WSOP | Tournaments | Event Updates
Auto Refresh Rate:
Competition:
GO

2018 49th Annual World Series of Poker The Official WSOP Live Updates

Tuesday, June 19, 2018 to Thursday, June 21, 2018

Event #39: $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em Shootout

download official reportdownload official winner photo
  • Buy-in: $1,500
  • Prizepool: $1,225,800
  • Entries: 908
  • Remaining: 0

EVENT UPDATES

view updates for day:
Friday, June 22, 2018 12:52 AM Local Time
Preston Lee Captures Bracelet in Event #39: $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em Shootout ($236,498)

Preston Lee

It was a true endurance test for Preston Lee who finished on top in Event #39: $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em Shootout. Lee captured his first ever World Series of Poker gold bracelet along with $236,498. It took him over 12 hours and 121 hands of heads-up play to defeat Corey Dodd in an epic battle.

Referred to as "The Landlord" by his rail who stuck by his side from the onset, Lee was in a comfortable position throughout most of the day. The heads-up duel went on for nearly four hours with the chip lead exchanging hands multiple times. Lee entered the battle with a large advantage but Dodd showed some of the utmost resilience. There were multiple times where the two found themselves exactly even in chips and some thought it would never end, even though they had around 20 big blinds each.

One hand turned the tide for good when Lee called an all in with ace-queen against Dodd's ace-ten suited. Lee hit a queen on the flop and held on, leaving Dodd with just half of a big blind. That wasn't the end tho, as Dodd doubled up twice before eventually falling on the last hand of the night.

"I've been playing mostly online but just started to get back into live poker. I play mostly cash games in the San Francisco area and a few tournaments," Lee said, who mentioned that it's going pretty well for him so far.

When asked about the exhausting final table, Lee said he was definitely running on adrenaline. "Ya, it was long. Both of us were all in multiple times and we both just kept winning. I don't even know what time it is." Lee said he will be back for more events throughout the summer with his main focus on the Main Event.

Official Final Table Results

PlacePlayerCountryPrize (USD)
1Preston LeeUnited States$236,498
2Corey DoddUnited States$146,146
3Anthony ReateguiUnited States$105,907
4Dylan LindeUnited States$76,829
5Jesse KertlandUnited States$56,763
6Young PhanUnited States$42,476
7Royce MathesonUnited States$32,198
8Alexander LakhovRussia$24,728
9Bas de LaatNetherlands$19,245
10Endrit GeciUnited Kingdom$15,180

The day began with 10 players returning to the Main Stage in the Brasilia Room, having not played with one another in this tournament previously. With each player having around the same chip stack, there was nobody that held a clear advantage. It was Anthony Reategui and Lee who got off to a quick start, both racing to over one million chips before the first break.

On a board with four cards to a straight, Reategui check-raised all in and put Endrit Geci to the test for his remaining chips. After tanking for over four minutes, Geci called and Reategui showed him a straight, sending Geci to the rail in 10th place. After the first break of the day, Bas de Laat returned on one of the shorter stacks. He three-bet all in with a big ace and Reategui called with two live cards. Reategui made two pair on the runout and eliminated De Laat in ninth place.

Anthony Reategui
Anthony Reategui

The bust-outs continued over the next 30 minutes as the short stacks failed to run up a stack. Alexander Lakhov was next on the list when he shoved with his pocket fours and Lee snap-called with ace-king. Lee hit a king on the flop and never looked back sending Lakhov home in eighth place. It was a bit of a cooler for Royce Matheson as his pocket kings got cracked by Lee's pocket tens. Lee hit a ten on the turn and all of the money went in on the river, eliminating Matheson in seventh place.

It was not long after where the action folded to Young Phan in the small blind who shoved all in for around 15 big blinds. Reategui woke up with a monster pair of queens in the big blind and called to put Phan at risk. Although Phan made a pair of aces on the flop, Reategui turned a set of queens to leave Phan drawing dead.

That left three players on the short stack with Reategui and Lee holding 80% of the chips between them. In a blind vs blind hand, Jesse Kertland pushed all in from the small blind and Dylan Linde called from the big blind. Both players flopped a pair but Linde's was bigger and held on throughout the hand. Kertland left in fifth place, leaving just four players to fight for the title.

