Tuesday, February 26, 2019 1:20 AM Local Time
Jared Jaffee leads the Rio Main Event into Day 3
It's been another full day of poker with 10 levels in the books on Day 2 of the World Series of Poker Circuit Main Event at the Rio in Las Vegas.
The day began with 202 hopefuls but just 23 remain of the 952 entries across two starting flights. Of the 23 remaining players in the Main Event, WSOP champion... [READ MORE]
Tuesday, February 26, 2019 1:14 AM Local Time
Play has concluded on Day 2 with just 23 players of 952 entries remaining.
Day 3 resumes tomorrow, Tuesday, at 1:00 p.m. local time and will play down to a winner.
A full recap and chip counts will be available shortly.
Tuesday, February 26, 2019 1:08 AM Local Time
In a battle of the blinds, Cylus Watson bets 45,000 from the small blind on a board reading . Kent Lundmark is in the big blind and calls, bringing the on the river.
Watson leads out for 140,000 this time and Lundmark thinks for a moment before raising to 485,000. Watson goes deep into the tank and eventually calls.
Lundmark tables for the nuts and Watson mucks his cards before paying the bet.
Kent Lundmark - 2,025,000
Cylus Watson - 935,000
Tuesday, February 26, 2019 12:47 AM Local Time
Jared Jaffee opens to 65,000 from the hijack and Bob Shao shoves all in for 193,000 on the button. Viet Vo re-shoves all in for about 400,000 and Jaffee asks for a count before deciding to fold.
Shao:
Vo:
Shao is at risk and behind, but unfortunately for him the board runs out and he is eliminated in 24th place.
Viet Vo - 650,000
Bob Shao - Eliminated
Tuesday, February 26, 2019 12:41 AM Local Time
According to the chatter at the table, Terry Fleischer moved all in under the gun for around 380,000. Jared Jaffee, from one seat over, called
Terry Fleischer:
Jared Jaffee:
The runout was and Fleischer won the pot.
Terry Fleischer - 820,000
Jared Jaffee - 2,100,000
Tuesday, February 26, 2019 12:38 AM Local Time
Hien Nguyen
Roger Campbell raises from early position. Hiyen Nguyen, in the small blind, three-bet shoves for around 550,000. Campbell calls and the cards are tabled.
Roger Campbell:
Hien Nguyen:
The board runs and Campbell takes down the pot, eliinating Nguyen in 25th place for a nice $8,553 payday.
Roger Campbell - 1,750,000
Hien Nguyen - Eliminated
Tuesday, February 26, 2019 12:33 AM Local Time
Yaron-Zeev Maliki opens to 90,000 from middle position and Richard Fowlkes moves all in for 515,000 from the hijack. Malki takes a quick look at his opponent's stack and then puts in chips to call.
Fowlkes:
Maliki:
It's another classic race, with Fowlkes at risk. The flop comes and Fowlkes still leads with two queens, but Malki picks up the only flush draw to go with his two over-cards. The turn brings the and Malki now has a straight draw, but the river is the and Fowlkes holds to double.
"Too many outs" says Malki.
Richard Fowlkes - 1,100,000
Yaron-Zeev Malki - 970,000
Tuesday, February 26, 2019 12:29 AM Local Time
Action folds to Stephen Song in the small blind and he limps in. Sohale Khalili is in the big blind and raises to 95,000. Song limp-shoves all in for 597,000 and Khalili calls.
Song is at risk with , flipping against Khalili's . The board runs out and Khalili holds to send Song to the rail in 26th place.
Sohale Khalili - 1,275,000
Stephen Song - Eliminated
Tuesday, February 26, 2019 12:26 AM Local Time
Stephen Song opens to 60,000 under the gun. Kyle Cartwright, in the hijack, three-bet shoves for 370,000. Song calls and the cards are tabled.
Kyle Cartwright:
Stephen Song:
The board came and Cartwright makes a straight to double up.
Kyle Cartwright - 810,000
Stephen Song - 610,000
Tuesday, February 26, 2019 12:22 AM Local Time
On a board of , Colton Blomberg is in the big blind and faces a bet of 175,000 from Robert Kuhn in late position. Blomberg calls and the two players see the on the river. Blomberg checks and Kuhn pauses for a moment before putting out a bet of 300,000. Blomberg asks for a count and then puts in the chips to call.
Kuhn tables for a busted straight draw and Blomberg tables for two pair tens and nines.
Colton Blomberg - 1,560,000
Robert Kuhn - 690,000
Tuesday, February 26, 2019 12:18 AM Local Time
Steven Snyder moves all in from middle position for 394,000. Jarod Minghini, on the button, calls.
Steven Snyder:
Jarod Minghini:
The board runs and Snyder gets his double-up.
Steven Snyder - 850,000
Jarod Minghini - 960,000
Tuesday, February 26, 2019 12:13 AM Local Time
The start of Level 25 means there is just one level left in the night before bagging for Day 3.
