Tuesday, October 16, 2018 9:05 PM Local Time
Back Back on Track
Christopher Back cracked the of a short stack with kings full and climbed up to almost the average, while Ting Ho couldn#t hold up with a flopped set. Milad Oghabian was also spotted on his way out.
| Vasileios Tsaknis | 220,000 | 80,000  |
| Anson Tsang | 130,000 | 62,000 |
| Oleg Pavlyuchuk | 100,000 | 80,000 |
| Jessica Teusl | 90,000 | 42,000 |
| Rex Clinkscales | 65,000 | 40,000 |
| Christopher Back | 50,000 | 30,000 |
| Anthony Zinno | 40,000 | |
| Ting Ho | 0 | -41,000  |
| Milad Oghabian | 0 | |
Tuesday, October 16, 2018 9:00 PM Local Time
Burkhard Wins a Big One
The cards of Vitaliy Kryza and another player were already in the muck while the stack of Norbert Burkhard was counted. The German had flopped the flush with on a board of to knock out one opponent and double through Kryza for more than 40,000.
| Norbert Burkhard | 120,000 | 120,000 |
Tuesday, October 16, 2018 8:54 PM Local Time
Registration Has Closed
With the start of level 10, the registration has closed and the unofficial number of entries for Day 1b stands at 340, of which currently 114 players remain. Some of the recently departed may join back in at the very last minute, though.
| Manig Loeser | 25,000 | 25,000 |
| Gianluca Speranza | 20,000 | -4,000 |
| Daniel Rezaei | 20,000 | -21,300 |
| Danny Covyn | 0 | -27,000 |
| Nikolaos Lampropulos | 0 | 0 |
| Matey Sidiki | 0 | |
| Oleh Sushko | 0 | -90,000 |
| Oleh Haisiuk | 0 | -20,000 |
| Allen Kessler | 0 | -19,000 |
| Stanislav Wright | 0 | |
| Pedjman Hamie | 0 | 0 |
| Ghassan Yared | 0 | 0 |
| Pete Chen | 0 | -40,000 |
| Jan Bendik | 0 | 0 |
| Chin Wei Lim | 0 | 0 |
| Rakesh Lalwani | 0 | -42,000 |
Tuesday, October 16, 2018 8:43 PM Local Time
Clinkscales Doesn't Get Called
Rex Clinkscales re-entered and was trying to get his stack in preflop. He raised to 4,500 and Jaroslav Peter called in the big blind. On the flop, Peter checked and Clinkscales bet the pot to force a fold.
"Now you are playing slow? This is the worst table to get it in," Clinkscales said in table chat.
| Jerome Saliou | 220,000 | 20,000 |
| Viliyan Petleshkov | 150,000 | 50,000 |
| Asher Dahan | 145,000 | 145,000 |
| Vasileios Tsaknis | 140,000 | 140,000 |
| Sebastian Kos | 120,000 | 85,000 |
| Yehuda Cohen | 105,000 | 15,000 |
| Sterling Savill | 50,000 | 12,000 |
| Rex Clinkscales | 25,000 | 25,000 |
| Jaroslav Peter | 23,000 | 23,000 |
| Casey Kastle | 20,000 | 20,000 |
| Jerome Sgorrano | 12,000 | -8,000 |
Tuesday, October 16, 2018 8:33 PM Local Time
Cieslik Spikes a Double
Roman Cieslik was all in for just 12,300 with the and Jeff Madsen looked him up with the . The boaed came and Cieslik doubled, Madsen just shook his head.
| Jeff Madsen | 30,000 | -1,000 |
| Roman Cieslik | 28,000 | 8,000 |
Tuesday, October 16, 2018 8:28 PM Local Time
Kabrhel Enters; Busts Loeser
Four players invested 7,000 each to see the flop and it checked around to the turn. Manig Loeser moved all in for 9,200 and Shaun Deeb was among the two players to fold.
"It is heads up now?" Martin Kabrhel verified with the dealer and called right away once that was confirmed.
