Monday, February 19, 2018 2:00 AM Local Time
Day 2 of the first-ever World Series of Poker Circuit main event at the Seminole Casino in Coconut Creek wrapped up just after the stroke of midnight on Monday morning with Brian Altman holding a commanding chip lead with 15 players remaining.
Altman, who is looking to take down his second Circuit main event title after winning the main event at Casino de Montreal last April, finished the day with 3,215,000 in chips, which is almost 1,400,000 more than his closest competitor.
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Monday, February 19, 2018 12:08 AM Local Time
The clock has run out on Level 25, and the 15 remaining players are bagging up for the night. A recap of the action will be published shortly.
Monday, February 19, 2018 12:01 AM Local Time
Keven Schaffel (pictured) shoves all in for 352,000 and Dominique Mosley calls with . Schaffel has .
The board runs out and Schaffel doubles up with one hand to go before the players bag for Day 3.
Keven Schaffel - 740,000 (30 bb)
Dominique Mosley - 752,000 (31 bb)
Sunday, February 18, 2018 11:54 PM Local Time
Action folds around to Eduardo Christ (pictured) in the small blind, who moves all in for 287,000. Brian Altman gets an exact count from the dealer before calling.
Christ shows and is trailing Atlman's .
The board runs out and Altman wins the pot with nines and eights to eliminate Christ in 16th place. Altman scoops the pot and is the first player to cross the 3 million chip mark.
Brian Altman - 3,100,000 (129 bb)
Eduardo Christ - Eliminated
Sunday, February 18, 2018 11:30 PM Local Time
Kammar Andries raises from under the gun and Felipe Pantoja (pictured) moves all in for about 500,000 out of the big blind. Andries snap-calls.
Andries is in great shape to send another player to the rail with his up against Pantoja's .
The flop basically seals Pantoja's fate as it comes , giving Andries middle set and Pantoja left drawing to running eights. The turn is the and the river is the . Pantoja is eliminated in 17th place for $12,417 and Andries drags the pot.
Kammar Andries - 1,420,000 (59 bb)
Felipe Pantoja - Eliminated
Sunday, February 18, 2018 11:27 PM Local Time
Donald Williams (pictured) moves all in from the cutoff for about 450,000 and Brian Altman calls from the big blind. Altman shows and is racing with Williams' .
The flop is , leaving Williams drawing to runners and Altman in a commanding lead with top set. The turn is the , giving Williams some hope with a straight draw, but the river is the and Altman wins the pot. Williams is eliminated in 18th place and Altman extends his chip lead. Williams earns $12,417 for his deep run in South Florida.
Brian Altman - 2,720,000 (113 bb)
Donald Williams - Eliminated
Sunday, February 18, 2018 11:21 PM Local Time
Eduardo Christ goes all in for 70,000 and Ryan Lister and Donald Williams both call.
They check down the board that runs out and Christ wins the hand with against the Williams shows down.
Eduardo Christ - 240,000 (10 bb)
Donald Williams - 440,000 (19 bb)
Sunday, February 18, 2018 11:15 PM Local Time
With Phil Knapic's 19th place finish, the final 18 players redrew for seats at the final two tables. There are about 48 minutes remaining in the day and here are the seating arrangement and chip counts of the final 18 players:
Table 1
Seat 1: Jason Hill - 930,000
Seat 2: Joe Elpayaa - 280,000
Seat 3: AJ Kelsall - 470,000
Seat 4: LaVann Williams - 1,490,000
Seat 5: Richard Whitebrook - 330,000
Seat 6: Karthik Ramakrishnan - 200,000
Seat 7: Felipe Pantoja - 550,000
Seat 8: Kammar Andries - 1,025,000
Seat 9: Dafney Adisson - 620,000
Table 2
Seat 1: David Gunas - 1,560,000
Seat 2: Dominique Mosley - 950,000
Seat 3: Donald Williams - 520,000
Seat 4: Michael Foley - 1,000,000
Seat 5: Eduardo Christ - 84,000
Seat 6: Brian Altman - 2,434,000
Seat 7: Mike Linster - 1,720,000
Seat 8: Ryan Gianquitti - 1,660,000
Seat 9: Kevin Schaffel - 420,000
Sunday, February 18, 2018 11:07 PM Local Time
LaVann Williams opens to 70,000 and Phil Knapic moves all in for 280,000 and Williams calls. He has and is against the of Knapic.
The board runs out and Knapic is eliminated.
LaVann Williams - 1,360,000 (56 bb)
Phil Knapic - Eliminated
Sunday, February 18, 2018 11:00 PM Local Time
Level: 25
Blinds: 12,000/24,000
Ante: 4,000
Sunday, February 18, 2018 10:59 PM Local Time
Joe Elpayaa raises to 45,000 from the cutoff and Dafney Adisson (pictured) moves all in on the button for 396,000. The blinds fold and Elpayaa calls.
