06-15-2011 01:45 UTC
Tom Marchese has taken a near unbeatable lead in his heads-up match against Jason DeWitt.
With the action following a raise, re-raise, re-raise format, Marchese would eventually find his last 71,025 in the middle with against DeWitt's .
The board ran out and Marchese soared to over 142,000 in chips.
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Jason DeWitt Tom Marchese
06-15-2011 01:45 UTC
The players are now on a 90-minute dinner break.
06-15-2011 03:15 UTC
Dinner break has ended, which means play has resumed!
06-15-2011 03:30 UTC
Max Lykov (from earlier in the WSOP)
Maxim Lykov is the next player to progress through to the second round.
His opponent pushed holding and Lykov called holding .
The board ran out to see Lykov join fellow Team PokerStars Pro JP Kelly in the money.
Player
Chips
Progress
Maxim Lykov
150,000
20,000
20,000
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Maxim Lykov
06-15-2011 03:40 UTC
Barry Greenstein and Jeff "yellowsub" Williams are now in heads-up play.
Williams is currently holding a two-to-one advantage over Greenstein as only one of them will be guaranteed a payday.
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Barry Greenstein Jeff Willaims
06-15-2011 03:45 UTC
The player in the cutoff opened for 1,600 and the small blind re-raised to 4,300. Isaac Haxton, who was in the big blind, thought it over and then pushed his remaining 20,000 into the middle. Both players folded.
Following the hand, Haxton is just under 27,000.
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Isaac Haxton