Thursday, July 12, 2018 1:04 PM Local Time
Aces Hold for Young
Jesse Cohen was getting to his feet after losing an all-in against Justin Young.
Cohen held against the of Young and the board read giving Young top set and sending his opponent to the rail.
Justin Young | 880,000 | 600,000 |
Jesse Cohen | 0 | -295,000 |
Thursday, July 12, 2018 12:53 PM Local Time
Stoffmaker Eliminated by Figueroa
There was a small all in at Table 423 between Harley Stoffmaker and Victor Figueroa, with the former all in for around 35,000.
Harley Stoffmaker:
Victor Figueroa:
Stoffmaker was ahead, but Figueroa flopped a pair on the flop, and the turn and river couldn't save Stoffmaker who was eliminated.
Victor Figueroa | 450,000 | 38,000 |
Harley Stoffmaker | 0 | -42,000 |
Thursday, July 12, 2018 12:48 PM Local Time
Lipshultz Adds Another Notch
Nicholas Alexander has just been eliminated by Evan Lipshultz when he held against Lipschultz's on the board as Lipshultz hit a straight on the river.
Evan Lipshultz | 1,380,000 | 428,000 |
Nicholas Alexander | 0 | -305,000 |
Thursday, July 12, 2018 12:45 PM Local Time
Stoffmaker Doubles Up
Jerry Mouawad in early position shoved and action folded to Harley Stoffmaker in the big blind who was all-in for his last 12,000 which was the big blind already.
Harley Stoffmaker:
Jerry Mouawad:
The board ran out for Stoffmaker's pocket jacks to hold for him to pick up the double-up and the antes.
Jerry Mouawad | 255,000 | -5,000 |
Harley Stoffmaker | 42,000 | -174,000 |
Thursday, July 12, 2018 12:45 PM Local Time
Bilbao Doubles; Semin Eliminated
Two ten big blind stacks got it in with Mikhail Semin holding against the of Alexander Bilbao.
The board ran out and Bilbao doubled his 121,000 stack. Semin was left with just 4,000 and despite doubling up on the next hand, he was eliminated soon thereafter.
Alexander Bilbao | 250,000 | 65,000 |
Mikhail Semin | 0 | -124,200 |
Thursday, July 12, 2018 12:39 PM Local Time
Martin Eliminates Another Player; Primus Sent to the Rail
Benjamin Primus moved all in for 49,000 from the cutoff. Juan Carlos Martin called on the button and the blinds both folded.
Benjamin Primus:
Juan Carlos Martin:
The board came and Primus became the latest elimination at the hands of Martin.
Juan Carlos Martin | 350,000 | 70,000 |
Benjamin Primus | 0 | -97,000 |
Thursday, July 12, 2018 12:34 PM Local Time
Kanakopoulos Eliminated by Balsiger
Orestis Kanakopoulos has just been eliminated when he ran his offsuit into the of Jake Balsiger on the board.
Jake Balsiger | 820,000 | 255,000 |
Orestis Kanakopoulos | 0 | -325,000 |
Thursday, July 12, 2018 12:26 PM Local Time
Hightower Loses Flip to Bust
Ben Yu raised to 25,000 from early position. Juan Carlos Martin three-bet all in from the cutoff. Thaddeus Hightower was all in for less from the big blind and Yu folded.
Thaddeus Hightower:
Juan Carlos Martin:
There was an ace on the flop and there was to be no miracle runout, with the board coming giving Martin a straight.
Juan Carlos Martin | 280,000 | 102,000 |
Thaddeus Hightower | 0 | -181,000 |
Thursday, July 12, 2018 12:23 PM Local Time
Primus Doubles Martin Up
Juan Carlos Martin was at risk in the big blind as he was all-in and called by Benjamin Primus in the small blind.
Juan Carlos Martin:
Benjamin Primus:
The board ran out for Martin to hit a set of jacks on the flop for the double-up for the 85,000 he had in front of him.
Juan Carlos Martin | 178,000 | 68,000 |
Benjamin Primus | 97,000 | -66,000 |
Thursday, July 12, 2018 12:19 PM Local Time
Xu Takes Greenblatt Out
Alexander Greenblatt shoved for about 120,000 from early position and was called by Zinan Xu in the small blind with the bigger stack.
Alexander Greenblatt:
Zinan Xu:
The board ran out to give Greenblatt some hope when he hit a pair of fives on the flop but no further help arrived on the turn nor river and Greenblatt was eliminated during the first level of the day.
