Welcome to Day 2 of Event #66: $1,500 No-Limit Hold’em where Tommy Tran begins play as the chip leader with 187,100.
Tran leads a returning field of 308 players, and with 294 players set to get paid the money bubble is just fourteen players away. That will be the first order of business of the day. Akin Tuna is second in chips with 182,800. Rounding out the top three stacks is Luke Marsh from the United Kingdom with 178,300.
There were 1,956 entries on Day 1, generating a prize pool of $2,640,600. A min-cash for those surviving the bubble will be worth $2,248, with the eventual winner set to receive $428,423 along with a coveted WSOP gold bracelet.
Some of the notables still in the hunt include Kenny Hallaert, Ben Yu, Christian Harder,Dutch Boyd, John Racener, Darren Elias, and Brian Hastings.
Cards are in the air at 12 p.m. in the Pavilion black section with a scheduled 10 ½ levels of play. There will be a 15-minute break every two levels and a one-hour dinner break after Level 6.
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With about 9,000 in the pot and the board reading Action was checked to Eddy Sabat on the button and he bet 3,000. Fabian Schmidt called in the big blind and another player folded in middle position.
The turn was the and Sabat bet 5,400. Schmidt check-raised all in and Sabat called for his remaining 11,700. Sabat tabled for a set of sevens and Schmidt showed for top pair. The river was the and Sabat got the double up and has made an incredible comeback from his short stack of just over three big blinds.
Eddy Sabat has five cashes already this series and is now going on his 6th. He has 32 cashes overall at the WSOP and 8 cashes on the WSOP circuit. Sabat hasn't won a ring or bracelet yet but someone with this much skill will eventually get it. It's only a matter of time for this 31 year old from Lancaster, California.
Unfortunately, the action wasn't caught on her hand, but as the counts were being rounded up, Jackie Glazier lost an all-in pot against Darren Elias. Elias had tabled and was raking in the chips on a king-high board when Glazier was spotted leaving her seat.
A player raised, and Bertrand "ElkY" Grospellier moved all in from the small blind. He was called by the original raiser and went heads-up for his tournament life.
Elky:
Opponent:
The board ran out , and ElkY held to get a double-up.
According to a player at the table, a massive pot erupted between Kenny Hallaert and Kevin O'Donnell.
Hallaert opened to 11,500 pre-flop and was called by Kevin O'Donnell in the small blind and Tommy Tran in the big blind.
The flop was and everyone checked to the turn which was the . The blinds checked and Hallaert bet 16,500. O'Donnell called and Tran folded.
The river was the and O'Donnell led out for 51,500. Hallaert moved all in and after about a five minute tank, O'Donnell called. Hallaert tabled for the nut flush and O'Donnell showed for the turned straight. It is unclear how much O'Donnell was left with after the hand and Hallaert's all in was for around 200,000.
As told by Melissa Gillett, she bluffed all in and got caught on a board. Her opponent bet the turn, Gillett moved all in with her , and her opponent called, holding a . The river was a and no help to Gillett.
Gillett was in good spirits when she busted, as she has gone deep in several WSOP events this summer. For her first summer at the WSOP, she has four total cashes, including this event and a fourth place finish in Event #12: $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em for a total of $149,982.
Gillett said she was planning to to play the Ladies Event, and now she has the freedom to. Expect to see her in the updates tomorrow for Event #70: $10,000 Ladies No-Limit Hold'em Championship (ladies' discounted price is $1,000).
Action was checked to Eddy Sabat on the button and he bet 3,000. Fabian Schmidt called in the big blind and another player folded in middle position.
and Sabat bet 5,400. Schmidt check-raised all in and Sabat called for his remaining 11,700. Sabat tabled 
for a set of sevens and Schmidt showed 
for top pair. The river was the 
and Sabat got the double up and has made an incredible comeback from his short stack of just over three big blinds. 
, and Massey moved up to 100,000.
tabled and was raking in the chips on a king-high board when Glazier was spotted leaving her seat.
and everyone checked to the turn which was the 
and O'Donnell led out for 51,500. Hallaert moved all in and after about a five minute tank, O'Donnell called. Hallaert tabled 
for the nut flush and O'Donnell showed 
, and her opponent called, holding a 
and no help to Gillett.