Event #20: $5,000 No-Limit Hold'em Day 2 | 2018 World Series of Poker

06-09-2018 20:14 UTC-7

Pairavi Doubles Son Up

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Level 16 : 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

Arianna Son moved all in from under the gun and Edwin Pairavi called from the big blind. Players tabled their hands and Son would be at risk.

Arianna Son:
Edwin Pairavi:

The board ran out and Son's king high was good for a double.

Player	Chips	Progress
Edwin Pairavi	49,000 -11,600	-11,600
Arianna Son	44,500 13,000	13,000

Tags: Arianna Son Edwin Pairavi

06-09-2018 20:23 UTC-7

Double KO for Laka

Adam Lamers

Level 16 : 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

Edwin Pairavi shipped all in for 40,500 from early position and David Laka just flat-called directly to his left. Heidi May also moved all in for 41,000 on the button and Laka had to call just 500 more before the cards were tabled.

David Laka:
Heidi May:
Edwin Pairavi:

The flop came which gave May some more outs but Laka was still in the lead. The landed on the turn and the completed the board. Although May hit her ace and Pairavi hit a flush, Laka made the best flush and eliminated both of his opponents.

Player	Chips	Progress
David Laka	312,500 72,000	72,000
Heidi May	Busted

Edwin Pairavi	Busted

Tags: David Laka Edwin Pairavi Heidi May

06-09-2018 20:29 UTC-7

Updated Chip Counts

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Level 16 : 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Richard Tuhrim	608,000 169,000	169,000
Kenneth Smaron	557,000 262,000	262,000
Benjamin Dobson	455,000 356,200	356,200
Patrick Truong	384,000 -12,000	-12,000
Stephen Chidwick	359,000 192,000	192,000

Justin Bonomo	319,000 34,000	34,000

Lars Kamphues	266,000 -25,000	-25,000
Anthony Spinella	119,000 -8,000	-8,000

Upeshka De Silva	64,500 -70,500	-70,500

Erik Seidel	64,000 -48,000	-48,000

Humberto Brenes	36,000 -17,000	-17,000

06-09-2018 20:41 UTC-7

Davies Sends Cannuli to the Pay Out Desk

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Level 16 : 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

Tom Cannuli moved all in from the button for 85,000 and Seth Davies called from the small blind. The players then revealed their hands and Cannuli was at risk.

Seth Davies:
Tom Cannuli:

The board ran out and a pair of queens was good for Davies to take down the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Seth Davies	473,000 284,300	284,300

Tom Cannuli	Busted

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06-09-2018 20:52 UTC-7

Kenney Felts Seidel

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Level 16 : 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

A few minutes after Brynn Kenney doubled up Humberto Brenes he called Erik Seidels all in. This time he took down the pot though as Seidel could not connect with the board after shoving from the button. Kenney's was good after the board came and Seidel was eliminated.

Player	Chips	Progress
Brynn Kenney	305,000
Erik Seidel	Busted

Tags: Erik Seidel Brynn Kenney

06-09-2018 20:52 UTC-7

Updated Counts on Dinner Break

Adam Lamers

Level 16 : 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

The remaining 62 players are heading on a 60-minute dinner break.

Player	Chips	Progress
Richard Tuhrim	660,000 52,000	52,000
Kenneth Smaron	551,500 -5,500	-5,500
Ran Ilani	483,000 69,500	69,500
Benjamin Dobson	414,500 -40,500	-40,500
Stephen Chidwick	398,000 39,000	39,000

Patrick Truong	388,500 4,500	4,500
Jeremy Cate	369,000 139,000	139,000
Daniel Colpoys	361,000 -47,100	-47,100

Asi Moshe	342,000 117,000	117,000

Kristen Bicknell	326,000 58,000	58,000

David Pham	313,000 166,200	166,200

Justin Bonomo	307,000 -12,000	-12,000

David Peters	255,500 48,000	48,000

Tim Reilly	176,000 82,500	82,500
Dominik Nitsche	154,000 149,500	149,500

Level: 17

Blinds: 2,500/5,000

Ante: 5,000

06-09-2018 22:13 UTC-7

Chidwick Snaps Off Bicknell

Adam Lamers

Level 17 : 2,500/5,000, 5,000 ante

The action folded to Kristen Bicknell on the button who raised it up to 13,000. Stephen Chidwick defended from the big blind and the flop fell . Chidwick check to Bicknell who continued for 14,000 and Chidwick called.

The turn brought the and both players checked to the on the river. Chidwick checked for the third time and Bicknell slid in a bet of 35,000. Chidwick instantly tossed in a single chip to call and Bicknell tabled . Chidwick rolled over for a straight and took down the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Kristen Bicknell	330,000 4,000	4,000

Stephen Chidwick	323,000 -75,000	-75,000

Tags: Kristen Bicknell Stephen Chidwick

06-09-2018 22:21 UTC-7

Ilani Rolling After Dinner Break

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Level 17 : 2,500/5,000, 5,000 ante

Ran Illani was in the small blind and looked at Yifu He's 50,500 stack in the big blind. He announced all in and Yifu He then snap-called. Players flipped their hands and Yifu He was at risk.

Ran Ilani:
Yifu He:

The flop came down and Ilani needed help. The turn delivered that help with the and his opponent was drawing dead to the on the river. Ilani has eclipsed the 500,000 mark and will be someone to watch as players draw closer to the end of Day 2.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ran Ilani	514,000 31,000	31,000
Yifu He	Busted

Tags: Ran Ilani Yifu He

06-09-2018 22:40 UTC-7

Blair Takes Down a Couple Before Showdown

Adam Lamers

Level 17 : 2,500/5,000, 5,000 ante

With around 35,000 in the middle, the flop came and Eric Blair checked from early position. Eric Bonin bet 10,000 on the button and Blair check-raised to 43,000. Bonin made the call and the paired the board on the turn. Blair announced all in and Bonin tanked for three minutes before folding with only 40,000 chips behind. Bonin would go on to be eliminated the next hand.

Just a couple of hands later, Ran Ilani opened to 12,000 from early position and Mao Qiu called in the hijack. Blair also called from the big blind and the flop fell . The action checked around to Qiu who tossed in a bet of 15,000. Blair called and Ilani elected to get out of the way.

The turn was the and both players checked to see the on the river. Blair led out for 30,500 and Qiu instantly mucked his hand, sending another pot to Blair.

Player	Chips	Progress
Eric Blair	270,000 181,300	181,300
Mao Qiu	150,000 79,100	79,100
Eric Bonin	Busted

Tags: Eric Blair Eric Bonin