Event #23: THE MARATHON - $2,620 No-Limit Hold'em Day 2 | 2017 World Series of Poker

06-13-2017 12:32 UTC-7

De Silva Spinning It Up Early

Adam Lamers

Level 7 : 400/800, 100 ante

On a flop reading with around 3,500 in the pot, Upeshka De Silva called a bet of 2,000 from his opponent. The turn brought the and his opponent checked. De Silva bet 3,700 and was called by his opponent. On the river, the action was checked to De Silva again and he bet 7,000 this time. His opponent made the call and De Silva showed for top two pair to win the hand.

Player	Chips	Progress
Upeshka De Silva	52,800 32,500	32,500

Tags: Upeshka De Silva

06-13-2017 12:42 UTC-7

Stacked Field

Adam Lamers

Level 7 : 400/800, 100 ante

The Orange section in the Amazon Room is packed with notables no matter what table you look at. Some are returning from a long grind yesterday, while others registered early this morning and getting their first taste of this new event.

Some who bagged chips in Day 1 include Tristan Wade, Joseph Cheong, Stephen Chidwick, Ari Engel, Chance Kornuth and Joshua "JC" Wallace. Others who just entered before the start of play are Scotty Nguyen, Jason Koon, Mike Leah and Ryan Reiss.

Player	Chips	Progress
Niall Farrell	111,800 -11,700	-11,700

Tristan Wade	82,800 -8,400	-8,400

Chance Kornuth	77,000 -50,100	-50,100

Joseph Cheong	57,000 28,500	28,500

Joshua Wallace	50,400 3,000	3,000
Jason Koon	48,700 48,700	48,700

Steven Buckner	47,000 10,800	10,800
Ari Engel	41,100 -2,700	-2,700

Mike Leah	37,600 37,600	37,600

Stephen Chidwick	28,300 -6,100	-6,100

Ryan Reiss	28,200 28,200	28,200
Scotty Nguyen	22,300 22,300	22,300

Tags: Chance Kornuth Jason Koon Joseph Cheong Mike Leah Scotty Nguyen Stephen Chidwick Tristan Wade

06-13-2017 12:53 UTC-7

Roberto Romanello Adds Some More

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Level 7 : 400/800, 100 ante

Roberto Romanello opened from early position and called a three-bet from big blind Lily Kiletto.

The flop was . Kiletto continued the aggression with a bet of 4,500 and Romanello called. The turn card saw Kiletto continue the story with a bet of 6,500. Again Romanello called.

The river was the which seemed to give Kiletto pause for thought, but she cut out some chips and bet 17,000. Romanello called one more time.

Kiletto showed , but was behind the of Romanello and the latter won the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Roberto Romanello	160,000 35,000	35,000

Lily Kiletto	65,000 -16,500	-16,500

Tags: Lily Kiletto Roberto Romanello

06-13-2017 13:01 UTC-7

Federico Butteroni Staying Warm

Adam Lamers

Level 7 : 400/800, 100 ante

It's often quite chilly inside the Rio Convention Center, and in particular the Amazon Room, but Federico Butteroni is doing whatever it takes to keep warm. After making a deep run in the Millionaire Maker last night, Butteroni waited until this morning to enter the Marathon event. He showed up with his WSOP hoodie on, but that wasn't enough so he is currently running laps around his table. Butteroni is not only looking to heat up temperature-wise, but also on the table with his cards.

Player	Chips	Progress
Federico Butteroni	25,500 25,500	25,500

Tags: Federico Butteroni

06-13-2017 13:14 UTC-7

Dara O'Kearney Leads RIver

[user252447]

Level 7 : 400/800, 100 ante

On a flop of Dara O'Kearney check-called a bet of 4,400 from his late position opponent.

The turn was the and both players checked. On the river O'Kearney led out for 6,000.

His opponent shot a look of surprise and annoyance at the unassuming Irish man who remained still, calmly looking ahead. His opponent threw in his cards and O'Kearney collected the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Dara O'Kearney	65,000 12,600	12,600

Tags: Dara O'Kearney

06-13-2017 13:16 UTC-7

Patel Lets Go Twice

Christian Zetzsche

Level 7 : 400/800, 100 ante

On a flop of , Saurabh Patel bet 5,700 out of the small blind and Troy Southerland on the button raised it to 17,500. Patel let go and was involved in the next hand right away again.

On that one the board showed and short stack Renee Luba shoved for around 27,000. Patel folded once more, but remains one of the biggest stacks.

The same table also features Tristan Wade and Ken Aldridge.

Player	Chips	Progress
Saurabh Patel	275,000 62,000	62,000
Troy Southerland	200,000 34,400	34,400
Tristan Wade	175,000 92,200	92,200

Ken Aldridge	145,000 50,600	50,600

Renee Luba	35,000 8,000	8,000

Tags: Ken Aldridge Renee Luba Saurabh Patel Tristan Wade Troy Southerland

06-13-2017 13:35 UTC-7

Bansal Drops Some; Riess Still In

Christian Zetzsche

Level 7 : 400/800, 100 ante

After a raise to 1,800, Raghav Bansal in the big blind asked to see the stack of his opponent and opted to three-bet to 7,800. He was called and the flop casme king-high, which Bansal checked. He then faced a bet of 5,500 and Bansal elected to fold. The same table also features Sam Cohen and the first row of the Orange section is already breaking.

Ryan Riess is in that section, too, and raised to 1,800 from under the gun. The player in the big blind called and Riess continued on a flop of . The big blind called and the turn was checked through. After the river, the action checked to Riuess an his bet of 5,000 won the pot uncontested.

Player	Chips	Progress
Raghav Bansal	110,000 21,200	21,200
Ryan Riess	27,000

Tags: Ryan Riess Sam Cohen Raghav Bansal

06-13-2017 13:35 UTC-7

Jean-Pascal Savard Steals It on the River

Adam Lamers

Level 7 : 400/800, 100 ante

When the flop of was fanned by the dealer, the big blind checked and Jean-Pascal Savard bet 1,500. His opponent raised to 4,000 and Savard called.

The turn was the and his opponent bet 6,000 which Savard called. The river brought the and this time his opponent chose to check. Throughout the entire hand, Savard had been eyeing up his opponent, hardly even making time to blink. He went for a big bet of 19,600 and after tanking for a couple of minutes his opponent let her hand go into the muck.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jean-Pascal Savard	85,500 45,600	45,600

06-13-2017 13:35 UTC-7

Some Notables From Tan Section

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06-13-2017 13:38 UTC-7

Butteroni Doubles and Runs Victory Lap

Christian Zetzsche

Level 7 : 400/800, 100 ante

Anton Astapau opened the action with a raise to 1,600 and Mike Leah called, as did Federico Butteroni on the button. The player in the big blind came along and they went four ways to a flop of . The big blind and Astapau checked, while Leah bet 3,200. Butteroni raised to 14,000 with 400 behind and that forced folds from the big blind and Astapau.

Leah moved all in and Butteroni called it off.

Federico Butteroni:
Mike Leah:

The turn and river failed to improve Leah and he dropped to just over starting stack. "Okay guys, let's gamble, I can't leave that that amount of chips," Leah joked and his table mates were well aware that Leah has a final table coming up with eight players remaining in Event #22: $10,000 No-Limit 2-7 Lowball Draw Championship as of 2 p.m. local time.