Main Event
Day 2 Started
2017 European Open Special Edition
Main Event
Day: 2
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Day 2 Seating Draw
| Table | Seat | Player | Country | Chip Count |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Reggie Blinker | Holland | 177500 |
| 1 | 2 | Mika Valtari | Finland | 105500 |
| 1 | 3 | Rex Clinkscales | USA | 249500 |
| 1 | 4 | Duncan Bastin | USA | 107000 |
| 1 | 5 | --empty-- | -- | -- |
| 1 | 6 | Ronnie Espensen | Denmark | 29000 |
| 1 | 7 | Amit Mehra | USA | 32000 |
| 1 | 8 | Federico Butteroni | Italy | 162000 |
| 1 | 9 | Michael Macey | USA | 67000 |
| 5 | 1 | Antonios Roungeris | USA | 153500 |
| 5 | 2 | Veronica Dunn | USA | 40500 |
| 5 | 3 | Iwan Jones | UK | 110000 |
| 5 | 4 | Jari Hurri | Finland | 76000 |
| 5 | 5 | Robert Goulding | USA | 53500 |
| 5 | 6 | Ekrem Bozkurt | Turkey | 165000 |
| 5 | 7 | Norbert Laszlo | Hungary | 64500 |
| 5 | 8 | Anthony Walus | USA | 58000 |
| 5 | 9 | Steve Buell | USA | 83500 |
| 6 | 1 | Gail Levine | USA | 71000 |
| 6 | 2 | Stuart Taylor | UK | 47000 |
| 6 | 3 | Andrey Plotnikov | Russia | 91500 |
| 6 | 4 | Jim Petzing | USA | 237500 |
| 6 | 5 | --empty-- | -- | -- |
| 6 | 6 | Sherry Leveck | USA | 45000 |
| 6 | 7 | Joe Clapper | USA | 135500 |
| 6 | 8 | Martin Soukup | Czech Republic | 134000 |
| 6 | 9 | Justin Kotula | USA | 136000 |
| 7 | 1 | Jim Agate | USA | 49500 |
| 7 | 2 | Ian Simpson | UK | 85500 |
| 7 | 3 | Benjamin Ector | USA | 17500 |
| 7 | 4 | Thong Tran | Canada | 165500 |
| 7 | 5 | --empty-- | -- | -- |
| 7 | 6 | Dutch Boyd | USA | 93000 |
| 7 | 7 | Sean Chen | USA | 163500 |
| 7 | 8 | Mark Rink | Netherlands | 212000 |
| 7 | 9 | Morten Froland | Norway | 121500 |
| 8 | 1 | Thi Nguyen | Denmark | 107000 |
| 8 | 2 | Joe Serock | USA | 168000 |
| 8 | 3 | Jesse Vilchez | USA | 177000 |
| 8 | 4 | James Little | USA | 58000 |
| 8 | 5 | --empty-- | -- | -- |
| 8 | 6 | Katie Lindsay | USA | 123000 |
| 8 | 7 | Richard Connolly | UK | 46000 |
| 8 | 8 | David McConachie | UK | 88000 |
| 8 | 9 | John Bonadies | UK | 210500 |
| 9 | 1 | Casey Stewart | USA | 280000 |
| 9 | 2 | Ryan Laplante | USA | 142000 |
| 9 | 3 | Joel Johnson | USA | 94500 |
| 9 | 4 | Fernando Perez | Mexico | 53000 |
| 9 | 5 | --empty-- | -- | -- |
| 9 | 6 | Harold Yago | USA | 98000 |
| 9 | 7 | Jordan Cristos | USA | 77500 |
| 9 | 8 | Tommy Skarbo | Norway | 100000 |
| 9 | 9 | Dana Muse | USA | 45500 |
| 10 | 1 | Mark Hagendijk | Netherlands | 149500 |
| 10 | 2 | Andrew Warren | USA | 49500 |
| 10 | 3 | Matthew Levine | USA | 246000 |
| 10 | 4 | Roberta Kent | Canada | 168000 |
| 10 | 5 | Jeff Sluzinski | USA | 53500 |
| 10 | 6 | Eero Lehtinen | Finland | 61500 |
| 10 | 7 | Rauno Tahvonen | Estonia | 79000 |
| 10 | 8 | Brett Murray | USA | 83500 |
| 10 | 9 | Rumen Nanev | Bulgaria | 66000 |
