John Hennigan Leads 112 Players Heading Into Day 2
Welcome back to the Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino and the 2018 World Series of Poker for Day 2 of Event #12: $1,500 Dealer's Choice 6-Handed!
Yesterday saw 406 entries in an altered version of this event compared to previous years as players were allowed one re-entry. Many players changed their style and gambled a little in the early going knowing they could fire a second bullet. As Day 1 played out Owais Ahmed, Maria Ho, Bryce Yockey, James Obst, Daniel Negreanu, Todd Brunson, and defending Champion David Bach were among those who saw their second bullet end like their first, with an elimination.
With players having 20 games to choose from, many of the pot-limit games would see chips fly between players. That was definitely the case for overall chip leader John Hennigan who benefited on one of the final hands of the day in an orbit of pot-limit Omaha. Hennigan flopped top set and check-raised on the turn. His opponent called, and when one of the straight cards filled in on the river, Hennigan check-called his opponent's big bet which ended up being a bluff.
Consequently, Hennigan managed to bag 89,800 and keep himself ahead of Andrey Zhigalov (85,275), Xunen Zheng (69,950), Luke Saltus (61,875), Joey Couden (59,325), and Jeff Lisandro (58,025).
With 112 players returning for Day 2 action, everyone left hopes to snag a piece of the $548,100 prize pool. Up top is the $129,882 first prize and coveted WSOP gold bracelet, but to get there players must first reach the money which sees the top 61 players guaranteed a $2,263 payday.
Play resumes on Tuesday at 2:00 p.m. PDT with the PokerNews Live Reporting Team providing continuous live updates of all the Day 2 action. So stay tuned right here to catch every wheel, buried pair, and monstrous flop clash live from Event #12 and the 2018 WSOP!