2018 World Series of Poker

Event #13: $1,500 Big Blind Antes No-Limit Hold'em
Day: 2
Event Info

2018 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Benjamin Moon
Winning Hand
aj
Prize
$315,346
Event Info
Buy-in
$1,500
Prize Pool
$1,763,100
Entries
1,306
Level Info
Level
31
Blinds
50,000 / 100,000
Ante
100,000

Level: 11

Blinds: 500/1,000

Ante: 1,000

Welcome to Day 2 of Event #13: Big Blind Antes $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em

Qui Nguyen is coming back for Day 2
Qui Nguyen is coming back for Day 2

Welcome to Day 2 coverage of Event #13: Big Blind Antes $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em coming to you from the Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas.

Yesterday saw Day 1 come to its conclusion after ten 60-minute levels were played out with 224 of the 1,306 entries progressing.

Stephen Song will start play as the chip leader after he bagged up 193,100 last night. Hot on his heels, however, are some big names in the form of 2016 WSOP Main Event Champion Qui Nguyen (155,100), 2016 Main Event fifth-place finisher Vojtech Ruzicka (128,800), and three-time bracelet winner Dutch Boyd (151,700).

Other notable names coming back for the 12 noon restart include well-regarded online tournament player Calvin Anderson (48,400), Twitch streamer Jeff Gross (60,300), Jonathan Duhamel (17,100), Shaun Deeb (28,300), Jeff Madsen (51,600), Manig Loeser (26,200), and Chance Kornuth (62,800).

Players will be keeping their eye on the clock as the money bubble is set to arrive not long into the day’s play. Just 28 more eliminations are needed until they reach the cash. Like yesterday, ten 60-minute blind levels will be played out today, and the antes will come from the player in the big blind in each hand. Blinds will start at 500/1,000 with a 1,000 big blind ante, and there will be a 15-minute break every two levels, with a 60-minute dinner break coming at the end of the sixth level.

If you would like to watch the action, there will be a live stream presented by PokerCentral from 1-7 p.m. today. Watch here on the PokerCentral Twitch channel.

Below is the Day 2 seat draw which lists every remaining player, their starting chip count, and the equivalent in big blinds.

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Tags: Calvin AndersonChance KornuthDutch BoydJeff GrossJeff MadsenJonathan DuhamelManig LoeserQui NguyenShaun DeebStephen SongVojtech RuzickaWSOP

Day 2 Seat Draw $1,500 Big Blind Antes No-Limit Hold'em

RoomTableSeatPlayerCountryChip CountBig Blinds
Brasilia651Rand VealUnited States45,60046
Brasilia652Arthur ConanPainpol, , FR125,500126
Brasilia653David LeathermanUnited States15,80016
Brasilia654Michael FingerUnited States10,50011
Brasilia655Andreas KlattGermany57,10057
Brasilia656Timothy WoodwardUnited States24,50025
Brasilia657Jeff GrossUnited States60,30060
Brasilia658Yiannis LiperisUnited Kingdom28,80029
Brasilia659Daniel TupperUnited States39,90040
       
Brasilia661Calvin AndersonUnited States48,40048
Brasilia662Yordan PetrovBulgaria20,80021
Brasilia663Steven SnyderUnited States52,50053
Brasilia664Carlos CuriArgentina22,00022
Brasilia665Michael RoccoUnited States14,30014
Brasilia666Christophe GrossUnited States35,00035
Brasilia667Rickey EnglandUnited States49,10049
Brasilia668Nate SilverUnited States24,50025
Brasilia669Samantha CohenUnited States48,20048
       
Brasilia671Paul MannoniUnited States36,20036
Brasilia672David LambrightUnited States15,70016
Brasilia673Daniel MillerUnited Kingdom39,20039
Brasilia674Andrew PeplinskiUnited States47,30047
Brasilia675Robert NatividadUnited States50,60051
Brasilia676Vladimir BursteinCzech Republic20,50021
Brasilia677Christopher KostoulasUnited States14,20014
Brasilia678Royce MathesonUnited States100,600101
Brasilia679Yin LiuChina43,50044
       
Brasilia681William PanUnited States16,90017
Brasilia682Ademir CuchBrazil70,70071
Brasilia683Arish NatUnited States46,00046
Brasilia684Rick AlvaradoUnited States37,80038
Brasilia685Stefan VidojkovicUnited States160,600161
Brasilia686Daniel DizenzoUnited States75,80076
Brasilia687Jonathan DuhamelCanada17,10017
Brasilia688Justin OuimetteCanada70,60071
Brasilia689Thomas WalshUnited States27,60028
       
Brasilia691Anna AntimonyUnited States22,20022
Brasilia692Ian ModderCanada39,80040
Brasilia693Rudy QuezadaUnited States42,20042
Brasilia694Joe WarlingUnited States27,70028
Brasilia695Vlad DarieRomania49,30049
Brasilia696Goran MandicCroatia40,20040
Brasilia697Patrick TruongUnited States106,400106
Brasilia698Daniel FalkensteinUnited States20,70021
Brasilia699Jan Christoph Von HalleGermany83,10083
       