Play resumes on Tuesday at 1:00 p.m. and will see this Main Event play down to a winner.
Tuesday, February 26, 2019 12:13 AM Local Time
Level: 25
Blinds: 15,000/30,000
Ante: 30,000
Tuesday, February 26, 2019 12:12 AM Local Time
Jared Jaffee opens to 55,000 from middle position and gets calls from Michael Song in late position and Paul Camby in the big blind.
Camby checks blind, and the flop comes . Jaffee bets 80,000 and both Song and Camby call. The turn brings the and all three players check to see the on the river. Camby slams a stack forward worth 100,000 and Jaffee tosses in a chip to call while Song quickly gets out of the way.
"King of hearts" says Camby, tabling for a pair of kings. Jaffee tables for a pair of aces and rakes in the pot.
Jared Jaffee - 2,645,000
Paul Camby - 722,000
Monday, February 25, 2019 11:55 PM Local Time
In the first hand after the three-table re-draw, Grace Sun is all in from early position for her last 420,000. Yaron-Zeev Malki moves all in over top from middle position.
It's a flip with Sun at risk holding , up against Malki's . The dealer fans a flop of and Malki pairs his ace to take the lead. The turn is the and the river is the to send Sun to the rail in 27th place.
Yaron-Zeev Malki - 1,630,000
Grace Sun - Eliminated
Monday, February 25, 2019 11:49 PM Local Time
Just three tables remain in the World Series of Poker Circuit Main Event at the Rio in Las Vegas, with Barbara Sargent leading the way. She sits on a stack of 2,000,000, followed closely by Jared Jaffee with 1,970,000. Dan Park is not too far behind with 1,900,000 to round out the top three.
Here is a look at how the final three tables stack up:
Table 1
Seat 1: Hien Nguyen - 600,000
Seat 2: Mike Pearson - 960,000
Seat 3: Jarod Minghini - 1,755,000
Seat 4: Roger Campbell - 1,600,000
Seat 5: Joseph Alban - 650,000
Seat 6: Cylus Watson - 1,280,000
Seat 7: Kent Lundmark - 1,100,000
Seat 8: Nick Pupillo - 1,540,000
Seat 9: Steven Snyder - 440,000
Table 2
Seat 1: Dan Park - 1,900,000
Seat 2: Sherry Hammers - 450,000
Seat 3: Robert Kuhn - 1,470,000
Seat 4: Grace Sun - 420,000
Seat 5: Yaron-Zeev Malki - 1,150,000
Seat 6: Barbara Sargent - 2,000,000
Seat 7: Richard Fowlkes - 600,000
Seat 8: Peter Lockwood - 1,400,000
Seat 9: Colton Blomberg - 1,150,000
Table 3
Seat 1: Bob Shao - 400,000
Seat 2: Stephen Song - 1,550,000
Seat 3: Sohale Khalili - 900,000
Seat 4: Viet Vo - 640,000
Seat 5: Paul Camby - 950,000
Seat 6: Kyle Cartwright - 505,000
Seat 7: Terry Fleischer - 410,000
Seat 8: Jared Jaffee - 1,970,000
Seat 9: Michael Song - 370,000
Monday, February 25, 2019 11:37 PM Local Time
On a flop of , Raul Martinez moves all in for his last 330,000 and Cylus Watson tosses in a single chip to call.
Martinez:
Watson:
Martinez is at risk and behind, and unfortunately for him the board runs out on the turn and on the river to send him to the rail.
Just 27 players remain, and the tournament is paused for the three-table re-draw.
Monday, February 25, 2019 11:30 PM Local Time
Bob Shao opens to 48,000 from early position. Nick Pupillo, in the big blind, calls.
A flop reading is dealt and checked around to the turn. Pupillo fires 60,000. Shao tank-folds.
Nick Pupillo - 1,220,000
Bob Shao - 405,000
Monday, February 25, 2019 11:23 PM Local Time
Cylus Watson opens to 50,000 from the cutoff and Barbara Sargent defends her big blind.
The flop comes and Sargent checks. Cylus Watson bets 60,000 and Sargent calls. The turn brings the and both players check to the on the river. Both players check again and Sargent tables for a pair of threes. Watson folds and Sargent adds more chips to her stack.
Sargent was one of the shortest stacks just one level ago, and now sits near the top.
Barbara Sargent - 1,500,000
Cylus Watson - 670,000
Monday, February 25, 2019 11:17 PM Local Time
Robert Kuhn opens to 50,000 on the button. Stephen Song, in the big blind, calls.
The dealer spreads a flop of that is checked around to the turn. Song bets 50,000. Kuhn calls.
The fills up the board. Song fires another bet of 200,000. Kuhn quickly folds.
Stephen Song - 1,650,000
Robert Kuhn - 1,120,000