Event #29: $2,500 No-Limit Hold'em Dia 2 | 2017 World Series of Poker

2017-06-16 10:16 UTC-7

Welcome to Day 2 of Event #29: $2,500 No-Limit Hold'em

Day 2 of Event #29: $2,500 No-Limit Hold'em begins at 12:00 p.m. and 239 players are set to return to the felt to battle it out for the gold bracelet and the first-place prize of $456,822. The prize pool combined for a total of $2,443,500, paying out 163 spots. With just 239 players remaining, the money bubble will be looming early on in Day 2.

Leading the field is Pablo Fernandez with 193,600. Fernandez is in search of his first WSOP gold bracelet and the Spaniard is closely followed by Michael Wang carrying over 170,700 into Day 2. Right on his heels is Benjamin Francisco with 159,500 to round out the top three

Many other notables remain in the field including Jonathan Abdellatif (149,200), Matt Salsberg (147,300), Daniel Reijmer (122,400), Seth Berger (116,700), Linglin Zeng (91,400), Federico Butteroni (85,000), Jason Wheeler (78,900), Kristen Bicknell (73,700),Jason Koon (63,500), Chad Holloway (63,400), Adrian Fernandez (43,100) and Manig Loeser (40,700).

When play resumes players will play 10-and-a-half 60-minute levels and get a 15-minute break every two levels. Dinner break is 60 minutes long and scheduled at the end of today's sixth level. Play will start at Level 11 with 600/1,200 blinds and a 200 ante. Day 3 will continue on Saturday at noon and will be played out until a champion is crowned.

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Tags: Adrian Mateos Chad Holloway Federico Butteroni Jason Koon Jason Wheeler Jonathan Abdellatif Kristen Bicknell Manig Loeser Matt Salsberg Michael Wang

2017-06-16 12:47 UTC-7

Thomas Doubles Through Reichenstein and Busts Marques

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Nível 11 : 600/1,200, 200 ante

A massive pot emerged between Tom Thomas and Uri Reichenstein with more than 60,000 already in the middle on the turn of . Thomas moved all in for 82,000 and Reichenstein was sent into the think tank. The clock was called on him and he was given 30 seconds to act per the new rule.

Reichenstein eventually called and tabled for top pair and a flush draw, while Thomas had for middle set. The river bricked and Reichenstein took a massive hit to the stack.

Soon after, Thomas defended his big blind and saw Renato Marques get his stack in after a flop of . Thomas called with and Marques had . The turn gave Marques some further outs, but the river was a blank.

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Tom Thomas	240,000 121,700	121,700
Uri Reichenstein	20,000 -80,200	-80,200
Renato Marques	Eliminado

Tags: Renato Marques Tom Thomas Uri Reichenstein

2017-06-16 14:34 UTC-7

Dolan Eliminates Macedo

Nível 13 : 1,000/2,000, 300 ante

John Dolan opened from middle position up to 4,500. Thiago Macedo three-bet to 12,000 from the cutoff. Dolan took about a minute and then moved all in covering Macedo. Macedo didn't hesitate to push in the rest of his chips, which was roughly 40,000.

Dolan tabled and Macedo showed .

The board ran out and after a friendly flop for Macedo, Dolan rivered a flush, sending him the pot and upping his stack to close to 200,000.

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
John Dolan	186,000 68,900	68,900
Thiago Macedo	Eliminado

Tags: John Dolan Thiago Macedo

2017-06-16 14:50 UTC-7

Reichenstein and Pirraglia Eliminated

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Nível 13 : 1,000/2,000, 300 ante

Eddy Sabat cracks aces just before the money bubble

Salvatore DiCarlo, Uri Reichenstein and Timothy Pirraglia missed out on the money.

Pirraglia three-bet all in for his last 31,800 and initial raiser Eddy Sabat reluctantly called, then rolled over . Pirraglia turned over and stood up from his seat. "You don't stand up," Sabat said and got a sweat on the flop.

The turn changed nothing, but a cruel hit on the river to eliminate Pirraglia.

Meanwhile Reichenstein's roller coaster ended one table over. He built the stack back up to 80,000, dropped down to 17,000 and now got it in with against the of Carlos Reis. The board came and Reichenstein also has missed the money.

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Eddy Sabat	95,000 10,000	10,000
Carlos Reis	75,000 -7,000	-7,000
Dylan Linde	65,000 65,000	65,000

Uri Reichenstein	Eliminado
Timothy Pirraglia	Eliminado
Salvatore Dicarlo	Eliminado

Tags: Carlos Reis Eddy Sabat Salvatore Dicarlo Timothy Pirraglia Uri Reichenstein

2017-06-16 15:45 UTC-7

The Money Bubble has Burst

Nível 14 : 1,200/2,400, 400 ante

With two Eliminations as the tournament went into hand-for-hand play, everyone is now in the money and guaranteed a minimum of $3,758.

In the first hand, Tony Armand was under the gun and pushed in his remaining 1,800 chips. Michael Leibgorin in the hijack called as did the small blind and Luke Graham in the big blind all called 2,400. This created a side pot and Armand was all in for the main.

The flop was and all players checked to the turn which was the . Graham led out for 5,000 and was called by Leibgorin.

