$200,000 Guaranteed Main Event
Day 2 Started
2014 PPC Aruba World Championship
$200,000 Guaranteed Main Event
Day: 2
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2014 PPC Aruba World Championship
Buy-in
$2,000
Prize Pool
$267,720
Entries
138
Level
25
Blinds
15,000 / 30,000
Ante
4,000
Day 2 Seating Assignments and Chip Counts
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Table 2
| Seat | Name | Chip Count |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ted Ely | 60,400 |
| 2 | Chris Bolek | 51,800 |
| 3 | Jeff Hartwick | 148,500 |
| 4 | Philip Mitchell | 35,400 |
| 5 | John Ott | 75,500 |
| 6 | Tim Shortell | 75,500 |
| 7 | Chris Dandrea | 45,000 |
| 8 | Kai Hills | 69,500 |
| 9 | Richard Bowers | 24,700 |
Table 3
| Seat | Name | Chip Count |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mark Kroon | 128,000 |
| 2 | Josh Kay | 75,400 |
| 3 | Cong Le | 68,500 |
| 4 | Tom Rutland | 101,000 |
| 5 | Parry Shaw | 57,300 |
| 6 | Roni Grenfell | 49,300 |
| 7 | Dale Hinson | 39,700 |
| 8 | Jon Ferraro | 36,100 |
| 9 | John Carlson | 14,800 |
Table 4
| Seat | Name | Chip Count |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jesse Chinni | 75,300 |
| 2 | Anthony Brammer | 59,800 |
| 3 | Matt O'Donnell | 53,500 |
| 4 | Roman Bartko | 42,500 |
| 5 | Jeff Metcalfe | 30,300 |
| 6 | Steve Karp | 152,700 |
| 7 | Aftab Shakoor | 93,000 |
| 8 | Moe Haghdoust | 67,700 |
Table 10
| Seat | Name | Chip Count |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dallas Bare | 30,000 |
| 2 | Marilyn Guess | 74,200 |
| 3 | John Auville | 54,100 |
| 4 | Ryan Franklin | 77,500 |
| 5 | Pamela Wilson | 37,500 |
| 6 | Michael Baize | 114,700 |
| 7 | Catherine Dee | 48,300 |
| 8 | Michael Nye | 64,300 |
Table 11
| Seat | Name | Chip Count |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eugenio Castaneda | 67,400 |
| 2 | James Kiley | 50,200 |
| 3 | Aristoteles Neto | 100,200 |
| 4 | Monty Schmidt | 44,100 |
| 5 | Julio Orihuela | 34,900 |
| 6 | Nick Mann | 76,400 |
| 7 | Ryan O'Cull | 54,100 |
| 8 | Jamie Strickland | 127,000 |
| 9 | Stuart Prieto | 12,200 |
Table 12
| Seat | Name | Chip Count |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Adam Macmillan | 52,700 |
| 2 | Patrick Murphy | 36,700 |
| 3 | Joe Serock | 76,100 |
| 4 | Laurent Castillion | 62,300 |
| 5 | Jimmy Pashaj | 131,000 |
| 6 | Todd Boghosian | 71,900 |
| 7 | Joe Ebanks | 112,600 |
| 8 | Matt Menes | 42,300 |
| 9 | Steven Fuhrman | 28,400 |
Prize Pool and Payouts Announced
There were 138 entries creating a total prize pool of $267,720. The top 15 places will make the money with first place collecting $72,163. In addition the top two places will receive $5,000 packages to the 2015 PPC Aruba World Championship.
| Place | Payout |
|---|---|
| 1 | $72,163 |
| 2 | $44,601 |
| 3 | $32,194 |
| 4 | $23,656 |
| 5 | $17,685 |
| 6 | $13,445 |
| 7 | $10,394 |
| 8 | $8,165 |
| 9 | $6,518 |
| 10-12 | $5,283 |
| 13-15 | $4,350 |
Karp Leads Field Into Day 2; Serock, Ebanks, Bolek Still in Contention
Welcome back for PokerNews' Day 2 live coverage of the 2014 PPC Aruba World Championship Main Event. There were a total of 138 entries and 52 players are returning today with eyes on the Main Event trophy and first place money. Steve Karp enters the day with 152,700 and the chip lead and is followed closely by Jeff Hartwick who has a stack of 148,500.
The 2012 Champion of this event and third place finisher last year, Joe Serock, comes in to play today with 76,100 in chips. Sitting at his table is last year's runner up and World Series of Poker bracelet winner Joe Ebanks who enters play with a big stack of 112,600. Other notables joining in on the Day 2 action include Chris Bolek, Mark Kroon, John Ott, Nick Mann, Jesse Chinni, Josh Kay, John Auville, and Ryan Franklin.
Day 2 Seating Assignments and Chip Counts
First place will collect $72,163 and the top 15 finishers will make the money so there is some time left before we hit the money bubble. The tentative plan is to play 12 levels today but that can change depending on circumstances and is at the discretion of the PPC tournament staff.
Play will be getting underway in approximately 15 minutes at 1 p.m. local time. PokerNews will be here until the very end providing you all of the exciting poker action here in beautiful Aruba.
Level: 13
Blinds: 1,000/2,000
Ante: 300
Cards Are in the Air!
Level 13
: 1,000/2,000, 300 ante
Dealers are tossing cards and the poker action is underway.
Ferraro Starts Out With a Bang
Level 13
: 1,000/2,000, 300 ante
We didn't catch the pre-flop action but there were three players all in and it was Jon Ferraro holding the biggest stack and the best hand with 
against the respective 
that both Roni Grenfell and John Carlson held. The flop came 
leading Mark Kroon to say "that's a good flop for your hand" and it would hold as the turn and river came 
to give Ferraro the double elimination.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
85,000 | 48,900 |
|
Busted | |
|
|
Busted |
Pamela Wilson Doubles Through Michael Baize
Level 13
: 1,000/2,000, 300 ante
Ryan Franklin opened for a raise and one spot to his left, Pamela Wilson moved all in for slightly more than 30,000. Michael Baize made the call and it was folded back to Franklin who let go of his hand. Wilson turned over 
and Baize 
.
Wilson would quickly move into the lead on the 
flop and would retain the lead on the 
turn. The river was the 
to secure the much needed double up for Wilson.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
85,000 | -29,700 |
|
|
70,000 | 32,500 |
Day 2 Contenders
Boghosian Shoves on Menes
Level 13
: 1,000/2,000, 300 ante
Todd Boghosian opened for 4,500 and Matt Menes on the button made it 9,500 to go. Boghosian called and would check to Menes on the 
flop.
Menes grabbed two yellow T5,000 chips and tossed them into the middle. Boghosian countered by tossing out two of his own T5,000 chips while announcing all in. Menes quickly folded leaving himself with just 21,500 while Boghosian is close to where he started the day with 65,000 in chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
65,000 | -6,900 |
|
|
21,500 | -20,800 |