| 11 | 1 | Niklas Adalberth | Sweden | 72500 |
| 11 | 2 | Bernard Schrader | USA | 23500 |
| 11 | 3 | Stephen Lichtenberger | USA | 114500 |
| 11 | 4 | Richard Aguirre | USA | 186000 |
| 11 | 5 | --empty-- | -- | -- |
| 11 | 6 | Jan Perzel | Slovakia | 67000 |
| 11 | 7 | Kenny Ho | USA | 68000 |
| 11 | 8 | Dag Hansen | Norway | 63500 |
| 11 | 9 | Cory Pansano | USA | 51000 |
| 12 | 1 | Frank Rusnak | USA | 101500 |
| 12 | 2 | Ryan Readenour | USA | 126000 |
| 12 | 3 | Scott McMillan | Scotland | 29500 |
| 12 | 4 | Lawrence Ma | USA | 216500 |
| 12 | 5 | --empty-- | -- | -- |
| 12 | 6 | Olli Roos | Finland | 176000 |
| 12 | 7 | Kim Larsen | Norway | 189500 |
| 12 | 8 | Andrew Mackenzie | UK | 103500 |
| 12 | 9 | David Ventura | USA | 131500 |
| 13 | 1 | Julio Novo | USA | 148000 |
| 13 | 2 | Chris Shebat | USA | 75000 |
| 13 | 3 | Denaa David | USA | 60000 |
| 13 | 4 | Ting Ho | Canada | 64000 |
| 13 | 5 | Pok Kim | USA | 52000 |
| 13 | 6 | Hyeongjin Kim | Korea | 95500 |
| 13 | 7 | Vinh Bao | USA | 90000 |
| 13 | 8 | Mattius DeClercq | Belgium | 18000 |
| 13 | 9 | David Sklansky | USA | 44000 |
| 14 | 1 | Henrik Tellving | Sweden | 126500 |
| 14 | 2 | Jo Anders Haukland | Norway | 218500 |
| 14 | 3 | Darren Rabinowitz | USA | 124500 |
| 14 | 4 | Arash Ghaneian | Iran | 84500 |
| 14 | 5 | Thomas Svendgaard | USA | 55000 |
| 14 | 6 | Gokhan Tanju | USA | 63000 |
| 14 | 7 | Dan Murariu | Romania | 60000 |
| 14 | 8 | Nissar Quraishi | USA | 67000 |
| 14 | 9 | Joris Springael | Belgium | 182000 |
| 22 | 1 | Gary Pagel | USA | 62000 |
| 22 | 2 | Florin Haiduc | Romania | 93500 |
| 22 | 3 | Denis Ethier | Canada | 72500 |
| 22 | 4 | Smith Collins | USA | 187000 |
| 22 | 5 | Cody Bell | USA | 102500 |
| 22 | 6 | Michiel Jonker | Netherlands | 55000 |
| 22 | 7 | Bob Shao | USA | 94000 |
| 22 | 8 | Hong Zhang | China | 289000 |
| 22 | 9 | Yngve Steen | Norway | 193500 |
| 23 | 1 | Joseph Wertz | USA | 305500 |
| 23 | 2 | Jussi Perlinen | Finland | 209000 |
| 23 | 3 | Alan Snow | USA | 75500 |
| 23 | 4 | Nikhil Gera | USA | 67000 |
| 23 | 5 | Kirk Morrison | USA | 58500 |
| 23 | 6 | Dave Smart | USA | 111500 |
| 23 | 7 | Peter Hegedus | Slovakia | 33500 |
| 23 | 8 | Tamas Lendvai | Hungary | 135000 |
| 23 | 9 | David Lappin | Ireland | 184000 |
| 26 | 1 | Karel Kratochvil | Czech Republic | 223000 |
| 26 | 2 | Simonas Eigminas | Lithuania | 162000 |
| 26 | 3 | Paul Nguyen | Vietnam | 174500 |
| 26 | 4 | Mack Lee | USA | 186000 |
| 26 | 5 | Roy Hellesnes | Norway | 101000 |
| 26 | 6 | Egi Adriaans | Belgium | 410500 |
| 26 | 7 | Peter Hengsakul | USA | 102000 |
| 26 | 8 | Viachelslav Fentisova | USA | 58500 |
| 26 | 9 | Don Johnson | USA | 146000 |
Just 119 Players Remain for Day 2 of European Open Special Edition
Welcome back to the Wynn Las Vegas and the Wynn Fall Classic for Day 2 of the European Open Special Edition.