Corey Dodd
Corey Dodd

Just before the players went on their 60-minute dinner break, Linde was the victim of a cooler when he ran his pocket tens into the pocket kings of Dodd. The chips were counted and Dodd barely had Linde covered, sending just three players on the dinner break. When play resumed, Reategui spiced things up with more aggression than before. After a couple of hands gone wrong, Reategui shipped his last 14 big blinds in with ace-seven but Lee woke up with pocket aces. Reategui was drawing dead by the turn, leaving Lee and Dodd to battle heads-up for the bracelet. Eventually, after 121 hands and nearly four hours, it was Lee that captured his first World Series of Poker bracelet.

That wraps up the PokerNews coverage for this event, but stay tuned for plenty of more action throughout the coming weeks.

Friday, June 22, 2018 12:28 AM Local Time
Corey Dodd Eliminated in 2nd Place ($146,146)

Corey Dodd

Hand #301: All the chips went in preflop and Preston Lee was holding   . Corey Dodd was holding   .

The board ran out       and Dodd won with a runner-runner straight to be back at 160,000.

Hand #302: Lee was holding    and had to win against   .

The flop was a scary one for Lee being    . The   turn and   river finally ended the Shootout finale. The American finally succumbed after more than 12 hours of play and received $146,146 for his outstanding performance.

Preston Lee6,600,000100,000
Corey Dodd0-190,000
Friday, June 22, 2018 12:21 AM Local Time
Level 53 started
Level: 53
Blinds: 100000/200000
Ante: 30000
Friday, June 22, 2018 12:20 AM Local Time
Hands #297-300: Dodd on Life Support

Hand #297: Preston Lee limped in on the button and Corey Dodd checked his option. The flop came     and both players checked to the   on the turn and the   on the river. Dodd finally tossed in a bet of 450,000 and Lee quickly called. Dodd tabled    for trip threes and took down the pot.

Hand #298: Dodd called on the button and Lee raised it up to 480,000. Dodd shipped all in and Lee let go of his hand.

Hand #299: Preston Lee opened to 320,000 on the button and Corey Dodd jammed all in. Lee stuck in the chips to call and was the player at risk as the cards went on their backs.

Preston Lee:   
Corey Dodd:   

The flop came     and Lee took a commanding lead with a pair of queens. The   on the turn gave Dodd a straight draw but the   on the river secured the win for Lee. Dodd was left with just 75,000 chips after the hand.

Hand #300: Dodd was all in for 75,000 and the cards were dealt face up. Dodd received    against Lee's   . The board ran out       and Dodd doubled up.

Preston Lee6,500,0002,100,000
Corey Dodd190,000-2,010,000
Friday, June 22, 2018 12:07 AM Local Time
Hands #292-296: Lee In the Lead Again

Hand #292: Corey Dodd called and Preston Lee checked. The flop was     and Lee checked. Dodd bet 160,000 and Lee raised to 480,000. Dodd called and the turn was the  . Lee bet 600,000 and Dodd folded.

Lee took down the big pot to be in the lead again.

Hand #293: Lee called from the button and Dodd checked. The flop was    . Both checked and the turn was the  . Dodd bet 225,000 and took down the pot.

Hand #294: Dodd called from the button and Lee raised to 480,000. Dodd folded and Lee took down the pot.

Hand #295: Lee folded his button.

Hand #296: Dobb called from the button and Lee checked. The flop was    . They both checked on the flop and the turn was the  . Lee checked and Dodd bet 160,000. Lee raised to 520,000. Dodd folded and Lee took down the pot.

Preston Lee4,400,000900,000
Corey Dodd2,200,000-900,000
Playtika - Jason Alexander
Thursday, June 21, 2018 11:58 PM Local Time
Hands #287-291: Dodd and Lee are Even 12 Hours Later

Hand #287: Preston Lee limped on the button and Corey Dodd raised to 400,000 in the big blind. Lee quickly folded and Dodd dragged in the pot.

Hand #288: Dodd just called on the button and Lee checked his option. The flop came     and Lee check-folded to a bet of 160,000 from Dodd.

Hand #289: Lee called on the button and Dodd checked. The flop fell     and Dodd checked to Lee who bet 160,000. Dodd called and the turn brought the  . Both players checked to the   on the river and Lee tabled    to win the pot.

