Last Break of the Day
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Level 11
: 1,000/2,000, 300 ante
The field is on a 15-minute break. When they return, they'll play one more level of 100 minutes before they bag and tag.
2017 World Series of Poker
Event #23: THE MARATHON - $2,620 No-Limit Hold'em
Day: 2
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2017 World Series of Poker
Buy-in
$2,620
Prize Pool
$4,147,722
Entries
1,759
Level
32
Blinds
120,000 / 240,000
Ante
30,000
Bicknell Calls the Clock, Gets Called
Level 11
: 1,000/2,000, 300 ante
The action was opened by a player in early position, and Kristen Bicknell three-bet to 15,000 from middle position. The action was folded back around to her opponent, who called, and they went heads-up to the flop.
The flop came 
, and the action was checked to Bicknell, who bet 15,000. Her opponent called, and the 
came on the turn. Both players checked, and the 
landed on the river. Her opponent bet 18,000, and Bicknell moved all in. She had her opponent covered, as he only had around 57,000 remaining. He went into the tank for over five minutes.
The room had already cleared out for the 15-minute break, and Bicknell apparently wanted to enjoy some of that break, as well. She finally called the clock on her opponent. The tournament official got down to his last second before Bicknell's opponent said, "Call."
Bicknell tabled 
, and that was good enough to earn her a big pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
325,000 | 95,000 |
Turton Rising
Level 11
: 1,000/2,000, 300 ante
Three players saw a 
flop, and Jonathan Dimmig and Mike Leah were the only two that stayed in. They checked through the 
turn, and Dimmig bet the 
river for 11,500. Leah called and said, "You got lucky," before the cards were shown. Dimmig flashed 
, and Leah tabled 
for a split pot. Both players hold one bracelet thus far and are looking to increase that number by one.
Another big stack is Jeffrey Turton, who just scooped a bigger pot. After calling a raise by the hijack, he was on a three-way flop of 
and bet. The small blind called, and the hijack check-raised to 25,000, which only Turton called. On the 
turn, the hijack bet 47,000, and Turton moved all in. His opponent sighed and folded, claiming to have had ace-jack.
Maurice Hawkins, however, remains the current chip leader with more than half-million in chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
530,000 | 24,500 |
|
300,000 | 55,000 |
|
290,000 | -6,000 |
|
285,000 | 195,000 |
|
280,000 | 210,400 |
|
230,000 | 89,000 |
|
|
230,000 | 35,800 |
When Will the Bubble Burst?
Level 11
: 1,000/2,000, 300 ante
With Level 11 drawing to a close and one more 100-minute level to play after the final break of the night, there are 324 players still remaining and 264 places getting paid.
The discussion on several tables has turned to whether or not the money bubble will burst tonight
Time will tell, but it's going to be close.
Stuer Fires Three Barrels, Mucks
Level 11
: 1,000/2,000, 300 ante
Julian Stuer raised from the cutoff and ended up firing all three streets on a board of 
. Caroline Dupre in the big blind called the first two bets and checked the river, then faced a bet worth 26,000 by Stuer. Dupre called, and Stuer mucked to forfeit the pot, but the German still remains among the bigger stacks in the room.
Niall Farrell, on the same table, has recovered nicely, as well, and sits on an above-average stack.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
365,000 | 220,000 |
|
200,000 | 142,000 |
[Removed:342] Busts a Shorty To Claim Some More
Level 11
: 1,000/2,000, 300 ante
[Removed:342] limped under the gun for 2,000, and the player next to her raised to 7,500. A third player called, leaving about the same behind. Action was then on Adrian Mateos in the small blind, who raised to 26,000. That raise didn’t deter [Removed:343], who called. The original raiser folded, and the other player called all in for less.
The flop was 
and a check from Mateos saw [Removed:343] bet 25,000. Mateos mucked.
The all in player had 
, but [Removed:343] tabled 
.
The turn was the and the river the 
, and [Removed:343] won the pot with queens up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
310,000 | 100,000 |
Maurice Hawkins Leads the Pack
Level 11
: 1,000/2,000, 300 ante
The tournament is currently reading 342 players remaining, and Maurice Hawkins leads them all as the first player to cross the 500,000-chip mark. Hawkins has been having himself a great time, dancing around the table, joking with other players, and he's been crushing on the felt, as well. There are many other notables still alive in the Marathon event; below are some updated stacks:
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
505,500 | 105,500 |
|
|
296,000 | 19,000 |
|
233,000 | 109,000 |
|
|
231,000 | 104,000 |
|
|
194,200 | 49,200 |
|
184,000 | 34,000 |
|
179,000 | 49,000 |
|
162,300 | -147,700 |
|
|
141,000 | 5,000 |
|
|
40,000 | 1,200 |
[Removed:342] Leaves the Table in Awe
Level 11
: 1,000/2,000, 300 ante
[Removed:342] has been spicing up the table with her aggressive play, and now she has some chips with which to splash around, as well.
In a recent pot, the board read 
, and [Removed:343] bet, only to be raised by her opponent to 25,000. [Removed:343] called, and the river was the 
. [Removed:343] checked, and her opponent moved all in. Unsure of who had more chips, [Removed:343] made a quick call.
Her opponent tabled 
, and [Removed:343] showed 
for two pair, as the eyes of other players opened wider and wider in shock at what they just saw. [Removed:343] had plenty of chips in her stack for the dealer to count, so she quickly took off to the restroom. It turned out [Removed:343] had 65,500, and she was the player at risk, so she received a full double-up and will have a big stack when she returns.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
210,000 | 35,000 |
Lukac Wins Big Off Yurasov
Level 11
: 1,000/2,000, 300 ante
Brennan Benglis was the biggest stack at his table for a short while, but Emil Lukac just took over the role after scooping a big pot against Dmitry Yurasov. The board was already completed and showed 
, and Yurasov checked out of the small blind with some 80,000 in the pot.
Lukac was in the big blind and bet 43,000. After plenty of consideration, Yurasov tossed in the chips for the call and was shown for a straight by Lukac. That knocked down Yurasov below the average with fewer than 350 players remaining, and their table is one of the next to break.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
300,000 | 260,700 |
|
225,000 | 55,000 |
|
100,000 | -140,000 |
Vang Doubles; Drossel Among Chip Leaders
Level 11
: 1,000/2,000, 300 ante
Out of the small blind, Kou Vang shoved for his last 36,500, and the big blind called and tabled 
. Vang had the slightly superior pocket pair in 
and held up, thanks to a board of 
. The same table also features one of the current chip leaders with around 360 players remaining, and that is Ryan Drossel.
Along with Alexander Lynskey and Maurice Hawkins, they are the men to beat right now in the penultimate level of the day.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
400,000 | 278,200 |
|
78,000 | 28,300 |