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

Thursday, July 12, 2018 to Sunday, July 15, 2018

Event #75: The Closer - $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em (30 minute levels) - $1 Million Guarantee

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  • Buy-in: $1,500
  • Prizepool: $4,212,000
  • Entries: 3,120
  • Remaining: 0

EVENT UPDATES

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Sunday, July 15, 2018 11:39 PM Local Time
Hands #14-15: Walk It Out

Hand #14: Richard Ali got a walk in the big blind.

Hand #15: Jimmy Poper got a walk.

Sunday, July 15, 2018 11:36 PM Local Time
Brayden Gazlay Eliminated in 8th Place ($67,904)

Brayden Gazlay

Hand #13: Eric Afriat raised to 800,000 under the gun and called when Brayden Gazlay shoved 1.775 million out of the big blind.

Afriat had    and stood against   . The board ran out       and Gazlay walked away in eighth.

Eric Afriat12,800,0001,600,000
Brayden Gazlay0-1,350,000
Sunday, July 15, 2018 11:33 PM Local Time
Joshua Turner Eliminated in 9th Place ($52,465)

Joshua Turner

Hand #12: Eric Afriat raised to 1 million in the cutoff, Joshua Turned moved all in on the button for under 2 million, and Richard Cox repushed for 2,625,000, forcing out Afriat.

Turner:   
Cox:   

Cox binked the river of the       board and eliminated Turner in ninth.

Richard Cox6,200,0001,530,000
Joshua Turner0-5,200,000
Sunday, July 15, 2018 11:30 PM Local Time
Hands #10-12: Raise and Takes

Hand #10: Eric Afriat raised to 1.2 million in the small blind and took the pot.

Hand #11: Jeffrey Tanouye shoved all in under the gun and scooped the pot.

Sunday, July 15, 2018 11:28 PM Local Time
Level 37 started
Level: 37
Blinds: 200000/400000
Ante: 50000
Gorilla Gaming
Sunday, July 15, 2018 11:27 PM Local Time
Hands #5-9: Tanouye Doubles Up

Hand #5: Jeffrey Tanouye moved his short stack into the middle from the button and Richard Ali called from the big blind to put Tanouye at risk.

Tanouye:   
Ali:   

The board ran out       and Tanouye doubled up with a wheel.

Hand #6: Joshua Turner raised to 800,000 from middle position, Tanouye shoved for 3.1 million, and after some time in the tank, Turner folded.

Hand #7: Brayden Gazlay jammed from the cutoff for 1.075 million and won the pot without a fight.

Hand #8: Joe Cada got a walk.

Hand #9: Paawan Bansal raised to 750,000 from the button, Joe Cada shoved from the small blind, and Bansal went into the tank for about a minute before he folded.

Joe Cada9,800,0004,200,000
Richard Ali4,550,0001,100,000
Jeffrey Tanouye4,120,0001,120,000
Sunday, July 15, 2018 11:13 PM Local Time
Hands #1-4: Bansal Doubles

Hand #1: Joe Cada open-shoved from the button and took the blinds and antes.

Hand #2: Erik Afriat raised to 700,000 on the button and Richard Cox called from the big blind. Cox then check-folded to a 600,000-bet on the     flop.

Hand #3: Cada made it 700,000 in the hijack and Afriat called. Cada fired 600,000 when the     landed and Afriat gave up.

Hand #4: Paawan Bansal jammed for 3,825,000 in the third position and big blind Brayden Gazlay looked him up. Bansal had    and Gazlay had   . Bansal hit a flush on the       board and doubled.

Paawan Bansal8,000,0003,830,000
Brayden Gazlay1,350,000-3,750,000
Sunday, July 15, 2018 11:00 PM Local Time
Play Resumes

Cards are back in the air.

Sunday, July 15, 2018 10:08 PM Local Time
Dinner Time

Players are now taking a dinner break. Play will resume at 11 p.m. PDT.

Sunday, July 15, 2018 10:05 PM Local Time
Sam Simmons Eliminated in 10th Place ($40,876)

Sam Simmons

Richard Ali raised to 650,000 in the hijack, Sam Simmons moved all in for 2,325,000 out of the cutoff and Eric Afriat woke up with the    in the big blind. Ali escaped and Afriat learned that his monster was still only the second-best hand dealt as Simmons turned up   .