Hand #290: Dodd limped in and Lee checked the big blind. The flop came     and both players checked to the   on the turn. Lee bet 400,000 and Dodd dumped his cards.

Hand #291: Lee just called on the button and Dodd checked. The flop came     and Dodd check-called a bet of 160,000 from Lee. The turn was the   and Dodd checked again. Lee slid in a bet of 500,000 and Dodd gave up.

Preston Lee3,500,000500,000
Corey Dodd3,100,000-500,000
Thursday, June 21, 2018 11:50 PM Local Time
Hands #282-286: We're Even Again

Hand #282: Corey Dodd called from the button and Preston Lee checked. They both checked the     flop and the   turn was put on the table. They also checked the   river and Dodd won the pot with   .

Hand #283: Lee pushed all-in with    and got called by Dodd with   . The board ran out       and Lee doubled up to 17 big blinds, with Dobb having 23 big blinds

Hand #284: Dodd called from the button and Lee checked. The     flop went check and Lee bet 200,000 on the   turn to win the pot.

Hand #285: Lee called from the button and Dodd put him all-in. Lee folded.

Hand #286: Dodd called from the button. Lee raised to 480,000 and took down the pot.

Corey Dodd3,600,000-1,400,000
Preston Lee3,000,0001,400,000
Thursday, June 21, 2018 11:41 PM Local Time
Hands #277-281: Dodd Swings the Momentum in His Favor

Corey Dodd

Hand #277: Preston Lee limped in on the button and Corey Dodd checked his option. The flop came     and Dodd checked to Lee who bet 160,000. Dodd check-raised to 450,000 but Lee called to see the   on the turn. Dodd led out for 575,000 and Lee laid his hand down.

Hand #278: Dodd called on the button and Lee checked his big blind. The flop fell     and both players checked to the   on the turn. Lee tossed in a bet of 275,000 and Dodd called to see the   on the river. Lee thought for over a minute before putting in a bet of 1,000,000. Dodd called and Lee turned over   . Dodd showed    for top pair to take a big chip lead.

Hand #279: Lee folded on the button and Dodd was given a walk.

Hand #280: Dodd limped on the button and Lee shoved all in, forcing a fold from Dodd.

Hand #281: Lee called on the button and Dodd checked. The flop came     and both players checked the entire way with the   on the turn and the   on the river. Dodd tabled    and raked in the pot with a smile.

Corey Dodd5,000,0002,100,000
Preston Lee1,600,000-2,200,000
Thursday, June 21, 2018 11:32 PM Local Time
Level 52 started
Level: 52
Blinds: 80000/160000
Ante: 20000
Thursday, June 21, 2018 11:31 PM Local Time
Hands #275-276: The Battle Continues

Hand #275: Preston Lee raised to 250,000 and Corey Dodd called. The dealer opened up the     flop. They both checked the flop and the turn was the  . Dodd checked and Lee bet 325,000. Dodd folded and Lee took down the pot.

Hand #276: Dodd raised to 250,000 and Lee called. The flop was    . They both checked on the flop and the turn was the  . Lee lead out with a bet of 475,000 and took down the pot after Dodd folded.

Preston Lee3,800,000600,000
Corey Dodd2,900,000-500,000
Playtika - Jason Alexander
Thursday, June 21, 2018 11:28 PM Local Time
Hands #270-274: Never Lucky, Dodd Doubles

Hand #270: Corey Dodd called on the button and Preston Lee checked his big blind. The flop came     and Lee check-folded to a bet of 120,000 from Dodd.

Hand #271: Lee limped in on the button and Dodd checked to see a flop of    . Both players quickly checked through to the   on the turn and the   on the river. Lee finally tossed in a bet of 350,000 and Dodd looked him up. Lee tabled    for a pair of aces and Dodd mucked his cards.

Hand #272: Dodd moved all in for 1,570,000 on the button and Lee asked for a count. After a minute of thinking, Lee made the call and the cards were on their backs.

Preston Lee:   
Corey Dodd:   

The flop came     and Dodd took the lead with a pair of tens. The turn brought the   and the river was the   as Dodd found himself a double up.

Hand #273: Lee folded his button and Dodd received a walk.

Hand #274: Dodd limped in on the button and Lee checked his option. The flop came     and Lee check-folded to a bet of 120,000 from Dodd.