Zinan Xu | 290,000 | 172,000 |
Alexander Greenblatt | 0 | -162,000 |
Thursday, July 12, 2018 12:13 PM Local Time
Some Early Eliminations
The following players have unfortunately already had to leave the tournament area during the first 15 minutes of the day:
Keith Neises | 0 | -78,000 |
Christian Cheater | 0 | -144,000 |
Pochuen Law | 0 | -78,000 |
Ronald Knickerbocker | 0 | -122,000 |
Thursday, July 12, 2018 12:12 PM Local Time
Former Bracelet Winner Puchkov Eliminated by Cohen
Konstantin Puchkov moved all in for around 90,000 from the button. Jesse Cohen called in the big blind, flipping over
He was ahead of the of Puchkov, and Cohen's ace played on a board to eliminate the Russian.
Jesse Cohen | 295,000 | 75,000 |
Konstantin Puchkov | 0 | -112,000 |
Thursday, July 12, 2018 12:12 PM Local Time
Margets Knocks Cohen Out
Leo Margets and Marc Cohen were heads-up and all-in with Margets having Cohen covered.
Marc Cohen:
Leo Margets:
The board ran out for Cohen to cheer when the river fell for his flush, failing to realize that Margets had already hit a full house on the flop. Cohen looked at Margets stack and saw he was covered and quickly left for the payout desk.
Leo Margets | 520,000 | 180,000 |
Marc Cohen | 0 | -163,000 |
Thursday, July 12, 2018 12:08 PM Local Time
Hightower Doubles Through Alexander
Thaddeus Hightower shoved for 81,000 from mid-position and was called by Nicholas Alexander in the small blind.
Thaddeus Hightower:
Nicholas Alexander:
The board ran out for Hightower's higher kicker to count for his double-up.
Nicholas Alexander | 305,000 | -82,000 |
Thaddeus Hightower | 181,000 | 122,000 |
Thursday, July 12, 2018 12:06 PM Local Time
Azulay an Early Elimination
Jake Balsiger opened to 20,000 from under the gun. It folded to Avraham Azulay on the button who three-bet all in for 106,000. Balsiger counted and did some mental arithmetic before calling.
Jake Balsiger:
Avraham Azulay:
Azulay let out a grunt of frustration on the flop. The turn and river didn't help him and he was eliminated.
Jake Balsiger | 565,000 | 119,000 |
Avraham Azulay | 0 | -80,000 |
Thursday, July 12, 2018 12:00 PM Local Time
Shuffle Up and Deal
The 54 remaining players have been seated at their new tables and welcomed back to the Rio All-Suite Hotel and Casino. All six dealers have been instructed to shuffle up and deal.
Thursday, July 12, 2018 10:06 AM Local Time
Who Will Win the Inaugural $1,000 DOUBLE STACK No-Limit Hold'em Tonight?
Welcome back to the final day of Event #73: $1,000 DOUBLE STACK No-Limit Hold'em (30 minute levels) where a winner will walk away with that first-place prize of $199,586 and the gold WSOP bracelet tonight. 54 players will return at noon local time to battle it out among themselves.
Evan Lipschultz is in a prime position right with a huge chip lead as he bagged 952,000 last night. With 95 big blinds, it is expected that he won't be afraid to let his big stack do the talking on the table. But it won't be easy as he's got players like 2012 November-niner Jake Balsiger (446,000), bracelet winner Konstantin Puchkov (112,000), WSOP Circuit Ring winner DJ MacKinnon (321,000), and Jesse Cohen (220,000) for example on his table too.
Second in the chip counts is Jason Johnson trailing by almost 40 big blinds with 532,000 which is still almost twice average. Johnson is no stranger to the WSOP Circuit with over 20 cashes already. A first place here wouldn't be his personal best as he had a pretty amazing 2014 when he reached two final tables and finished in 51st place in the Main Event. Johnson is sharing table space with bracelet winner Thiago Nishijima who is standing in third place in the chip counts with 471,000. Matthew Berger is also on the table and sporting one of the top 5 stacks of today with 441,000.
Others to keep an eye on today include Leo Margets (340,000), Ben Yu (340,000), Vlad Darie (289,000), Justin Young (280,000), Alexander Greenblatt (162,000), Mikhail Semin (124,200), and Eli Loewenthal (116,000). All returning players are guaranteed at least $3,399 but will all be looking to ladder up.
Players will continue play at noon on Level 21 which features a small blind of 5,000, big blind of 10,000 and a running ante of 1,000. A 15-minute break is scheduled after every four levels with a dinner break to be determined.
As this is a brand-new event for the WSOP, make sure to come back to see who will go down in history as the first-ever winner of the $1,000 DOUBLE STACK. The PokerNews live reporting team will be there from the first ante that will be paid until the final pot has been pushed to the winner!