Manig Loeser:
Martin Kabrhel:
The on the river improved Kabrhel to the superior straight and Loeser headed to the registration desk.
| Shaun Deeb | 290,000 | -10,000 |
| Martin Kabrhel | 53,000 | |
| Manig Loeser | 0 | 0 |
Tuesday, October 16, 2018 8:19 PM Local Time
Assorted Counts From Level 10
| Yordanov Karagogov | 175,000 | 119,000 |
| Marc Anthony Joseph | 150,000 | 100,000 |
| Sergei Popov | 140,000 | 110,000 |
| Andreas Walnum | 140,000 | 60,000 |
| Michal Mrakes | 130,000 | 130,000 |
| Alexander Bachmann | 60,000 | 0 |
| Jeff Lisandro | 60,000 | 40,000 |
| Cord Garcia | 20,000 | -28,000 |
| Karim Rebei | 20,000 | 20,000 |
| Jasper van't Hoff | 0 | |
| Anatolii Zyrin | 0 | 0 |
| Aleksandr Merzhvinskiy | 0 | 0 |
Tuesday, October 16, 2018 8:01 PM Local Time
Third Break of the Day
Shaun Deeb has taken over the lead in the third break of the day after he knocked out a big stack at his table that "bluffed it off on the river."
According to the screens there are 124 players remaining out of a field of 314 entries and one more level of re-entry awaits when they return after the third 15-minute break of the day.
| Shaun Deeb | 300,000 | 130,000 |
Tuesday, October 16, 2018 7:55 PM Local Time
Triple Knockout for Saliou
A call of 4,000 was in front of Sagi Ben Simon on the button and Jerome Saliou had called in the big blind. Ghassan Yared then reraised to 21,000 first to act and Chin Wei Lim called all in for 20,000, Ben Simon called on the button and big stack Saliou tossed in the extra chips.
The flop came and Saliou checked, Yared moved all in for 6,500 and Ben Simon jammed for around 20,000. Saliou had everyone covered by a mile and called as well to put three players at risk.
Chin Wei Lim:
Ghassan Yared:
Sagi Ben Simon:
Jerome Saliou:
The turn gave Saliou top set and the river improved none of the players.
"Ship it to papa. Don't worry, it's re-entry," joked Hanh Tran in the two seat who has a decent stack himself.
| Jerome Saliou | 200,000 | 200,000 |
| Hanh Tran | 120,000 | 35,000 |
| Sagi Ben Simon | 0 | 0 |
| Chin Wei Lim | 0 | 0 |
| Ghassan Yared | 0 | 0 |
Tuesday, October 16, 2018 7:48 PM Local Time
Haluch Busts in Two Hands
On a flop of , Lukasz Haluch checked out of the big blind and Ana Maria David bet 7,500. Theodoros Aidonopoulos called and Haluch then check-shoved for 24,600. David folded after plenty of consideration and Aidonopoulos called all in for 15,000.
Theodoros Aidonopoulos:
Lukasz Haluch:
"No diamond please," Haluch said moments before the turn gave Aidonopoulos the check mark on the hand, which made the river a formality.
Soon after, Haluch was eliminated after he couldn't beat the trips jacks of Jessica Teusl.
| Jessica Teusl | 48,000 | 8,000 |
| Theodoros Aidonopoulos | 45,000 | 25,000 |
| Ana Maria David | 22,000 | -16,000 |
| Lukasz Haluch | 0 | -53,000 |
Tuesday, October 16, 2018 7:45 PM Local Time
Denishev Jams Up Stack
Zoltan Gal raised the pot on the button and Aleksandar Denishev called in the small blind. Sebastian Langrock three-bet the pot to 14,500 in the big blind, which picked up calls from both Gal and Denishev. On the flop, Denishev jammed for 18,500 and both opponents folded.
| Andreas Walnum | 80,000 | 20,000 |
| Zoltan Gal | 65,000 | 5,000 |
| Aleksandar Denishev | 62,000 | 22,000 |
| Sebastian Langrock | 21,000 | -14,000 |
Tuesday, October 16, 2018 7:37 PM Local Time
Recent Eliminations
| Jaroslav Peter | 0 | 0 |
| Darko Stojanovic | 0 | 0 |
| Georges Chehade | 0 | -20,000 |
| Grzegorz Wyraz | 0 | -65,000 |
| Yoav Richter | 0 | |
| Alfonso Amendola | 0 | |
| Oliver Bolwerk | 0 | |
| Alexander Berger | 0 | |
Tuesday, October 16, 2018 7:34 PM Local Time
Hallague's Stack Takes a Hit
The turn showed and Yves Hallague bet 7,300, which Yehuda Cohen called. On the river, Hallague carefully took his time before betting 26,000 and Cohen called, Hallague mucked.
