Zachary Smiley shoved around 5,000 from the small blind and Scott Stewart quickly called. Players tabled their hands and Smiley would be at risk of elimination.
Zachary Smiley: 
Scott Stewart: 
The board ran out 
and Smiley's hand was good for the double up. This table currently has three remaining and Brian Yoon is looking like a strong favorite to lock up the first Day 2 entry of the day.
There was about 3,300 in the middle and the flop read 
when John Racener checked his big blind, and Brandon Meyers did the same from the hijack. Ben Dobson, however, decided to bet. Racener responded with a shove for 4,100 which both Meyers and Dobson called.
The turn brought the latter two the on which they both checked through to the 
on the river. Meyers then check-folded to the 3,500 bet of Dobson. Dobson tabled 
for trip aces, and Racener got up and showed 
for the flopped two pair before exiting.
What's new and noteworthy at the 2018 World Series of Poker? You probably know by now that the Rio All-Suite Hotel and Casino hosts the WSOP. What you might not know, is that for the first time in World Series of Poker history, the Big Blind Ante and Shot Clock will be incorporated into some events.
Level: 5
Blinds: 150/300
Ante: 50
Dietrich Fast and Shaun Deeb are seated together on Table #52.
Louis Salter and Simon Deadman have both been allocated Table #51.
Tim Reilly just sat down in seat 3 on Table #47. Ryan Riess used to occupy seat 2 on that table but has unfortunately been eliminated.
On Table #53, Tom Hall, Vojtech Ruzicka, and Chris Ferguson will be playing some hands together.
Triple bracelet winner David Pham, is seated at Table #50. Pham actually won a $2,000 shootout bracelet back in 2006.
On Table 36, Boris Kolev raised to 700 from the small blind and Maria Ho thought for several moments before pushing her remaining 5,400 all in. Kolev made the call and players tabled their hands.
Boris Kolev: 
Maria Ho: 
The flop came 
and Ho still needed help to survive. The 
on the turn gave Ho an open-ended straight draw, but the 
on the river did not provide it. Kolev scooped the pot as Ho departs.
Rellie Sigua limped in from the cutoff and so did Phil Hellmuth on the button. Timothy McDermott raised to 1,100 from the small blind. Sigua folded and Hellmuth called.
The flop came 
, and McDermott check-called the 700 bet of Hellmuth. The turn brought them the 
, and this time McDermott check-called a 1,400 bet from Hellmuth.
The river completed the board with the . McDermott checked again. Hellmuth bet 4,800 and McDermott folded.
Level: 4
Blinds: 100/200
Ante: 25
Players will now take a 15-minute break and return to 100/200 blinds with a 25 ante. Late registration is still open until the end of this break.
On table #14, Joseph Kohls raised to 450 from the under-the-gun position and was called by John Andress (mid-position), Eric Baldwin (hijack), the button and the big blind.
The flop came , the big blind checked, Kohls bet 1,800. Andress called and the rest folded.
The turn brought them the , Kohls continued with a bet of 3,800 which Andress called.
The river completed the board with the , Kohl's continued with another bet of 3,800. Andress responded with a shove for 11,875 in total which Kohls quickly called.
John Andress:
Joseph Kohls: 
They had both flopped a pair and improved it to two pair on the turn but Andress had the better hand with the queen and doubled up.
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