In Shootout No-Limit Hold’em with Bay-in 1,500, 1,500 participated 1,000 players. The format of this event is unusual. Playing at 10-maximum tables lasts until one winner remains. In the first round, Yevgeny Kachalov beat all opponents at his table, providing a minimum prize – $ 5,835.
In the second stage there were exactly 100 participants. The game continued on the same principle – then only one passed. Ambassador Rum PokerMatch was again one of the best at his table. Yevgeny Kachalov went out to hedz-up where he was opposed by Derek. In the decisive distribution the American was running out of small blind A couple of three, And the Ukrainian player leveled with A6. Unfortunately, the Pocket Couple Sudella stood up, and he made his way to a decisive stage where 10 finalists will fight for the gold bracelet and the main prize – $ 240,480.
Derek Sudelle stopped Yevgeny Kachalov / Photo PokerNews
Ukrainian took 18th place by drawing the first ITM on WSOP this year. We will remind that Yevgeny Kachalov went to the world series of poker with a charity mission. Together with Ruma PokerMatch, which partially pays the bay-in for his game, some of the money won will be directed to the aid of Ukraine.