Event #2: $10,000 Super Turbo Bounty No-Limit Hold'em
Day 1 Started
2018 World Series of Poker
Event #2: $10,000 Super Turbo Bounty No-Limit Hold'em
Day: 1
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2018 World Series of Poker
Buy-in
$10,000
Prize Pool
$2,284,200
Entries
243
Level
32
Blinds
120,000 / 240,000
Ante
40,000
On the first day of the 2018 World Series of Poker, a WSOP gold bracelet will be up for grabs right away! At 3 p.m. local time, cards go in the air in the Rio All-Suite Hotel and Casino for the first open tournament of the series, Event #2: $10,000 Super Turbo Bounty No-Limit Hold'em.
This is one of the new events on the 2018 WSOP calendar. With levels of just 20 minutes, action is expected to move quickly throughout, with players encouraged to gamble it up even further with a spicy $3,000 bounty awarded for each takedown. All players will receive 50,000 in chips to start, blinds will kick off at 100/200 and late registration is open for 12 levels, which is until about 7:40 p.m. local time.
While it's up in the air what the field size will be, with the Super High Roller Bowl attracting the high rollers already and the 25K WSOP Draft being held last night, plenty of players in town are capable of ponying up the requisite five figures to play. An elusive gold WSOP bracelet and the honor of calling themselves the first 2018 WSOP bracelet winner at the end of the night should no doubt lure many of them in to try and start off their summer with a bang.
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Level: 1
Blinds: 100/200
Ante: 0
Level 1
: 100/200, 0 ante
As excepted, the field in the $10,000 Super Turbo No-Limit Hold'em sports a lot of recognizable faces, with Darren Elias, Kenny Hallaert, Adam Owen, Stephen Chidwick, Jonathan Duhamel, Koray Aldemir and Mike Leah among the early entrants.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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50,000
50,000
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50,000 |
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50,000
50,000
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50,000
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50,000
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50,000
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50,000
50,000
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50,000 |
Level 1
: 100/200, 0 ante
After being late in the Super High Roller Bowl and subsequently being blinded off, Phil Hellmuth showed up on time and took his seat in the first level of the day.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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50,000
50,000
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50,000 |
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Level 1
: 100/200, 0 ante
On the very first day of the World Series of Poker it may take some time for players to blow away the cobwebs now they're back at the Rio.
One such player who happens to have good memories of the WSOP is the 2016 Main Event Champion Qui Nguyen who was in the field for Event #2. He was in early position and opened to 5,050. The player on the button stared and asked for a clarification before three-betting all in. The remaining players folded and Nguyen also folded.
"I tell you what," his opponent said, "I had a big pocket pair."
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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45,000
45,000
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45,000 |
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Level 1
: 100/200, 0 ante
Duane Alexander opened to 500 and Rafael Bertani defended his big blind. The flop came 
and Bertani check-called a continuation bet of 1,000.
The turn was the 
and Bertani check-called a bet of 3,000. The river was the 
. This time Bertani bet 6,000. Alexander raised in position to 15,000 and Bertani moved all in.
Alexander wrestled with his decision for a good while. "Am I this tight?" he said aloud to the table. Eventually, he called and showed 
for a full house.
Bertani turned over 
for a bigger full house, and Alexander became the first elimination of the event.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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100,000 | |
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Busted |
Level: 2
Blinds: 100/200
Ante: 25
Level 2
: 100/200, 25 ante
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Level 2
: 100/200, 25 ante
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