Nick Pupillo raised it up in early position and Jesse Lonis three-bet on the button. The blinds folded and Pupillo called to see a flop of .
Pupillo check-called a bet from Lonis on the flop and did the same on the turn card. The paired the board on the river and Pupillo check-called one more bet. Lonis flipped over for two pair and Pupillo mucked his cards.
Mike Thorpe had taken a big hit to his stack before he got the rest of his chips in the middle in a three-way pot against Joey Couden and Felipe Ramos, both of whom had Thorpe covered.
"You can write about this bust-out hand," Thorpe told PokerNews as the preflop action played out. "I feel like I'm about to be knocked out."
The flop came and Ramos checked to Couden, who bet. Ramos check-raised and Couden called. The rest of Ramos' chips got in on the turn.
Mike Thorpe:
Felipe Ramos:
Joey Couden:
Couden had flopped a full house to have both opponents drawing dead headed to the river to score a double-knockout.
"Good game. See you guys later," said Thorpe as he left the tournament area.
At the same table, Julien Martini has managed to run up a micro-stack through multiple double and triple-ups to now sit with a healthy arsenal of 240,000 chips.
Johannes Becker raised it up from the cutoff and Greg Mueller called from the big blind. The flop came and Mueller checked to Becker who threw in a bet. Mueller nearly beat him into the pot with a check-raise and Becker called.
The paired the board on the turn and Mueller led out with a bet. Becker raised, followed by a three-bet from Mueller. Becker still called and the hit the river.
Mueller fired out another bet and Becker quickly called. Mueller flipped over for two pair but Becker held for the bigger two pair.
"Max punishment," Mueller announced as he saw his stack slip to just a few big bets.
Day 2 action in Event #26: $10,000 Limit Hold'em Championship at the World Series of Poker (WSOP) is almost underway, commencing at 2 p.m. local time in the Paris purple section.
Day 1 of the championship event attracted a total of 74 runners, only 29 of whom survived to bag. Leading the way into Day 2 is mixed game specialist Marco Johnson, who bagged the chip lead with a stack of 354,000, ahead of fellow big stacks Amir Shayesteh (319,000), Joey Couden (255,000) and rising poker star Jesse Lonis (245,000).
Other players who will be on the felt on Day 2 are two-time bracelet winners Robert Campbell and Yuval Bronshtein, four-time bracelet winner Anthony Zinno and five-time bracelet winner Brian Rast.
Event #26: $10,000 Limit Hold'em Championship Top 10 Chip Counts
Place
Player
Country
Chips
Big Bets
1
Marco Johnson
United States
354,000
44
2
Amir Shayesteh
United States
319,000
40
3
Joey Couden
United States
255,000
32
4
Jesse Lonis
United States
245,000
31
5
Kyle Dilschenider
United States
244,000
31
6
Matthew Rightnour
United States
237,000
30
7
Robert Campbell
Australia
224,000
28
8
Nick Pupillo
United States
213,000
27
9
David Lieberman
United States
189,000
24
10
Yuval Bronshtein
Israel
188,000
24
All eyes were on Brazilian pro-footballer Neymar Jr as he made an appearance during Day 1, but unfortunately, it wasn't meant to be and the sports star did not make it to the second day of play.
The blinds will resume on Level 11 at 2,000/4,000 and limits of 4,000/8,000 with late registration open until cards are in the air. Day 2 will play for seven 90-minute levels with ten-minute breaks between each level and some extended breaks. Additionally, players will take a 60-minute dinner break after Level 14, which is expected to wrap up around 8:30 p.m.
Stay tuned as PokerNews is on-site and ready to bring you updates on the Day 2 action. Be sure to check out the WSOP live reporting hub in the meantime.