Corey Dodd3,400,0001,500,000
Preston Lee3,200,000-1,500,000
Thursday, June 21, 2018 11:20 PM Local Time
Hands #265-269: Lee Extends His Lead

Hand #265: Preston Lee folded his button.

Hand #266: Corey Dodd called from the button and Lee clicked it back to 360,000. Dodd called and the dealer spread out the     flop. Lee continued with a bet of 425,000 and took down the pot after Dodd folded his hand.

Hand #267: Lee called from the button and Dodd raised to 400,000. Lee called and the dealer dealt the     flop. Dodd checked to Lee and Lee checked behind after thinking about it for a minute. The turn was the   and Dodd checked to Lee again. Lee put out a bet of 1,000,000 this time. Dodd folded and is down to 20 big blinds.

Hand #268: Dodd folded his button.

Hand #269: Lee called and Dodd raised to 400,000. Lee pushed all-in, covering Preston, but leaving him behind with just 16 big blinds.

Preston Lee4,700,0001,200,000
Corey Dodd1,900,000-1,300,000
Thursday, June 21, 2018 11:10 PM Local Time
Hand #260-264: Back and Forth

Hand #260: Corey Dodd limped in on the button and Preston Lee raised it to 360,000 in the big blind. Dodd called and the flop came    . Lee quickly checked and Dodd checked behind. The turn brought the   and Lee led out for 375,000, prompting a quick fold from Dodd.

Hand #261: Lee raised to 250,000 and Dodd defended his big blind. The flop fell     and both players checked to the   on the turn. Dodd checked again and Lee put in a bet of 325,000. Dodd mucked his hand and Lee raked in the pot.

Hand #262: Dodd just called on the button again and Lee made it 360,000 to go. Dodd instantly folded and Lee took down another one.

Hand #263: Lee bumped it up to 250,000 and Dodd three-bet to 650,000. Lee thought for a moment but decided to fold, sending a pot to Dodd.

Hand #264: Dodd limped on his button and Lee checked his option. The flop came     and Lee check-folded to a bet of 120,000 from Dodd.

Preston Lee3,500,000400,000
Corey Dodd3,200,000-300,000
Thursday, June 21, 2018 11:02 PM Local Time
Hands #255-259: Dodd Still In the Lead

Hand #255: Preston Lee called from the button. Corey Dodd raised to 400,000 and that won him the pot.

Hand #256: Dodd called from the button and Lee checked. The flop was     and both players checked. The turn was the   and both players checked again. They checked the river down again and Lee took down the pot.

Hand #257: Lee raised to 250,000 and Dodd called. The flop was     and Lee raised to 375,000 after Dodd checked. Dodd folded and Lee took down the pot.

Hand #258: Dodd called from the button and Lee checked his option. Dodd bet on the flop and took it down.

Hand #259: Lee folded his button.

Corey Dodd3,500,000-100,000
Preston Lee3,100,0000
Thursday, June 21, 2018 10:57 PM Local Time
Level 51 started
Level: 51
Blinds: 60000/120000
Ante: 20000
Gorilla Gaming
Thursday, June 21, 2018 10:57 PM Local Time
Hands #251-254: Dodd Risks It All

Corey Dodd

Hand #251: Preston Lee folded his button and Corey Dodd picked up the walk.

Hand #252: Dodd limped in on the button and Lee checked his option. The flop came     and Lee checked to Dodd who bet 100,000. Lee called and the   landed on the turn. Lee checked again and Dodd fired another 250,000. Lee check-raised to 650,000 and Dodd instantly folded.

Hand #253: Lee just called on the button and Dodd checked. The flop fell     and Dodd checked to Lee who fired out a bet of 125,000. Dodd check-raised to 325,000 and Lee called. The turn was the   and Dodd checked again. Lee threw in a bet of 350,000 and Dodd moved all in for 1,250,000. Lee let his hand go and Dodd raked in the pot.

Hand #254: Dodd limped in and Lee bumped it up to 300,000. Dodd called and the flop came    . Lee led out for 250,000 and Dodd made the call as the   hit the turn. Lee splashed in another 550,000 and Dodd stuck around to see the   on the river. Lee checked this time and Dodd jammed all in for 1,360,000. Lee tanked for over two minutes and finally let his hand go.

