2018 World Series of Poker

Event #28: $3,000 No-Limit Hold'em 6-Handed
Day: 4
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Event Info

2018 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
a♠8♥
Prize
$461,798
Event Info
Buy-in
$3,000
Prize Pool
$2,343,600
Entries
868
Level Info
Level
32
Blinds
80,000 / 160,000
Ante
20,000
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Hands #190-199: Back and Forth

Sandra Barbour
Sandra Barbour
Level 31 : 60,000/120,000, 15,000 ante

Hand #190: James Mackey opened to 250,000 on the button. Gary Hasson, in the small blind, raised all in for 1,400,000. Everyone folded.

Hand #191: Gal Yifrach limped in the small blind. Mackey checked. The flop was {j-Diamonds}{9-Spades}{k-Hearts}. Yifrach bet 125,000. Mackey folded.

Hand #192: Mackey raised to 275,000 in the small blind. Hasson folded.

Hand #193: Mackey opened to 275,000 on the button. Yifrach called from the big blind. A flop of {9-Clubs}{7-Clubs}{j-Spades} was dealt. Yifrach checked. Mackey bet 250,000. Yifrach let it go.

Hand #194: Yifrach opened to 325,000 in the small blind. Mackey called from the big blind. The flop came {4-Diamonds}{10-Hearts}{6-Spades}. Yifrahc checked. Mackey bet 250,000. Yifrach check-called. The turn brough the {5-Hearts}. Yifrach checked again. Mackey continued for 450,000, enough to win the pot.

Hand #195: Yifrach opened to 250,000 on the button. Hasson, in the big blind, called. The flop came {5-Hearts}{9-Hearts}{k-Clubs} and was checked around to the {a-Diamonds} turn. Hasson checked. Yifrach bet 250,000. Hasson folded.

Hand #196: Mackey raised to 250,000 on the button. Yifrach called from the big blind. The dealer spread a flop of {j-Spades}{a-Hearts}{10-Clubs}. Both players checked. The turn was the {a-Diamonds} and was checked again to the {7-Clubs} river. Yifrach bet 300,000. Mackey called. Yifrach tabled {a-Spades}{6-Diamonds} to win the pot.

Hand #197: Hasson moved all in on the button for 1,200,000. He got no action.

Hand #198: Yifrach opened to 250,000 on the button. Mackey, in the small blind called. Hasson called from the big blind as well. The flop was {9-Hearts}{a-Spades}{k-Spades} and was checked to Yifrach who bet 400,000. His opponents folded.

Tags: Gal YifrachGary HassonJames Mackey

Hands #183-189: Mackey Closing the Gap

Mickey Doft
Mickey Doft
Level 31 : 60,000/120,000, 15,000 ante
James Mackey
James Mackey

Hand #183: James Mackey raised to 260,000 from the small blind and Gary Hasson called from the big blind.

The flop came down {K-Spades}{10-Hearts}{3-Clubs}, Mackey continued for 260,000 and Hasson folded.

Hand #184: Mackey opened to 275,000 from the button and got no action.

Hand #185: Gal Yifrach raised to 375,000 from the small blind and Mackey folded his big blind.

Hand #186: Yifrach raised to 250,000 from the button and Hasson called from the big blind.

The flop came down {9-Diamonds}{3-Diamonds}{3-Hearts}, Hasson checked, Yifrach bet 225,000 and Hasson folded.

Hand #187: Hasson shoved for about 1,520,000 from the small blind and Yifrach folded his big blind.

Hand #188: Mackey received a walk in the big blind.

Hand #189: Mackey shoved with a covering stack in the small blind and Hasson folded his big blind.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Gal Yifrach us
Gal Yifrach 		6,325,000
-515,000
 -515,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Profile photo of James Mackey us
James Mackey 		5,160,000
1,605,000
 1,605,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Profile photo of Gary Hasson be
Gary Hasson 		1,535,000
-1,090,000
 -1,090,000

Tags: Gal YifrachGary HassonJames Mackey

Hands #177-182: Mackey Keeps Chipping Up

Sandra Barbour
Sandra Barbour
Level 31 : 60,000/120,000, 15,000 ante

Hand #177: Gal Yifrach opened to 250,000 on the button. Gary Hasson, in the big blind, called.
A flop reading {9-Diamonds}{8-Clubs}{j-Diamonds} was dealt and was checked through to the {a-Diamonds} turn. Again, both players checked. The river was the {10-Hearts}. Hasson bet 300,000. Yifrach folded.

Hand #178: Yifrach got a walk.

Hand #179: Hasson opened to 260,000 on the button. Mackey called from the big blind. The flop was {3-Hearts}{9-Hearts}{2-Clubs}. James Mackey checked. Hasson bet 225,000. Mackey called. The turn came the {q-Diamonds} and was checked around to the {9-Diamonds} river. Again, both players checked. Mackey tabled {a-Hearts}{6-Spades}. His opponent mucked.

Hand #180: Yifrach opened to 250,000 on the button. Mackey raised to 700,000 from the small blind. Everyone folded.

Hand #181: Mackey raised to 250,000 on the button. Yifrach, in the big blind, called. A flop of {a-Clubs}[{6-Diamonds}{k-Hearts} was dealt. Yifrach checked. Mackey bet 200,000, enough to win the pot.