The river was the and Graham fired out a bet of 7,000 and Leibgorin mucked. Graham tabled for a full house and Armand showed for ten-high and was the last elimination before the bubble.

As dealers all stood waiting, a massive pot was brewing on the last table still with a hand in play. Josep Maria Galindo Lopez raised to 6,800 in late position. Linglin Zeng was in the big blind and three-bet to 13,000. Lopez moved all in for roughly 109,000. Zeng tanked for several minutes before she called putting Lopez at risk on the stone cold bubble. Zeng's stack was at roughly 200,000 to start the hand.

Zeng tabled and Lopez showed .

The board ran out and Zeng out-ran Lopez to take down the hand and put everyone remaining in the money.

Here's the previous hand with Lopez and Zeng.

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Linglin Zeng	310,000 152,000	152,000
Luke Graham	162,000 12,000	12,000
Tony Armand	Eliminado
Josep Maria Galindo Lopez	Eliminado

Tags: Josep Maria Galindo Lopez Linglin Zeng

2017-06-16 17:01 UTC-7

Hall Makes a Good Fold

Nível 15 : 1,500/3,000, 500 ante

Gary Hansen was in middle position and raised to 7,500. Galen Hall was in the small blind and called, as did the big blind.

The flop was and Hansen bet 8,500. Hall called and the big blind folded.

The turn was the and Hall check-called Hansen's bet of 12,000.

The river was the and Hansen verbalised all in out of turn. Hall then said, "Ok, I'll check." Hansen then said, "I'm still all in." Which was for about 70,000. Hall went into the tank with 51,000 remaining, saying out loud, "How do I fold this?" After deliberating for a couple of minutes, Hall folded, showing his opponent . Hansen then tabled his hand which was pocket sevens for a rivered set and began to collect his chips.

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Gary Hansen	146,000 76,800	76,800
Galen Hall	51,000 -27,000	-27,000

Tags: Galen Hall Gary hansen

2017-06-16 17:40 UTC-7

Double Elimination for Sabat

Nível 16 : 2,000/4,000, 500 ante

Eddy Sabat got it all in preflop against Raymond Ho and Terry Fan. Sabat held and his opponents had pocket sixes and pocket jacks, respectively. Sabat had both well covered with over 200,000 at the time, Fan had roughly 68,000 and Ho roughly 32,000.

The board ran out and Sabat added a nice pot to his stack.

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Eddy Sabat	370,000 90,000	90,000
Raymond Ho	Eliminado
Terry Fan	Eliminado

Tags: Eddy Sabat Raymond Ho Terry Fan

2017-06-16 17:48 UTC-7

Abtellatif Flushes Karlins and Niedringhaus

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Nível 16 : 2,000/4,000, 500 ante

David Niedringhaus moved all in for his last 26,000 and Marvin Karlins called from the small blind with a stack of around 100,000 in total. Jonathan Abdellatif moved all in out of the big blind and Karlins called.

Niedringhaus:
Karlins:
Abdellatif:

The flop fell and Niedringhaus was excited about having a straight flush draw. Abdellatif replied, "We all have," and Niedringhaus indeed had just one out for the straight flush or running outs for a full house to avoid elimination. The turn improved Abdellatif to the best hand and the river was of no help for either player at risk.

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Jonathan Abdellatif	460,000 150,000	150,000
Marvin Karlins	Eliminado
David Niedringhaus	Eliminado

Tags: David Niedringhaus Jonathan Abdellatif Marvin Karlins

2017-06-16 18:27 UTC-7

Chen Busts Aldridge

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Nível 16 : 2,000/4,000, 500 ante

Ken Aldridge raised from under the gun and Pete Chen called to see the flop of . Aldridge checked, Chen bet 19,000, and Alridge check-raised to 60,000. Chen moved all in and Aldridge called it off for around 130,000.

Ken Aldridge:
Pete Chen:

The turn and river were both blanks and Aldridge said goodbye and left the table with a smile and the words, "It was not meant to be this time."

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Pete Chen	450,000 265,000	265,000
Ken Aldridge	Eliminado

Tags: Ken Aldridge Pete Chen

2017-06-16 18:35 UTC-7

Margereson Busts Pritamani in Massive Pot

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Nível 16 : 2,000/4,000, 500 ante

Scott Margereson raised and picked up four callers including Paul Hoefer, Jonathan Abdellatif in the small blind, and Mahesh Pritamani in the big blind. All four players checked the flop and the fell on the turn. The action checked to Margereson who continued with a bet of 19,000.

Hoefer folded while Abdellatif called. Pritamani then check-raised all in for 126,000 in total and Margereson called. Abdellatif called as well and Ernest Smith from one seat over remained there with a gasp while the fell on the river. Abdellatif checked and Margereson bet 90,000, which ultimately forced a fold from the Belgian.

Margereson rolled over for a set of nines and Pritamani mucked his for top pair only to join the rail in 72nd place.

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Scott Margereson	650,000 510,000	510,000
Jonathan Abdellatif	430,000 -30,000	-30,000
Mahesh Pritamani	Eliminado

Tags: Jonathan Abdellatif Mahesh Pritamani Paul Hoefer Scott Margereson