Event #47: $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em MONSTER STACK Dia 2 | 2017 World Series of Poker

2017-06-26 11:58 UTC-7

Eduardo Janeiro Loses Flip To Bust

Nível 11 : 600/1,200, 200 ante

Ryan Phan opened from under the gun and Eduardo Janeiro moved all in from late position. The blinds folded and Phan called to put Janeiro at risk.

Eduardo Janeiro:
Ryan Phan:

The board ran out . Janeiro couldn’t win a vital flip and he hurried out the door.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Ryan Phan	130,000 53,900	53,900
Eduardo Janeiro	Eliminado

Tags: Ryan Phan

2017-06-26 11:57 UTC-7

Eyster With the Elimination

Nível 11 : 600/1,200, 200 ante

Kevin Eyster was in early position and raised to 2,600. Zhichao Zhang was on the button and called as did Philip Portwood in the big blind.

The flop was and everyone checked to the turn which was the . Portwood led all in for 14,900. Eyster called and Zhang folded.

Keving Eyster
Philip Portwood

Portwood needed to hit his straight to survive but when the river dropped it was the sending the pot to Eyster with two pair and eliminating Portwood.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Kevin Eyster	147,600 42,200	42,200

Philip Portwood	Eliminado

Tags: Kevin Eyster

2017-06-26 11:47 UTC-7

O'Brien Sticks Around to Take it Down

Nível 11 : 600/1,200, 200 ante

David Zeitlin was in late position and raised to 3,000. Dan O'Brien called on the button and James Cappucci defended his big blind.

The flop was and Cappucci checked. Zeitlin fired out a bet of 3,700 and O'Brien called, Cappucci folded.

The turn was the and Zeitlin led for 7,500. O'Brien took a minute to assess things and then called.

The river was the and Zeitlin checked as did O'Brien.

Zeitlin showed and O'Brien tabled . O'Brien took down the pot with his pair of aces, while Zeitlin is down to about 10 big blinds and will soon need to find a double-up.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Dan O'Brien	92,500 52,700	52,700
James Cappucci	32,200 -5,200	-5,200
David Zeitlin	16,300 -41,500	-41,500

Tags: Dan O'Brien David Zeitlin James Cappucci

2017-06-26 11:43 UTC-7

Sorel Mizzi Eliminated Early On

Nível 11 : 600/1,200, 200 ante

Muhammad Abdel Rahim raised to 3,000 from the cutoff, and Sorel Mizzi moved all in for about 26,000 on the button. Matthew Grocholsky was in the big blind and asked for a count before deciding to call. Rahim folded.

Mizzi was at risk with , up against the dominating of Grocholsky.

The flop came and Mizzi still needed to hit a king or running cards to improve. The turn was the and the river was the , sending Mizzi to the rail early on Day 2.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Matthew Grocholsky	65,000 64,999	64,999
Sorel Mizzi	Eliminado

Tags: Matthew Grocholsky Sorel Mizzi Muhammad Abdel Rahim

2017-06-26 11:39 UTC-7

Sau Mai and Muhammad Abdel Rahim Click it Back

Nível 11 : 600/1,200, 200 ante

The player in the hijack raised to 2,400, and Muhammad Abdel Rahim three-bet to 6,400 on the button. Sau Mai was in the big blind and four-bet to 14,500. The hijack folded, and Rahim called.

The flop came and Mai opted to check. Rahim reached into his stack and put out a bet of 10,000. Mai quickly check-raised to 20,000. Rahim reraised to 30,000. Mai reraised back to 50,000 and Rahim quickly mucked, giving Mai the win in the battle of the click-backs.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Sau Mai	147,000 83,800	83,800
Muhammad Abdel Rahim	115,000 -49,100	-49,100

Tags: Muhammad Abdel Rahim Sau Mai

2017-06-26 11:38 UTC-7

Matt Downs Defends

Nível 11 : 600/1,200, 200 ante

Table draws are important in tournament poker, so it is less than ideal to find yourself seated at the chip leader's table and potentially facing 10 levels of play.

That is the situation in which players at Table 45 find themselves as Matt Downs is the only player in the tournament with a stack of over 300,000. One of the players at that table is Kitty Kuo. Another is Marc-Andre Ladouceur who just opened an early pot from late position for 2,800 and Downs called from the small blind.

Downs checked in the dark and the flop was . Ladouceur bet 3,500 and Downs called.

The turn card was checked through, then on the river Downs bet 20,000. Ladouceur didn’t look wholly convinced, but nevertheless he let his hand go.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Matt Downs	326,600 6,400	6,400
Marc-Andre Ladouceur	72,100 -6,300	-6,300

2017-06-26 11:32 UTC-7

Conrad Chips Up Early

Nível 11 : 600/1,200, 200 ante

With about 10,000 in the pot and the board reading , John Lewis was in the big blind and checked. Christian Conrad was in the hijack and bet 5,100. Lewis check-raised to 12,000 and Conrad called.

The turn was the and Lewis fired out a bet of 24,000. Conrad called.

The river was the and Lewis checked. Conrad moved all in for roughly 40,000. "You don't like to fold," said Lewis. "Just get there on the river," he added as he mucked his cards. Conrad just smiled as he raked in the chips.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Christian Conrad	123,000 23,600	23,600
John Lewis	82,000 -32,600	-32,600

Tags: Christian Conrad John Lewis

2017-06-26 11:13 UTC-7

Shuffle Up and Deal

Nível 11 : 600/1,200, 200 ante

Cards are in the air and players are battling it out!

Nível: 11

Blinds: 600/1,200

Ante: 200

2017-06-26 09:15 UTC-7

Welcome to Day 2 of Event #47: $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em MONSTER STACK

After two Day 1 flights, players will soon be arriving this morning for Day 2 of Event #47: $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em MONSTER STACK at the Rio All-Suite Hotel and Casino. The cards are scheduled to be in the air at 11:00 a.m local time. The tournament drew a total of 6,716 unique entries, with 1,944 of them finding a bag and advancing to Day 2.

Matt Downs comes into the day as the chip leader with 320,200, but there are many notables left in the field to keep your eye on, including Joe McKeehen (43,200), Maurice Hawkins (114,600), Jonathan Duhamel (16,000), Ari Engel (106,500), TJ Cloutier (41,700) and Loni Harwood (161,200), to name a few. There will be 1,008 players who make the money, all guaranteed at least $2,249, though all will be in search of that first-place prize of $1,094,349.

When the action gets underway, play will begin at Level 11 with the blinds at 600/1,200 with a 200 ante. There will be 10 levels played on Day 2 with a 15-minute break after every two levels and a 60-minute dinner break after today's sixth level (5:30 p.m.). A winner is due to be crowned at the end of Day 4 on June 28.

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Tags: Ari Engel Joe McKeehen Jonathan Duhamel Loni Harwood Matt Downs Maurice Hawkins T.J. Cloutier