Brasilia701Vuong DoUnited States23,60024
Brasilia702Darrell FunkUnited States9,90010
Brasilia703Blaise HomUnited States46,70047
Brasilia704Johan SvanbergMexico48,60049
Brasilia705Dylan LindeUnited States59,80060
Brasilia706Javier RuedaUnited States23,90024
Brasilia707Dalton BrinkerUnited States49,60050
Brasilia708Nhathanh NguyenUnited States95,70096
Brasilia709Carmen ManciniUnited States16,80017
       
Brasilia711Christopher StearnsUnited States28,20028
Brasilia712Thomas TaylorCanada73,50074
Brasilia713Robert MatherUnited States29,20029
Brasilia715Andrew ShackUnited States44,60045
Brasilia716DID NOT REPORT 3United States-#WAARDE!
Brasilia717Robert BrownUnited States29,00029
Brasilia718Romain VillarFrance41,60042
Brasilia719Casey CoughlanUnited States80,00080
       
Brasilia721Adam VolenUnited States21,60022
Brasilia722Barbara SargentUnited States8,3008
Brasilia723Aditya AgarwalIndia49,30049
Brasilia724Charles Alex BartonUnited States20,20020
Brasilia725Neil Patel (MO)United States21,30021
Brasilia726Ben YuUnited States14,80015
Brasilia727Alexandru MasekUnited States54,10054
Brasilia728Joshua MckeemanUnited States42,40042
Brasilia729Justin AbrouUnited States26,00026
       
Brasilia731Brandon HallUnited States51,60052
Brasilia732Martin StabilioUnited States35,10035
Brasilia733Alexandro TricaricoBelgium31,30031
Brasilia734Leonard GerritsUnited States21,00021
Brasilia735Adam BantaUnited States32,20032
Brasilia736Ankush MandaviaUnited States72,70073
Brasilia737Mitch GarshofskyUnited States25,80026
Brasilia738Andrew DeanUnited States76,10076
Brasilia739Scott EskenaziUnited States25,50026
       
Brasilia741Dwayne VetterUnited States104,000104
Brasilia742Scott FarhatUnited States17,40017
Brasilia743Scott CohenUnited States71,30071
Brasilia744Daniel StrelitzUnited States76,40076
Brasilia745Michael FreixUnited States37,90038
Brasilia746Vartan Chilingirian-14,60015
Brasilia747Taylor BlackUnited States25,60026
Brasilia748Joseph TeanotogaFrance53,90054
Brasilia749Matthew KanohoUnited States18,90019
       
Brasilia751Shaun DeebUnited States28,30028
Brasilia752Park Yu CheungHong Kong14,90015
Brasilia753Tony RubertoUnited States49,80050
Brasilia754Luke BlindertUnited States26,80027
Brasilia755Joe NalbandyanUnited States28,90029
Brasilia756Chris HunichenUnited States35,90036
Brasilia757Joshua AbadyUnited States62,50063
Brasilia758Thomas ArmentiUnited States44,10044
Brasilia759Robert FeathersUnited States29,80030
       
Brasilia761Gordon BlackmanUnited States57,00057
Brasilia762Bruno PolitanoBrazil38,30038
Brasilia763Brett BaderUnited States28,00028
Brasilia764DID NOT REPORT 1United States10
Brasilia765Alexander LynskeyAustralia55,00055
Brasilia766Adam SwanUnited States31,90032
Brasilia767Damien Le GoffUnited Kingdom58,90059
Brasilia768Nick PhoenixUnited States6,0006
Brasilia769Zhiqiang OuChina31,80032
       
Brasilia771Dominik NitscheGermany13,00013
Brasilia772Christopher CzemberCanada22,30022
Brasilia773Perati MuhametItaly72,10072
Brasilia774Orlando RomeroUnited States73,90074
Brasilia775Xiao ProbstUnited States18,40018
Brasilia776Nick SchulmanUnited States31,70032
Brasilia777James DukeUnited States22,50023
Brasilia778Randall RobinsonUnited States10,10010
Brasilia779Joseph LibertaUnited States15,80016
       
Brasilia791Thomas BesnierFrance13,40013
Brasilia792Peter PlaceyUnited States25,60026
Brasilia793Cole HarmanCanada11,30011
Brasilia794Kevin VaughnUnited States10,20010
Brasilia795Matthew FrankUnited States33,80034
Brasilia796Gerald DavidUnited States88,20088
Brasilia797Sohale KhaliliUnited States48,00048
Brasilia798Steven BennettUnited States88,50089
Brasilia799Daniel McnallyUnited States46,80047
       
Brasilia801Victor ChoupeauxFrance89,70090
Brasilia802Diego LomantoUnited States16,00016
Brasilia803Mathew MooreUnited States91,10091
Brasilia804Michael AmatoUnited States37,40037
Brasilia805Gorki OliveiraBrazil44,50045
Brasilia806Lawrence MaUnited States64,10064
Brasilia807Clayton MaguireUnited States41,10041
Brasilia808Jeroen Van OrsouwNetherlands22,70023
Brasilia809Mike LeahCanada11,10011
       