"I don't have a ten," Cohen said and flashed the for aces and tens.
| Yehuda Cohen | 90,000 | 90,000 |
| Yves Hallague | 71,000 | 11,000 |
Tuesday, October 16, 2018 7:27 PM Local Time
Assorted Counts From Level 9
| Viliyan Petleshkov | 100,000 | |
| Hanh Tran | 85,000 | 52,000 |
| Roland Israelashvili | 80,000 | 60,000 |
| Andreas Walnum | 60,000 | 15,000 |
| Daniel Rezaei | 41,300 | 41,300 |
| Pete Chen | 40,000 | 40,000 |
| Aleksandar Denishev | 40,000 | 20,000 |
| Jessica Teusl | 40,000 | 11,000 |
| Florian Sarnow | 37,000 | 17,000 |
| Sebastian Langrock | 35,000 | 16,000 |
| Danny Covyn | 27,000 | 7,000 |
| Jerome Sgorrano | 20,000 | -3,000 |
| Viktor Kovachev | 20,000 | |
| Apostolos Chatzopoulos | 20,000 | |
Tuesday, October 16, 2018 7:23 PM Local Time
Parkhomenko Busts Once More
The flop showed and Stanislav Parkhomenko was all in and at risk for around 17,000 with the for top set. Evangelos Bechrakis looked him up with the for bottom two pair and the flush draw.
Bechrakis instantly got there with the turn and even made the nut flush with the river.
| Evangelos Bechrakis | 50,000 | 50,000 |
| Stanislav Parkhomenko | 0 | 0 |
Tuesday, October 16, 2018 7:20 PM Local Time
Deeb With Massive Stack
Shaun Deeb entered some time ago and immediately made an impact at his tables, boosting his stack to well more than 100,000. Just now he was spotted raking in yet another pot while Martino Cito left the table. Deeb had turned a jack-high flush with to send the Italian to the rail and the four-time WSOP bracelet winner is on the best way to score vital points for the 2018 WSOP Player of the Year leaderboard.
| Shaun Deeb | 170,000 | 170,000 |
| Martino Cito | 0 | -45,000 |
Tuesday, October 16, 2018 7:11 PM Local Time
The Re-Entries Continue
Roland Israelashvili has had his stack up to more than 60,000 but since been spotted on the tournament director desk to get a new seat assignment on his re-entry. Jan-Peter Jachtmann did the same while Lukasz Haluch is now the chip leader in Israelashvili's former table.
That one featured a limp by Umberto Ghislandi on the button, Alessio Pillon raised the pot to 3,200 in the small blind and Jessica Teusl in the big blind called. Ghislandi also called, but a bet of 9,600 on the flop by Pillon forced two folds.
| Lukasz Haluch | 53,000 | 53,000 |
| Ana Maria David | 38,000 | 12,000 |
| Alessio Pillon | 32,000 | 32,000 |
| Jessica Teusl | 29,000 | 3,000 |
| Roland Israelashvili | 20,000 | -40,000 |
| Jan-Peter Jachtmann | 20,000 | 1,000 |
| Theodoros Aidonopoulos | 20,000 | 8,000 |
| Aleksandar Denishev | 20,000 | 20,000 |
| Pete Chen | 0 | -22,000 |
Tuesday, October 16, 2018 6:57 PM Local Time
Valls Oncina Storms To the Top
On the flop of , Karel Mokry bet the pot and was raised by Yordanov Karagogov. Mokry called all in for 14,900 and the cards were turned over.
Karel Mokry:
Yordanov Karagogov:
Karagogov instantly turned the flush with the and the river was a blank.
Even further up the chip counts is Spaniard Lluis Valls Oncina, who just sent two opponents to the rail.
Stanislav Parkhomenko:
Short Stack:
Lluis Valls Oncina:
Valls Oncina flopped two pair and rivered a full house on the to drag in the pot.
| Lluis Valls Oncina | 138,000 | 98,000 |
| Yordanov Karagogov | 56,000 | 56,000 |
| Karel Mokry | 0 | 0 |
| Stanislav Parkhomenko | 0 | -20,000 |