Event #65: $10,000 No-Limit Hold'em MAIN EVENT - World Championship Day 2ab | 2018 World Series of Poker

07-05-2018 11:29 UTC-7

Clock Called Preflop

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Level 6 : 300/600, 100 ante

After an open from a player in early position, Nan Li three-bet to 5,200 out of the cutoff. Eric Liebeler cold four-bet to 15,000 on the button and the action got back to Li.

Li went into the tank and eventually, the clock was called. With less than five seconds to act, Li tossed in a call.

The flop came down and Li check-folded to a bet of 20,000 from Liebeler.

Player	Chips	Progress
Eric Liebeler	115,000	12,400
Nan Li	58,000	-10,400

Tags: Nan Li Eric Liebeler

07-05-2018 11:25 UTC-7

May Takes Control With a Three-Bet

Adam Lamers

Level 6 : 300/600, 100 ante

Heidi May came into the day looking for a bit more success than what she found in her Day 1B flight the other day. Things have started well for her after Christopher Coles opened to 1,500 from middle position. May three-bet to 4,500 on the button and the action folded back to Coles who made the call.

The flop came and Coles checked to May who continued for 3,500. Coles wasted little time before sending his cards to the muck and May dragged in an early pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Heidi May	43,000	13,700

Tags: Heidi May

07-05-2018 11:21 UTC-7

Wendorf Coolered by Raviv

Jan_Kores

Level 6 : 300/600, 100 ante

Daniel Wendorf made it 1,300 in the middle position and Idan Raviv three-bet to 3,800 in the hijack. The action returned to Wendorf who tossed in 10,000 and moved all in when Raviv five-bet. Ravid called and Wendorf learnt that he was on the wrong side of the nasty cooler.

Wendorf:
Raviv:

The board ran out and Wendorf was eliminated early into the first level of Day 2.

Player	Chips	Progress
Idan Raviv	110,000	19,600
Daniel Wendorf	Busted

Tags: Idan Raviv Daniel Wendorf

07-05-2018 11:19 UTC-7

Davila Chips Up

Christian Zetzsche

Level 6 : 300/600, 100 ante

Joining the action on the turn, Thomas Tripp bet 4,000 out of the big blind and initial raiser Dan Smith called on the button. Tripp bet the river for 6,000 and Smith folded.

One table over, Timothy Lau raised to 1,400 and was called by Felipe Davila. Kyle Montgomery three-bet to 5,000 and Lau folded, Davila called. On the flop, Davila bet 3,200 and Montgomery called before the turn brought a bet of 5,600 by Davila and a fold.

Player	Chips	Progress
Timothy Lau	185,000	-4,200
Kyle Montgomery	130,000	-11,600
Felipe Davila	70,000	9,200
Dan Smith	55,000	55,000
Thomas Tripp	40,000	6,300
Michael Slate	Busted

Tags: Dan Smith Felipe Davila Kyle Montgomery Timothy Lau Thomas Tripp

07-05-2018 11:19 UTC-7

Seidel Starts Off in the Right Direction

Milko van Winden

Level 6 : 300/600, 100 ante

Erik Seidel is starting off by winning a small pot from his left-hand neighbor James Westenburg. Seidel sat in the small blind and Westenburg in the big blind.

The board was already reading and it looked like Seidel check-called a 1,100 bet from his neighbor. The completed the board and Seidel lead out on the river.

Seidel's bet was 3,000 and it didn't take Westenburg long to call. Seidel opened up for a very long straight and that took the pot down.

Player	Chips	Progress
Erik Seidel	80,000	7,900
James Westenburg	42,000	-7,700

Tags: Erik Seidel James Westenburg

07-05-2018 11:16 UTC-7

Samuels Takes From Weinstock

Sandra Barbour

Level 6 : 300/600, 100 ante

Derek Sommerville opened to 1,300 from middle position. Jonathan Samuels, on the cutoff, called, along with Michael Weinstock and Bradley Rhodes.

A flop reading was dealt. Weinstock bet 2,200. Rhodes and Somerville folded. Samuels made the call.

