2018 World Series of Poker

Event #75: $1,500 The Closer No-Limit Hold'em (30 minute levels) - $1 Million Guarantee
Day: 2
Event Info

2018 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
1010
Prize
$612,886
Event Info
Buy-in
$1,500
Entries
3,120
Level Info
Level
39
Blinds
300,000 / 600,000
Ante
100,000

Jimmy Poper Eliminated in 7th Place ($88,615)

Level 37 : 200,000/400,000, 50,000 ante
Jimmy Poper
Jimmy Poper

Hand #16: Action folded around to the blinds, Jimmy Poper shoved from the small, Paawan Bansal called from the big to put Poper at risk, and the two players tabled their hands.

Jimmy Poper: {6-Diamonds}{5-Diamonds}
Paawan Bansal: {A-Spades}{4-Spades}

Bansal had the preflop edge and Poper needed to improve to survive. The board ran out {K-Hearts}{4-Diamonds}{2-Clubs}{2-Hearts}{Q-Clubs} and Bansal took the pot to end Poper's run in this event.

Player Chips Progress
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Paawan Bansal
8,600,000
600,000
600,000
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Jimmy Poper
Busted

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Brayden Gazlay Eliminated in 8th Place ($67,904)

Level 37 : 200,000/400,000, 50,000 ante
Brayden Gazlay
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 {7-Clubs}{7-Spades} and stood against {Q-Diamonds}{J-Diamonds}. The board ran out {5-Diamonds}{7-Hearts}{Q-Spades}{10-Clubs}{Q-Clubs} and Gazlay walked away in eighth.

Player Chips Progress
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Eric Afriat
12,800,000
1,600,000
1,600,000
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Brayden Gazlay
Busted

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Joshua Turner Eliminated in 9th Place ($52,465)

Level 37 : 200,000/400,000, 50,000 ante
Joshua Turner
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: {K-Diamonds}{Q-Spades}
Cox: {K-Clubs}{10-Clubs}

Cox binked the river of the {6-Spades}{9-Hearts}{2-Diamonds}{7-Clubs}{10-Spades} board and eliminated Turner in ninth.

Player Chips Progress
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Richard Cox
6,200,000
1,530,000
1,530,000
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Joshua Turner
Busted
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Tags: Eric AfriatJoshua TurnerRichard Cox

Level: 37

Blinds: 200,000/400,000

Ante: 50,000

Hands #5-9: Tanouye Doubles Up

Level 36 : 150,000/300,000, 50,000 ante

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: {A-Clubs}{7-Hearts}
Ali: {7-Spades}{2-Hearts}

The board ran out {8-Hearts}{4-Hearts}{3-Hearts}{5-Spades}{2-Clubs} 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.

Player Chips Progress
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Joe Cada
9,800,000
4,200,000
4,200,000
WSOP Main Event Champion
WSOP 4X Winner
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Richard Ali
4,550,000
1,100,000
1,100,000
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Jeffrey Tanouye
4,120,000
1,120,000
1,120,000

Tags: Brayden GazlayJeffrey TanouyeJoe CadaJoshua TurnerPaawan BansalRichard Ali

Hands #1-4: Bansal Doubles

Level 36 : 150,000/300,000, 50,000 ante

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 {A-Spades}{J-Spades}{3-Clubs} flop.

Hand #3: Cada made it 700,000 in the hijack and Afriat called. Cada fired 600,000 when the {J-Hearts}{J-Diamonds}{3-Diamonds} 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 {A-Hearts}{K-Hearts} and Gazlay had {10-Clubs}{10-Diamonds}. Bansal hit a flush on the {6-Spades}{3-Hearts}{4-Hearts}{7-Clubs}{8-Hearts} board and doubled.

Player Chips Progress
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Paawan Bansal
8,000,000
3,830,000
3,830,000
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Brayden Gazlay
1,350,000
-3,750,000
-3,750,000

Tags: Brayden GazlayJoe CadaPaawan BansalRichard Cox