Level: 17
Blinds: 3,000/6,000
Ante: 6,000
Level: 17
Blinds: 3,000/6,000
Ante: 6,000
The start of level 17 means registration is now closed. 30 players joined the field for Day 2 brining the grand total to 1,413 total entries, 11 more than last year. Prizepool information will be posted once released.

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| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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1,100,000
265,000
|
265,000 |
|
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450,000
23,000
|
23,000 |
|
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|
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400,000
212,000
|
212,000 |
|
|
300,000
300,000
|
300,000 |
|
|
285,000
78,500
|
78,500 |
|
|
285,000
51,500
|
51,500 |
|
|
225,000
22,000
|
22,000 |
|
|
165,000
6,000
|
6,000 |
|
|
120,000
48,000
|
48,000 |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
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750,000
165,000
|
165,000 |
|
|
650,000
357,000
|
357,000 |
|
|
580,000
136,500
|
136,500 |
|
|
520,000
162,000
|
162,000 |
|
|
510,000
106,500
|
106,500 |
|
|
500,000
31,500
|
31,500 |
|
|
480,000
72,500
|
72,500 |
|
|
400,000
139,000
|
139,000 |
|
|
300,000 | |
|
|
235,000
7,500
|
7,500 |
The 1,413 total entries generated a $480,420 prizepool that will payout a top prize of $72,341. A total of 143 spots will be paid out with a guaranteed min-cash worth $805
| Place | Prize Money |
|---|---|
| 1 | $72,341 |
| 2 | $45,747 |
| 3 | $29,800 |
| 4 | $21,867 |
| 5 | $16,310 |
| 6 | $12,283 |
| 7 | $9,423 |
| 8 | $7,249 |
| 9 | $5,718 |
| 10-12 | $4,551 |
| 13-15 | $3,544 |
| 16-18 | $2,819 |
| 19-27 | $2,295 |
| 28-36 | $1,850 |
| 37-45 | $1,530 |
| 46-54 | $1,329 |
| 55-63 | $1,248 |
| 64-72 | $1,168 |
| 73-81 | $1,087 |
| 82-90 | $1,007 |
| 91-108 | $926 |
| 109-126 | $846 |
| 127-143 | $805 |
Players are now hand-for-hand as 145 players remain with 143 getting paid.
On a ![]()
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board, Michael Guzzardi moved his remaining stack into the middle from the big blind and was called by Victor Ramdin on the button.
Victor Ramdin: ![]()
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Michael Guzzardi: ![]()
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Guzzardi flopped top pair but was drawing dead to Ramdin's set of sevens.
The dealer completed the board with the
river and Guzzardi was eliminated from the tournament.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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300,000 | |
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Busted |
In the first bubble hand, Russell Youngken was all in from the big blind on a board showing ![]()
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and was called by Victor Ramdin from the cutoff.
Victor Ramdin: ![]()
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Russell Youngken: ![]()
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Ramdin flopped another set just one hand after eliminating Michael Guzzardi with a set of sevens and Youngken took his exit.
At the very same time, Charles Kassin opened from early position and Brian Wilson jammed from the big blind getting called by Kassin.
Brian Wilson: ![]()
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Charles Kassin: ![]()
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It was a classic race that got very interesting after the ![]()
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flop that gave Kassin a set, but also gave Wilson a broadway draw.
The
fell on the turn with the
river completing the board to eliminate Wilson the very same hand as Youngken and both players chopped the 143rd place prize.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
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450,000
150,000
|
150,000 |
|
|
350,000
153,000
|
153,000 |
|
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Players are on their first 15-minute break of the day.