Tuesday, December 11, 2018 1:02 AM Local Time
Eli Loewenthal
December 10, 2018 (Los Angeles) - Both starting flights of the World Series of Poker Circuit Planet Hollywood $1,700 No-Limit Hold'em Main Event are complete and Eli Loewenthal (pictured) leads the was as the tournament is bagged up and headed to Day 2.
Day 1A gathered a total of 224 entries, with just 43 making it through to the second day. Day 1B sold an immense 322 entry slips, with 67 remaining at the end of the night, bringing the total of the two starting flights to 546, with 110 runners making it to Day 2....READ MORE
Monday, December 10, 2018 11:50 PM Local Time
Play has concluded for the night. A recap of the day's action will be posted shortly.
Monday, December 10, 2018 11:33 PM Local Time
With 10 minutes left in level 15, the staff has paused the clock and the field will play three more hands before bagging up chips for the night.
Monday, December 10, 2018 11:18 PM Local Time
There is a three-way all in between Matthew McEwen in the cutoff, Boris Kasabov in middle position and Tom Braband under the gun. Braband is all in for 46,000, McEwen is all in for 103,500 and Kasabov just barely has McEwen covered.
McEwen is in great shape with his up against Braband's and Kasabov's .
The board runs out and Braband hits a set on the river to triple up. McEwen basically breaks even on the hand winning a hefty side pot from Kasabov, while Kasabov is left with about a big blind.
Tom Braband - 140,500
Matt McEwen - 115,000
Boris Kasabov - 4,000
Monday, December 10, 2018 11:12 PM Local Time
Phil Laak
Phil Laak opens to 10,000 from the cutoff, the big blind player makes the call and the flop comes down . Both players check and the falls on the turn.
Both players check again to the on the river. Action checks to Laak, he bets 16,000 and his opponent folds, Laak says, "Now we are even" as he scoops in the pot.
Phil Laak - 118,000
Monday, December 10, 2018 10:50 PM Local Time
Level: 15
Blinds: 1,500/3,000
Ante: 500
Monday, December 10, 2018 10:41 PM Local Time
The board is showing and there is around 40,000 in the middle. Ubaid Habib bets 31,500, Sean Edelenbos moves all in for 54,400 and Habib calls.
Habib tables for queens over jacks, Edelenbos shows for a turned straight. The river comes down the and Edelenbos holds on with his straight for the double up through Habib.
Sean Edelenbos - 149,000
Ubaid Habib - 202,000
Monday, December 10, 2018 10:37 PM Local Time
The player on the button moves all in for about 30,000 and Eyal Revah calls out of the small blind. Revah shows and is in the lead against the button's .
The board runs out . The button rivers a pair, but it gives Revah Broadway. He wins the pot, knocks out a player and is near the top of the chip counts around the halfway point of the level.
Eyal Revah - 200,000
Monday, December 10, 2018 10:28 PM Local Time
A player moves all in from the button for 24,300, Ubaid Habib calls from the small blind and the player in the big blind moves all in for around 35,000. Habib makes the call and all three players turn over their hands.
Ubaid Habib:
Big Blind Opponent:
Button Opponent:
The board runs out and Habib's bullets hold on to take down the pot, eliminating both of this opponents and adding their chips to his already healthy stack.
Ubaid Habib - 284,000
Monday, December 10, 2018 10:10 PM Local Time
Level: 14
Blinds: 1,200/2,400
Ante: 400
Monday, December 10, 2018 10:06 PM Local Time
Taylor Black moves all in for his remaining 22,600 and finds one caller, the two turn over their hands.
Taylor Black:
Opponent:
The board runs out and Black's pair of queens hold on to take down the pot, securing him a double up late in the day.
Taylor Black - 48,400
Monday, December 10, 2018 10:04 PM Local Time
Vincent Moscati gets all in from the hijack against Ben Keeline from under the gun. Moscati is all in for 44,600 with and is in a dominating position against Keeline's .
The board runs out and Moscati's bigger kicker secures his double up.
Vincent Moscati - 95,000
Ben Keeline - 58,000
Monday, December 10, 2018 9:59 PM Local Time
Zachary Milman raises from the cutoff and Erhart Edquist moves all in out of the small blind for about 35,000. Milman quickly calls. He's in great shape with his up against Edquist's .
The flop is , however, and Edquist spikes a three-outer to take the lead. The turn is the and the river is the . Edquist doubles up with top pair and leaves Milman on a short stack.
Erhart Edquist - 73,000
Zachary Milman - 24,000
Monday, December 10, 2018 9:59 PM Local Time
A player on the button opens to 4,300, Steven Forman three-bets to 13,000, Andrew Wisdom calls, the initial raiser folds and the dealer fans out on the flop.
Forman chucks in a bet of 16,500, Wisdom calls and a falls on the turn. Forman pushes all of his chips in the middle, Wisdom looks of disgust as he slowly throws his cards into the muck. Forman smiles and shows for absolutely nothing but a well-timed bluff, scooping in the healthy sized pot.
Steven Forman - 167,000
Andrew Wisdom - 173,000
Monday, December 10, 2018 9:56 PM Local Time
Jesse Yaginuma
On a flop of , Jesse Yaginuma moves all in out of the small blind for about 22,000 and the big blind moves all in for about 35,000. Andrew Ryan calls out of the hijack and all three hands are tabled.
Ryan shows , Yaginuma shows , and the big blind turns up . The turn is the , giving Yaginuma some outs to stay alive, but the river is the 4d and Ryan's flush holds up to eliminate two players.
Andrew Ryan - 177,000
Jesse Yaginuma - Eliminated
Monday, December 10, 2018 9:46 PM Local Time
The start of level 13 closed registration for the second and final starting flight of the main event. Day 1B drew 322 entries, which brings the total field size to 546 entries, generating a prize pool of $870,190.
The staff is calculating the payouts and they will be released as soon as possible. There are 119 players remaining in the flight. They will play through the end of level 15 and the survivors will be joining the 43 players that made it through Day 1A.
Monday, December 10, 2018 9:31 PM Local Time
Level: 13
Blinds: 1,000/2,000
Ante: 300
Monday, December 10, 2018 9:24 PM Local Time
The players are on their final 10-minute break of the night. When they return, registration for the event will close and the field size will be finalized.
Monday, December 10, 2018 9:22 PM Local Time
Melanie Weisner
Melanie Weisner raises to 3,500 from under the gun and a player in middle position moves all in for 20,600. Action folds back to Weisner, who calls.
She's in bad shape with her 8d8s up against her opponent's . The board runs out and Weisner can't hit a two-outer to send another player to the rail. She takes a small hit to her stack, but still holds one of the biggest stacks remaining in the flight.
Melanie Weisner - 186,000
Monday, December 10, 2018 9:04 PM Local Time
Saya Ono raises from the button, Jonathan Sherfy moves all in for around 19,000 and Ono calls, players turn over their hands.
Jonathan Sherfy:
Saya Ono:
The board runs out and Sherfy's pair of kings takes down the pot, securing him a double up through Ono.
Jonathan Sherfy - 41,000
Saya Ono - 58,800