2018 World Series of Poker
Level: 9
Blinds: 300/600
Ante: 100
The players have just gone for their last 20-minute break of the day. At the end of this break, the late registration and reentry period will be closed and the final numbers for Day 1a will be confirmed.
Manig Loeser will have to reenter if he is to stay in the competition. He just got it all in three-handed with ![]()
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It was looking very good when one player turned over ![]()
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flop did nothing to help the German. The
turn and
river didn't change anything either and Loeser has around 20 minutes to reenter this flight, otherwise there is always Day 1b, which starts tomorrow.
Kathy Liebert is storming along with 52,500. The former bracelet winner has upped her stack to five times what she began the day with.
William Kassouf is also chipping up nicely, upping his chips to 42,800.
The player in early position raised to 1,200 and Kenny Hallaert three-bet to 4,000 from mid-position. The action folded back to the initial raised who shoved. Hallaert snap-called.
Early position: ![]()
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Kenny Hallaert: ![]()
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The board ran out ![]()
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to give Hallaert a set of queens on the flop and add another player to his list of eliminations today.
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board, Martin Finger had bet 1,300 from the big blind. His opponent in early position called. Finger tabled ![]()
for the full house, queens over aces, to take the pot down.
Nipun Java has been spotted in the field. The two-time bracelet winner was still warming up with 10,400. He is sat on the same table as Steven van Zadelhoff, who is faring better with 33,500.
With one hour left of late registration, there is still time for more new faces to enter.