The hijack opened to 80,000, Tsolmon Jargalsaikhan three-bet jammed for 570,000 from the cutoff and Juan Carlos Vecino moved all in himself from the big blind. The original raiser folded.
Tsolmon Jargalsaikhan: Q♣J♣
Juan Carlos Vecino: A♣Q♠
Jargalsaikhan was dominated and the 5♥7♣Q♦K♠2♥ flop couldn't save him, ending his deep tournament run in 26th place.
Short-stacked Koray Aldemir got it all in preflop against Jon Glendinning, who covered.
"My hand is too good to fold," Aldemir says as he tabled his hand.
Koray Aldemir: K♥Q♥
Jon Glendinning: A♥J♥
Although king-queen is considered to be a very good hand, Glendinning still had him crushed with his dominating ace-jack of the same suit.
Aldemir did manage to spike a queen on the flop of 3♥4♠Q♣, but an ace appeared right on the turn to swing favor back to Glendinning. The river was the brick 9♠ and the 2021 WSOP Main Event Champion was sent to the rail.
Rafael Reis raised to 500,000 from middle position, an effective all in with very little behind the line. Huihan Wu, on the button, three-bet to 1,000,000 and Reis called off the bet for the rest of his stack.
Rafael Reis: A♠K♦
Huihan Wu: Q♠Q♦
This classic flip fell in the favour of Wu as the dealer spread the Q♥K♣2♠ flop. The 9♠ turn had Reis drawing dead and the 4♠ river confirmed his departure.
Koray Aldemir raised to 50,000 from middle position, Christopher Meyers three-bet to 135,000 from the hijack and Aldemir moved all in for 400,000. Meyers snap-called.
Koray Aldemir: A♠A♦
Christopher Meyers: A♥K♥
Aldemir was on the right side of this cooler as the board ran out J♣2♣6♠K♦Q♦; his aces held to double him up.
After a preflop raising war in a blind versus blind confrontation, Narcis Nedelcu was all in and at risk for his stack of 525,000, against Chris Moorman, in the big blind.
Narcis Nedelcu: A♥Q♠
Chris Moorman: 7♥7♦
This flip soon fell in the favour of Nedelcu as the dealer spread the 9♥A♣2♣ flop. The 5♥ turn and 2♠ river changed nothing and Nedelcu doubled up, leaving Moorman short in the process.
Narcis Nedelcu raised to 33,000 from early position and Gary Bousquet called. The flop came out as 2♥7♣2♠ and Nedelcu made the continuation bet of 25,000 and Bousquet three-bet to 60,000. Nedelcu made the call.
On the turn A♣ Bousquet bet out 100,000 and Nedelcu made the call after a little contemplation.
The river K♥ had Nedelcu check again and Bousquet moved all in for 65,000. Nedelcu quickly called.
Gary Bousquet: Q♥10♥
Narcis Nedelcu: A♥10♠
Nedelcu busted Bousquet with his two pair and Bousquet was caught running a sick bluff.
Action folded to Phillip Wiszowaty in middle position, and he raised to 28,000. Koray Aldemir in the cutoff then three-bet all in for 166,000, before Tobias Schwecht on the button four-bet all in for 205,000. When it folded back to Wiszowaty, he folded his hand to leave the two players heads up.
Koray Aldemir Q♥Q♦
Tobias Schwecht: 9♦9♣
Aldemir was ahead with his pocket queens, and when the board ran out 2♣4♣8♥7♦J♣ Aldemir was able to secure the double, and leave Schwecht short.
Day 2 starts today at the prestigious World Series of Poker (WSOP). The event kicked off with 1,561 entries, held across the vibrant Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas settings.
This impressive turnout generated a substantial prize pool totaling $2,778,580, with the top prize standing at an enticing $410,359. While each of the returning players is guaranteed at least $4,000, the ultimate goal remains the coveted bracelet awarded to the tournament champion.
Leading the pack going into Day 2 are: China's Jiafeng Sun with an impressive 820,000 in chips, hailing from the United States, Jed Friedman holding 806,000 chips and Narcis Nedelcu from Romania with 680,000 chips.
Start of Day 2 Top Ten Chip Counts
Rank
Player
Country
Chips
Big Blinds
1
Jianfeng Sun
China
820,000
103
2
Jed Friedman
United States
806,000
101
3
Narcis Nedelcu
Romania
777,000
97
4
Damien Le Goff
United Kingdom
751,000
94
5
Philip Wiszowaty
United States
662,000
83
6
Yunkyu Song
United States
650,000
81
7
Hiroto Watanabe
Japan
637,000
80
8
Paraskevas Tsokaridis
Greece
559,000
70
9
Wai Kiat Lee
Malaysia
557,000
70
10
Ramaswamy Pyloore
United States
527,000
66
Narcis Nedelcu
Among the notable past bracelet winners who secured their spots for Day 2 are American heads-up expert Daniel Sepiol (271,000), Taiwan's crusher James Chen (217,000), United Kingdom's star Chris Moorman (212,000) and America's circuit crusher Ryan Riess (164,000). These pros will have their work cut out for them as they try to capture some chips from the recreational players. The $25K draft players will be ecstatic if they have Chen or Riess on their team.
Day 2 commences at 11 a.m. local time at the Horseshoe Provence, starting at Level 17 (4,000/8,000/8,000 blinds). Each blind level will last 60 minutes, with players enjoying a 15-minute break after every two levels and a substantial one-hour dinner break scheduled around 5:30 p.m. local time. The day's play will span 10 levels, promising intense competition and action.
Stay connected with the PokerNews live reporting team for comprehensive coverage as the excitement unfolds.
