Sunday, February 15, 2015 2:07 PM Local Time
John Dolan limps from early position, and Bardia Jahann raises to 15,500 from middle position. Everyone else folds, and Dolan calls.
Both players check the flop, and the turn is the . Dolan bets 13,000, and Jahann calls. The river is the , and Dolan continues for 11,000. Jahann raises to 35,000, and Dolan calls. Jahann shows , and Dolan turns over [ for a winning two pair, tens and sevens.
Sunday, February 15, 2015 1:56 PM Local Time
Kevin McColgan raises to 9,000 from middle position. The player in the hijack calls and Anthony Spinella calls in the big blind.
The flop comes and Spinella checks. McColgan bets 14,500. The player in the hijack raises to 32,000. Spinealla folds and McColgan re-raises to 74,500. His opponent thinks for about a minute before folding.
McColgan continues to add to his stack.
Keven McColgan - 375,000
Sunday, February 15, 2015 1:40 PM Local Time
Daren Stabinski gets into an all-in preflop confrontation with another player. Stabinski shows , and he's up against . The board comes , and Stabinski wins the pot.
Daren Stabinski - 405,000
Sunday, February 15, 2015 1:31 PM Local Time
Sheddy Siddiqui raises to 9,000, and Matt Chapman three-bets to 18,000. Maurice Hawkins calls, and Siddiqui reraises to 84,000. Chapman moves all in, Hawkins folds, and Siddiqui calls.
Chapman:
Siddiqui:
Hawkins tells the table he folded Jack-Ten.
The flop comes , and Hawkins shoots out of his chair, thinking about the possibility of tripling up. Of the players with live hands, though, Siddiqui is still in the lead with his kings.
The turn is the , giving Chapman outs to a flush, and then the river is the , completing Chapman's flush and eliminating Siddiqui in a cruel run-out.
Matt Chapman - 640,000
Sheddy Siddiqui - Eliminated
Sunday, February 15, 2015 1:15 PM Local Time
Kevin McColgan and Paul Sokoloff get into an all-in preflop confrontation. Sokoloff shows , McColgan turns over , and the players are in a virtual coin flip.
The dealer spreads , and McColgan wins the pot with his trip aces. He has Sokoloff outchipped, so Sokoloff heads to the exit.
Paul Sokoloff already has 22 cashes on the WSOP Circuit this Season, and he currently sits atop the Circuit leaderboard, but he'll have to wait for another event for his 23rd cash.
Kevin McColgan - 360,000
Paul Sokoloff - Eliminated
Sunday, February 15, 2015 1:13 PM Local Time
A player in early position raises to 8,000. Jonathan Gaviao (pictured) three-bets to 15,000 from middle position. Play folds all the way around to Bardia Jahann in the big blind. Jahann calls along with the original raiser.
The flop comes and Jahann and the player in early position check. Gaviao bets 17,000 and Jahann folds. The player in early position thinks for about a minute and then moves all-in for about 120,000. Gaviao calls and the cards are tabled.
Gaviao:
Opponent:
Gaviao is in a great spot to win the pot and just needs to avoid one of the three remaining jacks. The turn is the and the river is the giving both players a flush. Gaviao's is the better flush and he takes the pot and eliminates his opponent.
Jonathan Gaviao - 355,000
Sunday, February 15, 2015 1:05 PM Local Time
Level: 17
Blinds: 2,000/4,000
Ante: 500
Sunday, February 15, 2015 1:03 PM Local Time
After a player moves all in for about 40,000, Jason Mercier moves all in over the top from his immediate left. Everyone else folds. Mercier shows , and he's up against .
The board rolls out . Mercier wins the pot with his Ace-King, sending his opponent to the rail.
Jason Mercier - 110,000
Sunday, February 15, 2015 12:58 PM Local Time
Mukul Pahuja raises to 6,500 from the cutoff position. Rob Gill calls from the button and Barry Hutter calls in the big blind.
The flop comes and all three players check. The turn brings the and Hutter bets 12,500. Pahuja folds and Gill calls. The river is the and Hutter bets 17,000. Gill then raises to 45,000. Hutter calls.
"You win," says Gill.
Hutter shows for top pair. Gill's hand goes in the muck and Hutter collects the pot.
Barry Hutter - 325,000
Rob Gill - 200,000
Sunday, February 15, 2015 12:51 PM Local Time
After a raise to 8,000, Robert Edelstein moves all in for 23,000 from the button. James Duke then moves all in over the top for 47,000 from the big blind. The initial raiser folds, and the players turn up their cards.