Brasilia811Jeff MadsenUnited States51,60052
Brasilia812Patrick EskandarUnited States24,50025
Brasilia813Raj VohraUnited States21,10021
Brasilia814Ron McMillenUnited States29,40029
Brasilia815Richard SimonCanada47,30047
Brasilia816Erick LeeUnited States73,00073
Brasilia817Hon Cheong LeeChina32,00032
Brasilia818Clinton MonfortUnited States67,80068
Brasilia819Rami MornelUnited States28,30028
       
Brasilia821Lee StrubeckUnited States41,80042
Brasilia822Jorge RiosCzech Republic30,80031
Brasilia823Gavin BloomUnited States22,80023
Brasilia824Jose AguileraSpain40,70041
Brasilia825Mario Prats GarciaSpain108,500109
Brasilia826Michael WassermanUnited States39,10039
Brasilia827Christopher PooleUnited States22,40022
Brasilia828Seth ReicksUnited States40,00040
Brasilia829Masaki OvaUnited States18,10018
       
Brasilia831Colin RobinsonUnited States106,400106
Brasilia832Nathan SzokeUnited States48,00048
Brasilia833Mark SleetUnited States43,40043
Brasilia834Benjamin MoonUnited States25,80026
Brasilia835Zachary HumphreyUnited States91,90092
Brasilia836Gregory LarsenUnited States39,00039
Brasilia837Laurent HerledanFrance18,20018
Brasilia838Amir TurkzadehUnited States56,70057
Brasilia839Sean LegendreUnited States10,40010
       
Brasilia841Cole JacksonUnited States45,20045
Brasilia842John HassettUnited States68,90069
Brasilia843Kenneth StroughUnited States14,40014
Brasilia844Richard WolfUnited States11,50012
Brasilia845Jeffrey SimsUnited States20,90021
Brasilia846Vojtech RuzickaCzech Republic128,800129
Brasilia847Manig LoeserGermany26,20026
Brasilia848Jason EiseleUnited States35,10035
Brasilia849Timothy BurtUnited States19,60020
       
Brasilia861Chance KornuthUnited States62,80063
Brasilia862Mike VanierUnited States69,20069
Brasilia863Bohdan SlyvinskyiUnited States37,80038
Brasilia864Everett CarltonUnited States51,60052
Brasilia865Farzad TaftiUnited States33,70034
Brasilia866Stephen SongUnited States190,300190
Brasilia867Gregory JuddUnited States5,8006
Brasilia868Iraj ParviziUnited Kingdom128,000128
Brasilia869Blake WhittingtonUnited States12,80013
       
Brasilia871Tod ScalfUnited States29,80030
Brasilia872John CressendUnited States38,00038
Brasilia873Jonathan BennettUnited States66,90067
Brasilia874Brandon ZuidemaUnited States25,30025
Brasilia875Dutch BoydUnited States151,700152
Brasilia876Tanner LeffertsUnited States28,20028
Brasilia877Justin YoungUnited States81,80082
Brasilia878Elizabeth TedderUnited States29,80030
Brasilia879Kevin SongUnited States17,10017
       
Brasilia881Manuel RuivoPortugal27,70028
Brasilia882Joel MickaUnited States33,40033
Brasilia883DID NOT REPORT 2United States--
Brasilia884Chris FergusonUnited States15,50016
Brasilia885Erwann PecheuxFrance11,90012
Brasilia886Craig VarnellUnited States48,10048
Brasilia887Joseph OrsinoUnited States10,30010
Brasilia888Corey ZedoUnited States42,90043
Brasilia889Victor HoffmanUnited States112,200112
       
Brasilia891Michael OrtizUnited States84,70085
Brasilia892Raymond HoUnited States70,90071
Brasilia893Roman KorenevRussia10,90011
Brasilia894Jean GaspardUnited States36,90037
Brasilia895Jorge PenaUnited States37,20037
Brasilia896Gil GeorgeUnited States22,00022
Brasilia897Eric PolirerUnited States55,90056
Brasilia898Bart LybaertBelgium17,00017
Brasilia899Jason WhiddonUnited States26,70027
       
Brasilia901Jason JohnsonUnited States20,50021
Brasilia902Nicholas LevisUnited States25,20025
Brasilia903Federico PetruzzelliItaly26,60027
Brasilia904Craig MasonUnited States51,00051
Brasilia905Ryan LengUnited States28,50029
Brasilia906Mark BarrettUnited States65,80066
Brasilia907Erik MehiganUnited States74,90075
Brasilia908Dylan WilkersonUnited States32,20032
Brasilia909Felix BleikerSwitzerland12,20012
       
Brasilia911Johan SchumacherBelgium46,00046
Brasilia912Gustavo HoyosMexico40,00040
Brasilia913Joel EttedgiUnited Kingdom40,00040
Brasilia914Kenneth PerryUnited States67,40067
Brasilia915Romain LewisFrance83,30083
Brasilia916Hoang DoanUnited States61,40061
Brasilia917Peter EichhardtSweden17,80018
Brasilia918Todd WittelesUnited States29,30029
Brasilia919Phong Than NguyenUnited States12,00012

Event #13: $1,500 Big Blind Antes No-Limit Hold'em

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