Event #45: Big Blind Antes $1,000 No-Limit Hold'em (30 minute levels)
Day 2 Started
2018 World Series of Poker
Event #45: Big Blind Antes $1,000 No-Limit Hold'em (30 minute levels)
Day: 2
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2018 World Series of Poker
Buy-in
$1,000
Prize Pool
$1,540,800
Entries
1,712
Level
32
Blinds
60,000 / 120,000
Ante
120,000
The remaining 41 players return at 12 p.m. local time today for the second and final day of Event #45: Big Blind Antes $1,000 No-Limit Hold'em (30 minute levels) to play down to a winner. The 1,712 entries generated a prize pool of $1,502,257. The 41 players left are all guaranteed $5,376 at least but they will battle it out for the first prize of $258,255 and the WSOP gold bracelet.
Steven Wolansky is the chip leader to start the day with a stack of 620,000. He is followed closely by DJ MacKinnon (532,000). Some notables still in the running include bracelet winner Kathy Liebert (245,000), as well as Joseph Cheong (280,000), Esther Taylor (126,000) and Kelly Minkin (136,000).
When action resumes, players will start at Level 21 with blinds of 5,000/10,000 with a 10,000 ante. Levels will be 30 minutes in length and there will be a 15-minute break every 4 levels, plus a dinner break.
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| Room | Table | Seat | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amazon | 400 | 2 | Elliott Peterman | United Kingdom | 272,000 | 27 |
| Amazon | 400 | 3 | Sebastian Dornbracht | Germany | 187,000 | 19 |
| Amazon | 400 | 4 | Gregory Worner | United States | 248,000 | 25 |
| Amazon | 400 | 5 | Rod Cawood | United States | 163,000 | 16 |
| Amazon | 400 | 6 | Andrew Zazofsky | United States | 64,000 | 6 |
| Amazon | 400 | 7 | Matthew Hunt | United Kingdom | 159,000 | 16 |
| Amazon | 400 | 8 | Esther Taylor | United States | 126,000 | 13 |
| Amazon | 400 | 9 | Tom Braband | United States | 113,000 | 11 |
| Amazon | 408 | 1 | Lander Lijo | Spain | 290,000 | 29 |
| Amazon | 408 | 2 | Pinchas Dibask | United States | 44,000 | 4 |
| Amazon | 408 | 4 | King Lun Alan Lau | Hong Kong | 350,000 | 35 |
| Amazon | 408 | 5 | Chi Chan | Canada | 137,000 | 14 |
| Amazon | 408 | 6 | Russell Crane | United States | 148,000 | 15 |
| Amazon | 408 | 7 | Michael Wang | United States | 355,000 | 36 |
| Amazon | 408 | 8 | Kelly Minkin | United States | 136,000 | 14 |
| Amazon | 408 | 9 | Martin Staszko | Czech Republic | 247,000 | 25 |
| Amazon | 409 | 1 | Grzegorz Wyraz | Poland | 96,000 | 10 |
| Amazon | 409 | 2 | Rick Offley | United States | 320,000 | 32 |
| Amazon | 409 | 3 | Daniel Cai | United States | 105,000 | 11 |
| Amazon | 409 | 4 | Conor Beresford | United Kingdom | 153,000 | 15 |
| Amazon | 409 | 5 | Albert Yu | United States | 54,000 | 5 |
| Amazon | 409 | 7 | Michael Hauptman | United States | 338,000 | 34 |
| Amazon | 409 | 8 | Joey Spanne | United States | 240,000 | 24 |
| Amazon | 409 | 9 | Kathy Liebert | United States | 245,000 | 25 |
| Amazon | 416 | 1 | Spencer Champlin | United States | 181,000 | 18 |
| Amazon | 416 | 3 | Johnny Pack | United States | 180,000 | 18 |
| Amazon | 416 | 4 | Steven Wolansky | United States | 620,000 | 62 |
| Amazon | 416 | 5 | Jonathan Tamayo | United States | 86,000 | 9 |
| Amazon | 416 | 6 | Mario Prats Garcia | Spain | 280,000 | 28 |
| Amazon | 416 | 7 | Abdul Al Magableh | United States | 199,000 | 20 |
| Amazon | 416 | 8 | DJ MacKinnon | United States | 532,000 | 53 |
| Amazon | 416 | 9 | Ivan Uzunov | Belarus | 142,000 | 14 |
| Amazon | 417 | 1 | Athanasios Polychronopoulos | United States | 156,000 | 16 |
| Amazon | 417 | 2 | Justin Oliver | Canada | 101,000 | 10 |
