Tournament officials have confirmed 55 places will be paid in the $5,000 Challenge with a min-cash worth $10,245. A place at the final table nets a player $43,755 with the winner taking home $482,405.
| Place | Payout |
|---|---|
| 1 | $482,405 |
| 2 | $290,280 |
| 3 | $188,895 |
| 4 | $141,725 |
| 5 | $108,855 |
| 6 | $87,510 |
| 7 | $72,570 |
| 8 | $57,630 |
| 9 | $43,755 |
Full payouts are available in the tab above.
Level: 13
Blinds: 10,000/20,000
Ante: 20,000
Josh Chen, placed third in the $2,500 No Limit Hold'em event last night, opened from middle position and just behin him, Paris Sitzoukis moved all in for about 270,000 in the hijack. Tristan Wade also moved all in for slighty less on the button and action folded back to Chen, who called to put both players at risk.
Tristan Wade: A♥J♥
Paris Sitzoukis: A♣Q♥
Josh Chen: A♦Q♣
Wade was looking for a jack to keep his run alive, but the A♠K♦9♥6♠7♣ runout left Sitzoukis and Chen best with their queen-kickers and they split up the rest of Wade's chips.
Three ways on a flop of 4♣Q♣4♦, Michael Addamo checked from the big blind and Armon Van Wijk checked from the hijack to Cheng Gu, who bet 65,000. Addamo called, but Van Wijk then check-raised to 135,000. Both Cheng and Addamo called.
Action checked through on the 7♥ turn and Addamo used up a time bank before checking on the K♠ river. Van Wijk fired 340,000 into the middle, which got two quick folds from Gu and Addamo to award Van Wijk the substantial pot.
Timon Prill opened to 30,000 from the hijack and was called by Yu Hai Kee in the small blind. Bernardo Del Toro then announced he was all in from the big blind for a bit under 600,000 and Prill called all in for approximately 300,000. Kee got out of the way and a showdown was held between Prill and Del Toro.
Timon Prill: Q♥Q♠
Bernardo Del Toro: K♥Q♦
The 8♥9♣4♠ flop and 3♥ turn left Prill one card away from a double up, but the K♣ river paired Del Toro's king on the end to end Prill's run in dramatic fashion.
Christopher Colaneri opened from early position and Johan Schumacher shoved for his last 211,000 from late position. The player in the big blind moved all in for a bit less and Colaneri called to put both players at risk.
Big blind: A♣Q♠
Johan Schumacher: K♣J♥
Christopher Colaneri: A♦A♥
Colaneri had both players crushed with his rockets, and the 10♥8♦7♠6♦7♣ runout changed nothing — eliminating both Schumacher and the big blind and sending the large pot Colaneri's way.
Level: 12
Blinds: 10,000/15,000
Ante: 15,000
Players have been sent on a 15-minute break.
Late registration for the event will close at the end of the break.
Ali Ghezelbash opened to 28,000 from the cutoff and was called by the player on the button and Chao Duan in the big blind for a three-way pot.
Duan checked to Ghezelbash, who continued for 35,000 on the Q♣5♠3♦ flop. The button folded and Duan called.
Duan then called a 75,000 bet from Ghezelbash on the 3♥ turn before leading out for 25,000 after the Q♠ double paired the board.
Ghezelbash looked Duan up and Duan turned over Q♥J♥ for queens-full. Ghezelbash showed he held J♣J♠ for jacks-up and sent them into the muck.
With a subsantial registration line forming before Day 2 even began, the event is now up to 400 players with about 30 minutes left for late registration.
Among the late registrants was Aussie Millions Ambassador and the most recent addition to the WSOP Hall of Fame Michael Mizrachi.
button in Safari
