Thursday, June 21, 2018 10:11 PM Local Time
Level 50 started
Level: 50
Blinds: 50000/100000
Ante: 15000
Thursday, June 21, 2018 10:02 PM Local Time
Hands #228-230: Lee Holds a Slight Advantage Heading to Break
Hand #228: Corey Dodd raised to 175,000 on the button and Preston Lee folded his big blind.
Hand #229: Lee opened to 175,000 and Dodd made the call. The flop came and Dodd check-folded to a bet of 175,000 from Lee.
Hand #230: Dodd raised it up to 175,000 and Lee three-bet to 575,000 which got a quick fold from Dodd.
The players are taking another 15-minute break in the action.
| Preston Lee | 3,700,000 | 300,000  |
| Corey Dodd | 3,000,000 | -200,000  |
Thursday, June 21, 2018 9:57 PM Local Time
Hands #223-227: Lee Still Leading, Dodd Claws Some Back
Hand #223: Preston Lee raised to 175,000 and Corey Dodd called. The flop was and Dodd checked to Lee. Lee put in a bet of 200,000 and Dodd called. The turn was the and both players checked.
The river completed the board. Dood bet 275,000 on the river and Lee was thinking about his decision. After a minute he raised to 700,000. Dodd eventually folded his hand after a while and Lee extended his lead again.
Hand #224: Dodd raised to 175,000 and Lee folded.
Hand #225: Lee raised to 175,000 and Dodd called. The flop came and both checked. The turn was the and Dodd check-called a bet of 125,000. Dodd checked to Lee again on the river and Lee bet out 225,000. This time it was Dodd who made it 700,000. Lee folded and the chips went to Dodd.
Hand #226: Dodd raised to 175,000 and Lee folded.
Hand #227: Lee raised to 175,000. Dodd raised to 600,000 and Lee folded.
| Preston Lee | 3,400,000 | -300,000 |
| Corey Dodd | 3,200,000 | 200,000 |
Thursday, June 21, 2018 9:48 PM Local Time
Hands #218-222: Lee Wins Them All
Hand #218: Corey Dodd raised to 175,000 on the button and Preston Lee three-bet to 575,000 in the big blind. Dodd wasted little time before making the fold.
Hand #219: Lee limped in on the button and Dodd checked his option. The flop came and Dodd check-folded to a bet of 80,000 from Lee.
Hand #220: Dodd opened to 175,000 and Lee called to see a flop of . Both players checked and the rolled off on the turn. Lee tossed in a bet of 250,000 and Dodd let his hand go.
Hand #221: Lee made it 175,000 to go and Dodd instantly folded.
Hand #222: Dodd folded the button and Lee received a walk.
| Preston Lee | 3,700,000 | 600,000 |
| Corey Dodd | 3,000,000 | -700,000 |
Thursday, June 21, 2018 9:41 PM Local Time
Hands #213-217: Almost Even Stacks
Hand #213: Preston Lee called from the small blind and Corey Dodd checked his option. The flop was and Dodd checked to Lee, who now bet out 80,000. Dodd called and the turn was the . Both players checked this time to unveil the river card and Dodd took over the betting lead with a bet of 225,000. Lee called and saw he wasn't good against the of Dodd.
Hand #214: Dodd raised to 175,000 Lee called. Lee checked and so did Dodd on the flop. Lee led out with a bet of 275,000 on the turn and Dodd folded.
Hand #215: Lee called and Dodd checked to see the flop. Dodd checked, Lee bet 80,000 and Dodd called. The turn was the and Dodd checked to Lee again. Lee checked behind this time and the river was the and they checked it down. Lee had and took the pot by beating the of Dodd.
Hand #216: Dodd raised to 175,000 and Lee called. The flop was and both players checked. The turn was the and they both checked again to see the river. Lee bet out 275,000 and Dodd folded.
Hand #217: Lee folded his button.
| Corey Dodd | 3,700,000 | 0 |
| Preston Lee | 3,100,000 | 100,000 |
Thursday, June 21, 2018 9:31 PM Local Time
Hands #208-212: Dodd Moves Into the Lead
Hand #208: Corey Dodd raised to 175,000 on the button and Preston Lee called in the big blind. The flop came and both players checked to the on the turn. Two more checks and the landed on the river. Lee checked again and Dodd tossed in a bet of 100,000 to take down the pot.
Hand #209: Lee folded his button and Dodd took a walk.
Hand #210: Dodd made it 175,000 to go and Lee quickly folded.
