Saturday, January 20, 2018 1:35 PM Local Time
Kirk Rexford limps under the gun and the next player to act raises to 450. Five players call the raise, including Rexford.
The flop comes and a player in middle position is first to bet. He makes it 1,250 and only one player folds, leaving five players to the turn.
The turn is the and Miles Sanders is first to act. He checks and the middle position player leads again for 3,500. Sanders raises to 9,000 and his remaining opponents fold, giving him the pot.
Miles Sanders - 34,600
Saturday, January 20, 2018 1:20 PM Local Time
| Level: | 3 | | Blinds: | 75/150 | |
Saturday, January 20, 2018 1:19 PM Local Time
Jasthi Kumar leads for 1,750 on the board, with roughly 4,000 in the pot. He gets two callers, including Nick Getzen on the button.
The river is the and Kumar checks. The other player checks to Getzen, who takes a moment before betting 3,000. Kumar calls. The third player takes about 30 seconds before deciding to fold. Getzen shows and Kumar mucks.
Nick Getzen - 32,000
Jasthi Kumar - 14,300
Saturday, January 20, 2018 1:17 PM Local Time
There is about 3,000 in the pot on the river with a completed board of . The player in the small blind leads out for 1,200 and Craig Gold raises to 3,600 from under the gun.
The small blind thinks for about a minute and then three-bets to 9,700, leaving himself with about 10,000 behind. Gold doesn't waste much time before moving all in for effectively the rest of the small blind's stack. The small blind quickly folds and Gold drags the pot.
Craig Gold - 36,500
Saturday, January 20, 2018 1:07 PM Local Time
With about 1,500 in the middle, on a boar reading , the player in the big blind checks. Jed Hoffman is under the gun and bets 1,000. The player in the hijack folds, the player on the button calls and the big blind folds.
The turn is the and Hoffman leads out for 1,500 this time. The button calls yet again.
The river is the . Hoffman fires a third shell worth 2,600. The button begrudgingly says, "I call" and Hoffman tables for the nut straight.
Jed Hoffman - 22,000
Saturday, January 20, 2018 1:05 PM Local Time
A big pot is brewing at one of the tables in the lobby, and Russell Britt bets 3,500 from the big blind. There is about 7,800 in the middle on a board reading . His opponent in the cutoff raises to 8,500. After about a minute in the tank, Britt moves all-in for about 25,000. His opponent thinks about it and eventually calls for his remaining 15,500.
Britt tables for the absolute best hand, aces full of eights, and his opponent flashes for sixes full of aces before heading to the rail.
The entire table is in awe, talking about how it played out.
Russell Britt - 49,000
Saturday, January 20, 2018 1:00 PM Local Time
Four players see the flop and all four check.
The turn is the and the small blind leads and two players call, including Charles "Woody" Moore, a three-time WSOP circuit ring winner with just under $1-million in WSOP earnings.
The river is the and the small blind leads again, this time for 225. Moore raises to 2,1000 and both his opponents fold.
Charles "Woody" Moore - 19,200
Saturday, January 20, 2018 12:57 PM Local Time
The player in the cutoff raises to 300 and the player on the button calls. Gregory Armand three-bets to 1,125 out of the small blind and only the cutoff calls.
The flop is and Armand bets 1,825. The cutoff calls and the turn is the . Armand bets 2,100 and the cutoff calls. The river is the and both players check.
Armand shows , but the cutoff shows . The two-time ring winner drops the pot, but is still above his original starting stack.
Gregory Armand - 23,000
Saturday, January 20, 2018 12:46 PM Local Time
Level: 2
Blinds: 50/100
Ante: 0
Saturday, January 20, 2018 12:41 PM Local Time
Bob Mather
Action folds to Bob Mather in the small blind and he makes it 150 to go. The big blind decides to defend.