Thursday, July 12, 2018 8:38 AM Local Time
Day 2 Seat Draw
Room | Table | Seat | Player Name | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
Amazon | 406 | 1 | Victor Figueroa | United States | 412,000 | 41 |
Amazon | 406 | 2 | Nicholas Alexander | United States | 387,000 | 39 |
Amazon | 406 | 3 | Marc Cohen | United States | 163,000 | 16 |
Amazon | 406 | 4 | David Hale | United States | 156,000 | 16 |
Amazon | 406 | 5 | Mikhail Semin | Russia | 124,200 | 12 |
Amazon | 406 | 6 | Thaddeus Hightower | United States | 59,000 | 6 |
Amazon | 406 | 7 | Eric Taylor | United States | 349,000 | 35 |
Amazon | 406 | 8 | Eli Loewenthal | United States | 116,000 | 12 |
Amazon | 406 | 9 | Leo Margets | Spain | 340,000 | 34 |
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Amazon | 407 | 1 | Mohammad Arani | United States | 270,000 | 27 |
Amazon | 407 | 2 | Alexander Bilbao | United States | 185,000 | 19 |
Amazon | 407 | 3 | Richard Kirsch | United States | 125,000 | 13 |
Amazon | 407 | 4 | Nicholas Smith | United Kingdom | 52,000 | 5 |
Amazon | 407 | 5 | Antonio Ferreira | Portugal | 382,000 | 38 |
Amazon | 407 | 6 | Jason Edwards | United States | 353,000 | 35 |
Amazon | 407 | 7 | Jeffrey Ross | United States | 194,000 | 19 |
Amazon | 407 | 8 | Pochuen Law | United States | 78,000 | 8 |
Amazon | 407 | 9 | Michael Gallagher | Canada | 86,000 | 9 |
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Amazon | 414 | 1 | Avraham Azulay | United States | 80,000 | 8 |
Amazon | 414 | 2 | Evan Lipshultz | United States | 952,000 | 95 |
Amazon | 414 | 3 | Orestis Kanakopoulos | United States | 325,000 | 33 |
Amazon | 414 | 4 | Jake Balsiger | United States | 446,000 | 45 |
Amazon | 414 | 5 | Eiji Matsumura | Japan | 182,000 | 18 |
Amazon | 414 | 6 | Konstantin Puchkov | Russia | 112,000 | 11 |
Amazon | 414 | 7 | Stephen Abraham | United States | 60,000 | 6 |
Amazon | 414 | 8 | Jesse Cohen | United States | 220,000 | 22 |
Amazon | 414 | 9 | DJ MacKinnon | United States | 321,000 | 32 |
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Amazon | 415 | 1 | Benjamin Primus | United States | 163,000 | 16 |
Amazon | 415 | 2 | Juancarlos Martin | Argentina | 110,000 | 11 |
Amazon | 415 | 3 | Jerry Young | United States | 128,000 | 13 |
Amazon | 415 | 4 | Gary Smith | United States | 131,000 | 13 |
Amazon | 415 | 5 | Keith Neises | United States | 78,000 | 8 |
Amazon | 415 | 6 | Supan Shah | United States | 146,000 | 15 |
Amazon | 415 | 7 | Ben Yu | United States | 340,000 | 34 |
Amazon | 415 | 8 | Mitchell Bowles | United States | 163,000 | 16 |
Amazon | 415 | 9 | Alan Bittikofer | United States | 101,000 | 10 |
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Amazon | 422 | 1 | Rhody L Heureux | Canada | 71,000 | 7 |
Amazon | 422 | 2 | Justin Young | United States | 280,000 | 28 |
Amazon | 422 | 3 | Hien Nguyen | United States | 252,000 | 25 |
Amazon | 422 | 4 | Sean Troha | United States | 251,000 | 25 |
Amazon | 422 | 5 | Jason Johnson | United States | 532,000 | 53 |
Amazon | 422 | 6 | Joon Park | Canada | 144,000 | 14 |
Amazon | 422 | 7 | Christian Cheater | Canada | 144,000 | 14 |
Amazon | 422 | 8 | Thiago Nishijima | Brazil | 471,000 | 47 |
Amazon | 422 | 9 | Matthew Berger | United States | 441,000 | 44 |
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Amazon | 423 | 1 | Ronald Knickerbocker | United States | 122,000 | 12 |
Amazon | 423 | 2 | Daniel Pridham | United Kingdom | 122,000 | 12 |
Amazon | 423 | 3 | Alexander Greenblatt | United States | 162,000 | 16 |
Amazon | 423 | 4 | Harley Stoffmaker | Canada | 216,000 | 22 |
Amazon | 423 | 5 | Denis Timofeev | Russia | 258,000 | 26 |
Amazon | 423 | 6 | Jerry Mouawad | United States | 260,000 | 26 |
Amazon | 423 | 7 | Vlad Darie | Romania | 289,000 | 29 |
Amazon | 423 | 8 | Zinan Xu | China | 118,000 | 12 |
Amazon | 423 | 9 | Viktor Lavi | Israel | 220,000 | 22 |