Event #34: $1,000 DOUBLE STACK No-Limit Hold'em
Day 1a Completed
2018 World Series of Poker
Event #34: $1,000 DOUBLE STACK No-Limit Hold'em
Day: 1a
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2018 World Series of Poker
Buy-in
$1,000
Prize Pool
$5,130,000
Entries
5,700
Level
41
Blinds
500,000 / 1,000,000
Ante
100,000
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Level 10
: 400/800, 100 ante
It has been an exciting day here the Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino where the inaugural Event #34: $1,000 Double Stack No-Limit Hold'em took place. A total of 2,387 players entered Day 1a and 537 bagged up chips to take through to Day 2. The heaviest of those bags belonged to Brian Yoon, who picked off his opponents throughout the day, accumulating an enormous chip lead with 233,600.
Other notable players with big stacks include Anthony Spinella (145,000) Kathy Liebert (135,000), Terry Schumacher (125,300), and Sergio Castelluccio (106,100). Meanwhile, former Main Event Champion Ryan Riess and bracelet winners Andrey Zaichenko, Calvin Anderson, Asi Moshe, and Michael Gagliano have all made it through.
Unfortunately, not everyone was lucky enough to find a bag tonight. Players like 2015 Main Event Champion Joe McKeehen, 888poker ambassador Natalie Hof, Bill Klein, the 2018 Little One for One Drop champion Adrian Moreno, 2018 Ladies Event champion Heidi May, Joseph Cheong, Maria Konnikova, Sorel Mizzi, Dan O'Brien, Bart Lybaert, Maria Lampropulos, Jamie Kerstetter, Nacho Barbero, Valentin Vornicu, Jackie Glazier, Matt Affleck, Georgios Sotiropoulos, and Maurice Hawkins are some that failed win their final all-ins today.
But they have another shot at making Day 2 as the second and final flight for the tournament, Day 1b, begins tomorrow at 11am local time. It will have exactly the same structure as today: ten 60-minute levels, with late registration and the unlimited reentry period lasting until the end of the break after Level 8 (9:15pm). Once Day 1b has concluded, the remaining players will merge with the Day 1a survivors for Day 2, which takes place at noon local time on Monday, June 18.
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Level 10
: 400/800, 100 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
233,600
-1,400
|
-1,400 |
|
||
|
165,000
165,000
|
165,000 |
|
161,700
161,700
|
161,700 |
|
159,000
159,000
|
159,000 |
|
158,200
158,200
|
158,200 |
|
145,000
122,000
|
122,000 |
|
||
|
|
142,300
142,300
|
142,300 |
|
140,300
140,300
|
140,300 |
|
|
139,100
139,100
|
139,100 |
|
135,000
67,500
|
67,500 |
|
|
||
|
133,800
133,800
|
133,800 |
|
||
|
131,400
131,400
|
131,400 |
|
129,700
129,700
|
129,700 |
|
128,800
128,800
|
128,800 |
|
125,300
32,300
|
32,300 |
|
119,900
119,900
|
119,900 |
|
||
|
118,900
118,900
|
118,900 |
|
110,200
110,200
|
110,200 |
|
106,100
-33,900
|
-33,900 |
|
105,900
105,900
|
105,900 |
|
103,500
103,500
|
103,500 |
|
103,000
103,000
|
103,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
102,000
102,000
|
102,000 |
|
102,000
102,000
|
102,000 |
|
101,700
101,700
|
101,700 |
Level 10
: 400/800, 100 ante
Play has ended for today. A full chip count and recap of today's action is to follow.
Level 10
: 400/800, 100 ante
Play will end shortly today but there's still room to play a few hands. Just now William Kassouf took a small pot after defending from the big blind.
The flop was 
. The draw-heavy board was checked back by the initial raiser and the dealer put a 
out on the turn. Kassouf took the opportunity to bet 3,500 and got a snap-fold.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
71,200
-9,800
|
-9,800 |
|
|
||
|
51,000
13,300
|
13,300 |
|
44,000
-24,000
|
-24,000 |
|
14,600
-4,400
|
-4,400 |
|
||
|
10,600
-13,400
|
-13,400 |
Level 10
: 400/800, 100 ante
The tournament clock has been stopped and the players need to play six more hands before they can bag and tag for Day 2 on Monday, June 18, which starts at noon local time.
Level 10
: 400/800, 100 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
235,000
60,000
|
60,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
140,000
97,000
|
97,000 |
|
|
81,000
57,000
|
57,000 |
|
|
||
|
45,000 | |
|
|
||
|
|
19,000
2,000
|
2,000 |
|
|
||
|
Busted | |
|
|
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Level 10
: 400/800, 100 ante
With half an hour to go before Day 1a concludes, here are some more chips counts for you.
It has been a good hour or so for both Kelly Minkin and Kathy Liebert.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
82,100
-2,900
|
-2,900 |
|
||
|
|
67,500
27,500
|
27,500 |
|
|
||
|
60,000
-19,000
|
-19,000 |
|
55,200
34,150
|
34,150 |
|
39,200
-23,600
|
-23,600 |
|
28,000
-5,400
|
-5,400 |
Level 10
: 400/800, 100 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
43,000
19,600
|
19,600 |
|
|
37,700
-5,100
|
-5,100 |
|
31,600
15,600
|
15,600 |
|
29,000
7,500
|
7,500 |
|
|
||
|
28,600
-1,400
|
-1,400 |
|
|
24,000 | |
|
20,000
-14,000
|
-14,000 |
|
|
17,000
10,000
|
10,000 |
|
|
||
|
12,000
2,000
|
2,000 |
|
|
||
|
10,700 | |
|
|
||
Level 10
: 400/800, 100 ante
Kenny Hallaert raised to 1,600 from early position and the player in the big blind called.
The flop came 
. The player in the big blind check-folded to the 3,000 bet of Hallaert.
One table further, the flop read 
and there was about 5,000 in the middle already. The player in the hijack had bet 1,500 and Heidi May called on the button.
The turn brought them the 
on which May called the 3,500 bet of her opponent.
The 
on the river completed the board. Her opponent checked. May shoved for around 27,000 and he snap-folded.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
68,000
-12,000
|
-12,000 |
|
|
43,500
4,500
|
4,500 |
|
|
||
|
40,000
-4,000
|
-4,000 |
|
38,000
38,000
|
38,000 |
|
36,500
25,500
|
25,500 |
|
||
|
30,000
18,000
|
18,000 |
|
17,600
-9,700
|
-9,700 |
|
|
||
|
8,200
-1,800
|
-1,800 |