Event #34: $1,000 DOUBLE STACK No-Limit Hold'em Day 1a | 2018 World Series of Poker

06-16-2018 12:00 UTC-8

Niall Farrell chipping up

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Players were on the turn with the board reading and one-time bracelet winner Niall Farrell had been checked to. He made a bet of 3,700, which his opponent called.

There was a river and once again Farrell was checked to. After pondering for a minute, the Scot moved all-in for 5,300. His opponent called and they went to showdown. Farrell had the best of it, with vs and he chips up to 27,900.

Player	Chips	Progress
Niall Farrell	27,900 15,975	15,975

06-16-2018 11:55 UTC-8

Pham Loses Lots

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Shirley Ang

Level 2 : 50/100, 0 ante

Christian Pham limped in from the early position and the player in mid-position did the same. Kenny Hallaert raised to 500 from the hijack. The player in the cutoff called. Action folded to the player in the big blind who shoved for 3,900 in total. Pham called and the rest folded.

Big Blind:
Christian Pham:

The board ran out , Pham's opponent flopped a set to win the pot. Pham was left behind with less than 3,000.

Player	Chips	Progress
Kenny Hallaert	20,000 10,000	10,000
Christian Pham	2,900 -7,100	-7,100

Tags: Christian Pham Kenny Hallaert

06-16-2018 11:53 UTC-8

Achraf Loses a Small Pot

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There were two limps in front, before Ben Achraf squeezed in middle position to 550. Everyone else passed, before the two callers, made up the difference and the flop was dealt.

It was a dry board and following two checks, Achraf continued for another 550. He was immediately three-bet to 1,250, which was enough to push Ashraf off the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Sam Cohen	11,250 1,250	1,250
Ben Achraf	9,250 -750	-750
Maria Konnikova	8,700 -1,300	-1,300

06-16-2018 11:52 UTC-8

Bracelet Winners Join the Field

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Shirley Ang

Level 2 : 50/100, 0 ante

Several bracelet winners have joined the field, including last year's The Little One for One Drop winner, Adrian Moreno.

Player	Chips	Progress
Fahredin Mustafov	30,000 19,500	19,500
Bruno Politano	17,000 7,000	7,000
Bill Klein	16,000 500	500
Eric Baldwin	15,000 3,000	3,000

Jon Kyte	14,500 5,500	5,500
Adrian Moreno	13,000 13,000	13,000

Grzegorz Wyraz	12,000 12,000	12,000
Viliyan Petleshkov	11,200 11,200	11,200
Blake Bohn	11,000
William Kassouf	9,400 9,400	9,400
Georgios Sotiropoulos	9,000 9,000	9,000

Ryan Laplante	9,000 -1,000	-1,000

Manig Loeser	8,650 8,650	8,650

Jackie Glazier	5,500 5,500	5,500

Kelly Minkin	4,500 -5,500	-5,500

Tags: Adrian Moreno

06-16-2018 11:35 UTC-8

Storms Doubled Already

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Shirley Ang

Level 2 : 50/100, 0 ante

888poker ambassador Natalie Hof has taken her seat at the table during the second level of the day.

Over in the red section of the Brasilia room, Mathijs Storm has doubled already and he smiled when the reporting team walked past him.

"Set over set" he shrugged. "I'll take it."

He was kind enough to recount what had happened:

During the first level of the day, the player in the under-the-gun position limped in. The player in early position raised to 150. Storms three-bet to 600 from the cutoff with . Both of his opponents called.

The flop came and they all checked through to the on the turn. Storms' opponents both checked again. Storms bet 700, the under-the-gun player raised to 3,000. The player in the early position called. Storms effectively jammed for 8,500. The under-the-gun player called with , the early position player folded for 5k more.

The river was the .

Player	Chips	Progress
Mathijs Storms	20,550
Erik Cajelais	14,000 4,000	4,000

Natalie Hof	10,000

Luke Brereton	7,500
Matt Affleck	7,000
Aylar Lie	6,400

Tags: Mathijs Storms Natalie Hof

06-16-2018 11:21 UTC-8

Hartree Chips Up Right Out of the Blocks

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We have barely entered Level 2 but Kyle Hartree has already chipped up to 33,750. Not a bad way to start the day.

Player	Chips	Progress
Kyle Hartree	33,750 23,750	23,750
Niall Farrell	11,925 1,925	1,925

Jon Kyte	9,000 -1,000	-1,000
Michael Gagliano	8,900 -1,100	-1,100

Heidi May	6,800 -3,200	-3,200

Thomas Bavin	3,700 3,700	3,700

Level: 2

Blinds: 50/100

Ante: 0

06-16-2018 10:59 UTC-8

Klein Starts Well

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Shirley Ang

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Bill Klein raised to 150 from the hijack and the whole table folded. Klein seems to have collected quite some chips already in the first level of the day as he's already up to around 15,000.

Player	Chips	Progress
Bill Klein	15,500 15,500	15,500
Eric Baldwin	12,000 12,000	12,000

Blake Bohn	11,000 1,000	1,000
Fahredin Mustafov	10,500 500	500
Kenny Hallaert	10,000 10,000	10,000
Kelly Minkin	10,000
Theo Tran	10,000
Maurice Hawkins	6,000 -4,000	-4,000

Tags: Bill Klein

06-16-2018 10:53 UTC-8

Familiar Faces Continue to Wander In

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We have seen a bunch more familiar names take their seats in the tournament.

Player	Chips	Progress
Matt Stout	10,000 10,000	10,000
Sam Cohen	10,000 10,000	10,000
Tim West	10,000 10,000	10,000
Yuliyan Kolev	10,000 10,000	10,000

Maria Konnikova	10,000 10,000	10,000

Michael Gathy	10,000 10,000	10,000

Jeremy Ausmus	10,000 10,000	10,000

Ben Achraf	10,000 10,000	10,000
Uri Reichenstein	10,000 10,000	10,000
Asi Moshe	10,000 10,000	10,000

Muhamet Perati	10,000 10,000	10,000
Eyal Bensimhon	10,000 10,000	10,000

06-16-2018 10:42 UTC-8

Swift Loses Some

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Shirley Ang

Level 1 : 25/50, 0 ante

The player in the under-the-gun position limped in and action folded all the way back to Katie Swift in the big blind.

The flop came , Swift check-called the 100 bet of her opponent.

The dealer turned around the next, Swift checked again. Her opponent continued with a bet of 200. Swift called.

The on the river completed the board and Swift checked for the last time. Her opponent fired another 625 into the pot. Swift considered it for a bit and then called. She mucked her hand though when the under-the-gun player tabled for the rivered full house, tens over jacks.

Player	Chips	Progress
Katie Swift	9,500 -500	-500

Tags: Katie Swift