We caught up with the action on a board of spread on the felt. Matt Marafioti fired 800 into the middle and Ludovic Lacay called to see the final card.
The river brought the and Marafioti fired 1,900. Lacay dipped into his stack and came out with a raise to 5,400 total and Marafioti went into the tank. About forty-five seconds later, Marafioti announced a call but mucked his cards after Lacay showed for a rivered two pair.
Lacay has now taken a slight lead in the match though neither player has dipped into their add-on's quite yet.
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After a few players voiced their displeasure with the randomly generated table draw initially distributed, the WSOP tournament staff has decided to use the old fashioned method of drawing names from a hat.
Players will be allowed to witness the drawing to allay any further fears, and after a brief delay we expect to get the cards back in the air shortly.
Tournament staff has now delayed the start of the next round until 8:30 as their has been an issue with the re-draws. Players have been told to give staff twenty minutes to sort everything out and have been given a break until then.
We are now waiting for Round 2 play to commence here in the Amazon Room's Orange section, as players who advanced from Round 1, and those who drew a first-round bye, prepare to play their upcoming matches.
Reigning champion Brian Hastings has found victory against his first-round opponent George Wolff. On the final hand, Wolff shoved his last eight blinds from the button with . Hastings called with and the board fell , securing a victory for Hastings.