We arrived at the table to find Jonas Wexler pondering the decision of calling the all in of a shorter stacked opponent. Eventually, Wexler let out a sigh and dropped in calling chips.
Wexler:
Opponent:
The board dropped down and just like that Wexler was able to make two pair and send his opponent packing. Wexler's opponent stared at the board for a bit and did not stir until the dealer announced "Two pair!" and pushed the pot toward Wexler.
Wexler began the day as a top ten stack and has increased that now to about 98,000.
There is a slight delay in starting as some players have the option of re-entering today. Once those late registrations are finalized play will begin for the day.
Welcome back to our coverage of the World Series of Poker Circuit presented by Southern Comfort 100 Proof. We're live for the Harrah's Philadelphia Main Event where 174 of the 333 original entrants will return for Day 2 play. Across two starting flights and several re-entries, it was Rachel Kranz who rose above the field to claim the top chip position heading into Day 2 with 143,700.
Yesterday's play saw a slew of notable names fall either once or twice. Those to have their dreams of taking down the Harrah's Philadelphia Main Event dashed include Cord Garcia, last year's third-place finisher Pete Kaemmerlen, Doug Carli, Robert Cheung, Chris Reslock, Roland Israelashvili and Octo-Niner Russell Thomas.
While those players fell, others thrived. Both returning to play today are last year's first and second place finishers Christopher Bonn and Ken Silberstein who bagged up 45,100 and 75,100 respectively. Other notable to return today are Joseph McKeehen (88,200), Aaron Overton (85,000), Jonas Wexler (85,000), Tom Christopher (73,200), Ari Engel (68,700), Rex Clinkscales (59,800), Matt Glantz (36,300), Allen Kessler (27,000) and Michael Esposito (17,100).
Day 1 Top 10 Chip Counts
Place
Player
Hometown
Chips
1
Rachel Kranz
New York, NY
143,700
2
Aditya Prasetyo
Amherst, MA
115,800
3
Andrew Rudnik
Arlington, VA
97,800
4
Sterling Savill
Dover, FL
93,800
5
Joseph McKeehen
North Wales, PA
88,200
6
Kyle Bowker
Walton, NY
85,000
7
Aaron Overton
Philadelphia, PA
85,000
8
Jonas Wexler
Southampton, PA
85,000
9
Asher Conniff
Brooklyn, NY
78,300
10
Nathan Parsons
Pittsburgh, PA
78,000
Play kicks off here in the Harrah's Room at 2:00 PM EST so be sure to stay tuned here as we provide you with all of the big pots, bad beats, and bustouts from the WSOPC Harrah's Philadelphia Main Event!
and just like that Wexler was able to make two pair and send his opponent packing. Wexler's opponent stared at the board for a bit and did not stir until the dealer announced "Two pair!" and pushed the pot toward Wexler.
