:43 PM Local Time
Haixia Zhang checks to Ian Steinman with the board reading and Steinman bets 2,700. Zhang shoves for 11,000 and Steinman quickly folds.
Zhang is a former WSOP Ladies Event Champion. She won the 2014 Ladies Event to earn her first bracelet and $153,470 of her $378,964 in WSOP live earnings.
Haixia Zhang - 19,000
Saturday, January 20, 2018 4:40 PM Local Time
Lee Markholt
On the turn with the board reading , the player in the big blind bets 3,500 and Lee Markholt calls from under the gun. The river is the and the big blind moves all in for about 12,000.
Markholt snap-calls. The big blind shows , giving him nine-high after missing both of his draws. Markholt tables and wins the pot with top two pair, eliminating the big blind just after the field returned from break.
Lee Markholt - 54,000
Saturday, January 20, 2018 4:30 PM Local Time
Level: 7
Blinds: 200/400
Ante: 50
Saturday, January 20, 2018 4:20 PM Local Time
The players are taking their second 15-minute break of the day.
Saturday, January 20, 2018 3:57 PM Local Time
On the turn, with the board reading , Mario Lopez bets 1,100 out of the big blind and the player on the button calls. There is about 4,500 in the pot on the river, which is the .
Lopez checks and the button bets 2,000. Lopez quickly calls. The button shows , giving him trip threes, and Lopez mucks his hand.
Mario Lopez - 11,000
Saturday, January 20, 2018 3:45 PM Local Time
Woody Moore
With the board reading Charles "Woody" Moore gets all in with his opponent holding . His opponent holds and can find no help on the turn or river.
Moore, who has 100 WSOP circuit cashes, is now sitting at better than double his starting stack.
Charles "Woody" Moore - 53,000
Saturday, January 20, 2018 3:37 PM Local Time
Level: 6
Blinds: 150/300
Ante: 25
Saturday, January 20, 2018 3:33 PM Local Time
Ian Steinman raises from the cutoff and the player in the small blind three-bets. Steinman calls and they are heads-up to a flop of . The small blind bets 2,000 and Steinman calls.
The turn is the and the small blind checks. Steinman bets 3,500 and the small blind calls. The river is the and the small blind checks.
"If you have king-high spades, I'm going to feel stupid," says Steinman as he checks back.
The small blind tables , giving him quad aces and Steinman mucks his hand.
"I really wanted to bluff the river, too," says Steinman as the small blind gets pushed the pot.
"He wanted you to, too," said another player with a laugh.
"Well, even if I have quad eights, I have to check back," jokes Steinman. "I don't beat anything."
Ian Steinman - 51,000
Saturday, January 20, 2018 3:28 PM Local Time
The board reads and the action checks to a player in late position who shoves all in for 24,000 into a pot of about 5,000. Hafiz Khan seems a little bothered, but goes all in as well.
The remaining players fold and Khan turns over for a set of fives. His at risk opponent has . The board comes running spades, the and the and Khan earns an elimination that is basically a double up.
Hafiz Khan - 52,000
Saturday, January 20, 2018 3:04 PM Local Time
Level: 5
Blinds: 100/200
Ante: 25
Saturday, January 20, 2018 3:04 PM Local Time
Erick Lindgren
On a flop of , the player in the big blind checks, a player in early position checks, Erick Lindgren checks from middle position and the player on the button bets 1,600. The big blind calls, early position calls and Lindgren check-raises to 4,500.
The button folds and the big blind folds. The player in early position calls. The turn is the and both players check to the river. Early position checks again and Lindgren bets 5,600. Early position immediately reaches for chips, but then puts them to the side of his stack and folds his hand. Lindgren mucks his hand and takes the pot.
Erick Lindgren - 29,000
Saturday, January 20, 2018 2:42 PM Local Time
Armen Lalikian opens to 550 under the gun and three players call.
