Players are Ready to Battle it Out for the $123,230 Top Prize
Earlier this year, PokerStars US announced the return of live tournaments, hosting three weekends of poker action in the inaugural Summer Series at Live! Casino & Hotel Philadelphia.
Hopes were high but few could have expected the success of the first two events. Day 2 of Event #2: $1,100 No Limit Hold’em kicks off at 11:15 a.m. local time. The numbers have far exceeded expectations. The guarantee was doubled for this event generating a whopping $685,440 prize pool. There were 714 total entries with 91 players returning for Day 2 to battle it out for the $123,230 top prize.
The current chip leader, Daniel Buzgon is coming out of last night's Flight 1c and is sitting on a massive 1,692,000 stack, but plenty of players will be coming for the top spot. Johanssy Joseph (1,004,000) also came out of last night's flight and is the only other player sporting a stack over a million. WSOP Main Event Champion Joe McKeehen (472,000) will be in the mix with plenty of chips to push the action. Recent crusher Bin Weng (760,000) will have plenty of chips to make moves and expect him to be using them early and often.
Top Ten Chip Counts
| Place | Player | Country | Chip Count |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Daniel Buzgon | United States | 1,692,000 |
| 2 | Johanssy Joseph | United States | 1,004,000 |
| 3 | Sanaul Haque Himel | United States | 816,000 |
| 4 | Nicholas Skyllas | United States | 791,000 |
| 5 | Robert Elias | United States | 776,000 |
| 6 | Bin Weng | United States | 760,000 |
| 7 | Michael Cologna | United States | 680,000 |
| 8 | Robert Marquette | United States | 668,000 |
| 9 | Chan Kim | United States | 634,000 |
| 10 | Stanton Tentnowski | United States | 594,000 |
Day 2 of this event features 60 min levels and players will be returning to Level 17 at 4,000/8,000/8,000 blinds. All players that found a bag on Day 1 have already locked up a min-cash of $1,700 but pay jumps will be early and often so expect to see action quickly as the day starts.
Summer Series Event #2 Payouts
| Place | Prize | Place | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $123,230 | 16-18 | $6,820 |
| 2 | $87,585 | 19-21 | $5,585 |
| 3 | $56,460 | 22-24 | $4,750 |
| 4 | $41,710 | 25-27 | $3,960 |
| 5 | $31,770 | 28-26 | 3,240 |
| 6 | $25,250 | 27-45 | 2,845 |
| 7 | $20,920 | 46-54 | 2,515 |
| 8 | $16,635 | 55-63 | $2,270 |
| 9 | $12,490 | 64-72 | $2,070 |
| 10-12 | $10,315 | 73-81 | $1,885 |
| 13-15 | $8,225 | 82-91 | $1,700 |
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