Event #34: $1,000 DOUBLE STACK No-Limit Hold'em Dia 1a | 2018 World Series of Poker

2018-06-16 13:00 UTC-7

Niall Farrell chipping up

Nível 2 : 50/100, 0 ante

Players were on the turn with the board reading and one-time bracelet winner Niall Farrell had been checked to. He made a bet of 3,700, which his opponent called.

There was a river and once again Farrell was checked to. After pondering for a minute, the Scot moved all-in for 5,300. His opponent called and they went to showdown. Farrell had the best of it, with vs and he chips up to 27,900.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Niall Farrell	27,900	15,975

2018-06-16 12:55 UTC-7

Pham Loses Lots

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Nível 2 : 50/100, 0 ante

Christian Pham limped in from the early position and the player in mid-position did the same. Kenny Hallaert raised to 500 from the hijack. The player in the cutoff called. Action folded to the player in the big blind who shoved for 3,900 in total. Pham called and the rest folded.

Big Blind:
Christian Pham:

The board ran out , Pham's opponent flopped a set to win the pot. Pham was left behind with less than 3,000.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Kenny Hallaert	20,000	10,000
Christian Pham	2,900	-7,100

Tags: Christian Pham Kenny Hallaert

2018-06-16 12:53 UTC-7

Achraf Loses a Small Pot

Nível 2 : 50/100, 0 ante

There were two limps in front, before Ben Achraf squeezed in middle position to 550. Everyone else passed, before the two callers, made up the difference and the flop was dealt.

It was a dry board and following two checks, Achraf continued for another 550. He was immediately three-bet to 1,250, which was enough to push Ashraf off the pot.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Sam Cohen	11,250	1,250
Ben Achraf	9,250	-750
Maria Konnikova	8,700	-1,300

2018-06-16 12:52 UTC-7

Bracelet Winners Join the Field

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Nível 2 : 50/100, 0 ante

Several bracelet winners have joined the field, including last year's The Little One for One Drop winner, Adrian Moreno.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Fahredin Mustafov	30,000	19,500
Bruno Politano	17,000	7,000
Bill Klein	16,000	500
Eric Baldwin	15,000	3,000
Jon Kyte	14,500	5,500
Adrian Moreno	13,000	13,000
Grzegorz Wyraz	12,000	12,000
Viliyan Petleshkov	11,200	11,200
Blake Bohn	11,000
William Kassouf	9,400	9,400
Georgios Sotiropoulos	9,000	9,000
Ryan Laplante	9,000	-1,000
Manig Loeser	8,650	8,650
Jackie Glazier	5,500	5,500
Kelly Minkin	4,500	-5,500

Tags: Adrian Moreno

2018-06-16 12:35 UTC-7

Storms Doubled Already

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Nível 2 : 50/100, 0 ante

888poker ambassador Natalie Hof has taken her seat at the table during the second level of the day.

Over in the red section of the Brasilia room, Mathijs Storm has doubled already and he smiled when the reporting team walked past him.

"Set over set" he shrugged. "I'll take it."

He was kind enough to recount what had happened:

During the first level of the day, the player in the under-the-gun position limped in. The player in early position raised to 150. Storms three-bet to 600 from the cutoff with . Both of his opponents called.

The flop came and they all checked through to the on the turn. Storms' opponents both checked again. Storms bet 700, the under-the-gun player raised to 3,000. The player in the early position called. Storms effectively jammed for 8,500. The under-the-gun player called with , the early position player folded for 5k more.

The river was the .

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Mathijs Storms	20,550
Erik Cajelais	14,000	4,000
Natalie Hof	10,000
Luke Brereton	7,500
Matt Affleck	7,000
Aylar Lie	6,400

Tags: Mathijs Storms Natalie Hof

2018-06-16 12:21 UTC-7

Hartree Chips Up Right Out of the Blocks

Nível 2 : 50/100, 0 ante

We have barely entered Level 2 but Kyle Hartree has already chipped up to 33,750. Not a bad way to start the day.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Kyle Hartree	33,750	23,750
Niall Farrell	11,925	1,925
Jon Kyte	9,000	-1,000
Michael Gagliano	8,900	-1,100
Heidi May	6,800	-3,200
Thomas Bavin	3,700	3,700

Nível: 2

Blinds: 50/100

Ante: 0

2018-06-16 11:59 UTC-7

Klein Starts Well

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Nível 1 : 25/50, 0 ante

Bill Klein raised to 150 from the hijack and the whole table folded. Klein seems to have collected quite some chips already in the first level of the day as he's already up to around 15,000.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Bill Klein	15,500	15,500
Eric Baldwin	12,000	12,000
Blake Bohn	11,000	1,000
Fahredin Mustafov	10,500	500
Kenny Hallaert	10,000	10,000
Kelly Minkin	10,000
Theo Tran	10,000
Maurice Hawkins	6,000	-4,000

Tags: Bill Klein

2018-06-16 11:53 UTC-7

Familiar Faces Continue to Wander In

Nível 1 : 25/50, 0 ante

We have seen a bunch more familiar names take their seats in the tournament.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Matt Stout	10,000	10,000
Sam Cohen	10,000	10,000
Tim West	10,000	10,000
Yuliyan Kolev	10,000	10,000
Maria Konnikova	10,000	10,000
Michael Gathy	10,000	10,000
Jeremy Ausmus	10,000	10,000
Ben Achraf	10,000	10,000
Uri Reichenstein	10,000	10,000
Asi Moshe	10,000	10,000
Muhamet Perati	10,000	10,000
Eyal Bensimhon	10,000	10,000

2018-06-16 11:42 UTC-7

Swift Loses Some

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Nível 1 : 25/50, 0 ante

The player in the under-the-gun position limped in and action folded all the way back to Katie Swift in the big blind.

The flop came , Swift check-called the 100 bet of her opponent.

The dealer turned around the next, Swift checked again. Her opponent continued with a bet of 200. Swift called.

The on the river completed the board and Swift checked for the last time. Her opponent fired another 625 into the pot. Swift considered it for a bit and then called. She mucked her hand though when the under-the-gun player tabled for the rivered full house, tens over jacks.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Katie Swift	9,500	-500

Tags: Katie Swift