Day 2a and Day 2b Action Gets Underway at 11 a.m.
| Starting Day | Entries | Survivors |
|---|---|---|
| Day 1a: | 925 | 659 |
| Day 1b: | 2,378 | 1,801 |
| Day 1c: | 4,571 | 3,480 |
| Overall: | 7,874 | 5,940 |
After three massive starting days, the second-largest WSOP Main Event in history continues today with Day 2a and Day 2b. At 11 a.m. this morning, the 659 survivors of Day 1a and 1,801 players who bagged on Day 1b, will return to the Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino for five more levels of play.
While the players from both starting days will both enter's today action, the two groups will play their second day in separate rooms. The Top 10 of both Day 2s combined is as followed:
| # | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Truyen Nguyen | United States | Day 1a chipleader | 324,800 | 541 |
| 2 | Chris Fraser | United Kingdom | 316,100 | 527 | |
| 3 | Smain Mamouni | France | Day 1b chipleader | 311,000 | 518 |
| 4 | Samuel Bernabeu | Spain | 309,500 | 516 | |
| 5 | Barbara Rogers | United States | 307,000 | 511 | |
| 6 | Daniel Colpoys | United States | 246,800 | 411 | |
| 7 | Alex Foxen | United States | 242,300 | 404 | |
| 8 | David McCaw | United States | 220,400 | 367 | |
| 9 | John Vossoughi | United States | 220,300 | 367 | |
| 10 | Matthew Davidow | United States | 216,600 | 361 |
Another five two-hour long levels are scheduled for today with blinds starting at 300/600 with a 100 ante. Once again there will be a 20-minute break after each level, with a 60-minute break after the second level of the day (around 3:25 p.m.). Play wraps up around 11 p.m. tonight.
| Level | Small Blind | Big Blind | Ante |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | 300 | 600 | 100 |
| 7 | 400 | 800 | 100 |
| 8 | 500 | 1,000 | 100 |
| 9 | 600 | 1,200 | 200 |
| 10 | 800 | 1,600 | 200 |
The early dinner break in the Main Event today is to accommodate the broadcast of the tournament on ESPN and PokerGO. ESPN picks up the action after the dinner break, showing the feature table with hole cards up from 05:00 p.m. through 08:00 p.m. Right after the ESPN telecast wraps up, PokerGO takes over, showing the Main Event from 08:00 p.m. till the day ends around 11:35 p.m.
PokerNews will have a big team of poker reporters on the ground to find all the WSOP Live Updates you can ask for again. The money stage of the tournament (1,182 players picking up $15,000 minimum) will not be reached today, but you can bet on it that the action will be exciting. So check back at 11 a.m. for continuing coverage of the 2018 World Series of Poker Main Event, right here on PokerNews.com.
