Monday, March 16, 2015 12:26 AM Local Time
With two starting flights completed, the World Series of Poker Circuit Bicycle Casino main event heads to Day 2 with Stuart Rabin leading the field.
Day 1A kicked off on Saturday at noon and 314 players made their way to Los Angeles to put up the $1,675 to play 15 levels of No Limit Hold’em. Day 1B got cards in the air at noon on Sunday and 346 players showed up to play those same 15, 40 minute levels to bring the total field size to 660 players thus far.
After 62 bagged up chips on Saturday and 67 on Sunday, there are currently 129 players still alive heading into Day 2. Players are allowed to re-enter this event once and late registration is still open until cards get in the air for Day 2 on Monday at 1 pm. Once play starts on Monday, registration will close and field size and prizepool information will be released.
Of the 129 guaranteed to be coming back on Monday, they will all be chasing Rabin in the chip counts, who is sitting atop the chip counts after finishing Day 1A with 334,500 in chips. Joining Rabin atop the counts are Shane Schleger, Adam Weinraub, Jesse Capps and Vasile Buboi. They finished their respective starting flights with 309,000, 277,500, 270,000 and 259,000, respectively. Adam Weinraub finished Day 1B as the chip leader and heads into Day 2 third in chips.
Other notables that will be making their way back to the Bike on Monday afternoon include Chris DeMaci, Nancy Nguyen, Josh Field, Danny Illingworth, Ben Keeline, David Chase, and Alex Masek.
There were plenty of top pros who fell short of Circuit gold in Southern California. Joe Tehan, James Carroll, Josh Hale, Steve Karp, Eddy Sabat, David Tuchman, David “ODB” Baker, John Holley, Melanie Weisner, Ryan Laplante and Former November Niners Soi Nguyen and Ylon Schwartz all fell short of Day 2, busting their respective starting flights.
The two starting flights will combine for the first time on Monday and levels will be increased to one-hour levels. The field will play 10 levels before bagging up for the night and coming back for the final day on Tuesday afternoon. WSOP.com will have complete coverage of Day 2 from the first card in the air through the money bubble and to the end of the day.
Here are a look at the top 10 chip counts:
1.Stuart Rabin – 344,500
2.Shane Schleger – 309,000
3.Adam Weinraub – 277,500
4.Jesse Capps – 270,000
5.Vasile Buboi – 259,000
6.Doug Lee – 244,000
7.Amad Shalan – 241,000
8.Christopher DeMaci – 240,500
9.Artashes Kartalyan – 234,000
10.Huy Lam – 228,000
Sunday, March 15, 2015 11:39 PM Local Time
Play is now complete for the night, and players are counting their chips.
A full recap will be posted shortly.
Sunday, March 15, 2015 11:23 PM Local Time
The tournament clock has been stopped with 10 minutes to go, and it's been announced that each table will play four more hands before stopping for the night.
Sunday, March 15, 2015 11:14 PM Local Time
There is already about 150,000 in the pot on the river, and the board reads .
Lance Allred has moved all in, and his only opponent is deep in the tank. "This is so sick!" she says standing up as she continues to think. "How often do you flop a set?" Soon, she announces a reluctant call, as though she's already resigned to see the that Allred quickly turns over. She tables for a lower set, and the dealer pushes Allred the massive pot.
Lance Allred - 240,000
Sunday, March 15, 2015 11:14 PM Local Time
David Hadaway raises from middle position and action folds to Steve Karp in the big blind, who moves all in for roughly 30,000. Hadaway quickly calls and it's off to the races for Karp's tournament life.
Hadaway tables and is flipping with Karp's . The board runs out dry for Karp as it comes and Karp hits the rail just before the end of the day.
David Hadaway - 82,000
Steve Karp - Eliminated
Sunday, March 15, 2015 10:55 PM Local Time
This is the last level of the night. In about 40 minutes, all remaining players will count up their chips and return tomorrow for Day 2.
Sunday, March 15, 2015 10:54 PM Local Time
Level: 15
Blinds: 1,200/2,000
Ante: 400
Sunday, March 15, 2015 10:54 PM Local Time
An early-position player raises to 4,400, and Ben Keeline moves all in from middle position for a little more than his 20,000 starting stack. The player to his left moves all in over the top, and the initial raiser folds. Keeline shows , and he's up against .
The board runs out , and the ace on the turn gives Keeline the pot and a double up.
Ben Keeline - 58,000
Sunday, March 15, 2015 10:43 PM Local Time
Players are still registering for the Main Event, and the latest player to join Day 1B is Ben Keeline, who apparently had a great excuse for not being here earlier:
Day 1B now has 346 entries, which puts the total number of entries at 660. Registration is still open until the cards go in the air tomorrow morning for Day 2 at 1 p.m.
