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| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted |
Michael Johnson open-jammed from early position and was put at risk by Brian Carroll in the cutoff. Johnson had live cards with the 
up against the 
of Carroll.
An 
run out gave Johnson two pair and the double up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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125,000
81,400
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81,400 |
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24,000
-95,500
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-95,500 |
Level: 16
Blinds: 2,500/5,000
Ante: 500
Ryan Chatham open-jammed for 43,500 preflop and was isolated by Devonte Whitsett who three-bet jammed over the top.
Ryan Chatham: 
Devonte Whitsett: 
The board ran out 
and with nobody having a diamond, a pair of aces was best, and Chatham doubled.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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90,000
45,100
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45,100 |
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12,000
-17,600
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-17,600 |
The official numbers are in. With a total of 670 entries, a prize pool of $108,205 was created, smashing the $50,000 guarantee. The top 63 spots will get paid with anyone making the money guaranteed at least $390.
Making the final table will lock up $2,164 and awaiting the eventual champion is, of course, the champion's trophy, and a top prize worth $24,343.
Payout Strucutre:
| Place | Prize |
|---|---|
| 1 | $24,343 |
| 2 | $15,040 |
| 3 | $9,857 |
| 4 | $6,882 |
| 5 | $5,140 |
| 6 | $3,863 |
| 7 | $3,246 |
| 8 | $2,705 |
| 9 | $2,164 |
| 10-12 | $1,699 |
| 13-15 | $1,244 |
| 16-18 | $963 |
| 19-21 | $714 |
| 22-24 | $682 |
| 25-27 | $638 |
| 28-36 | $595 |
| 37-54 | $498 |
| 46-54 | $422 |
| 55-63 | $390 |
Level: 15
Blinds: 2,000/4,000
Ante: 500
Through four Day 1 qualifying flights of Event #2: $200 No-Limit Hold'em $50,000 Guarantee, a total of 670 entries were received. The guarantee was smashed with just 91 making it through for Day 2 chasing their share of a more than $100,000 prize pool.
The overall chip lead belongs to Andy Spears who set the mark way back on Day 1a. Spears will return to a stack of 326,200 with his closest competitor, Day 1d top stack Matt Ahrens, bringing forth 287,200.
Mike Curtiss (271,300), Craig Gerringer (253,600), Jason Zawacki (240,500), Chris Gras (235,700), Tom Smolinski (233,800), Rob Bourkney (220,900), Ken Wasik (208,000) Tyler Dietz (207,000), Don Moeller (202,300) represent all the players who were able to bag more than 200k in their respective flights.
Since Day 1c was cut short due to the field being narrowed down to 12%, Day 2 will start with about 10 minutes left on Level 14 before going straight into Level 15. From there, play will continue until the last player is standing.
Stay tuned to the blog as PokerNews will be on the floor providing live coverage throughout the series.
$200 No-Limit Hold'em
Day 2 Started