Hand #211: Lee raised to 175,000 and Dodd folded his big blind.
Hand #212: Dodd opened to 175,000 on the button and Lee three-bet to 575,000. Dodd made the call and the flop came with already over 1,000,000 chips in the middle. Lee led out for 380,000 and Dodd stuck around to see the on the turn. Lee checked this time and Dodd threw in a bet of 250,000. Lee quickly let his hand go and Dodd took over the chip lead for the first time.
| Corey Dodd | 3,700,000 | 1,200,000 |
| Preston Lee | 3,000,000 | -1,200,000 |
Thursday, June 21, 2018 9:24 PM Local Time
Level 49 started
Level: 49
Blinds: 40000/80000
Ante: 10000
Thursday, June 21, 2018 9:23 PM Local Time
Hands #204-207: Dodd is Gaining Ground
Hand #204: Corey Dodd raised to 125,000 and Preston Lee called the bet. The flop was and Lee checked to Dodd. He checked as well and the turn was the . Lee bet out 150,000 and Dodd called the bet to see the river. Lee bet 200,000 on the river and Dodd called.
Lee showed and Dodd showed to take down the pot.
Hand #205: Lee raised to 125,000, Dodd reraised to 375,000. Lee folded.
Hand #206: Dodd called from the button and Lee checked. The flop came . Lee check-called a 60,000 bet from Dodd. The turn was the and both players checked to see the complete the board. Lee checked on the river and Dodd bet 125,000. Lee called but lost the pot when Dodd showed .
Hand #207: Lee raised to 125,000 and Dodd called. The dealer spread out the flop and Dodd checked to Lee, who then bet out 100,000. Dodd was grabbing chips, but more than a call and he put in 250,000. Lee called.
The turn was the and Dodd remained the aggressor in the hand by betting 350,000. Lee folded his hand.
| Preston Lee | 4,200,000 | -1,200,000 |
| Corey Dodd | 2,500,000 | 1,300,000 |
Thursday, June 21, 2018 9:13 PM Local Time
Hands #199-203: Lee Starts to Pull Away
Hand #199: Preston Lee raised to 125,000 on the button and Corey Dodd called. The flop came and Dodd checked to Lee who bet 125,000. Dodd quickly folded and Lee raked in the pot.
Hand #200: Dodd limped in on the button and Lee checked his option. The flop fell and Lee check-folded to a bet of 60,000 from Dodd.
Hand #201: Lee opened to 125,000 and Dodd called to see a flop of . Dodd checked and Lee tossed in a bet of 150,000. Dodd check-raised to 375,000 and Lee slid his cards to the muck.
Hand #202: Dodd raised to 125,000 and Lee made the call from the big blind. The flop came and Lee checked to Dodd who bet 125,000. Lee called and the landed on the turn. Lee checked again and Dodd threw in another bet of 150,000. Lee check-raised to 500,000 and Dodd quickly mucked his hand.
Hand #203: Lee made it 125,000 to go on the button and Dodd instantly folded.
| Preston Lee | 5,400,000 | 200,000 |
| Corey Dodd | 1,200,000 | -300,000 |
Thursday, June 21, 2018 9:06 PM Local Time
Hands #194-198: Dodd Keeps Hovering at 25 Big Blinds
Hand #194: Corey Dodd called from the button and Preston Lee checked his option. The flop was and Lee checked to Dodd, who bet out 60,000. That was enough to take down the pot.
Hand #195: Preston Lee folded his button.
Hand #196: Corey Dodd raised to 125,000 and Preston Lee called. The flop came down and they both checked. The turn was the and Lee checked to Dodd for the second time. Dodd put in a bet of 110,000 and Lee folded his hand.
Hand #197: Preston Lee called from the button and Corey Dodd checked. The flop was and after a check by Dodd, Lee put in 60,000 to take down the pot.
Hand #198: Dodd raised to 125,000 and Lee called. The flop was . They both checked and the turn was dealt. Lee checked on the turn and so did Dodd. The river made Lee put in a bet of 400,000. Dodd folded his hand and Lee took down the pot.
| Preston Lee | 5,200,000 | 0 |
| Corey Dodd | 1,500,000 | 100,000 |
Thursday, June 21, 2018 8:58 PM Local Time
Hands #189-193: Dodd Shoves on Lee
Hand #189: Preston Lee just called on the button and Corey Dodd checked his option. The flop came and Dodd check-called a bet of 60,000 from Lee. The turn was the and both players checked to the on the river. Dodd led out for 150,000 and Lee laid his hand down.
