Event #43: $2,500 No-Limit Hold'em Dia 1 | 2018 World Series of Poker

2018-06-21 12:22 UTC-7

More Notables in the Field

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Some more circuit regulars have been spotted in their seats.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Ben Achraf	12,500 12,500	12,500
Simon Deadman	12,500 12,500	12,500
Govert Metaal	12,500 12,500	12,500
Thomas Taylor	12,500 12,500	12,500
Maxime Heroux	12,500 12,500	12,500

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2018-06-21 12:27 UTC-7

Andy Hills raised to 200 from late position and Blake Bohn reraised to 700 from the cutoff. It folded back to Hills who called and they went heads up to the flop. Hills checked and Bohn tossed out a bet of 500.

Hills check-raised to 1,300 and Bohn moved all in for 6,600. Hills snap-called and they turned over the cards.

"I guess you have a ten," Bohn said turning over and Hills showed for trip tens. The turn and river were no help to Bohn who was eliminated, and Hills is off to a fast start here in the early levels.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Andy Hills	30,000 13,500	13,500
Blake Bohn	Eliminado

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2018-06-21 12:35 UTC-7

Cada Adds to His Stack

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A player in late position raised to 225 and Joe Cada reraised to 700 from the cutoff. With the action on Ryan Laplante in the small blind he made it 2,200. It folded back to Cada who called and they went heads up to the flop.

Laplante checked and Cada bet 2,400. Laplante quickly folded and Cada dragged in the pot.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Joe Cada	26,000 13,500	13,500

Ryan Laplante	9,500 9,500	9,500

2018-06-21 12:41 UTC-7

Taylor Off to a Good Start

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Thomas Taylor was playing position against one opponent on a flop of . The single-suited board saw a check from both players and the dealer laid out the on the turn. Taylor's opponent bet 525 on the turn and it was enough to get a fold from Taylor.

Losing that small one hasn't affected Taylor's strong start too much, as he has essentially doubled up during the first hour-and-a-half of the day.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Thomas Taylor	24,400 11,900	11,900

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2018-06-21 12:46 UTC-7

Strelitz Sends One to the Rail

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A player in late position raised to 300 and Daniel Strelitz reraised to 1,000 from the hijack. It folded back to the original raiser who moved all in for 7,300.

Strelitz snap called turning over and his opponent showed . The dealer fanned the flop and Strelitz flopped top set putting a hammerlock on the hand. The turn and river sealed the deal for Strelitz who earned the pot and the knockout.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Daniel Strelitz	25,500 25,500	25,500

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2018-06-21 12:59 UTC-7

More Runners Take Their Seats

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We are now up to 725 runners in the tournament and a few more notables are among them.

Kenny Hallaert has remained around starting stack after winning a small pot just now. All the cards were out and the board read . There was no betting on the river and Hallaert showed for two pair to take it down.

Meanwhile current EPT Sochi champion Arsenii Karmatakii is in the house, along with Spanish pro Leo Margets.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Kenny Hallaert	12,525 12,525	12,525
Leo Margets	12,500 12,500	12,500

Arsenii Karmatakii	12,500 12,500	12,500

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2018-06-21 13:01 UTC-7

Boatman Chipping Up

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As we approach the first break of the day here in Event #43: $2,500 No-Limit Hold'em, we see a familiar face sitting behind a big stack. Two-time WSOP bracelet winner Barny Boatman has already more than tripled his starting stack.

Boatman is fresh off a seventh-place finish in the $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em Millionaire Maker (Event #21) where he notched a six-figure score, earning $175,865. He is off to a red-hot start today and will look to continue his upward trend as the tournament progresses.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Barny Boatman	40,000 40,000	40,000

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2018-06-21 13:04 UTC-7

Hanson Takes From Farrell

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The board read and after a minute deciding what to do, Niall Farrell set 3,000 over the line. Bart Hanson upped it to 9,000 and Farrell made the call.