Event #34: $1,000 DOUBLE STACK No-Limit Hold'em Day 1a | 2018 World Series of Poker

06-16-2018 21:24 UTC-7

Recent Chip Counts

Shirley Ang

Level 9 : 300/600, 100 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Terry Schumacher	93,000 43,000	43,000
Calvin Anderson	56,000

Aylar Lie	24,000 9,000	9,000
Bas de Laat	16,000
Michael Gathy	14,000 3,000	3,000

Michael Lech	10,000 1,500	1,500

Erik Cajelais	8,300 17,700	17,700

Ryan Riess	7,000

Level: 9

Blinds: 300/600

Ante: 100

06-16-2018 21:02 UTC-7

Break

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Shirley Ang

Level 8 : 250/500, 75 ante

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.

06-16-2018 20:55 UTC-7

Updated Chip Counts

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Level 8 : 250/500, 75 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Jon Kyte	33,100 4,100	4,100
Arnold Spee	30,000 21,400	21,400
Asi Moshe	21,500 6,500	6,500

Kelly Minkin	21,050 18,050	18,050
Joe Elpayaa	16,150 5,850	5,850
Maria Konnikova	11,075 4,425	4,425

06-16-2018 20:50 UTC-7

Loeser Out

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Level 8 : 250/500, 75 ante

Manig Loeser will have to reenter if he is to stay in the competition. He just got it all in three-handed with .

It was looking very good when one player turned over , but the other turned over , which changed everything.

The 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.

Player	Chips	Progress
Manig Loeser	Busted

Tags: Manig Loeser

06-16-2018 20:45 UTC-7

Latest Chip Counts

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Shirley Ang

Level 8 : 250/500, 75 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Heidi May	34,500 2,200	2,200

Mikhail Semin	31,000 14,500	14,500
Alexander Lakhov	30,000
Gina Bacon	29,000 6,200	6,200
Pierre Neuville	23,400 6,600	6,600
Ryan Laplante	21,500 500	500

Blake Bohn	20,000 17,300	17,300
Andre Akkari	15,000

Ryan Olisar	14,400
Sylvain Naets	13,000
Tim West	12,000 6,500	6,500
David Pham	11,000 11,000	11,000

Sam Phillips	10,000 2,500	2,500
Adrian Moreno	Busted

06-16-2018 20:35 UTC-7

Liebert and Kassouf Build a Stack

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Level 8 : 250/500, 75 ante

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.

Player	Chips	Progress
Kathy Liebert	52,500 37,500	37,500

William Kassouf	42,800 38,300	38,300
Niall Farrell	22,000 14,300	14,300

Maria Lampropulos	15,000 3,000	3,000
Kyle Hartree	14,000 3,600	3,600

Tags: Kathy Liebert William Kassouf

06-16-2018 20:22 UTC-7

Hallaert Picks Another One Out

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Shirley Ang

Level 8 : 250/500, 75 ante

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:
Kenny Hallaert:

The board ran out to give Hallaert a set of queens on the flop and add another player to his list of eliminations today.

Player	Chips	Progress
Kenny Hallaert	57,000 12,500	12,500

Tags: Kenny Hallaert

06-16-2018 20:14 UTC-7

Finger Hits a Full House

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Shirley Ang

Level 8 : 250/500, 75 ante

On the 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.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ioannis Angelou-Konstas	37,000 28,700	28,700
Erik Cajelais	26,000 18,000	18,000

Martin Finger	24,000 8,000	8,000

Joe Cada	24,000 24,000	24,000

Aylar Lie	15,000 975	975
Kathy Liebert	15,000 3,400	3,400

Michael Gagliano	14,500 8,500	8,500

Pim de Goede	14,000 4,000	4,000
Michael Lech	11,500 5,500	5,500

Ryan Leng	10,000 10,000	10,000

Bruno Politano	5,000 1,000	1,000
Joe McKeehen	Busted

Tags: Martin Finger

06-16-2018 20:10 UTC-7

Java in the Field

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Level 8 : 250/500, 75 ante

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.