Monday, June 22, 2015 2:13 AM Local Time
Yevgeny Timoshenko, Day 2 Chip Leader
Two days ago, an astonishing 1,914 turned out for a brand new event at the World Series of Poker - the $1,500 Extended Play No Limit Hold'em event which features 90 minute levels instead of the normal 60-minute levels. After the first day, a mere 543 would return to play down to the money and shortly after the dinner break the money bubble would burst. By the time play ended near 2a.m. local time just 114 were left standing and it was Yevgeny Timoshenko who ended the day with the chip lead with 405,400 in chips.
Rounding out the top three in chips was Antonio Esfandiari with 368,000 and Damian Salas with 363,700. Other notables to move on to Day 3 include Johnathan Little(126,100), Patrick Leonard (354,600), Andy Frankenburger (75,300), and Barny Boatman (70,600).
There were plenty of big names that would turn out and be eliminated before the end of the day. Among that group were the likes of Dutch Boyd, Matt Salsberg, Aaron Massey, Martin Staszko, Eddy Sabat, Matt Stout, Joe Serock, and Justin Young.
The players will return at 1 p.m. local time later today and they are will play 7-8 levels depending on how play proceeds. Another long day of exciting No-Limit Hold'em action is in store and WSOP.com will be there to capture all the action.
Monday, June 22, 2015 1:48 AM Local Time
There will be three more hands played tonight before they bag up the chips.
Monday, June 22, 2015 1:29 AM Local Time
There was an open and a call before Anthony Diotte raised it up and eventually got all the chips in the middle against the original raiser.
Diotte held a pair of queens and his opponent tabled aces.
The flop was
which, according to the excited table recounting the action, brought Diotte's opponent a royal flush draw. The turn was another
and a blank on the river saw Diotte scoop a huge pot that left his vanquished opponent reeling away from the table to the pay put desk.
Anthony Diotte - 315,000
Monday, June 22, 2015 1:10 AM Local Time
Yevgeny Timoshenko has made a wager with the player sitting to his right and stands up from his table with an empty water bottle in his hand.
The target is a trash can 30 feet away and more eyes turn to Timoshenko as he takes aim and releases the bottle. It sails through the air, dodges the bottom of the Pius Heinz banner and hits dead centre. A cheer goes up and the loser of the bet goes to his wallet to hand over $2,300.
Monday, June 22, 2015 1:09 AM Local Time
Roman Valerstein in early position raises to 4,500 and only Andrew Mackenzie in the big blind calls.
The flop comes out . Mackenzie checks, Valerstein bets 4,800, and Mackenzie calls.
The turn shows the . Mackenzie checks and Valerstein bets 10,300. Mackenzie calls and the two see the on the river. Mackenzie checks and Valerstein bets 22,200 and Mackenzie calls.
Valerstein shows for a set and immediately flips them into the muck when he sees Mackenzie show for the straight.
Monday, June 22, 2015 12:50 AM Local Time
Three players see a flop of
and Hans Winzeler bets out getting a call from Martins Adeniya and a fold from the other player.
The turn card is the
and Winzler bets 14,400. Adeniya calls again and the river is the
. Winzler pushes out a bet of 35,200. Whatever plan Adeniya had for the river now seems to be in doubt as he agonises about the call for close to five minutes.
Finally Adeniya folds and asks to be shown the bluff. Winzler buries his cards deep in the muck as another player tells him, "Hans don't show."
Hans Winzeler - 160,000
Martins Adeniya - 120,000
Monday, June 22, 2015 12:28 AM Local Time
Level: 14
Blinds: 1,000/2,000
Ante: 300
Monday, June 22, 2015 12:13 AM Local Time
Players are on a 15-minute break. When they return there will be one more 90-minute level before they bag and tag for the day.
Monday, June 22, 2015 12:11 AM Local Time
According to Luis Duarte's table, Duarte and one player exchanged a series of raises that saw Duarte six-bet jam against his opponent who made the call.
Duarte was behind with as his foe had but a queen would hit the flop and Duarte would win the massive pot to move above 300,000 in chips.
Louis Duarte - 325,000
Sunday, June 21, 2015 11:57 PM Local Time
Anatoly Filatov opens for 3,500 and picks up one caller from Pierre Mothes in middle position.
The two players see a flop of
and Filatov continues for 5,000. Mothes calls and the turn card is the
which sees no action and the river
completes the board.
Filatov check-calls a bet of 9,500 from Mothes who shows
. Filatov says wow and shows his own
.
Pierre Mothes - 70,000
Anatoly Filatov - 120,000
Sunday, June 21, 2015 11:37 PM Local Time
Blair Hinkle is in the big blind and bets 14,000 on a flop of
. Antonio Esfandiari is on the button and he calls.
The turn card is the
and Hinkle checks. Esfandiari bets 17,600 which prompts a check-raise to 55,000 from Hinkle.
