Event #24: $2,620 THE MARATHON No-Limit Hold'em
Dia 1 Iniciado
2018 World Series of Poker
Event #24: $2,620 THE MARATHON No-Limit Hold'em
Dias: 1
Event Info
Resultado Final
Event Info
Informações sobre o nível
2018 World Series of Poker
Buy-in
$2,620
Prize Pool
$3,485,124
Entradas
1,637
Nível
30
Blinds
80,000 / 160,000
Ante
20,000
The Marathon Kicks Off at 11 a.m.
Last year they introduced a new tournament at the World Series of Poker, one featuring 100-minute levels and a $2,620 buy-in and needing five long days to complete. Today, it's time again for another long tourney journey as Event #24: $2,620 THE MARATHON No-Limit Hold'em kicks off at 11 a.m.
A total of 1,759 players entered the tournament last year generating a prize pool of over 4 million dollars. In the end, it was Venezuelan poker player Joseph Di Rosa Rojas who ended up winning $690,469 and the first gold bracelet for his home country by beating Alexander Lynskey.
The players are set to play six levels of 100 minutes today, with a 15-minute break after each level and a 75-minute dinner break after Level 4. Players start with 26,200 in chips and registration is open until the end of the second level on Day 2.
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Nível: 1
Blinds: 50/100
Ante: 0
Shuffle Up and Deal
The Marathon is underway, and the players have sat down for their first 100-minute level with the blinds at 50/100 and a starting stack of 26,200 to match the $2,620 buy-in.
591 Entries at the Start of Day 1
Nível 1
: 50/100, 0 ante
There are 591 people who began the tournament at very beginning, truly making it a marathon by being here at the starting line. They've all sat down with 26,200 in front of them and the hope to become the second Marathon champion.
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Nível 1
: 50/100, 0 ante
PokerNews has activated the MyStack App for this event, allowing you to directly adjust your chip counts in our live reporting blog using your iPhone or Android phone.
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Faces in the Field
Nível 1
: 50/100, 0 ante
Among the players to sit down for the very first hand are 2016 Main Event third-place finisher Cliff Josephy, Simon Deadman, Samantha Cohen, Paawan Bansal, Marcel Vonk, and New York Times bestselling author turned poker pro Maria Konnikova.
| Jogador | Fichas | Oscilação |
|---|---|---|
|
26,200 | 26,200 |
|
26,200 | 26,200 |
|
26,200 | 26,200 |
|
26,200 | 26,200 |
|
26,200 | 26,200 |
|
26,200 | 26,200 |
Josephy Mucks
Nível 1
: 50/100, 0 ante
Cliff Josephy took a stab at the 1,000 pot by betting 800 on the river when the board read 
. His opponent called the bet, but Josephy instantly mucked his hand,
Meanwhile Govert Metaal has taken a seat at Table 38 in the Brasilia room. The Dutchman has 13 WSOP cashes and is looking for his first WSOP gold bracelet.
| Jogador | Fichas | Oscilação |
|---|---|---|
|
26,200 | 26,200 |
|
|
25,000 | -1,200 |
Popal Hits Quads
Nível 1
: 50/100, 0 ante
The action folded around to Ahmad Popal in the small blind, and he completed before Joseph Ying checked his option in the big blind. Popal check-called a 100 bet from Ying the 
flop, then both players checked the 
turn. The 
fell on the river, and Popal checked only to see Ying check behind for showdown.
Popal revealed 
for runner-runner quads to pick up the pot in the first level.
| Jogador | Fichas | Oscilação |
|---|---|---|
|
|
32,000 | 32,000 |
|
29,000 |
More Players
Nível 1
: 50/100, 0 ante
| Jogador | Fichas | Oscilação |
|---|---|---|
|
26,200 | 26,200 |
|
26,200 | 26,200 |
|
26,200 | 26,200 |
|
26,200 | 26,200 |
|
26,200 | 26,200 |
|
26,200 | 26,200 |
|
26,200 | 26,200 |
|
26,200 |