Thursday, June 4, 2015 2:45 AM Local Time
Day 2 of the $1,500 Limit Hold'em event has whittled the playing field from 222 down to 28.
Kevin Song (above) will return to the Rio Thursday afternoon as the tournament chip leader with 450,000. Song has more than $1.3 million in WSOP earnings, and is a previous WSOP Limit Hold'em champion, winning a bracelet in a $2,000 buy in event at the 1997 World Series of Poker.
Vasili Firsau entered Day 2 of Event #11 as chip leader, but bowed out late in the day. Other notables who failed to advance to Day 3 include Todd Brunson, Barry Greenstein, Allen Kessler, and Matt Glantz.
The money bubble burst shortly after the dinner break Wednesday. The top 72 players made the money with a minimum cash accounting for $2,512. Players returning for Day 3 are guaranteed at least a $4,989 payday.
As for players who bagged up their chips after ten levels of play Thursday morning, Shannon Shorr, Nicholas Abourisk, Russ Salzer, and WSOP bracelet winner David Chiu remain in the field with above average stacks.
Play resumes at 2 p.m. Thursday and will continue until a winner is decided. First place is a WSOP gold bracelet and $196,055. Live updates throughout Day 3 will be available on WSOP.com.
Thursday, June 4, 2015 2:44 AM Local Time
Play on Day 2 has come to an end after ten levels. Remaining players return Thursday for the third and final day of play.
Thursday, June 4, 2015 2:43 AM Local Time
Jeff Shulman is all in with against the of Adam Duguay. The board runs and Shulman will take home $4,989 for his efforts.
Thursday, June 4, 2015 2:34 AM Local Time
Frederic Samelian goes all in. He is eliminated by Daniel Needleman who has quad sevens. Samelian mucks his cards.
Thursday, June 4, 2015 2:22 AM Local Time
Brandon Cantu, in middle position, raises to 12,000. William Kakon, in the big blind, calls.
The flop falls . Kakon checks, Cantu bets 6,000 and Kakon calls.
The turn card is the . Kakon checks, Cantu bets, Kaku raises and Cantu calls.
The river is the . Kaku bets and Cantu calls.
Kakon shows which gives him a straight and Cantu mucks his cards.
William Kakon - 200,000
Brandon Cantu - 185,000
Thursday, June 4, 2015 2:04 AM Local Time
Rollo Johnson, in the big blind, calls the hijack's 12,000 raise.
The flop falls . Johnson checks. His opponent bets, Johnson raises and Johnson's opponent calls.
The turn card is the . Both players check.
The river is the and again both players check.
Johnson shows giving him a pair of jacks. Johnson's opponent mucks his cards and Johnson takes the pot.
Rollo Johnson - 95,000
Thursday, June 4, 2015 1:48 AM Local Time
Brandon Young moves all in from the small blind, and Robert Goldstein and Francois Vigeant call.
The flop is . Both Goldstein and Vigeant check. The pair also check the turn and river. Goldstein shows to scoop the pot with two pair.
Vigeant tables and Young shows busting out in 32nd place.
Robert Goldstein - 113,000
Francois Vigeant - 140,000
Brandon Young - Eliminated
Thursday, June 4, 2015 1:44 AM Local Time
Thomas Butzhammer has Scotty Mckeithen at risk holding against .
The board pairs Butzhammer's ace on the flop and Mckeithen does not improve. He will earn $4,989 for his finish.
Thursday, June 4, 2015 1:35 AM Local Time
| Level: | 20 | | Blinds: | 3K/6KLimits:6K/12K | |
Thursday, June 4, 2015 1:34 AM Local Time
Nick Abou Risk in middle position raises to 10,000. Aaron Raap three-bets from the button and Abou Risk calls.
The flop falls . Abou Risk checks. Raap bets, Abou Risk raises and Raap three-bets. Abou Risk calls.
The turn card is the . Abou Risk checks and Raap goes all in.
Raap has and Abou Risk wins the pot with the nut flush, showing .
Nick Abou Risk - 170,000
Aaron Raap - eliminated
Thursday, June 4, 2015 1:16 AM Local Time
Matt Glantz gets all of his chips in the middle holding on a board against William Kakon's . Despite the wealth of outs at his disposal, Glantz misses all of his outs and is out of Event #11.
Thursday, June 4, 2015 1:06 AM Local Time
Dennis Kim moves all in for 7,500 from the button. Pt Hayes and Matt Molinari, sitting in the small and big blinds, respectively, call.
On the flop, Hayes check calls a bet from Molinari. Both players check the turn, and the river is the . Hayes bets, and Molinari folds.
Hayes shows for a flopped full house. Kim solemnly shows , and is eliminated in 39th place.
Pt Hayes - 110,000
Matt Molinari - 42,000
Dennis Kim - Eliminated
Thursday, June 4, 2015 1:05 AM Local Time
The board is .
Shannon Shorr has . Shorr's three of a kind eliminates Brett Reichert who shows before leaving the table.
Thursday, June 4, 2015 12:54 AM Local Time
Eric Froehlich has bust out of the tournament after betting nines against Kevin Song's tens on a board of .
Thursday, June 4, 2015 12:48 AM Local Time
After starting the day on top of the chip leaderboard, Vasili Firsau has hit the rail late in Day 2.
Thursday, June 4, 2015 12:36 AM Local Time
| Level: | 19 | | Blinds: | 2.5K/5KLimits:5K/10K | |
Thursday, June 4, 2015 12:16 AM Local Time
Players are heading off on their last 20-minute break for the day. Play will resume in Level 19 with blinds at 2,500/5,000 and limits set at 5,000/10,000.
Thursday, June 4, 2015 12:15 AM Local Time
Rellie Sigua, in the small blind, is all in with . Rollo Johnson in middle position has .
The board is .
Johnson wins with a full house and Sigua is eliminated.
Rollo Johnson - 80,000
Rellie Sigula - eliminated
Thursday, June 4, 2015 12:07 AM Local Time
Following an opening raise and three-bet, Hien Tran four-bets from the button.
Ronald Matsuura, the original raiser, calls, and Jesse Simonelli moves all in for an additional 500. Both players call, and the flop is . Matsuura opens, and Tran raises. Matsuura calls, and the turn is the . Matsuura check calls a bet from Tran and the river comes the .
Matsuura, again check calls Tran, and Tran flips to scoop both the main and side pots. Matsuura shows and Simonelli flashes .
Hien Tran - 110,000
Ronald Matsuura - 500
Jesse Simonelli - Eliminated in 47th ($3,474)
Wednesday, June 3, 2015 11:59 PM Local Time
Allen Kessler puts all of his remaining chips in the middle saying "Of course I have aces here" and indeed he does flipping over against Matt Molinari's .
Molinari flops a straight draw , misses on the turn but gets there on the river .
Kessler packs up his belongings saying "I knew that nine was coming" and heads to the payout cage with his 39th career WSOP cash.