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Buy-In: $1,100
Prize Pool: $642,140
Entrants: 524

$1,100 No-Limit Hold'em Quantum $500K GTD

  • Oct 17, '18 - Oct 21, '18
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Updates on Day 1A (Oct 17, 18)

 
 

William Wolf Leads After Day 1A of 2018 CPPT Bike Main Event

The $500,000 guaranteed Card Player Poker Tour Bicycle Casino $1,100 buy-in no-limit hold’em main event kicked off on Wednesday, October 17 as part of the Bike’s 2018 Big Poker Oktober series. Day 1A was the first of three starting flights, and it drew a total of 72 entries.

After nearly 14 levels of action, the field was narrowed down to just 18 players, who all advanced to day 2. The chip leader at the end of the day was William Wolf (pictured above), who bagged up 322,100. Other big stacks include Sam Weiss (229,300), Julian Chung (177,500) and Ramiro Moran (151,300).

There plenty of notable players who joined the field on day 1A. Those that made it through included 2017 WSOP Little One for One Drop winner Adrian Moreno (124,800), three-time WPT final tablist Jared Griener (105,200) and UFC announcer Bruce Buffer (45,700). Among the big names that failed to make it to day 2 were two-time World Series of Poker bracelet winner Nipun Java, 2007 World Poker Tour L.A. Poker Classic champion Eric Hershler and 2012 winner of the same even Sean Jazayeri.

Players looking to get in on the action have plenty of time left to register. Players can enter day 1B and day 1C on Thursday and Friday, or even take advantage of the tournament’s Quantum structure which allows players to buy-in to day 2 directly on Saturday for $4,300 and receive an average stack of 120,000 to play with.

There are also plenty of ways to win your buy-in for this event at a discount, with $170+$30 mega satellites running at 12 p.m., 4 p.m., and 8 p.m. on Oct. 17 and 18. You can even win a Quantum entry worth $4,300 in a $430+$20 mega satellite at 4 pm and 8 pm on Oct. 19.

Here’s a look at the overnight chip counts after day 1A:

Rank Player Chip Count
1 William Wolf 322,100
2 Sam Weiss 229,300
3 Julian Chung 177,500
4 Ramiro Moran 151,300
5 Larry Quang 149,600
6 Jason Warner 137,600
7 Adrian Moreno 124,800
8 Hamid Karimi 118,000
9 Marc Contreras 113,300
10 John Hulett 109,600
11 Jared Griener 105,200
12 Josh Siegel 97,600
13 Ernst Aschacher 91,700
14 Kevin Chan 60,200
15 Peter Hengsakul 52,200
16 Alex Massman 46,500
17 Bruce Buffer 45,700
18 Sam Muradyan 28,600
 

Kevin Wan Eliminated By Ramiro Moran

Kevin Wan was short stacked and made his final move with AHeart Suit10Spade Suit, only to run into the pocket queens of Ramiro Moran.

The board ran out 7Club Suit6Heart Suit3Diamond SuitJDiamond Suit2Spade Suit and Wan was eliminated, leaving the final 18 players to bag up their chips for the evening.

Stay tuned for full overnight chip counts and a recap of today’s action.

 

Buffer Takes A Hit

Bruce BufferIt folded around to a short-stacked player in the small blind, who moved all-in for 22,200. Bruce Buffer quickly made the call from the big blind with the AClub SuitKDiamond Suit.

The shorter stacked player held the JSpade Suit10Club Suit.

The board came down 9Spade Suit7Spade Suit5Heart Suit8Club SuitADiamond Suit and the short stack turned a straight to win the pot and double up.

Player Tags: Bruce Buffer
 

Level 14

Blinds are up to 1,200-2,400 with a button ante of 2,400.

 

The Top Five Stacks In The Room

As we approach the final few eliminations of the evening, here’s a look at the top five stacks currently in the room.

William Wolf — 330,000
Sam Weiss — 280,000
Julian Chung — 155,000
Jason Warner — 135,000
Ernest Aschacher — 130,000

 

William Wolf Busts One

William WolfA short-stacked player moved all-in from the button for 16,000. William Wolf called out of the big blind holding the QHeart Suit10Heart Suit. The short stack had the KClub SuitJDiamond Suit.

The board ran out QClub Suit3Heart Suit3Club Suit10Diamond Suit10Club Suit to go Wolf the full house and the pot. The player on the button was sent to the rail early in level 13.

Player Tags: William Wolf
 

Level 13

Blinds have increased to 1,000-2,000 with a button ante of 2,000 for level 13.

 

Kevin Wan Doubles Through Jared Griener

Kevin WanJared Griener raised to 3,700 and was called by Larry Quang before Kevin Wan moved all-in for about 40,000 behind him.

Griener then shoved all-in to isolate, forcing a fold from Quang. Griener showed AClub SuitQClub Suit, which was racing against Wan’s pocket tens.

“One time,” Wan pleaded, and the dealer obliged, putting out a board of 7Diamond Suit7Heart Suit3Spade SuitJHeart Suit5Club Suit.

Wan doubled up to around 85,000.

Player Tags: Kevin Wan
 

Sam Weiss Makes A Big Call

With a board of AHeart SuitQSpade Suit4Heart Suit10Heart Suit Sam Weiss bet 12,000 and Julian Chung made the call.

The river brought the 6Heart Suit and Weiss checked. Chung cut out a sizable bet of 28,000 and fired it into the pot.

Weiss called, saying, “Show me the heart.”

“Good call,” said Chung as he turned up his AClub Suit5Club Suit.

Weiss had the ASpade SuitQClub Suit for top two pair, which was enough to earn him the pot. He now sits 2ith 204,000.

Player Tags: Sam Weiss
 

Level 12

Players have returned from break to increased blinds of 800-1,600 with a 1,600 button ante for level 12.

 
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