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
Calvin Anderson	56,000
Aylar Lie	24,000	9,000
Bas de Laat	16,000
Michael Gathy	14,000	3,000
Michael Lech	10,000	-1,500
Erik Cajelais	8,300	-17,700
Ryan Riess	7,000

Level: 9

Blinds: 300/600

Ante: 100

06-16-2018 21:02 UTC-7

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

LisaY

Level 8 : 250/500, 75 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Jon Kyte	33,100	4,100
Arnold Spee	30,000	21,400
Asi Moshe	21,500	6,500
Kelly Minkin	21,050	-18,050
Joe Elpayaa	16,150	-5,850
Maria Konnikova	11,075	-4,425

06-16-2018 20:50 UTC-7

Loeser Out

LisaY

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

Shirley Ang

Level 8 : 250/500, 75 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Heidi May	34,500	2,200
Mikhail Semin	31,000	14,500
Alexander Lakhov	30,000
Gina Bacon	29,000	6,200
Pierre Neuville	23,400	-6,600
Ryan Laplante	21,500	500
Blake Bohn	20,000	17,300
Andre Akkari	15,000
Ryan Olisar	14,400
Sylvain Naets	13,000
Tim West	12,000	-6,500
David Pham	11,000	11,000
Sam Phillips	10,000	-2,500
Adrian Moreno	Busted

06-16-2018 20:35 UTC-7

Liebert and Kassouf Build a Stack

LisaY

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
William Kassouf	42,800	38,300
Niall Farrell	22,000	-14,300
Maria Lampropulos	15,000	3,000
Kyle Hartree	14,000	-3,600

Tags: Kathy Liebert William Kassouf

06-16-2018 20:22 UTC-7

Hallaert Picks Another One Out

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

Tags: Kenny Hallaert

06-16-2018 20:14 UTC-7

Finger Hits a Full House

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
Erik Cajelais	26,000	18,000
Martin Finger	24,000	8,000
Joe Cada	24,000	24,000
Aylar Lie	15,000	975
Kathy Liebert	15,000	3,400
Michael Gagliano	14,500	8,500
Pim de Goede	14,000	4,000
Michael Lech	11,500	-5,500
Ryan Leng	10,000	10,000
Bruno Politano	5,000	1,000
Joe McKeehen	Busted

Tags: Martin Finger

06-16-2018 20:10 UTC-7

Java in the Field

LisaY

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.

Player	Chips	Progress
Steven van Zadelhoff	33,500	25,500
Nipun Java	10,400

Tags: Nipun Java Steven van Zadelhoff