Level: 4
Blinds: 150/300
Ante: 25
2018 World Series of Poker
Event #6: $365 GIANT No-Limit Hold'em
Day: 1a
Level 3
: 100/200, 0 ante
David Krauser opened from the cutoff and the player on the button called. The flop came 
and Krauser continued. His opponent raised and Krauser flat-called.
The turn was theh 
. Krauser bet 11,000 and his opponent moved all in for around starting stack. Krauser called.
David Krauser: 
Opponent: 
Both players had flopped a straight, but Krauser had flopped the nuts and had his opponent drawing dead. The river was the 
and the dealer counted out the stack of Krauser's opponent to verify that he was all in. He was, and Krauser sent one of the first players in the GIANT to the rail.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
55,000
55,000
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55,000 |
Level 3
: 100/200, 0 ante
On a 
board, Konstantin Puchkov checked out of the small blind and his opponent checked back. The river was the 
. Puchkov check-called a bet of 1,050 relatively quickly.
"Two pair," said his opponent, showing 
and that was good enough to take down the pot.
Japanese player Yosuke Sekiya is also now in the field.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
25,000
25,000
|
25,000 |
|
23,000
-2,000
|
-2,000 |
|
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Level 3
: 100/200, 0 ante
With 934 players registered according to the clock, and only 920 spaces in Brasilia, the tournament has overflown into Amazon. Last year's Day 1a attracted 1,629 entrants; stay tuned to see whether that number is surpassed!
Level: 3
Blinds: 100/200
Ante: 0
Level 2
: 50/100, 0 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
25,000 | |
|
25,000 | |
|
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|
25,000 | |
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Level 2
: 50/100, 0 ante
2010 WSOP Main Event 15th-place finisher Matt Affleck has joined the field just as the tournament clock ticks into the second level of the day.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
25,000
25,000
|
25,000 |
Level: 2
Blinds: 50/100
Ante: 0
Level 1
: 25/50, 0 ante
Recent additions to the field include bracelet-winning pair David "ODB" Baker and Scott Davies, who took down the 2014 WSOP APAC for AU$850,136.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
25,000
25,000
|
25,000 |
|
25,000
25,000
|
25,000 |
|
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|
25,000
25,000
|
25,000 |
|
|
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Level 1
: 25/50, 0 ante
Cards are in the air on Day 1a of the GIANT, and there are already over 750 players in the field. They include Russian bracelet winner Konstantin Puchkov, and Women in Poker Hall of Famer Allyn Shulman, who also has a bracelet of her own.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
25,000 | |
|
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|
25,000 | |
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