Event #51: $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em Bounty Day 2 | 2018 World Series of Poker

06-26-2018 12:23 UTC-8

Dubini Gets a Fold From Mariani

Gaelle Jaudon

Level 11 : 500/1,000, 100 ante

Richard Dubini opened to 2,200 and only Frank Mariani made the call from the button.

The flop fell and Mariani called Dubini's continuation bet for 3,500. Things then heated up a bit after the turn brought the . After a first check from Dubini, Mariani bet for 8,000. Dubini thought about his next move and tossed a stack of 1,000 chips for a raise worth more than 20,000. Mariani ended up folding his hand and Dubini grabbed the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Richard Dubini	77,000 24,800	24,800
Frank Mariani	48,000 48,000	48,000

Tags: Frank Mariani Richard Dubini

06-26-2018 12:16 UTC-8

Abernathy Out

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Gaelle Jaudon

Level 11 : 500/1,000, 100 ante

A first player opened to 2,200 and it was raised by David Liu. Samantha Abernathy announced all in and only David Liu made the call.

With , Abernathy was in bad shape against for Liu. The runout didn't change anything, and Abernathy made her way to the cashier.

Player	Chips	Progress
David Liu	67,000 18,800	18,800
Samantha Abernathy	Busted

Tags: Samantha Abernathy

06-26-2018 12:10 UTC-8

Konnikova Loses Some Chips

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Gaelle Jaudon

Level 11 : 500/1,000, 100 ante

Maria Konnikova opened to 2,200 and Mike Puskarich moved all in for 5,600. The action folded to the big blind player who made a raise and Konnikova announced all in. After some thought, the big blind player folded his hand to create the following showdown:

Mike Puskarich:
Maria Konnikova:

It was a classic flip, and the board came gave the pot to Puskarich who tripled up his stack.

Player	Chips	Progress
Maria Konnikova	27,000 8,900	8,900

Mike Puskarich	18,000 15,100	15,100

Tags: Maria Konnikova

06-26-2018 12:06 UTC-8

Mann Doubles Up Through Medlin

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Gaelle Jaudon

Level 11 : 500/1,000, 100 ante

James Mann moved his last chips in the middle for 5,900 with and Ray Medlin made the call, holding . The board gave the flip and the double up to Mann.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ray Medlin	32,000 5,200	5,200
James Mann	13,000 8,100	8,100

06-26-2018 12:00 UTC-8

Carson Sends Fair to the Payout Desk

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brandyn trenholm

Level 11 : 500/1,000, 100 ante

David Fair moved all in for around 8,000, then Joshua Carson reraised all in for his 30,000-chip stack. The players then flipped over their hands with Fair at risk.

Joshua Carson:
David Fair:

The board ran out and Carson's set of jacks took down the pot, as well as added a bounty chip to his stack.

Player	Chips	Progress
Joshua Carson	38,500 12,200	12,200
David Fair	Busted

Tags: David Fair Joshua Carson

06-26-2018 11:47 UTC-8

Farber Takes a Bounty

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Gaelle Jaudon

Level 11 : 500/1,000, 100 ante

Armando Armendariz pushed his last 4,100 chips in the middle and the action folded to Jay Faber who made a raise. Everyone else folded, and the two players tabled their cards:

Armando Armendariz:
Jay Farber:

The board gave the winning hand to Farber with trip aces, and Armendariz made his way to the exit.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jay Farber	37,000 3,400	3,400
Armando Armendariz	Busted

Tags: Jay Farber

06-26-2018 11:45 UTC-8

Tang Doubles Through Ou

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brandyn trenholm

Level 11 : 500/1,000, 100 ante

Daniel Tang moved all in for around 17,500 and Zhiqiang Ou made the call. Both players then turned over their hands.

Daniel Tang:
Zhiqiang Ou:

The board ran out and Tang took down the pot with his aces up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Daniel Tang	39,100 19,700	19,700
Zhiqiang Ou	16,500 15,700	15,700

Tags: Zhiqiang Ou Daniel Tang

06-26-2018 11:43 UTC-8

Massey Takes From Abernathy

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Gaelle Jaudon

Level 11 : 500/1,000, 100 ante

In a blind-versus-blind situation, Samantha Abernathy opened from the small blind for 2,500 and Ralph Massey made the call.

The flop went and Massey called Abernathy's continuation bet for 2,800. Both players checked the on the turn, and the dealer revealed the on the river. Abernathy made a bet worth 8,000, and after some thought Massey called.

Abernathy quickly mucked her hand — — and Massey won the pot with .

Player	Chips	Progress
Ralph Massey	85,000 11,700	11,700
Samantha Abernathy	19,000 16,700	16,700

Tags: Ralph Massey Samantha Abernathy

06-26-2018 11:29 UTC-8

Mackey Scores an Early Bounty

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brandyn trenholm

Level 11 : 500/1,000, 100 ante

There had been a raise of 2,500 from an under-the-gun opponent when the cutoff moved all in for 8,900. James Mackey then moved all in over that for 17,200 from the big blind and the initial raiser folded. The two remaining players then tabled their hands.

James Mackey:
Opponent:

The board ran out and Mackey's pair of jacks took down the pot while earning a bounty.

Player	Chips	Progress
James Mackey	31,600 14,200	14,200

Tags: James Mackey

06-26-2018 11:22 UTC-8

Shuffle Up and Deal

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Gaelle Jaudon

Level 11 : 500/1,000, 100 ante

The tournament director has announced the ceremonial “shuffle up and deal” and cards are in the air for Day 2 in Event #51: $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em Bounty.