The board rolled out       and Afriat spiked his two-outer to bust Simmons in 10th place.

Eric Afriat11,200,0003,600,000
Sam Simmons0-3,840,000
Gorilla Gaming
Sunday, July 15, 2018 9:58 PM Local Time
Gazlay Doubles Through Cada

Brayden Gazlay jammed from the hijack for 2.485 million and Joe Cada called from the big blind with a significantly larger stack.

Brayden Gazlay:   
Joe Cada:   

The players were racing for the pot and Gazlay needed to improve in order to survive. The board ran out       and Gazlay took the pot with top two to double up.

Joe Cada5,600,000-2,400,000
Brayden Gazlay5,100,0003,150,000
Sunday, July 15, 2018 9:50 PM Local Time
Level 36 started
Level: 36
Blinds: 150000/300000
Ante: 50000
Sunday, July 15, 2018 9:50 PM Local Time
Afriat Wins Three-Way Showdown

Eric Afriat raised to 500,000 in the hijack and found two callers as Richard Cox flatted on the button and Brayden Gazlay came along from the big blind. The complete board of       was checked through and Gazlay turned up   . Cox had him beat with    but Afriat tabled    and took down the pot with a pair of sevens.

Eric Afriat7,600,0001,800,000
Richard Cox4,670,000-530,000
Brayden Gazlay1,950,000-1,050,000
Sunday, July 15, 2018 9:45 PM Local Time
Afrait Takes One on the Turn

Three players saw a flop of     with about 2 million in the middle and action checked all the way around.

The   hit the turn and Richard Cox checked from the big blind. Joe Cada checked from the hijack, Eric Afriat bet 400,000 from the button, both players folded, and Afrait took the pot. He showed    and started stacking his newly acquired chips.

Joe Cada8,000,000-900,000
Eric Afriat5,800,0002,300,000
Richard Cox5,200,000-1,900,000
Sunday, July 15, 2018 9:24 PM Local Time
Level 35 started
Level: 35
Blinds: 120000/240000
Ante: 40000
Gorilla Gaming
Sunday, July 15, 2018 9:22 PM Local Time
Updated Chip Counts
Joe Cada8,900,000200,000
Richard Cox7,100,000700,000
Joshua Turner5,200,000980,000
Jimmy Poper4,250,0001,650,000
Paawan Bansal4,170,0000
Sam Simmons3,840,000-1,260,000
Eric Afriat3,500,000400,000
Richard Ali3,450,000-555,000
Jeffrey Tanouye3,000,000-150,000
Brayden Gazlay3,000,0000
Sunday, July 15, 2018 9:07 PM Local Time
Break Time

Players are now on a 15-minute break.

Sunday, July 15, 2018 9:03 PM Local Time
Cada Gets a Full Double Before Break

Joe Cada

Joe Cada opened to 450,000 from the middle and Brayden Gazlay defended his big with a call. Cada fired three barrels on the board of       and Gazlay check-called all of them. He paid 350,000 on the flop, then 750,000 on the turn, and finally he matched Cada's shove of 2,750,000 on the river.

Cada turned up    for trips and scored a massive double as Gazlay held   .

Joe Cada8,700,0004,000,000
Brayden Gazlay3,000,000-2,200,000
Sunday, July 15, 2018 8:53 PM Local Time
Unofficial Final Table Seat Draw
SeatPlayer
1Richard Cox
2Jeffrey Tanouye
3Brayden Gazlay
4Richard Ali
5Jimmy Poper
6Paawan Bansal
7Joe Cada
8Sam Simmons
9Eric Afriat
10Joshua Turner
Sunday, July 15, 2018 8:51 PM Local Time
Avery Bass Eliminated in 11th Place ($40,876)

Avery Bass

Avery Bass got his stack in before the flop from the cutoff against Richard Cox, who was on the button and had him covered by a wide margin.

Avery Bass:   
Richard Cox:   

Cox had the preflop advantage and Bass needed help from the deck to double up. The board ran out       to give both players trip tens but Cox took the pot with the better kicker to send Bass to the payout desk.

Avery Bass0-2,605,000
Gorilla Gaming