Will Failla started out this recent hand by making it 6,000 from the cutoff. Nicolas Levi, on the button, then raised to 13,500. Failla made the call and both players witnessed a flop. It was here that Failla check-called a bet of 11,500 from Levi.
An turn brought a repeat of action with Failla again check-calling a bet from Levi, this time 13,000. A river saw Failla bet out 20,000. Levi then made it 45,000, Failla completed the call and was shown by his opponent for a jack-high straight. After the hand, Failla was knocked down to 46,500.
A hand later Failla was at it again, only this time against Cheong. Failla moved all in for 46,000 from the hijack and was called by Joseph Cheong on the button.
Failla:
Cheong:
Failla was all in and behind for his tournament life. a board brought Failla two pair, but it was only second best as Cheong's ace-ten was the better hand.
With action folding to Joe Tehan on the button he opted to make the blinds pay 4,000 to see the flop. Jason Somerville in the small blind had different plans and raised it up to 10,000. After the big blind folded Tehan four-bet to 20,000, to which Somerville responded with a 5-bet all in for 56,500. Tehan completed and made the call, so as is custom the cards were flipped over.
Somerville:
Tehan:
A flop looked perfect for Somerville, but there was still a turn and a river to come. With the on fourth street all Somerville had to do was avoid an ace or a queen and he would double up. The river was a great sight for Somerville who after an initial hit earlier today is now in prime position to make a deep run.
While walking around the dwindling room we noticed Team Pokerstars pro Eugene Katchalov leaving the tournament area. When we got to his table we found fellow Team Pokerstars pro Victor Ramdin stacking Katchalov's chips. We don't know what happened, but what we do know is Ramdin continues to build his stack here on day 2, and is hovering at around 150,000.
Larry Wright raised to 3,000 on the button and Joe Tehan three-bet to 7,600 from the small blind. About about 60 seconds, Faraz Jaka four-bet all in from the big blind for about 16,000.
"Yum yum I'm all in," said an excited Wright.
Tehan folded and the hands were revealed.
Jaka :
Wright:
The flop came down to give Wright the lead, but also gave Jaka a flush draw. However, Jaka found no help from the turn or river.
Welcome to Day 2 coverage of Event 6, the $5,000 No-Limit Hold'em Mixed-Max. A field of 409 came to play and following 10 levels on Day 1, 112 players bagged up chips to ensure their return on Day 2. Per the unique structure of this event, Day 2 action will be six-handed. The top 44 players will make the money and play is scheduled to commence until 32 players remain. From there, Days 3 and 4 will consist of heads-up matches until one player is left standing to capture the coveted WSOP bracelet.
Joe Tehan had an outstanding Day 1 and leads the way with 219,000 - the only player to cross the 200,000 chip mark. No stranger to tournament success, Tehan has 22 career WSOP cashes including two final tables. The highlight of his poker career came back in 2006 when he won the WPT Mandalay Bay Poker Championchip for $1,033,440. He will surely be looking to add a WSOP bracelet to his résumé this summer and with a cash in Event 4 earlier in the week, he is off to good start.
Here are the top 10 chip counts entering Day 2:
Player
Chips
Joe Tehan
219,200
Aaron Jones
167,100
Marvin Rettenmaier
166,500
Raja Kattamuri
149,100
Gavin Smith
138,600
Warwick Mirzikinian
126,000
Jared Jaffee
121,800
Bryce Yockey
110,500
John Duthie
99,800
Ben Tollerene
98,000
Plenty of other notables remain, too. Among them are Chris Klodnicki (95,000), Victor Ramdin (93,700), Adam Geyer (93,600), Will Failla (91,200), Brian Rast (89,700), Eugene Katchalov (87,300), Olivier Busquet (82,900), Jason Somerville (50,600), Shaun Deeb (43,700), and Faraz Jaka (24,200).
The cards will be in the air at 1pm local time, about 90 minutes from now, so keep it here throughout the Day as we play down to the final 32 to players.
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flop. It was here that Failla check-called a bet of 11,500 from Levi.
turn brought a repeat of action with Failla again check-calling a bet from Levi, this time 13,000. A river 
saw Failla bet out 20,000. Levi then made it 45,000, Failla completed the call and was shown 
by his opponent for a jack-high straight. After the hand, Failla was knocked down to 46,500.
board brought Failla two pair, but it was only second best as Cheong's ace-ten was the better hand.
flop looked perfect for Somerville, but there was still a turn and a river to come. With the 
on fourth street all Somerville had to do was avoid an ace or a queen and he would double up. The 
river was a great sight for Somerville who after an initial hit earlier today is now in prime position to make a deep run.
turn or 
river.
