Event #2: $10,000 Super Turbo Bounty No-Limit Hold'em | 2018 World Series of Poker

2018-05-30 15:39 UTC-7

Foxen Takes From Hellmuth

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Nível 2 : 100/200, 25 ante

Phil Hellmuth opened from the button and the blinds defended, including Alex Foxen in the big blind.

The flop came . It checked to Hellmuth who bet 1,400 and Foxen was the only caller. The turn was the . Foxen took the lead this time, betting 3,100 and Hellmuth raised in position to 9,600. Foxen called.

The river was the . Foxen checked and Hellmuth bet 7,000. Foxen asked to see Hellmuth's stack, before calling. Hellmuth picked up his cards, looked at them, and then flung the face up on the table.

Foxen waited patiently for Hellmuth to reveal his second card. He did so, showing the , and Foxen quickly turned over for trip fives, and took down the pot.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Alex Foxen	70,000	20,000
Phil Hellmuth	35,000	-15,000

Tags: Alex Foxen Phil Hellmuth

2018-05-30 15:16 UTC-7

Former Main Event Champion Nguyen With an Early Error

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Nível 1 : 100/200, 0 ante

On the very first day of the World Series of Poker it may take some time for players to blow away the cobwebs now they're back at the Rio.

One such player who happens to have good memories of the WSOP is the 2016 Main Event Champion Qui Nguyen who was in the field for Event #2. He was in early position and opened to 5,050. The player on the button stared and asked for a clarification before three-betting all in. The remaining players folded and Nguyen also folded.

"I tell you what," his opponent said, "I had a big pocket pair."

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Qui Nguyen	45,000	45,000

Tags: Qui Nguyen

2018-05-30 15:15 UTC-7

Hellmuth Fashionably Early

KaleGozer

Nível 1 : 100/200, 0 ante

After being late in the Super High Roller Bowl and subsequently being blinded off, Phil Hellmuth showed up on time and took his seat in the first level of the day.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Phil Hellmuth	50,000	50,000

Tags: Phil Hellmuth

2018-05-30 09:13 UTC-7

Buckle Up! Event #2: $10,000 Super Turbo Bounty No-Limit Hold'em Plays to a Winner Today

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On the first day of the 2018 World Series of Poker, a WSOP gold bracelet will be up for grabs right away! At 3 p.m. local time, cards go in the air in the Rio All-Suite Hotel and Casino for the first open tournament of the series, Event #2: $10,000 Super Turbo Bounty No-Limit Hold'em.

This is one of the new events on the 2018 WSOP calendar. With levels of just 20 minutes, action is expected to move quickly throughout, with players encouraged to gamble it up even further with a spicy $3,000 bounty awarded for each takedown. All players will receive 50,000 in chips to start, blinds will kick off at 100/200 and late registration is open for 12 levels, which is until about 7:40 p.m. local time.

While it's up in the air what the field size will be, with the Super High Roller Bowl attracting the high rollers already and the 25K WSOP Draft being held last night, plenty of players in town are capable of ponying up the requisite five figures to play. An elusive gold WSOP bracelet and the honor of calling themselves the first 2018 WSOP bracelet winner at the end of the night should no doubt lure many of them in to try and start off their summer with a bang.

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