Hand #190: Dodd called on the button and Lee decided to raise it up to 200,000. Dodd three-bet all-in for 1,110,000 but Lee quickly threw his hand in the muck.
Hand #191: Lee folded his button and Dodd received a walk.
Hand #192: Dodd limped in on the button and Lee raised to 200,000. Dodd just called this time and the flop came . Lee checked to Dodd who bet 160,000. Lee pushed his cards to the muck and Dodd raked in the pot.
Hand #193: Lee raised to 120,000 on the button and Dodd made the call. The flop fell and Lee took down the pot with a bet.
| Preston Lee | 5,200,000 | -500,000 |
| Corey Dodd | 1,400,000 | 415,000 |
Thursday, June 21, 2018 8:50 PM Local Time
Hands #184-188: Preston Lee Takes Down Five in a Row
Hand #184: Corey Dodd raised to 150,000 from the small blind. Preston Lee raised to 450,000 and he took down the pot.
Hand #185: Preston Lee called from the small blind and Corey Dodd checked. Dodd checked to Lee on the flop and a bet of 60,000 from Lee was enough to win another pot.
Hand #186: Corey Dodd raised to 150,000 and Preston Lee took half a minute to think about his decision and he made it 450,000. Dodd gave up and Lee chips up even more.
Hand #187: Preston Lee raised to 150,000. Corey Dodd called and the flop was dealt. They both checked and the turn was put out there. Dodd check-folded to a bet of 175,000.
Hand #188: Corey Dodd called from the small blind and Preston Lee checked. The flop was and they both checked. The turn was the and Lee lead out with a bet of 80,000. Dodd called and the river was the . Lee checked to Dodd who took over the lead with a bet of 150,000. Lee called and was shown and he showed to win the pot.
| Preston Lee | 5,700,000 | 900,000 |
| Corey Dodd | 985,000 | -815,000 |
Thursday, June 21, 2018 8:42 PM Local Time
Hands #182-183: Lee Applies the Pressure
Hand #182: Corey Dodd folded his button in the first hand of heads-up play, giving Preston Lee a walk.
Hand #183: Lee raised to 150,000 on the button and Dodd called. The flop came and Dodd checked to Lee who bet 125,000. Dodd called and the landed on the turn. Dodd checked again and Lee counted out a bet of 425,000. Dodd thought for a minute and then elected to toss his cards to the muck.
| Preston Lee | 4,800,000 | 300,000 |
| Corey Dodd | 1,800,000 | -400,000 |
Thursday, June 21, 2018 8:39 PM Local Time
Eli Elezra Bets on Poker Players Champion Michael "The Grinder" Mizrachi
Eli Elezra recently lost heads up to Paul Volpe in the World Series of Poker $10K Omaha Hi/Lo Eight or Better Championship. Although Elezra took home $258,297, he did not take home the coveted WSOP bracelet. Sasha Salinger asks how that 2nd place finish has shaped his summer and who he thinks will be the next generation of high level mixed game poker players.
Thursday, June 21, 2018 8:38 PM Local Time
Anthony Reategui Eliminated in 3rd Place ($105,907)
Hand #181: Anthony Reategui pushed all-in for 705,000 total. Preston Lee pushed all-in and the cards went on their backs.
Anthony Reategui:
Preston Lee:
The board ran out and it was going be a hard task for Reategui to catch up. The turn sealed his fate and the river was a meaningless . Reategui was eliminated in 3rd place for a $105,907 pay day.
| Preston Lee | 4,500,000 | 800,000 |
| Anthony Reategui | 0 | -710,000 |
Thursday, June 21, 2018 8:34 PM Local Time
Hands #176-180: Reategui On Ten Big Blinds
Hand #176: Corey Dodd limped in from the small blind and Anthony Reategui shoved all in from the big blind which prompted a quick fold from Dodd.
Hand #177: Reategui raised to 170,000 in the small blind and Preston Lee folded his big blind.
Hand #178: Lee limped in from the small blind and Dodd checked his option. The flop came and Lee led out for 50,000. Dodd quickly folded and Lee scooped the pot.
Hand #179: Dodd just called in the small blind and Reategui checked the big blind. The flop fell and both players checked to the on the turn. Dodd checked again and Reategui fired 75,000 which Dodd called. The river was the and both players tapped the table. Dodd showed and that earned him the pot.
