Arsenii Karmatakii, winner of the EPT Sochi 2018, has been spotted in the room. He has already made headway, increasing his starting stack to 16,300.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
19,600
7,600
|
7,600 |
|
||
|
16,300 | |
|
13,000 | |
|
|
6,800
4,450
|
4,450 |
Maria Konnikova has had a great year so far, already securing a win in the National, at the PCA earlier in 2018.
Today, she is no doubt hoping to build on her success with a deep run in this event and she has made a good start so far, building up to 20,000.
The most recent chips were acquired in a hand that she defended from the blinds versus a late position open.
Flop: 
She check-called the 800 flop continuation.
There was no action on the 
turn and on the 
river, she opted to lead, making it 1,700 to get to showdown. Her opponent didn't like the price and passed.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
20,000
11,300
|
11,300 |
|
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| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
32,300
27,500
|
27,500 |
|
20,000
300
|
300 |
|
10,050
3,950
|
3,950 |
|
|
||
|
9,700
2,800
|
2,800 |
|
||
|
6,400
1,900
|
1,900 |
|
||
Following his late registration into the tournament, Joe Elpayaa has remained roughly around starting stack. He recently dropped below the 10,000 but won the following pot, which took him up to 10,600.
Just now, he double-barrelled the flop and turn on a 
board, betting 600 and 1,800 respectively. It was enough to take it down.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
10,600
900
|
900 |
This is Ian Johns' second time playing the $50,000 Poker Players' Championship Event at the World Series of Poker. Both times, Ian won a satellite for his tournament seat.
We're about to hit the last level of play before players take a dinner break. With only an hour to go, here's how some notable names are faring.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
55,000
12,775
|
12,775 |
|
45,000
24,000
|
24,000 |
|
27,300
3,650
|
3,650 |
|
|
||
|
10,700
7,300
|
7,300 |
|
|
||
|
9,500
500
|
500 |
|
|
||
|
7,625
10,875
|
10,875 |
Niveau: 6
Blinds: 150/300
Ante: 50
The board read 
, Jamie Kerstetter had just checked her big blind and the player in the cutoff made it 1,300. Kerstetter raised to 3,300 and her opponent folded after thinking about it for a while. Kerstetter showed 
for the turned quad fours.
A few hands later on the same table, the board read 
and Jonathan Abdellatif check-raised to 3,300 when his opponent had bet 1,000. His opponent also gave up. Abdellatif didn't show his hole cards though.
Also seated at the same table are Mathijs Storms, Jonas Lauck, and Sebastian Pauli.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
67,000
4,000
|
4,000 |
|
30,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
|
20,000
10,000
|
10,000 |
|
|
||
|
19,000
19,000
|
19,000 |
|
17,000
17,000
|
17,000 |
We have 2,087 runners who have already entered into Day 1a of this inaugural event. Late registration is open for eight levels, so until 9:15 p.m, leaving plenty of time for that number to rise.
Bill Klein has just won a pot at showdown with 
on an ace-high board. The substantial pot took his chips up to three and a half times starting stack, to 35,000.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
35,500
25,125
|
25,125 |