Duke:
Edelstein:
The board comes . Duke wins the pot with his pair of aces, and Edelstein is eliminated.
James Duke - 85,000
Robert Edelstein - Eliminated
Sunday, February 15, 2015 12:47 PM Local Time
A player in the under the gun position raises to 8,000. The player in the cutoff three-bets to 16,000. Aaron Massey four-bets to 41,500 in the big blind. The original raiser quickly folds. The three-bettor thinks for about two minutes before sending his hand to the muck.
Massey picks up the pot and is off to a strong start on Day 2.
Aaron Massey - 140,000
Sunday, February 15, 2015 12:36 PM Local Time
Action folds to Maurice Hawkins in the small blind, and he raises to 11,500. Ray Leone three-bets to 23,000 from the big blind.
The always smiling and always gregarious Hawkins starts talking to Leone as he tosses his chips in for a call: "You better hope you flop a pair, cause I'm betting out."
The flop comes , and true to his word, Hawkins bets 35,000, almost enough to put Leone all in. As Leone thinks, Hawkins keeps up his trademark chatter. "What did you think about my form?" he asks, mimicking the motion of throwing his chips in the pot again. "Was that a 10? That might not be a 10, that might only be 9, or even an 8."
Leone is still thinking, and Hawkins tries to help him out with a little music by channeling his inner Bill Withers: "Ain't no sunshine when she's gone...."
Leone, at this point, slides his cards to the muck, and the dealer pushes the pot to Hawkins, who gets back some of the chips he lost to Leone earlier.
Maurice Hawkins - 250,000
Ray Leone - 36,000
Sunday, February 15, 2015 12:23 PM Local Time
The board reads on the turn, and there's already about 40,000 in the pot. Mukul Pahuja checks from early position, and start-of-day chip leader Barry Hutter checks behind on the button.
The river is the , and Pahuja checks again. Hutter bets 19,000. Pahuja thinks for a few moments, then pushes out a call. Hutter immediately mucks his cards, and Pahuja shows to win the pot.
Mukul Pahuja - 170,000
Barry Hutter - 298,000
Sunday, February 15, 2015 12:21 PM Local Time
Jason Mercier raises to 6,000 from the cutoff position. The player in the big blind calls.
The flop comes and Mercier's opponent moves all-in for about 25,000. Mericer has his opponent covered and calls. The cards are tabled.
Mercier:
Opponent:
The turn brings the and the river is the . Mercier knocks out his opponent and has already more than doubled his stack from the beginning of the day.
Jason Mercier - 80,000
Sunday, February 15, 2015 12:15 PM Local Time
Sheddy Siddiqui raises to 6,500 from middle position, and Maurice Hawkins three-bets to 15,000 from the button. Ray Leone then reraises all in from the small blind for 25,500. Siddiqui folds, Hawkins calls, and the players turn up their cards.
Hawkins:
Leone:
The board comes , and Leone doubles up with his aces.
Ray Leone: 65,000
Maurice Hawkins: 110,000
Sunday, February 15, 2015 12:03 PM Local Time
Level: 16
Blinds: 1,500/3,000
Ante: 500
Sunday, February 15, 2015 11:49 AM Local Time
The World Series of Poker Circuit Main Event at the Palm Beach Kennel Club is down to 99 players. These 99 players are returning at noon today for Day 2 of the tournament. Leading the way is gold ring winner, Barry Hutter with 310,000 in chips. Hutter is in great shape to make a deep run in this event, but it will not be easy with several accomplished players closely behind. Both of the Massey brothers, Ralph and Aaron, will be returning for Day 2. Also returning is four-time gold ring winner, Maurice Hawkins. Two-time gold bracelet winner, Jason Mercier (pictured), returns for Day 2 with a short stack.
Full chip counts are available under the "Reports" tab above.
Today the players will play 10 one hour levels before bagging. The players fortunate of to survive the day will return tomorrow at noon for Day 3 and the conclusion of the event. The top 54 players will earn a payday with the 54th place finisher taking home $3,093. The winner of the Main Event will earn $173,189 and a WSOP Circuit gold ring. They will also be awarded a seat to this years National Championship.
Full payouts for this event can be found under the "Prizepool" tab above.
The field should get close to or possibly even reach the nine-handed final table. Be sure to follow all of the tournament action with live updates from the the tournament floor right here on WSOP.com.
Good luck, players!