Adam Bonilla open-jammed in the hijack and Daniyal Gheba re-shoved a bigger stack on the button.
Adam Bonilla: A♦10♠ 
Daniyal Gheba: Q♠Q♥
The last qualifier standing couldn't hit an ace as the board ran out 8♦10♣7♠7♣6♣ to mark his elimination.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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5,400,000
2,000,000
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2,000,000 |
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Busted | |
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Daniyal Gheba opened to 200,000 on the button and Mitchell Halverson three-bet to 1,150,000 in the big blind. Gheba four-bet jammed and Halverson called with the rest of his chips.
Mitchell Halverson: 9♠9♣
Daniyal Gheba: A♠Q♣
Halverson couldn't stay ahead as the board ran out 6♠8♥5♦A♦8♣ to mark his elimination.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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3,400,000
920,000
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920,000 |
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Busted |
David Kim was all in against the bigger-stacked Joao Simao to his right.
David Kim: 2♠2♦
Joao Simao: A♠10♠
The flop landed 9♥9♠2♥ to give Kim a virtual lock on the hand with full house as the board finished out a safe Q♣8♠ to earn him a double.
Simao was left short and was eliminated by Sandeep Koralla a few hands later.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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2,600,000
100,000
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100,000 |
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1,100,000
100,000
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100,000 |
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Busted | |
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Joe Serock open-jammed for around 1,000,000 and Sandeep Koralla called in the big blind.
Joe Serock: A♦J♣
Sandeep Koralla: A♥Q♥
Serock was dominated and got no help as the runout of 3♥8♥10♦8♣4♦ to confirm his elimination.
Anthony Zinno was eliminated at the same time on the feature table, so the two will split the pay jump.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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2,500,000
400,000
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400,000 |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Day 2 of the Event #1: $3,000 PokerGO Cup Showcase will take place today as the PokerGO Cup continues on inside the PokerGO Studio in Las Vegas.
Leading the way into Day 2 is Sandeep Koralla, who spiked a river on Jonathan Little deep the Day 1b to bag that flight's chip lead. Next in chips is Day 1a chip leader Adam Bonilla, who is trailed closely by big stacks including bracelet winners Manig Loeser and Jim Collopy, as well as money bubble burster Daniyal Gheba.
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sandeep Koralla | United States | 2,125,000 |
| 2 | Adam Bonilla | United States | 1,765,000 |
| 3 | Manig Loeser | Germany | 1,680,000 |
| 4 | Daniyal Gheba | United States | 1,680,000 |
| 5 | Jim Collopy | United States | 1,660,000 |
| 6 | Kent Stephens | United States | 1,640,000 |
| 7 | Joao Simao | Brazil | 1,575,000 |
| 8 | Natalie Ferguson | United States | 1,500,045 |
| 9 | Michael Rossitto | United States | 1,235,000 |
| 10 | Mitchell Halverson | United States | 1,230,000 |
Meanwhile, several top poker pros are in contention, including five-time bracelet winner Anthony Zinno, four-time bracelet winner David "ODB" Baker and Chino Rheem, who is coming off one of the best years of his lengthy career.
There's also a newer generation of grinders in the mix, and that includes Samuel Laskowitz, Clemen Deng and Natalie Ferguson. The poster children for the new generation of poker, Jeremy Becker and Landon Tice, meanwhile, were both eliminated on Day 1b.
Action will pick up at noon local time on Level 15 with blinds of 15,000/25,000/25,000 and will play to a winner. Prize pool information will be made available later in the day.
In addition to PokerNews live updates, the action will be live-streamed on PokerGO.
Stay tuned as PokerNews sees out the completion of the PokerGO Cup opener. Check out the live reporting portal in the meantime.
No wild boars were harmed in the production of this write-up.
*Photos courtesy of PokerGO and Antonio Abrego
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