Event #66: $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em Day 2 | 2018 World Series of Poker

07-06-2018 19:11 UTC-7

Player	Chips	Progress
Mark Beard	Busted
Scott Schwalich	Busted
Kiyoshi Garduno	Busted
Steven Meirink	Busted
Paolo Fantini	Busted
Kyung Han	Busted
Francis Rusnak	Busted
Jeffrey Pao	Busted
Matthew Beisner	Busted
Charles Doumitt	Busted
Zhang Zhipeng	Busted
Adam Brant	Busted
Giorgio Silverstrin	Busted

Hallaert Gets a Shove Through

TKBluffs

Level 15 : 1,200/2,400, 400 ante

Timothy Miles raised to 5,500 from late position and it folded to Kenny Hallaert in the small blind. Hallaert moved all in for 40,100 and that was enough to get a quick fold from Miles.

Player	Chips	Progress
Timothy Miles	98,000 -63,000	-63,000
Kenny Hallaert	51,600 -4,800	-4,800

Tags: Kenny Hallaert Timothy Miles

Level: 15

Blinds: 1,200/2,400

Ante: 400

07-06-2018 18:41 UTC-7

Break

TKBluffs

Level 14 : 1,000/2,000, 300 ante

The Event #66: $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em players are now on a 15-minute break. We will pick right back up on all of the live tournament action when play resumes.

07-06-2018 18:39 UTC-7

Hung Barrels Into Baumann

LisaY

Level 14 : 1,000/2,000, 300 ante

Chen Yu Hung opened to 4,500 under the gun and [Removed:265] called the button and Gaelle Baumann called from the big blind.

The flop brought out and Baumann checked to Hung, who made a 5,500 continuation. [Removed:270] passed and Baumann called, taking them heads up to the turn.

It came and Baumann checked again and Hung barreled for 7,500, which Baumann called. The final card out was the and after a final check from Baumann, Hung made it 22,000 to see his cards. Following a minute in the tank, Baumann decided to pass and Hung collected the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Chen Yu Hung	212,000 12,000	12,000
[Removed:265]	183,000 88,000	88,000
Gaelle Baumann	34,500 6,200	6,200

Tags: Chen Yu Hung Gaelle Baumann

07-06-2018 18:39 UTC-7

Zaki Takes from Halseth

TKBluffs

Level 14 : 1,000/2,000, 300 ante

Justin Zaki and Andrew Halseth were heads-up on the flop and Zaki bet 10,000 into a main pot of over 20,000. Halseth called and the turn was the . Zaki fired out a bet of 17,000 and Halseth called.

The river was the and Zaki fired a third barrel with a bet of 23,000. Halseth thought it over for a about a minute before he folded and Zaki took the pot without showdown.

Player	Chips	Progress
Justin Zaki	200,000 176,800	176,800
Andrew Halseth	120,000 56,800	56,800

Tags: Justin Zaki Andrew Halseth

07-06-2018 18:24 UTC-7

Kfir Nahum at the Front of the Pack

LisaY

Level 14 : 1,000/2,000, 300 ante

Kfir Nahum started the day third in chips and he has been relentlessly plugging away since everyone returned this afternoon. He is now out in front with 405,000, making him the chip leader at this point.

Player	Chips	Progress
Kfir Nahum	405,000 145,000	145,000
John Pannucci	104,000 -133,000	-133,000
Benjamin Moon	82,000 56,600	56,600

Mikhail Semin	81,000 29,500	29,500
Louise Butler	40,500 -17,500	-17,500
Arkadiy Tsinis	29,000 -39,900	-39,900

Tags: Kfir Nahum

07-06-2018 18:13 UTC-7

Froley Pairs the Board

TKBluffs

Level 14 : 1,000/2,000, 300 ante

Nick Cipiti raised to 4,000 from early position and it folded to John Froley in the small blind. Froley moved all in for 19,500 and Cipiti called.

John Froley:
Nick Cipiti:

The dealer spread the flop and Froley's pocket nines maintained the lead. The turn was the giving Cipiti a straight and Froley a set of nines.

"Pair the board" shouted Froley and right on cue the completed the board improving Froley to nines full of jacks to earn him the double up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Nick Cipiti	275,000 -20,000	-20,000
John Froley	43,700 -5,100	-5,100

Tags: John Froley Nick Cipiti

07-06-2018 18:05 UTC-7

Latest Eliminations

LisaY

Level 14 : 1,000/2,000, 300 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Milagros Peterson	Busted
Matthew Diehl	Busted
Matt Glantz	Busted

Kane Hodder	Busted
Marvin Karlins	Busted
Nicholas Aranda	Busted
Mark Jun	Busted
Jesse Rockowitz	Busted

Andrew Thompson	Busted
Dennis Zollo	Busted
Dennis Baker	Busted
Ramon Miquel Munoz	Busted
Jordan Koransky	Busted
Steve Chanthabouasy	Busted

07-06-2018 18:00 UTC-7

Lucky Seven for Li

TKBluffs

Level 14 : 1,000/2,000, 300 ante

Genhan Li moved all in for 17,600 from late position and Timothy Miles called. With the action on Kenny Hallaert on the button he re-shoved all in for 74,000. Miles went deep into the tank and eventually folded and the hands were shown.

Genhan Li:
Kenny Hallaert: