Main Event
Day 2 Started
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
Day 2 Seating Assignments
| Table | Seat | Player | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 | 1 | Travis Dorsey | 68,000 | 23 |
| 28 | 2 | William Romaine | 100,000 | 33 |
| 28 | 3 | Adam Cedric | 129,500 | 43 |
| 28 | 5 | Eric Salazar | 151,000 | 50 |
| 28 | 6 | Alex Lynskey | 58,000 | 19 |
| 28 | 8 | Dang Toan Nguyen | 162,000 | 54 |
| 29 | 1 | Eric Bunch | 29,000 | 10 |
| 29 | 2 | Dennis Brand | 155,500 | 52 |
| 29 | 4 | Roland Israelashvili | 103,500 | 35 |
| 29 | 6 | Hamid Izadi | 55,500 | 19 |
| 29 | 7 | Kindah Sakkal | 80,000 | 27 |
| 29 | 8 | Marius Conan | 148,500 | 50 |
| 37 | 1 | Steve Steve | 169,500 | 57 |
| 37 | 2 | Luca Sebastiani | 149,500 | 50 |
| 37 | 3 | Ryan Eriquezzo | 146,500 | 49 |
| 37 | 4 | Viet Vo | 16,500 | 6 |
| 37 | 5 | Aaron McEvoy | 133,000 | 44 |
| 37 | 6 | Dmitrii Perfiler | 61,500 | 21 |
| 37 | 8 | Jordan Piva | 80,500 | 27 |
| 38 | 1 | Michael Marder | 258,500 | 86 |
| 38 | 2 | Maxwell Young | 85,500 | 29 |
| 38 | 3 | Thomas Kornechuk | 156,500 | 52 |
| 38 | 4 | Darren Martin | 43,000 | 14 |
| 38 | 5 | Irene Carey | 59,000 | 20 |
| 38 | 6 | Tobias Peters | 164,000 | 55 |
| 38 | 7 | Vincent Moscati | 169,500 | 57 |
| 39 | 1 | Mo Nuwwarah | 150,000 | 50 |
| 39 | 2 | Alejandro Roman | 97,000 | 32 |
| 39 | 3 | Will Berry | 169,500 | 57 |
| 39 | 4 | Paul Sokoloff | 46,500 | 16 |
| 39 | 5 | Stephen Song | 374,500 | 125 |
| 39 | 6 | Zach Donovan | 114,500 | 38 |
| 39 | 8 | Nicholas Burris | 139,500 | 47 |
| 48 | 1 | Joshua Turner | 649,000 | 216 |
| 48 | 2 | Josh Reichard | 123,500 | 41 |
| 48 | 3 | Zachary Schneider | 76,000 | 25 |
| 48 | 4 | Sonny Franco | 199,000 | 66 |
| 48 | 5 | Maurice Hawkins | 363,000 | 121 |
| 48 | 6 | Gabriel Muzzio | 264,000 | 88 |
| 48 | 7 | Jacob Bazeley | 209,500 | 70 |
| 49 | 2 | Ian Steinman | 122,500 | 41 |
| 49 | 3 | Sean Yu | 195,000 | 65 |
| 49 | 4 | David Larson | 116,500 | 39 |
| 49 | 5 | Valentin Vornia | 238,000 | 79 |
| 49 | 6 | Martin Ryan | 143,000 | 48 |
| 49 | 7 | Dylan Wilkerson | 42,500 | 14 |
| 49 | 8 | Jarod Minghini | 154,000 | 51 |
| 50 | 1 | Stanislav Angelov | 68,000 | 23 |
| 50 | 2 | Steven Grybas | 70,500 | 24 |
| 50 | 3 | Marshall White | 69,500 | 23 |
| 50 | 4 | Warren Sheaves | 167,500 | 56 |
| 50 | 5 | Paulius Vaitiekunas | 338,000 | 113 |
| 50 | 7 | Dan Alta | 111,000 | 37 |
Turner Takes Big Lead as Several Big Names Begin Day 2 of the WSOP Global Casino Championship
It is time for Day 2 of the WSOP Global Casino Championship. A field of 53 surviving players from Day 1 will converge back on the felt in Harrah’s Cherokee Casino Resort at 2 p.m. to battle down to select few players.