The flop comes and Lalikian continues for 2,100. The player in the small blind check-raises to 5,200 and Lalikian goes all in. The small blind calls and shows a set of eights, . Lalikian is behind with an over pair, .
The turn is the and the river is the , giving Lalikian the flush and the come-from-behind win.
Armen Lalikian - 40,000
Saturday, January 20, 2018 2:32 PM Local Time
There are five players who commit about 700 to the pot preflop. The flop is and Phaly Nou checks from the small blind, the big blind checks, Niv Decalo checks from under the gun, the cutoff checks and the button checks.
The turn is the and Nou checks again. The big blind checks, Decalo bets 2,000 and the cutoff folds. The button moves all in for 2,650 and Nou thinks for about a minute before calling. The big blind folds and Decalo calls as well. The river is the and Nou moves all in for about 5,000.
Decalo looks frustrated at the fourth diamond and folds his hand. Nou shows and the button mucks his hand. Nou wins the pot with quads and eliminates a player.
Phaly Nou - 16,000
Niv Decalo - 12,500
Saturday, January 20, 2018 2:30 PM Local Time
Nick Pupillo
Action folds to Marc Danai in the small blind and he decides to limp in. Nick Pupillo is in the big blind and raises to 700. Danai re-raises to 2,300 and Pupillo thinks for a moment before deciding to call.
The flop comes and Danai leads out for 3,200. Pupillo wastes no time and moves all-in for 10,400 total. Danai calls.
Pupillo is at risk with for a flush draw, up against Danai's for a pair of jacks.
The turn is the , giving Pupillo a pair of nines for some extra outs, but the river is the and Pupillo is eliminated.
Marc Danai - 27,500
Nick Pupillo - Eliminated
Saturday, January 20, 2018 2:15 PM Local Time
Level: | 4 | | Blinds: | 100/200 | |
Saturday, January 20, 2018 2:04 PM Local Time
Players are on their first break of the day here on Day 1B of the Main Event.
Saturday, January 20, 2018 2:04 PM Local Time
There is 2,500 in the pot, on a board reading , and Rayo Kniep leads out for 1,200 from under the gun. Nipun Ajmani is in early position and raises to 4,600. Kniep thinks for about a minute before deciding to call.
The turn is the . Kniep takes his time and eventually checks. Ajmani, on the other hand, wastes no time and moves all-in for about 13,000. Kniep quickly folds.
Ajmani tables for bottom set and Kniep immediately asks, "What do you wanna get called by?" Ajmani asks, "On the turn you mean? I had a set, I didn't wanna give a free card. Maybe you have an over pair." Kniep responds, "You're only called when you're beat. Nice hand."
Nipun Ajmani - 24,000
Rayo Kniep - 21,000
Saturday, January 20, 2018 1:54 PM Local Time
On a flop of , the player in the big blind checks and Dennis Tsai bets 700 from under the gun. The player on the button raises to 2,000, the big blind folds and Tsai calls.
They are heads-up to the turn card and both players check. The river is the and Tsai bets 2,500. The button thinks for a few moments and then calls.
Tsai shows , but the button wins the pot with .
Dennis Tsai - 14,500
Saturday, January 20, 2018 1:48 PM Local Time
With 1,300 in the pot, on a board reading , Huy Phan checks from the big blind. Russell Britt is in the cutoff and bets 800. Phan check-raises to 4,000 and Britt calls, practically beating Phan into the pot.
The turn is the and Phan leads for 5,800 this time. Britt quickly calls again.
The river is the and Phan fires a third bullet worth 9,000. Britt grabs a fistful of chips but eventually folds.
Huy Phan - 43,000
Russell Britt - 32,000
Saturday, January 20, 2018 1:38 PM Local Time
Kirk Rexford faces an all in bet of 4,500 with the board reading . He calls with and is against the of his opponent.
The turn is the and the river is the and Rexford makes a flush, eliminating his opponent.
Kirk Rexford - 17,800