Sunday, March 15, 2015 10:38 PM Local Time
Victor Lyon gets all in on the turn for approximately 20,000 with the board reading . Lyon is in the lead with his against his opponent's . Lyon needs to dodge a six or a seven to double up and the dealer rips off the on the river to improve Lyon to trips and double him up.
The dealer verifies the two stacks after the river is dealt and Lyon's opponent has him covered by just 1,200 chips. He immediately gets up and leaves the tournament area and allows his last 1,200 to be blinded off.
Victory Lyon - 61,500
Sunday, March 15, 2015 10:13 PM Local Time
Level: 14
Blinds: 1,000/2,000
Ante: 300
Sunday, March 15, 2015 10:09 PM Local Time
There is a raise to 3,500 from middle position and Victor Lyon calls from the hijack, the cutoff calls and Joe Marcal calls on the button before the big blind three-bets to 16,600. The original raiser folds and everybody else calls.
They are four-ways to a flop of and all four players check. The turn is the and the big blind leads out for 28,000, which leaves him with roughly 8,000 behind. Lyon immediately grabs chips and then goes into the tank for a minute before folding. The cutoff quickly calls and Marcal goes into a tank of his own.
After a couple minutes in the tank, Marcal calls and the cards are tabled. Marcal shows and is in the lead against the big blind's . Marcal needs to dodge a three, an eight or a diamond to eliminate a player and does just that as the peels off on the river.
The big blind storms out of the tournament area as Marcal storms up the chip counts.
Joe Marcal 180,000
Sunday, March 15, 2015 10:06 PM Local Time
Neil Scott raises to 3,600 from the cutoff, and the small blind pushes all in for more than 10,000. As Scott is thinking about his decision, another player at the table -- who's not involved in the hand -- starts trying to guess Scott's hand. The dealer informs he that he can't do that during a hand involving two other players, as he might affect the action. The other player then asks if he can call the call, since he's not permitted to talk about the hand while it's in progress. Scott says he's only been thinking for about 30 seconds, and another player at the table agrees that he has not yet taken an unreasonable amount of time.
With that matter settled, Scott continues to think, and after about another 30 seconds he pushes out a call.
Neil Scott:
Small Blind:
The board runs out . Scott wins the pot with his pair of kings, sending his opponent to the rail.
Neil Scott - 86,000
Sunday, March 15, 2015 9:43 PM Local Time
Michael Nia raises to 6,000 in middle position and is called by the cutoff and the button. All three players check a flop of and the falls on the turn. Nia checks again and the cutoff moves all in for 14,000. The button folds and Nia calls. The cutoff quickly tables .
"I knew you had that," said Nia, who turns over .
Both players chop up the pot with the same hand after the river is the .
Michael Nia - 121,000
Sunday, March 15, 2015 9:34 PM Local Time
Level: 13
Blinds: 800/1,600
Ante: 200
Sunday, March 15, 2015 9:22 PM Local Time
Players are taking their final 10 minute break of the day. Upon returning, the players will play three more levels before bagging up chips for the day.
Sunday, March 15, 2015 9:21 PM Local Time
It's a battle of the blinds with Sal DiCarlo in the big blind and action folds to the small blind who raises to 4,100. DiCarlo three-bets to 11,000 and the small blind goes into the tank for just under a minute before four-betting to 21,100.
DiCarlo immediately asks for a count on the bet and the dealer informs him of the amount. After just a few seconds DiCarlo announces he is all in and moves his 94,000 into the middle.
The small blind quickly picks up his hand, flashes the to the table and tosses it into the muck as he concedes the pot to DiCarlo.
Sal DiCarlo - 116,800
Sunday, March 15, 2015 9:19 PM Local Time
Mike Jen moves all in from early position, and everyone folds around to Eddy Sabat in the big blind. He calls and turns up . Jen tables , and will need help.
The flop comes , giving Jen a full house and the lead. The turn is the , and the river is the , and Jen gets a full double on the hand.
Sabat is crippled with only 3,000.
On the very next hand, a late-position player raises to 2,800. Sabat has 2,300 left after posting the ante and small blind, and he calls all in. The big blind then goes all in over the top for 24,800. The initial raiser thinks a minute, then mucks his cards. The big blind shows . Another player at the table asks, "You've got two overs, right Eddy?" Sabat replies, "I just looked at the ace," as he tables .
The board runs out , and Sabat is eliminated.
Sunday, March 15, 2015 9:16 PM Local Time
A player from early position limps in for 1,200 and Steve Karp raises to 2,400 from middle position. The hijack calls and the limper comes along as well and the dealer spreads a flop of .
Action checks to the hijack, who bets 4,000. Both the limper and Karp call and the peels off on the turn. All three players check and the falls on the river.
The limper checks and Karp bets 6,700. Both players quickly fold and Karp takes the pot without a showdown.
Steve Karp - 56,000
Sunday, March 15, 2015 8:45 PM Local Time
Level: 12
Blinds: 600/1,200
Ante: 200