Hand #180: Lee was gifted a walk in the big blind.
| Preston Lee | 3,700,000 | 0 |
| Corey Dodd | 2,200,000 | 0 |
| Anthony Reategui | 710,000 | -45,000 |
Thursday, June 21, 2018 8:28 PM Local Time
Hands #171-175: Lee Extends Chip Lead Again
Hand #171: Preston Lee got a walk.
Hand #172: Anthony Reategui raised to 125,000 from the button. Preston Lee called from the small blind and Corey Dodd also put 75,000 extra in the middle to call from the big blind.
The flop was and it checked to Reategui. He bet 220,000 and Lee called the bet. Dodd folded his hand and they proceeded heads-up to the turn.
The turn was the and Lee checked to his opponent. Reategui now put in 375,000 with 629,000 behind. Lee pushed all-in and Reategui folded.
Hand #173: Anthony Reategui got a walk.
Hand #174: Corey Dodd raised to 100,000 and Preston Lee called. They both checked on the flop and Lee fired 225,000 on the turn to take down the pot.
Hand #175: Anthony Reategui pushed all-in and took down the pot.
| Preston Lee | 3,700,000 | 1,000,000 |
| Corey Dodd | 2,200,000 | -300,000 |
| Anthony Reategui | 755,000 | -645,000 |
Thursday, June 21, 2018 8:20 PM Local Time
Hands #166-170: Reategui Rebuilding
Hand #166: Anthony Reategui opened to 115,000 on the button and Preston Lee called from the small blind. Corey Dodd also called from the big blind as all three players saw a flop of . The action checked around to the on the turn and both Lee and Dodd checked again. Reategui tossed in a bet of 250,000 and earned himself the pot.
Hand #167: Lee raised it up to 110,000 on the button and Reategui called in the big blind. The flop came and Reategui checked to Lee who bet 100,000. Reategui check-raised to 290,000 and Lee laid his hand down.
Hand #168: Lee received a walk in the big blind.
Hand #169: Reategui raised to 165,000 on the button and picked up the blinds and antes.
Hand #170: Reategui was given a walk.
| Preston Lee | 2,700,000 | -300,000 |
| Corey Dodd | 2,500,000 | -300,000 |
| Anthony Reategui | 1,400,000 | 555,000 |
Thursday, June 21, 2018 8:14 PM Local Time
Hands #161-165: Dodd Closing In On Lee
Hand #161: Anthony Reategui got a walk.
Hand #162: Corey Dodd raised to 110,000 from the button and took down the pot.
Hand #163: Preston Lee raised to 150,000 from the small blind and Corey Dodd called. The flop was . Both players checked to see the turn card. Lee checked on the turn and Dodd bet 180,000. Lee folded and Dodd picked up the pot.
Hand #164: Corey Dodd limped the small blind and Anthony Reategui checked. The flop was and both players checked to unveil the turn card. They checked again and the river was the . Dodd bet 75,000 and Reategui called. Reategui showed to win the pot.
Hand $165: Corey Dodd raised to 110,000 from the button and big blind Preston Lee called. The flop came and both players checked. On the turn Lee checked to Dodd who bet out 115,000. Lee folded and the pot was awarded to Dodd.
| Preston Lee | 3,000,000 | -400,000 |
| Corey Dodd | 2,800,000 | 300,000 |
| Anthony Reategui | 845,000 | 105,000 |
Thursday, June 21, 2018 8:06 PM Local Time
Hands #156-160: Reategui Slips Up
Hand #156: Anthony Reategui received a walk in the big blind.
Hand #157: Preston Lee limped from the small blind and Corey Dodd checked his big blind. The flop came and Lee led out for 50,000 which got a fold from Dodd.
Hand #158: Dodd just called from the small blind and Reategui checked his big blind. The flop came and both players checked to the on the turn and the on the river. Reategui showed to earn the pot.
Hand #159: Lee picked up a walk in the big blind.
Hand #160: Reategui raised to 110,000 on the button and Dodd defended his big blind. The flop came and Dodd checked blind which led to Reategui betting 50,000 blind as well. Dodd raised to 175,000 and Reategui called to see the on the turn. Dodd led out for 260,000 and Reategui quickly called. The completed the board and Dodd shoved all in, putting Reategui to the test for his remaining 740,000. He thought for a brief moment and then laid his hand down.
| Preston Lee | 3,400,000 | 100,000 |
| Corey Dodd | 2,500,000 | 400,000 |
| Anthony Reategui | 740,000 | -560,000 |