| Amazon | 417 | 3 | Manig Loeser | Germany | 182,000 | 18 |
| Amazon | 417 | 4 | Andrew Teng | United Kingdom | 152,000 | 15 |
| Amazon | 417 | 5 | Mark Schluter | United States | 255,000 | 26 |
| Amazon | 417 | 6 | Tony Gargano | United States | 138,000 | 14 |
| Amazon | 417 | 7 | Yordan Petrov | Bulgaria | 159,000 | 16 |
| Amazon | 417 | 8 | Joseph Cheong | United States | 280,000 | 28 |
| Amazon | 417 | 9 | Robin Hegele | Germany | 245,000 | 25 |
Level: 21
Blinds: 5,000/10,000
Ante: 10,000
Level 21
: 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
The 41 remaining players have been welcomed back to the tables and the dealers have been instructed to shuffle up and deal with the button in seat 9.
Level 21
: 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
Steven Wolansky opened to 23,000 under the gun. Jonathan Tamayo, from one seat over, three-bet shoved for 86,000. Wolansky went deep into the tank and eventually the clock was called. Within seven seconds left to act, Wolansky threw in chips signifying a call and cards were tabled:
Jonathan Tamayo: 
Steven Wolansky: 
The board ran 
and Tamayo doubled up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
534,000
-86,000
|
-86,000 |
|
||
|
175,000
89,000
|
89,000 |
|
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Level 21
: 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
Esther Taylor started the day by doubling up through Gregory Worner. Taylor moved all-in for 126,000 from middle position with 
and got called by Worner with 
.
The board ran out 
and Taylor secured an early double up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
260,000
134,000
|
134,000 |
|
90,000
-158,000
|
-158,000 |
Level 21
: 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
The flop read 
and there was already about 60,000 in the middle. Both Chi Chan in the big blind and Michael Wang in mid-position checked through to the 
on the turn. Chan check-called Wang's 25,000 bet.
The river completed the board with the 
, Chan checked for the last time. Wang continued with another bet of 57,000. Chan counted out his stack and then decided to call. Wang tabled 
for the turned two pair to take the pot and leave Chan behind with hardly anything.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
560,000
205,000
|
205,000 |
|
|
||
|
20,000
-117,000
|
-117,000 |
Level 21
: 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
Justin Oliver open-shoved for 76,000 in the hijack. Yordan Petrov, in the big blind, made the call.
Yordan Petrov: 
Justin Oliver: 
The board came 
and Oliver was eliminated.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
220,000
61,000
|
61,000 |
|
Busted | |
|
|
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Level 21
: 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
All the cards were already on the board when we arrived at the table and Chi Chan stood up from his chair to walk to the payout desk.
Chan had 
laying in front of him and Kelly Minkin had . The board on the table was 
and Minkin took down the pot. Five players have already exited the tournament so far today.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
200,000
64,000
|
64,000 |
|
|
Busted |
Level 21
: 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
Joey Spanne opened to 21,000 from the hijack. Kathy Liebert, on the cutoff, three-bet to 60,000. Action folded back to Spanne who four-bet shoved for 320,000. Liebert made the call, putting at risk her last 149,000.
Kathy Liebert:
Joey Spanne: 
The board came 
and Liebert doubled up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
300,000
55,000
|
55,000 |
|
|
||
|
170,000
-70,000
|
-70,000 |