Event #62: $10,000 No-Limit Hold'em Main Event
Day 2a Started
2013 World Series of Poker
Event #62: $10,000 No-Limit Hold'em Main Event
Day: 2ab
Tripodi Leads Returners for Day 2a/2b
Welcome back for the first of two Day 2 flights of the 2013 World Series of Poker Main event. Today survivors from Days 1a and 1b return to continue their tourney journeys — a total of 1,880 players — with each group segregated and playing separately in the different rooms here at the Rio All-Suite Hotel and Casino.
From the 584 players making up the Day 1a crowd Evan Panesis, Nicholas Crisp, and Abdulasiz Almashal are returning to the biggest stacks as each was able to build more than 180,000 chips during the five two-hour levels they played during Saturday's first flight. Also coming back from that flight to above-average stacks are Farzad Bonyadi, Nick Maimone, Richard Lyndaker, Daniel Makowsky, and Jason DeWitt.
Meanwhile from the 1,296 in the Day 1b group Clement Tripodi was the only one managing to accumulate more than 200,000 by night's end, with Jevon Lam and Daniel Cates occupying the next two positions among that field with stacks of more than 180,000. Miguel Proulx, Sorel Mizzi, Adam Friedman, Raj Vohra, Annette Obrestad, and Eoghan O'Dea also have six-figure stacks to start the day.
The Day 1a group will all remain in the Amazon room today ("A" for Amazon) while the Day 1b survivors will reassemble in the Brasilia and Pavilion rooms, and all will play five more two-hour levels today. We're just minutes away from the call to "shuffle up and deal," so be sure to stick with PokerNews throughout the day to see who emerges today to play in Thursday's Day 3.
As we await the start of play, here's Sarah Grant with today's update from the WSOP:
Shuffle Up And Deal!
The players are in their seats, the announcements have been made, and Day 2a/b of the Main Event is starting now with the blinds at 250-500 and a 50 ante.
Fatima Moreira de Melo Busts On First Hand of the Day
In a flurry of action we saw Fatima Moreira de Melo bust out on the first hand of the day. After a raise and a reraise preflop she was all in before the flop against Andrew Brown.
De Melo: 
Brown: 
The flop came down 
giving no help to de Melo who still needed to draw an ace or a queen. The turn 
wasn't what she needed either, and the 
river was a blank as well allowing Andrew Brown to take down the pot and claim the scalp of the lovely de Melo.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
56,000 | 7,450 |
|
Busted |
Early Win for Jaka
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On a board of 
and roughly 7,000 in the middle, we found Faraz Jaka betting out 3,200 into Anton Allemann.
Allemann went into the tank for a little before eventually folding his hand to see Jaka awarded the pot to move to roughly 29,000 in chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
29,000 | 4,450 |
Quijada Cuts Down Colin
With the board showing 
and about 10,000 already in the middle, Keller Quijada pushed all in and Bryan Colin called with his remaining chips.
Quijada turned over 
for a set of nines while Colin was putting his tourney life on the line with an open-ended straight draw as he tabled 
. The turn was the 
and river the , and Colin was eliminated here at the start of Level 6.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
46,000 | 4,325 |
|
Busted |
Brunson Wins an Early One
Action started with Robert Carra limping in from early position. It folded to Doyle Brunson in the hijack, and he raised it up to 1,500. Louis Crispino called from the button, as did Carra, and they went three ways to a flop of 
. It was checked to Brunson, who fired out a bet of 2,050, and that got it through, as both his opponents folded.
It's a small pot but still a good start for the legend who is looking to make his first deep run in the Main since 2004, where he finished 53rd.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
87,000 | 6,000 |
Gray and Brusatore Eliminated
Jonathan Gray was all in on the 
board against two others players, one of which was Cyrill Gustavsson. The river completed the board with the 
, and Gustavsson checked. His opponent bet 11,700, to which Gustavsson responded by check-raising all in for 29,025. His opponent called.
Gustavsson showed the 
for the nut flush. His opponent showed the 
for a weaker flush, and then Gray, the all-in player on the turn contesting for only the main pot, showed the 
. Gustavsson's nut flush proved to beat all hands, and he won the pot. Gray was eliminated, and Gustavsson moved to 80,000 in chips.
In other news, Gordon Brusatore was eliminated on another table.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
80,000 | 42,425 |
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Busted | |
|
Busted |
Panesis Continues to Build
Evan Panesis is starting Day 2A the same way he ended Day 1A, by gathering chips.
Christian Nanetti limped from under the gun, Panesis called from the small blind, and Tom Hu checked his option in the big blind. The flop fell 
, and action checked to Nanetti, who bet 1,600. Only Panesis called. The dealer turned the 
, and Panesis checked again. Nanetti continued for 3,100, and Panesis called. The river was the , and Panesis checked a third time. Nanetti barreled again, this time for 7,500. Panesis called again, and turned over 
for a small flush. Nanetti turned over 
before sending his cards to the dealer, and Panesis raked in the pot.
Galfond Gets a Few
After a late position raise from Steven Wolansky, Phil Galfond defended his big blind and the pair saw a flop come 
. Both players checked. The turn brought the 
and with some deliberation Galfond set out a bet of 1,200 which Wolansky called.
The river was the 
. This time Galfond bet 3,600, and Wolansky took his time responding taking a swig from his Pepsi as he contemplated the situation. Finally he let his hand go, and Galfond picked up a few early chips here in Level 6.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
58,000 | 3,750 |
|
17,000 | -3,600 |