The flop comes , Mather leads for 200 and the big blind calls. The turn is the and Mather bets 300 this time. Sure enough, the big blind comes along for the ride. The river is the and Mather fires a third bet worth 500. The big blind quickly calls and Mather tables for a pair of eights. His opponent flashes the and mucks his cards.
Mather is already sitting on almost 50,000 in Level 1. He explained how the turned a straight earlier and his opponent decided to bluff his entire stack off with ace-king high.
Bob Mather - 48,000
Saturday, January 20, 2018 12:40 PM Local Time
Chris Hinchcliffe opens to 250 and Mike Nelson calls on the button. The player in the small blind reraises to 1,100 and Hinchcliffe calls. Nelson quickly goes all in for 16,300 more and the small blind folds.
Hinchcliffe takes a moment before deciding to fold as well. Hinchcliffe shows pocket tens and Nelson shows pocket queens.
Mike Nelson - 18,500
Chris Hinchcliffe - 18,600
Saturday, January 20, 2018 12:30 PM Local Time
There are already 208 entries in the Day 1B field as the first level of the day winds down. The Day 1A field drew 207 entries and with registration open for another 11 levels, the field already broke through the $500,000 guarantee. With 615 entries in the field thus far, the prizepool sits at $622,500.
Saturday, January 20, 2018 12:28 PM Local Time
On a flop of , Steve Kujubu is in the big blind and heads-up with the player on the button. Kujubu bets 250 and the button calls. The turn is the and Kujubu bets again, this time 550.
The button calls again and the river is the . Kujubu checks and the button bets 1,800. Kujubu tosses his hand into the muck and the button takes the pot.
Steve Kujubu - 19,000
Saturday, January 20, 2018 12:20 PM Local Time
Action folds to Angelo Kratsas in the hijack and he limps in, as does the player in the cutoff. The player in the small blind raises to 200 and both Kratsas and the cutoff opt to call.
The flop comes and the small blind leads out for 350. Kratsas calls and the cutoff folds.
The turn is the and both players check to the on the river. The small blind checks, Kratsas bets 550 and the small blind calls.
Kratsas tables for sevens full of fours and the small blind mucks, sending the pot to Kratsas.
Angelo Kratsas - 22,500
Saturday, January 20, 2018 12:10 PM Local Time
It's Day 1B of the Main Event and the final shot to get a piece of at least $500,000.
Among the early risers today are defending champion Nick Pupillo, Lee Markholt, two-time Thunder Valley Circuit event winner Ron Brown, Neil Scott, Craig Gold, Woody Moore and Erick Lindgren. Keep following along on WSOP.com for updates as the room quickly fills up.
Saturday, January 20, 2018 12:00 PM Local Time
Tournament Director Ben Erwin has announced "Shuffle up and deal" on this final starting flight of the $1,675 Main Event with $500,000 guaranteed!
Saturday, January 20, 2018 12:00 PM Local Time
Level: 1
Blinds: 25/50
Ante: 0
Saturday, January 20, 2018 6:06 AM Local Time
The second of two starting flights of the $1,675 no-limit hold'em main event gets cards in the air on Saturday at noon. Day 1A drew 207 entries and Day 1B is expecting a much bigger crowd. With 207 entries from yesterday, there is already $310,500 in the prizepool and the $500,000 guarantee is set to be surpassed early on Day 1B.
Everybody playing today will be chasing Sam Nagar, who finished yesterday's action with 246,000. Here is a look at the details for Day 1B of every Circuit stop's marquee event:
- 20,000 starting stack
- 40-minute blinds on Day 1, 60-minute blinds going forward
- One re-entry per person per flight
- Registration is open until the start of Level 13 at ~10:00 p.m.
- Day 1 concludes after the completion of Level 15 at ~12:00 a.m.
- There will be a break every two hours
- There will be a 75-minute dinner break at the end of Level 9
- Day 2 begins on Sunday at 12:00 p.m.
- Day 3 begins on Monday at 12:00 p.m.