Friday and Saturday played host to the two grueling opening flights that saw 259 and 414 players turn out respectively to create a 673-player field that created a whopping $665,866 prize pool that smashed the $400,000 guarantee. Only 119 players remain today, and the first goal will be surviving until that money bubble bursts when the top 98 players are guaranteed a $1,984 payout for their hard earned efforts.
From there, everyone's focus will be jostling for position as the tournament plays down to the final table of nine that will return on Monday to battle it out until a European Open Special Edition Champion is crowned.
The player in prime position is Egi Adriaans who amassed a massive 410,500-chip stack after going on a heater in the final level of play. Adriaans has a monster lead over his nearest rival who is Day 1a chip leader Joseph Wertz and his 305,500 in chips. The top few chip stacks are held by players of the highest caliber and skill as the top ten combined chip stacks are:
Top 10 Chip Counts
| Player | Country | Chip Count |
|---|---|---|
| Egi Adriaans | Belgium | 410,500 |
| Hong Zhang | China | 289,000 |
| Rex Clinkscales | USA | 249,500 |
| Matty Levine | USA | 246,000 |
| Karel Kratochvil | Czech Republic | 223,000 |
| Jo Anders Hauklan | Norway | 218,500 |
| Lawrence Ma | USA | 216,500 |
| Mark Rink | Netherlands | 212,000 |
| John Bonadies | UK | 210,500 |
| Jussi Perlinen | Finland | 209,000 |
A plethora of notables are still in the field with the likes of Darren Rabinowitz, Federico Butteroni, Kirk Morrison, Ryan Laplante, Dutch Boyd, and David Sklansky all still in contention along with Unibet Qualifiers and Ambassadors.
The PokerNews Live Reporting Team will be back on the floor of the Wynn Las Vegas once Day 2 play starts at 12:00 p.m. (PST), so make sure to stay tuned to PokerNews.com for all the action from the European Open Special Edition.
Play Underway
The cards are now in the air for Day 2.
After playing 20 minutes of level 16 to close out both Day 1 flights, there will be 40-minutes remaining at 1,500/3,000 and a 500-ante.
Prize Pool Announced; $113,059 for 1st, 98 Players In-The-Money
The European Open Special Edition has seen a 673-player field create a prize pool of $665,866.
The top 98 players will be guaranteed a $1,984 payday, while the final table payouts are as follows:
| Place | Prize |
|---|---|
| 1st | $113,059 |
| 2nd | $72,814 |
| 3rd | $48,941 |
| 4th | $34,625 |
| 5th | $25,769 |
| 6th | $20,076 |
| 7th | $16,114 |
| 8th | $13,384 |
| 9th | $11,320 |
James Little Eliminated by Joe Serock
James Little found himself all in on one of the first hands of play with Joe Serock looking him up.
Little: 
Serock: 
The board ran out 
and Little was eliminated in the early part of Day 2.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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235,000
67,000
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67,000 |
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Benjamin Ector Eliminated
From under the gun, Benjamin Ector opened to 13,500 and Dutch Boyd called in late position. With the action on Morton Froland, he moved all in.
Ector tossed in his lone 1,000-denomination chip, and Boyd folded.
Ector: 
Froland: 
The board ran out 
and Ector was eliminated from the tournament.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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145,000
23,500
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23,500 |
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70,000
-23,000
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Recent Eliminations
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Morrison Shoves on Lappin
David Lappin opened to 6,500 from middle position, and Kirk Morrison shoved from the small blind for 36,500.
Lappin deliberated for a few moments and then released his hand and dropped to 170,000. Morrison is now sitting on just under 50,000 in chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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170,000
-14,000
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49,500
-9,000
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-9,000 |
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