Saturday, June 23, 2018 12:40 PM Local Time
Gargano Doubles Through Hegele
Tony Gargano, in the hijack, moved all in for 88,000. Robin Hegele, in the small blind, reshoved for 165,000.
Tony Gargano:
Robin Hegele:
The board ran and Hegele couldn't hit, awarding Gargano the pot.
Tony Gargano | 180,000 | 42,000  |
Robin Hegele | 75,000 | -170,000  |
Saturday, June 23, 2018 12:35 PM Local Time
Braband Doubles Up
Matthew Hunt raised his button before Tom Braband shoved all in for 78,000 in total from the big blind. Hunt called.
Tom Braband:
Matthew Hunt;
The board ran out to give Braband a pair of kings on the flop for the double-up.
Matthew Hunt | 200,000 | 41,000  |
Tom Braband | 171,000 | 58,000  |
Saturday, June 23, 2018 12:33 PM Local Time
Uzunov Doubles Through Prats Garcia
Mario Prats Garcia was in a pot with Kelly Minkin and Ivan Uzunov. All had 20,000 in the middle when Prats Garcia and Uzunov got it all in the middle. Minkin was out of the hand and Prats Garcia said "You got me" before tabling . Uzunov had and indeed had the best hand preflop.
The dealer proceeded to deal the board and Uzunov his hand held up to award him the pot.
Ivan Uzunov | 300,000 | 158,000  |
Kelly Minkin | 180,000 | -20,000  |
Mario Prats Garcia | 130,000 | -150,000  |
Saturday, June 23, 2018 12:33 PM Local Time
Cai Doubles Through Beresford
Daniel Cai was all-in for 105,000 in total from the cutoff and called by Conor Beresford on the button with the bigger stack.
Daniel Cai:
Conor Beresford:
The board ran out to give Cai a straight on the river to double up.
Daniel Cai | 235,000 | 130,000  |
Conor Beresford | 82,000 | -71,000  |
Saturday, June 23, 2018 12:29 PM Local Time
Lau Takes Out Cawood
The flop read with about 45,000 in the middle already. Rod Cawood bet 40,000 from the big blind and King Lun Alan Lau was considering his options in the hijack. After about ten seconds, Lau made the call.
The turn came with the , Cawood shoved all in for around 93,000 in total. Lau called without hesitating.
Rod Cawood:
King Lun Alan Lau:
Cawood had flopped bottom pair against Lau's top pair.
The river completed the board with the to cement Lau's hand as the winning hand to eliminate Cawood from the tournament.
Alan Lau | 517,000 | 167,000  |
Rod Cawood | 0 | -163,000  |

Saturday, June 23, 2018 12:28 PM Local Time
Spanne Falls to Lijo
Lander Lijo, on the button, opened to 20,000. Joey Spanne, in the big blind shoved for his last 170,000. Lijo snap-called.
Lander Lijo:
Joey Spanne:
The board came and Spanne was sent to the rail.
Lander Lijo | 460,000 | 170,000  |
Joey Spanne | 0 | -170,000  |
Saturday, June 23, 2018 12:22 PM Local Time
Liebert Doubles Through Spanne
Joey Spanne opened to 21,000 from the hijack. Kathy Liebert, on the cutoff, three-bet to 60,000. Action folded back to Spanne who four-bet shoved for 320,000. Liebert made the call, putting at risk her last 149,000.
Kathy Liebert:
Joey Spanne:
The board came and Liebert doubled up.
Kathy Liebert | 300,000 | 55,000  |
Joey Spanne | 170,000 | -70,000  |
Saturday, June 23, 2018 12:16 PM Local Time
Chan Gets Eliminated by Minkin
All the cards were already on the board when we arrived at the table and Chi Chan stood up from his chair to walk to the payout desk.
Chan had laying in front of him and Kelly Minkin had . The board on the table was and Minkin took down the pot. Five players have already exited the tournament so far today.
Kelly Minkin | 200,000 | 64,000  |
Chi Chan | 0 | -20,000  |
Saturday, June 23, 2018 12:15 PM Local Time
Oliver Busts to Petrov
Justin Oliver open-shoved for 76,000 in the hijack. Yordan Petrov, in the big blind, made the call.
Yordan Petrov:
Justin Oliver:
The board came and Oliver was eliminated.
Yordan Petrov | 220,000 | 61,000  |
Justin Oliver | 0 | -101,000  |
Saturday, June 23, 2018 12:15 PM Local Time
Wang Over Chan
The flop read and there was already about 60,000 in the middle. Both Chi Chan in the big blind and Michael Wang in mid-position checked through to the on the turn. Chan check-called Wang's 25,000 bet.
The river completed the board with the , Chan checked for the last time. Wang continued with another bet of 57,000. Chan counted out his stack and then decided to call. Wang tabled for the turned two pair to take the pot and leave Chan behind with hardly anything.
Michael Wang | 560,000 | 205,000  |
Chi Chan | 20,000 | -117,000  |