Esfandiari moves all in and Hinkle mucks his hand.
Antonio Esfandiari - 250,000
Blair Hinkle - 70,000
Sunday, June 21, 2015 11:27 PM Local Time
James Calderaro at a prior WSOP event
Yesterday, James Calderaro and three of his buddies bought in to this tournament with only seconds to spare. With this being the Extended Play Tournament, that means that anyone had up until 11:45p.m. last night to buy in. Only Calderaro made it deep into Day Two as two of his friends were eliminated yesterday, and one earlier today.
This evening, right before the bubble burst, Calderaro is involved in a HUGE hand that could have knocked him out just before the money. As told by Calderaro and his opponent in the hand, Levi Vedat, Calderaro was sitting with right about 24,000 and there was a raise, a reraise, a shove by Calderaro, and a snap-call by Levi Vedat. Calderaro shows while Vedat shows .
Vedat flops an to give him a set and, according to Calderaro, he started to stand up which he never has done before in a tournament. "I always stay in my chair until the river, but I thought I was done." Then a comes on the turn and the case comes on the river giving Calderaro quads to keep his tournament alive.
Calderaro is now in the money and sitting with right about 80,000 in chips. At one point last night, Calderaro picked up aces against 2009 WSOP Main Event winner Joe Cada to knock him out.
Calderaro's play is strong but sometimes it is also good to have a little luck on your side!
James Calderaro - 80,000
Sunday, June 21, 2015 11:18 PM Local Time
Nikita Lebedev opens for 3,500 and Jose Pineda two seats to his left makes it 7,600. It folds back to Lebedev who calls. The flop is and Lebedev checks.
Pineda bets 11,700 and Lebedev goes all in for 28,200 total. Pineda snap-calls.
Lebedev:
Pineda:
Pineda started out ahead with his queens but now trails the set of sevens Lebedev flops. The turn is the and the river is the and Lebedev survives to play another hand. Despite the hit Pineda still sits with a well above average stack.
Nikita Lebedev - 75,000
Jose Pineda - 245,000
Sunday, June 21, 2015 11:18 PM Local Time
There is an open from early position and Hans Winzeler calls as does Martins Adeniya. The flop is and a continuation bet of 5,900 sees Winzeler raise to 13,800.
Adeniya folds as does the original raiser and Winzeler takes the pot.
Hans Winzeler - 130,000
Sunday, June 21, 2015 11:00 PM Local Time
Noted poker author, James McManus, and Brazilian poker pro Andre Akkari are among the flurry of eliminations that have taken place since the bubble burst. For McManus this was his 13th WSOP cash with his most noted cash being his fifth place finish as the 2000 WSOP Main Event. That finish was part of the inspiration for his best-selling book "Positively Fifth Street." Akkari, a bracelet winner, cashed for the 16th time.
Sunday, June 21, 2015 10:42 PM Local Time
Level: 13
Blinds: 800/1.600
Ante: 200
Sunday, June 21, 2015 10:37 PM Local Time
A player is all in for his remaining 21,200 and gets a call from Yingui Li. Ruslan Gazaev goes all in over the top and forces Li to a decision for his remaining stack of 30,000. Li tanks and tanks and finally gets the clock called on him. Li reluctantly folds but shows .
All in player
Ruslan Gazaev
The board runs out and Gazaev eliminates the final player before the money.
Ruslan Gazaev - 199,800
Each remaining player is now guaranteed at least $2,919.
Right after the bubble burst, the players went on a scheduled 15 minute break. The players will be back shortly.
Sunday, June 21, 2015 10:04 PM Local Time
The tournament staff has asked the dealers to complete their hand they are on and stop - which can mean only one thing. The tournament is now hand-for-hand on the money bubble.
Sunday, June 21, 2015 10:03 PM Local Time
With approximately 40,000 in the pot the flop is and Hans Winzeler calls a 11,800 bet from Adrian Apmann. The turn is the and Apmann checks.
Winzeler bets 10,000 and after a short moment of thought Apmann moves all in. Winzeler folds with no hesitation.
Adrian Apmann - 135,000
Hans WInzeler - 150,000
Sunday, June 21, 2015 10:03 PM Local Time
With two players to bust before the remaining field is on the bubble one player opens and Joshua Reynolds three-bets to 5,300 from the button. Jeff Rassmussenn in the small blind moves all in for 14,500 and when the original raiser folds the decision is on Reynolds who has 57,000 behind.
That decision takes close to ten minute while the chat goes back and forth between Rassmussenn, Reynolds and the rest of the table. Rassmussenn seems relaxed even though he could be at risk of busting empty handed and Reynolds is agonising over the price he is getting.
No one looks like calling the clock and as the minutes tick by the board counts off another two eliminations until they are on the stone bubble. Eventually Reynolds folds and shows a single card, the . Rassmussenn shows his .
Jeff Rassmussenn - 22,000
Joshua Reynolds - 57,000