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Wednesday, October 24, 2018 4:15 PM Local Time
Bulychev Three-Bets Gray; Updated Counts With Six Remaining
Jason Gray opened to 85,000 with the first to act and Ilya Bulychev in the cutoff had the . The start-of-the-day chip leader three-bet to 275,000 and that shut down all further action.
Ilya Bulychev | 2,335,000 | 235,000 |
Anson Tsang | 2,025,000 | -100,000 |
Hokyiu Lee | 1,106,000 | 56,000 |
Ludvig Sterner | 875,000 | -89,000 |
Jason Gray | 577,000 | -175,000 |
Quan Zhou | 522,000 | 102,000 |
Wednesday, October 24, 2018 4:11 PM Local Time
Tsang Ramps Up the Aggression
Anson Tsang limped the small blind with the and Ilya Bulychev checked with the . On the flop, Tsang bet 45,000 and Bulychev folded to award the pot to Tsang.
Ludvig Sterner raised to 75,000 with first to act and Tsang on the button had the , he opted to raise the pot to 270,000. The blinds got out of the way and Sterner mucked his kings as well.
Anson Tsang | 2,125,000 | 255,000 |
Ilya Bulychev | 2,100,000 | -75,000 |
Ludvig Sterner | 964,000 | -169,000 |
Wednesday, October 24, 2018 4:00 PM Local Time
Gisle Olsen Eliminated in 7th Place (€11,469)
Ansong Tsang sat in the cutoff when it folded to him and he raised to 60,000. It folded to big blind Gisle Olsen and he three-bet to 195,000. With the action back on Tsang he asked how much Olsen had left. Tsang decided to go for the call and they saw the flop.
The flop came down and that's where all the money went to the middle.
Gisle Olsen:
Anson Tsang:
The board ran out with the turn and the river and Tsang boated up to eliminate Olsen in 7th place. Olsen got eliminated as the second player on the final table after just eight hands of play. He banked €11,469 for his efforts.
Anson Tsang | 1,870,000 | 291,000 |
Gisle Olsen | 0 | -361,000 |
Wednesday, October 24, 2018 3:55 PM Local Time
Tsang Jams Into Olsen
Gisle Olsen raised to 85,000 with the and was called by Anson Tsang in the small blind with as well as Ilya Bulychev in the big blind with the . The flop came and the action checked to Olsen, who bet 255,000. Tsang reluctantly called and Bulychev folded.
On the turn, Tsang completed his straight and bet the pot, which forced a fold from Olsen.
Ilya Bulychev | 2,175,000 | -85,000 |
Anson Tsang | 1,579,000 | 440,000 |
Gisle Olsen | 361,000 | -340,000 |
Wednesday, October 24, 2018 3:50 PM Local Time
Alexander Norden Eliminated in 8th Place (€8,886)
In the fourth hand of the final table, Ilya Bulychev raided to 75,000 with the and Alexander Norden three-bet to 255,000 in the small blind with the in the small blind. Bulychev gave it some thought and called.
The flop came and Norden moved all in for 540,000, Bulychev snap-called with the second nuts. He only had to fade the two remaining aces in the deck, which he did with the turn and river run out. Bulychev dealt the final blow with a full house, kings over queens, and Norden was eliminated in 8th place for €8,886.
Ilya Bulychev | 2,260,000 | 747,000 |
Alexander Norden | 0 | -747,000 |
Wednesday, October 24, 2018 3:44 PM Local Time
Level 23 started
Level: 23
Blinds: 15000/30000
Ante: 0
Wednesday, October 24, 2018 3:43 PM Local Time
Lee Wins a Pot
Jason Gray raised to 75,000 from early position and Hokyiu Lee defended his big blind.
The flop came down and Lee checked to Gray. Gray checked as well and the turn was the .
Lee took over the betting lead and put in a bet of 80,000 and that was enough to make Gray fold and take down the pot.
Hokyiu Lee | 1,050,000 | 55,000 |
Jason Gray | 752,000 | -75,000 |
Wednesday, October 24, 2018 3:36 PM Local Time
Shuffle Up and Deal
The "shuffle up and deal" has been announced and the cards are in the air in Event #7: €2,200 Pot-Limit Omaha 8-Handed.
Wednesday, October 24, 2018 1:50 PM Local Time
The Final Day of Event #7: €2,200 Pot-Limit Omaha 8-Handed Starts at 3 P.M.
The final eight players in Event #7: €2,200 Pot-Limit Omaha 8-Handed at the 2018 World Series of Poker Europe return at 3 p.m. to the King's Casino to battle it out for the first place prize of €91,730 and a WSOP gold bracelet.
Ilya Bulychev is the chip leader with 1,513,000. He's followed by Anson Tsang with 1,1139,000 and Ludvig Sterner with 1,133,000. They are the only players at the final table with over one million in chips. Hokyiu Lee sits in fourth but ended up just short of one million chips as he bagged 995,000 yesterday at the end of the day.
Jason Gray (827,000), Alexander Norden (747,000), Gisle Olsen (701,000), and Quan Zhou (420,000) make up for the rest of the 8-handed final table.
Final table seat assignments
Seat | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
1 | Gisle Olsen | Denmark | 701,000 | 29 |
2 | Ludvig Sterner | Sweden | 1,133,000 | 47 |
3 | Hokyiu Lee | Hong Kong | 995,000 | 41 |
4 | Alexander Norden | Sweden | 747,000 | 31 |
5 | Jason Gray | United Kingdom | 827,000 | 34 |
6 | Anson Tsang | Hong Kong | 1,139,000 | 47 |
7 | Ilya Bulychev | Russian Federation | 1,513,000 | 63 |
8 | Quan Zhou | China | 420,000 | 18 |
The players will return at 3 p.m. local time and they will play 2 minutes and 51 seconds in level 22 (12,000/24,000). After that they will continue with blinds 15,000/30,000 and they will play 60-minute levels until a winner is crowned.
The tournament will be streamed live with hole cards on twitch with a 30-minute security delay. The PokerNews live reporting team will bring you written updates on the blog in line with the live stream. The stream will start at 3:30 p.m. local time.