Corey Dodd3,600,0001,700,000
Preston Lee3,100,000-1,600,000
Thursday, June 21, 2018 10:43 PM Local Time
Hands #246-250: Small Pots

Hand #246: Corey Dodd called from the button and Preston Lee raised to 300,000. Dodd pushed all-in for 2,270,000 and Lee folded.

Hand #247: Lee raised to 225,000 and Dodd called. The flop was    . Dodd checked on the flop and Lee bet 275,000 and took the pot down after Dodd folded.

Hand #248: Dodd called from the big blind and Lee checked. The flop was     and Lee checked to Dodd, who then bet 100,000. Lee raised to 300,000 and action was back on Dodd. Dodd opted to fold and the pot was shoved to Lee.

Hand #249: Lee raised to 225,000 and Dodd folded.

Hand #250 Dodd called and Lee checked. Both checked on the     flop and the   came down. Lee bet 150,000 and took down the pot.

Preston Lee4,700,000300,000
Corey Dodd1,900,000-400,000
Thursday, June 21, 2018 10:35 PM Local Time
Hands #241-245: Dodd is in Shoving Mode

Hand #241: Preston Lee opened to 225,000 on the button and Corey Dodd shoved all in for 1,800,000. Lee rolled his eyes and slid his cards to the muck.

Hand #242: Dodd limped in on the button and Lee checked his option. The flop came     and Lee checked to Dodd who won the pot with a bet of 100,000.

Hand #243: Lee raised to 225,000 and Dodd folded his big blind.

Hand #244: Dodd called on the button and Lee checked his big blind. The flop came     and both players checked to the   on the turn. Two more checks and the   completed the board. Lee checked again and Dodd tossed in a small 100,000 bet that Lee folded to.

Hand #245: Lee limped in on the button and Dodd shoved all in from the big blind. Lee quickly folded and Dodd pulled in another pot.

Preston Lee4,400,000-400,000
Corey Dodd2,300,000500,000
Thursday, June 21, 2018 10:29 PM Local Time
Hands #236-240: Not Much Chip Movement

Hand #236: Corey Dodd completed his small blind and Preston Lee checked his option. Lee checked on the     flop and Dodd bet 100,000. Lee raised it up to 250,000 and Dodd called.

The turn was the   and Lee put in another bet. This time the sizing was 375,000 and Dodd folded.

Hand #237: Lee called from the small blind and Dodd checked. The flop was     and both players checked. Dodd checked to Lee on the   turn and he bet out 175,000 which was enough to take down the pot.

Hand #238: Dodd called from the small blind and Lee raised it to 250,000. Dodd called to see a flop and it came down     flop. Lee bet 325,000 and Dodd pushed all in for 1,090,000. Lee folded and the pot was pushed in Dodd's direction.

Hand #239: Lee called from the button and Dodd checked. They both checked on the     flop and on the   turn. They also checked on the   river and Lee took down the pot with   .

Hand #240: Dodd called from the small blind and Lee checked. They saw the     flop. and both checked. The turn was the   and Lee bet out 300,000. Dodd folded.

Preston Lee4,800,0000
Corey Dodd1,800,000-100,000
Thursday, June 21, 2018 10:19 PM Local Time
Hands #231-235: Lee Stays Aggressive

Hand #231: Preston Lee raised to 225,000 on the button and Corey Dodd called. The flop came     and Dodd checked to Lee who bet 175,000. Dodd still called and the   landed on the turn. Dodd checked again and Lee fired another 525,000 which was good enough to take down the pot.

Hand #232: Dodd opened to 225,000 and Lee defended from the big blind. The flop fell     and both players checked to the   on the turn. Lee led out for 300,000 and Dodd stuck around to see the   on the river. Lee checked and Dodd quickly checked behind. Lee tabled    for a straight and Dodd was unable to beat it.

Hand #233: Lee raised to 225,000 on the button and Dodd moved all in for just under 2 million. Lee folded and Dodd survived to see another hand.

Hand #234: Dodd limped in on the button and Lee made it 300,000 to go. Dodd folded and Lee took down the pot.

Hand #235: Lee opened to 225,000 and Dodd called to see a flop of    . Dodd checked to Lee who continued for 275,000 and Dodd quickly mucked his hand.

Preston Lee4,800,0001,100,000
Corey Dodd1,900,000-1,100,000
Playtika - Jason Alexander
1