Saturday, June 23, 2018 12:10 PM Local Time
Immediate Double For Taylor
Esther Taylor started the day by doubling up through Gregory Worner. Taylor moved all-in for 126,000 from middle position with and got called by Worner with .
The board ran out and Taylor secured an early double up.
Esther Taylor | 260,000 | 134,000  |
Gregory Worner | 90,000 | -158,000  |
Saturday, June 23, 2018 12:07 PM Local Time
Tamayo Doubles Through Wolansky
Steven Wolansky opened to 23,000 under the gun. Jonathan Tamayo, from one seat over, three-bet shoved for 86,000. Wolansky went deep into the tank and eventually the clock was called. Within seven seconds left to act, Wolansky threw in chips signifying a call and cards were tabled:
Jonathan Tamayo:
Steven Wolansky:
The board ran and Tamayo doubled up.
Steven Wolansky | 534,000 | -86,000  |
Jonathan Tamayo | 175,000 | 89,000  |
Saturday, June 23, 2018 12:01 PM Local Time
Shuffle Up and Deal
The 41 remaining players have been welcomed back to the tables and the dealers have been instructed to shuffle up and deal with the button in seat 9.
Saturday, June 23, 2018 9:52 AM Local Time
A Winner Will Be Crowned Today in Event #45: Big Blind Antes $1,000 No-Limit Hold'em (30 minute levels)

The remaining 41 players return at 12 p.m. local time today for the second and final day of Event #45: Big Blind Antes $1,000 No-Limit Hold'em (30 minute levels) to play down to a winner. The 1,712 entries generated a prize pool of $1,502,257. The 41 players left are all guaranteed $5,376 at least but they will battle it out for the first prize of $258,255 and the WSOP gold bracelet.
Steven Wolansky is the chip leader to start the day with a stack of 620,000. He is followed closely by DJ MacKinnon (532,000). Some notables still in the running include bracelet winner Kathy Liebert (245,000), as well as Joseph Cheong (280,000), Esther Taylor (126,000) and Kelly Minkin (136,000).
When action resumes, players will start at Level 21 with blinds of 5,000/10,000 with a 10,000 ante. Levels will be 30 minutes in length and there will be a 15-minute break every 4 levels, plus a dinner break.
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Room | Table | Seat | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
Amazon | 400 | 2 | Elliott Peterman | United Kingdom | 272,000 | 27 |
Amazon | 400 | 3 | Sebastian Dornbracht | Germany | 187,000 | 19 |
Amazon | 400 | 4 | Gregory Worner | United States | 248,000 | 25 |
Amazon | 400 | 5 | Rod Cawood | United States | 163,000 | 16 |
Amazon | 400 | 6 | Andrew Zazofsky | United States | 64,000 | 6 |
Amazon | 400 | 7 | Matthew Hunt | United Kingdom | 159,000 | 16 |
Amazon | 400 | 8 | Esther Taylor | United States | 126,000 | 13 |
Amazon | 400 | 9 | Tom Braband | United States | 113,000 | 11 |
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Amazon | 408 | 1 | Lander Lijo | Spain | 290,000 | 29 |
Amazon | 408 | 2 | Pinchas Dibask | United States | 44,000 | 4 |
Amazon | 408 | 4 | King Lun Alan Lau | Hong Kong | 350,000 | 35 |
Amazon | 408 | 5 | Chi Chan | Canada | 137,000 | 14 |
Amazon | 408 | 6 | Russell Crane | United States | 148,000 | 15 |
Amazon | 408 | 7 | Michael Wang | United States | 355,000 | 36 |
Amazon | 408 | 8 | Kelly Minkin | United States | 136,000 | 14 |
Amazon | 408 | 9 | Martin Staszko | Czech Republic | 247,000 | 25 |
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Amazon | 409 | 1 | Grzegorz Wyraz | Poland | 96,000 | 10 |
Amazon | 409 | 2 | Rick Offley | United States | 320,000 | 32 |
Amazon | 409 | 3 | Daniel Cai | United States | 105,000 | 11 |
Amazon | 409 | 4 | Conor Beresford | United Kingdom | 153,000 | 15 |
Amazon | 409 | 5 | Albert Yu | United States | 54,000 | 5 |
Amazon | 409 | 7 | Michael Hauptman | United States | 338,000 | 34 |
Amazon | 409 | 8 | Joey Spanne | United States | 240,000 | 24 |
Amazon | 409 | 9 | Kathy Liebert | United States | 245,000 | 25 |
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Amazon | 416 | 1 | Spencer Champlin | United States | 181,000 | 18 |
Amazon | 416 | 3 | Johnny Pack | United States | 180,000 | 18 |
Amazon | 416 | 4 | Steven Wolansky | United States | 620,000 | 62 |
Amazon | 416 | 5 | Jonathan Tamayo | United States | 86,000 | 9 |
Amazon | 416 | 6 | Mario Prats Garcia | Spain | 280,000 | 28 |
Amazon | 416 | 7 | Abdul Al Magableh | United States | 199,000 | 20 |
Amazon | 416 | 8 | DJ MacKinnon | United States | 532,000 | 53 |
Amazon | 416 | 9 | Ivan Uzunov | Belarus | 142,000 | 14 |
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Amazon | 417 | 1 | Athanasios Polychronopoulos | United States | 156,000 | 16 |
Amazon | 417 | 2 | Justin Oliver | Canada | 101,000 | 10 |
Amazon | 417 | 3 | Manig Loeser | Germany | 182,000 | 18 |
Amazon | 417 | 4 | Andrew Teng | United Kingdom | 152,000 | 15 |
Amazon | 417 | 5 | Mark Schluter | United States | 255,000 | 26 |
Amazon | 417 | 6 | Tony Gargano | United States | 138,000 | 14 |
Amazon | 417 | 7 | Yordan Petrov | Bulgaria | 159,000 | 16 |
Amazon | 417 | 8 | Joseph Cheong | United States | 280,000 | 28 |
Amazon | 417 | 9 | Robin Hegele | Germany | 245,000 | 25 |
