Break Time
Niveau 9
: 600/1,200, 200 ante
The players are now on their third 15-minute break of the day.
2018 World Series of Poker
Event #24: $2,620 THE MARATHON No-Limit Hold'em
Jours 2
Event Info
Résultats
Event Info
Info Niveau
2018 World Series of Poker
Buy-in
$2,620
Prize Pool
$3,485,124
Entrants
1,637
Niveau
30
Blinds
80,000 / 160,000
Ante
20,000
Turner Loses a Bit, But he Can Afford it
Niveau 9
: 600/1,200, 200 ante
Jon Turner put in a three-bet to 8,800 against the early-position opener. It folded back to the player who tossed in the call.
The flop fell 
and the player check-called as Turner continued for 7,500.
The 
turn and 
river both checked through with the player showing 
for top pair and Turner mucked.
Despite losing the hand, Turner remains among the bigger stacks in the room, sitting with nearly 300,000.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
275,000 | 105,000 |
Updated Counts
Niveau 9
: 600/1,200, 200 ante
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
190,000 | 15,000 |
|
155,000 | 55,000 |
|
145,000 | 9,000 |
|
50,000 | 18,000 |
|
48,000 | |
|
45,000 | -22,000 |
|
34,000 | -105,000 |
Boski Bears Down With a Four-Bet
Niveau 9
: 600/1,200, 200 ante
Jeff Boski opened to 2,800 from early position and then faced a large three-bet of 9,500 from the player in the small blind.
Boski took a look at the player's stack before responding with a four-bet to 21,000. The small blind didn't take long to fold and Boski added the chips to his stack.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
90,000 | 16,000 |
Tens Good for Owen
Niveau 9
: 600/1,200, 200 ante
Scott Mckernan opened from early position to 2,600 with Brad Owen making the call to his left and Christian Soto coming along in the big blind.
The three of them saw a flop of 
. Mckernan continued for 4,100 with Owen calling and Soto folding.
On the 
turn, Mckernan opted to check-call a bet of 6,000 from Owen and they continued to a 
river with the action going check-check.
Owen tabled 
and Mckernan mucked as Owen continues forward progress on Day 2.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
|
133,000 | 13,000 |
Virani Doing Work
Niveau 9
: 600/1,200, 200 ante
Mohsin Virani opened to 2,500 under the gun. The player in the small blind three-bet to 9,100. Virani called.
The dealer spread a flop of 
. The small blind bet 6,200. Virani called. The turn brought the 
. The small blind continued for 12,000. Virani called. The 
river completed the board. The small blind showed 
and Virani tabled to take down the pot.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
150,000 | 105,000 |
Xu Gets Lucky
Niveau 9
: 600/1,200, 200 ante
The player on the cutoff opened to 2,500. Jiandong Xu, in the big blind, three-bet to 7,000. The cutoff called. The flop was 
. Both players checked. The dealer burned and turned the 
. Xu bet 4,500. The cutoff called.
The 
river completed the board. Xu bet 8,000. The cutoff called. Xu tabled 
for a straight. His opponent mucked.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
133,000 | 59,400 |
Akkari Gets Some "Charity"
Niveau 9
: 600/1,200, 200 ante
The player opened to 2,700 in middle position with poker pro Andre Akkari calling in the cutoff and they went to the flop heads-up.
The flop came down 
and the player check-called a bet of 2,500 from Akkari.
On the 
turn, he again check-called a small bet of 1,300.
The river brought the and the player checked once more. Akkari now gathered a substantial bet of 11,500, sending the player into the tank. "You like charity?" asked the player. Akkari responded with just a smile. The player then tossed in the call in the direction of Akkari's stack who showed 
, which was good enough to scoop the pot.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
122,000 | 53,700 |
Chip Counts
Niveau 9
: 600/1,200, 200 ante
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
203,000 | 13,000 |
|
|
175,000 | 42,000 |
|
125,000 | 125,000 |
|
|
67,000 | 33,000 |
|
44,000 | -26,000 |
|
35,000 | -199,800 |
|
20,000 | -61,100 |
Prize Pool Announced
Niveau 9
: 600/1,200, 200 ante
Registration has ended with a total of 1,637 contestants running in the marathon, totaling a grand prize pool of $3,860,046.
Of the remaining 522 players left, just 246 of them will secure a min-cash by the end of the day worth $3,930, but they will be aiming for the $652,581 and gold bracelet awaiting this year's marathon champion.