The turn brought the . Weinstock continued for 2,300. Samuels called. The river completed the board. This time, Weinstock checked. Samuels thew in a bet of 4,500. Weinstock called. Weinstock showed for a straight but that wasn't good enough as Samuels tabled for a flush.

Player	Chips	Progress
Derek Somerville	62,000
Bradley Rhodes	57,800	-1,400
Jonathan Samuels	51,000	15,100
Michael Weinstock	22,000	-10,600

Tags: Jonathan Samuels Bradley Rhodes Derek Somerville Michael Weinstock

07-05-2018 11:11 UTC-7

Dombach Eliminated in First Hand

Shirley Ang

Level 6 : 300/600, 100 ante

Donald Dombach has just been eliminated in the first hand of the day when he was all-in and at risk from the big blind as he was called by Rafael Augus Souza Perri on the button.

Donal Dombach:
Rafael Augus Souza Perri:

The board ran out to not provide any help to Dombach as he was sent to the rail within in the first five minutes after the tournament had started again.

Player	Chips	Progress
Rafael Augus Souza Perri	94,000	16,700
Donald Dombach	Busted

Tags: Donald Dombach Rafael Augus Souza Perri

07-05-2018 11:06 UTC-7

Shuffle Up and Deal!

Christian Zetzsche

Level 6 : 300/600, 100 ante

The cards are in the air for both Day 2a and 2b, which can be found in separate rooms. Day 2a will break from high to low and the tables in the Orange section will break into Purple, while Day 2b will see the Black and Green sections break first.

The dinner break will take place after the first two levels, followed by another three levels before bagging and tagging.

Level: 6

Blinds: 300/600

Ante: 100

07-05-2018 07:27 UTC-7

Day 2a and Day 2b Action Gets Underway at 11 a.m.

Webjoker

Starting Day	Entries	Survivors
Day 1a:	925	659
Day 1b:	2,378	1,801
Day 1c:	4,571	3,480
Overall:	7,874	5,940

After three massive starting days, the second-largest WSOP Main Event in history continues today with Day 2a and Day 2b. At 11 a.m. this morning, the 659 survivors of Day 1a and 1,801 players who bagged on Day 1b, will return to the Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino for five more levels of play.

While the players from both starting days will both enter's today action, the two groups will play their second day in separate rooms. The Top 10 of both Day 2s combined is as followed:

#	Player	Country		Chip Count	Big Blinds
1	Truyen Nguyen	United States	Day 1a chipleader	324,800	541
2	Chris Fraser	United Kingdom		316,100	527
3	Smain Mamouni	France	Day 1b chipleader	311,000	518
4	Samuel Bernabeu	Spain		309,500	516
5	Barbara Rogers	United States		307,000	511
6	Daniel Colpoys	United States		246,800	411
7	Alex Foxen	United States		242,300	404
8	David McCaw	United States		220,400	367
9	John Vossoughi	United States		220,300	367
10	Matthew Davidow	United States		216,600	361

Another five two-hour long levels are scheduled for today with blinds starting at 300/600 with a 100 ante. Once again there will be a 20-minute break after each level, with a 60-minute break after the second level of the day (around 3:25 p.m.). Play wraps up around 11 p.m. tonight.

Level	Small Blind	Big Blind	Ante
6	300	600	100
7	400	800	100
8	500	1,000	100
9	600	1,200	200
10	800	1,600	200

The early dinner break in the Main Event today is to accommodate the broadcast of the tournament on ESPN and PokerGO. ESPN picks up the action after the dinner break, showing the feature table with hole cards up from 05:00 p.m. through 08:00 p.m. Right after the ESPN telecast wraps up, PokerGO takes over, showing the Main Event from 08:00 p.m. till the day ends around 11:35 p.m.

PokerNews will have a big team of poker reporters on the ground to find all the WSOP Live Updates you can ask for again. The money stage of the tournament (1,182 players picking up $15,000 minimum) will not be reached today, but you can bet on it that the action will be exciting. So check back at 11 a.m. for continuing coverage of the 2018 World Series of Poker Main Event, right here on PokerNews.com.