Main Event
Day 2 Completed
2018/19 WSOP Global Casino Championship
Main Event
Day: 2
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2018/19 WSOP Global Casino Championship
Buy-in
$10,000
Prize Pool
$1,040,000
Entries
129
Level
27
Blinds
50,000 / 100,000
Ante
100,000
Vaitiekunas Bags Chip Lead Over Final Six in the WSOP Global Casino Championship
Level 22
: 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante
Day 2 of the WSOP Global Casino Championship was a day full of action that saw 53 players reduced all the way down to a final 6 after 14 hours of play.
Leading the way was Paulius Vaitiekunas who bagged 2,250,000. His stack was greatly boosted toward the end of the night when his queens gutted kings on the turn in a big preflop all in. Nipping at his heels at the end of the night was Ryan Eriquezzo with 1,900,000 in chips who gained much of his chips with the final elimination of the night.
Joshua Turner finished as the middling stack with 1,335,000. He had the chip lead to start the day and stayed steady throughout at the top of the chip counts. Maurice Hawkins (865,000), Eric Salazar (750,000) and Adam Cedric (585,000) were the remaining three players to end the night with chips.
2018/19 WSOP Global Casino Championship Main Event Seating Final Six
| Seat | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Paulius Vaitiekunas | Lithuania | 2,250,000 | 75 |
| 2 | Ryan Eriquezzo | United States | 1,900,000 | 63 |
| 3 | Adam Cedric | United States | 585,000 | 20 |
| 4 | Eric Salazar | United States | 750,000 | 25 |
| 5 | Joshua Turner | United States | 1,335,000 | 45 |
| 6 | Maurice Hawkins | United States | 865,000 | 29 |
Action of the Day
On a full day of poker action, many players were eliminated prior to the money including Sean Yu, Tobias Peters and Valentin Vornicu.
The last player to be eliminated before the money was Roland Israelashvili who dramatically had his aces cracked by a straight on river to make him the bubble boy.
The action would continue until 16 were left at the dinner break and all the way through until the field was reduced to one table of players after a few levels when Stephen Song, who was one of the larger stacks in the room all day, finished his rapid descent in the chip counts when he was eliminated in 10th place.
Play came to a grinding halt when the nine players remaining converged into one table, as there were a full two levels of some of the slowest play likely to be seen in NLH tournament poker with very few big pots or much significant action and no eliminations.
Eventually in the third level of nine-handed action, a big hand occurred when Hawkins had top full house against the second boat of Vaitiekunas to score a huge pot. Not long afterwards, Josh Reichard was eliminated in 9th place to become the first casualty in over three hours. Jarod Mighini was the next to go as the queens of Vaitiekunas gutted his kings when a third lady hit the turn. The night ended when Jordan Piva was eliminated in 7th place.
Due to the late finish on Day2, Day 3 will be pushed back to a 2 p.m. local time restart. 32 minutes remain in level 22 with at 15,000/30,000 and a 30,000 big blind ante. PokerNews will be on hand to witness the events and report on all the action as the final six play down to a champion.
End of Day Chip Counts
Level 22
: 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
2,250,000 | 300,000 |
|
1,900,000 | 90,000 |
|
1,335,000 | 135,000 |
|
865,000 | -75,000 |
|
750,000 | -85,000 |
|
585,000 | -345,000 |
Jordan Piva Eliminated in 7th Place ($35,939)
Level 22
: 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante
Jordan Piva opened to 60,000 from the cutoff and Ryan Eriquezzo three-bet to 215,000 on the button. The blinds folded and Piva shoved all in for just under 800,000. Eriquezzo snap-called and Piva was at risk.
Ryan Eriquezzo: 
Jordan Piva: 
The flop of 
left Eriquezzo in the lead and Piva was left drawing slim. The 
on the turn and the 
on the river changed nothing which sent Piva home in seventh place.
The final six players will now bag their chips and return at 2 pm tomorrow for the final day of the tournament.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,810,000 | 960,000 |
|
Busted |
Jarod Minghini Eliminated in 8th Place ($28,572)
Level 22
: 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante
Paulius Vaitiekunas raised from middle position. Jarod Minghini jammed all in from the small blind and was instantly called.
Minghini was ahead with the 
against the 
of Vaitiekunas. The flop was a mundane 
but the 
on the turn changed everything and suddenly had Minghini's tournament on life support, which the 
on the river could not save. The chips were counted to make sure Minghini was covered and he was abruptly taken out in 8th place.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,950,000 | 1,075,000 |
|
Busted |
Cedric Finds a Miracle River
Level 22
: 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante
Maurice Hawkins opened to 60,000 from early position and Adam Cedric shoved all in for 435,000 on the button. The blinds folded and Hawkins asked for a count before making the call.
Adam Cedric: 
Maurice Hawkins: 
The flop came 
and Hawkins took the lead with a pair of queens. The on the turn improved Hawkins to two pair and Cedric was left drawing to only a ten. Sure enough, the 
hit the river and Cedric made a straight in order to double up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
940,000 | -380,000 |
|
|
930,000 | 355,000 |
Level: 22
Blinds: 15,000/30,000
Ante: 30,000
Josh Reichard Eliminated in 9th Place ($23,411)
Level 21
: 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante
Shortly after giving up the double up, Josh Reichard was all in with 
preflop against the 
of Ryan Eriquezzo. The flop came down 
the turn stayed safe as it came 
but the river spelled the end for Reichard when an peeled off.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
850,000 | 235,000 |
|
Busted |
Vaitiekunas Doubles Up
Level 21
: 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante
Paulius Vaitiekunas was all in preflop with the 
against the 
of Josh Reichard. The board danced around Reichard's crads but did not hit as it ran out 
to give the Lithuanian a double up to stay alive.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
875,000 | 170,000 |
Minghini Holds On to Double Up
Level 21
: 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante
The action folded around to Jarod Minghini on the button who shoved all in for 390,000. Eric Salazar asked for a count from the small blind and eventually made the call to put Minghini at risk.
Jarod Minghini: 
Eric Salazar:
The flop came 
to give Minghini a commanding lead with a pair of aces. The 
on the turn provided a sweat with a flush draw but the on the river ensured Minghini of a double up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
835,000 | -475,000 |
|
|
810,000 | 315,000 |