Day 1 was full of action, as the field was trimmed by more than half to create several big stacks in the room, including Joshua Turner who bagged an astounding 649,000. He has nearly double the amount of his next closest competitor, Stephen Song who will be bringing 374,500 back with him to Day 2. Maurice Hawkins will also boast one of the largest stacks in the room with 363,000. Paulis Vaituekunas with 338,000 in chips is the only other player that has over 300,000
Several well known players are left standing, such as Valentin Vornicu (238,000) , Sean Yu (195,000) , Warren Sheaves (167,500), Roland Israelashvili, (103,500) and Alex Lynskey (58,000)
Registration is technically still open until the start of play today, so there is the possibility that a couple more players could hop in to join the remaining 53. The plan is to play down to the final six players before stopping and returning for Day 3 tomorrow. With several relatively deep stacks still remaining and the average stack at 57 big blinds, that goal of reaching six could make for a very long Day 2.
Play begins at 2 p.m. local time at level 11 with blinds at 1,000/2,500 and a 2,500 big blind ante. There will be a 15-minute break after every two levels with a 60-minute dinner break after the sixth level
PokerNews will provide all the coverage of the biggest hands, chip count updates and schedule updates as they happen.
Level: 11
Blinds: 1,000/2,500
Ante: 2,500
Shuffle Up and Deal
Level 11
: 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante
Day 2 of the WSOP Global Casino Championship is underway.
Young Indicates He Has It
Level 11
: 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante
Irene Carey opened to 5,500 from under the gun and Maxwell Young three-bet to 15,000 on the button. Thomas Kornechuk flat-called from the small blind and Carey stepped aside.
The flop fell 
and Kornechuk led out for 15,000. Young shipped all in for 61,000 and Kornechuk took a minute to make a decision. He eventually elected to lay his hand down and Young picked up some much-needed chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
126,500
-30,000
|
-30,000 |
|
102,000
16,500
|
16,500 |
|
52,000
-7,000
|
-7,000 |
Ryan Gets Some Value From Vornicu
Level 11
: 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante
On the river the board read 
. Martin Ryan made a bet of about 12,000 which Valentin Vornicu called after a few moments of thought.
Ryan turned over the 
for the straight and Vornicu mucked his hand.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
220,000
-18,000
|
-18,000 |
|
165,000
22,000
|
22,000 |
Song Turns Burris to the Rail
Level 11
: 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante
Stephen Song and Nicholas Burris were heads-up in a pot with the flop reading . Song led out from under the gun for 8,000 into a pot of around 18,000. Burris raised to 24,000 and Song called.
The turn was the 
and both players checked to the 
on the river. Song announced all in, putting Burris to the test for his remaining stack of just under 100,000. Burris quickly called and Song tabled 
for a straight. Burris showed 
for a set of nines and was the first player to hit the rail.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
502,500
128,000
|
128,000 |
|
||
|
Busted | |
Izadi the Latest Casualty on Table 29
Level 11
: 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante
There has been one table in the room with the majority of the action and it has also seen a few eliminations in the early going. Dennis Brand and Eric Bunch were the first couple of players to hit the rail and Hamid Izadi was the latest.
On a flop of 
, Izadi and Kindah Sakkal got all of their chips in the middle with Izadi being the player at risk for around 60,000. Izadi tabled 
for a set of sevens which was ahead of Sakkal's 
.
The on the turn gave Sakkal a few more outs with a straight draw and the 
on the river completed her straight. Izadi was eliminated and Sakkal collected the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
148,000
68,000
|
68,000 |
|
Busted | |
|
Busted | |
|
Busted |
Piva Doubles Through Spunt
Level 11
: 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante
Ryan Enriquezzo opened to 6,500 in early position and Jordan Piva three-bet to 19,000 from the small blind. Steve Spunt four-bet to 45,500 from the big blind which got Enriquezzo to lay his hand down. Piva, however, five-bet shoved all in for 127,500 and Spunt called it off.
Jordan Piva: 
Steve Spunt: 
Piva was well out front as he was just looking to dodge an ace and hearts. The board ran out 
and Piva held on for a full double up. Spunt was down to just 40,000 after the hand and was seen leaving his seat just a short time later.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
265,000
184,500
|
184,500 |
|
Busted |