Hand #182: Yifrach limped in the small blind. Mackey checked. The {2-Diamonds}{j-Hearts}{q-Spades} flop was checked to the {9-Hearts} turn. Yifrach bet 175,000. His opponent folded.

Tags: Gal YifrachGary HassonJames Mackey

Hasson Shoves the Turn

Mickey Doft
Mickey Doft
Level 31 : 60,000/120,000, 15,000 ante
Gary Hasson all in
Gary Hasson all in

Hand #173: Gal Yifrach limped from the small blind and James Mackey checked his option.

They checked to the river of an {A-Clubs}{9-Spades}{2-Diamonds}{6-Diamonds}{3-Clubs} board where Yifrach bet 125,000. Mackey raised to 425,000 and Yifrach folded.

Hand #174: Mackey shoved with a covering stack from the small blind and Garry Hasson snap-called all in for about 1,740,000 from the big blind with {A-Hearts}{K-Spades}, leading Mackey's {A-Spades}{8-Hearts}.

The board ran out {Q-Diamonds}{10-Spades}{2-Clubs}{Q-Spades}{10-Hearts}, giving both queens and tens with an ace to chop it up.

Hand #175: Mackey opened to 275,000 from the button and Yifrach defended his big blind.

The flop came down {A-Hearts}{10-Diamonds}{4-Hearts} and Yifrach check-folded to Mackey's continuation bet of 200,000.

Hand #176: Hasson raised to 260,000 from the button, Yifrach called from the small blind and Mackey called from the big blind.

They checked to the turn of a {7-Hearts}{10-Hearts}{7-Diamonds}{5-Clubs} board where Yifrach bet 375,000. Mackey folded, Hasson raised all in for 1,425,000 and Yifrach tanked for a bit before he folded.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Gal Yifrach us
Gal Yifrach 		6,840,000
-730,000
 -730,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Profile photo of James Mackey us
James Mackey 		3,555,000
230,000
 230,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Profile photo of Gary Hasson be
Gary Hasson 		2,625,000
500,000
 500,000

Tags: Gal YifrachGarry HassonJames Mackey

Hands #166-172: Early Exchanges

Sandra Barbour
Sandra Barbour
Level 31 : 60,000/120,000, 15,000 ante

Hand #166: James Mackey opened to 250,000 on the button. Gal Yifrach, in the big blind, called.

The flop was {9-Spades}{8-Diamonds}{6-Spades} and was checked through to the {6-Diamonds} turn. Yifrach checked. Mackey bet 350,000. Yifrach called.

The {3-Diamonds} river completed the board. Yifrach checked again. Mackey continued for 550,000. Yifrach let it go.

Hand #167: Yifrach limped from the small blind. Mackey, in the big blind, raised to 420,000. Yifrach folded.

Hand #168: Mackey raised to 260,000 in the small blind. He got no action.

Hand #169: Mackey opened to 250,000 on the button. Yifrach three-bet to 650,000 from the big blind. Mackey gave up his hand.

Hand #170: Yifrach opened to 375,000 in the small blind. Mackey called from the big blind.

The flop came {j-Hearts}{k-Spades}{4-Hearts} and was checked to the {q-Spades} turn. Again, both players checked. The river brought the {9-Hearts}. Yifrach threw in a bet of 350,000, enough to win the pot.

Hand #171: Mackey limped from the small blind. Gary Hasson, checked.

The flop came {2-Clubs}{9-Clubs}{q-Hearts}. Mackey bet 125,000. Hasson called. The turn brought the {2-Spades}. This time, Mackey checked. Hasson bet 190,000. Mackey folded.

Hand #172: Hasson limped in the small blind. Yifrach raised to 425,000 from the big blind. Hasson let it go.

Tags: Gal YifrachGary HassonJames Mackey

Level: 31

Blinds: 60,000/120,000

Ante: 15,000

A Winner Will be Crowned Today in Event #28: $3,000 No-Limit Hold'em 6-Handed

Sandra Barbour
Sandra Barbour
Gold Bracelet
Gold Bracelet

Day 4 of Event #28: $3,000 No-Limit Hold'em 6-Handed begins at 12 p.m. local time in the Amazon room.

After 165 hands were played on the final table last night, there are still three players left to battle it out for the bracelet and the first place of $461,798. This is an unscheduled day as action was not able to be completed yesterday.

Gal Yifrach is the chip leader going into Day 4 with a stack of 6,965,000. The other two players left in the field are bracelet winner James Mackey (3,100,000) and Gary Hasson (1,960,000).

When action resumes, players will start at Level 31: 60,000/120,000 with a 20,000 ante. Levels will be of 60 minutes and players will play as many levels as it takes to crown a winner. There will be a 15-minute break every two levels and a 60-minute dinner break after 6 levels, at approximately 6:30 p.m.

Here is a look today's seating and chip counts:

SeatPlayerCountryChip Count
1Gal YifrachUnited States6,965,000
2James MackeyUnited States3,100,000
3Gary HassonBelgium1,960,000

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Tags: Gal YifrachGary HassonJames Mackey

Event #28: $3,000 No-Limit Hold'em 6-Handed

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