It's a race for Adisson's tournament life with his up against Elpayaa's .
"Ace, dealer," says Adisson "Give me an ace."
Adisson gets his wish as the flop comes , leaving Elpayaa drawing to two outs or runners for Broadway. The turn is the and the river is the . Adisson doubles up at Elpayaa's expense.
Dafney Adisson - 840,000 (42 bb)
Joe Elpayaa - 276,000 (24 bb)
Sunday, February 18, 2018 10:55 PM Local Time
Phil Knapic goes all in for 340,000 and Eduardo Christ goes all in for less. Christ has against the of Knapic.
The board runs out and Christ doubles with a set of nines.
Then Dominique Mosley opens to 45,000 before Christ shoves and Knapic calls for less. Mosley folds. Knapic has against the of Christ.
The board runs out and Knapic is the one who doubles this time.
Phil Knapic - 370,000 (18 bb)
Eduardo Christ - 135,000 (6 bb)
Sunday, February 18, 2018 10:48 PM Local Time
Eduardo Christ raises from middle position and LaVann Williams (pictured) defends his big blind. The flop is and Williams checks. Christ bets 55,000 and Williams check-raises to 125,000. Christ calls and the turn is the .
Both players check and the comes on the river. Williams bets 200,000 and Christ calls. Williams shows , good for the nut straight. Chris loses the pot and flashes as he tosses his cards into the muck.
LaVann Williams - 830,000 (41 bb)
Eduardo Christ - 200,000 (10 bb)
Sunday, February 18, 2018 10:43 PM Local Time
David Gunas opens to 40,000 and Ryan Gianquitti reraises behind to 100,000. Michael Foley moves all in from the small blind for a total of 421,000. Gunas folds and Gianquitti calls, showing .
Foley has and the board runs out and Foley doubles up.
Michael Foley - 860,000 (43 bb)
Ryan Gianquitti - 1,680,000 (84 bb)
Sunday, February 18, 2018 10:38 PM Local Time
Donald Williams (pictured) moves all in for 271,000 from middle position and Joe Elpayaa moves all in from the cutoff for about 1,000,000. Everybody else gets out of the way.
Elpayaa shows and Williams tables .
The flop is and Williams takes the lead with a pair of tens. Any card bigger than a jack would give Elpayaa the best hand, but the turn is the , reducing some of Elpayaa's outs. The river is the and Williams doubles up.
Donald Williams - 590,000 (29 bb)
Joe Elpayaa - 785,000 (39 bb)
Sunday, February 18, 2018 10:30 PM Local Time
Brian Altman started the hand three-handed with Jason Hill and Donald Williams after raising from the button preflop. Hill, the small blind folded on the turn, leaving Williams and Altman heads up on the river.
The board reads and Wiliams checks to Altman who bets 250,000 into the 320,000 pot. Williams calls and Altman shows . Williams mucks.
Brian Altman - 2,400,000 (120 bb)
Donald Williams - 290,000 (14 bb)
Sunday, February 18, 2018 10:24 PM Local Time
On the turn with the board reading , Brian Altman checks from the small blind and Mike Linster (pictured) bets 215,000 on the button. Altman calls and the river is the .
Both players check and Altman shows . Linster tables and wins the pot with kings and jacks. Linster moves up a couple spots on the leaderboard and nears 2 million in chips.
Mike Linster - 1,850,000 (92 bb)
Brian Altman - 1,550,000 (77 bb)
Sunday, February 18, 2018 10:20 PM Local Time
Michael Foley opens to 50,000 before David Gunas reraises to 600,000 and Jeremy White goes all in for less right behind him. Foley folds.
Gunas has against the of White. The board runs out and White is eliminated in 20th place.
David Gunas - 1,340,000 (67 bb)
Jeremy White - Eliminated
Sunday, February 18, 2018 10:15 PM Local Time
Jason Hill raises from middle position and Jacobo Fernandez (pictured) moves all in for about 350,000 out of the small blind. Hill calls and is in the lead with against Fernandez's .
The board runs out clean for Hill as it comes . Fernandez is eliminated in 21st place and Hill nears a seven-figure chip count.
Jason Hill - 970,000 (48 bb)
Jacobo Fernandez - Eliminated
Sunday, February 18, 2018 10:11 PM Local Time
LaVann Williams doubles when he gets pocket sevens, all in against the of Felipe Pantoja.
The board runs out and Williams doubles up.
LaVann Williams - 565,000 (53 bb)
Felipe Pantoja - 500,000 (40 bb)