WSOP Tournament Director Andy Tillman announced that 233 players will make the money in the Day 2a flight, with the min-cash being $50,000.
Day 2a will close when 109 players remain, and players must have chips in the bag to advance to Day 3.
Action was picked up with Michael Gathy all-in for 300,000, and Martin Kabrhel making the call to put him at risk.
Michael Gathy: A♦8♠ 
Martin Kabrhel: A♠K♥
Kabrhel had Gathy dominated, but before the runout, Faraz Jaka walked over to the table and said, "Come on eight!"
There was no eight on the 4♥3♥7♠ flop, but the 8♣ came right out on the turn to put Gathy in the lead. Kabrhel asked for the king of diamonds on the river, but instead came the 10♣ to give Gathy the double-up.
Jaka then said to Kabrhel, "You did this to me yesterday, now we're even!" as he walked over to give Gathy a high five.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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9,000,000
710,000
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710,000 |
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700,000
300,000
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300,000 |
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Casey Hatmaker opened to 80,000 from under the gun, and was called by Sean Suh on the button. It then folded to the big blind, Tom Fuchs, who three-bet all in for his stack of 460,000. Hatmaker sat in the tank before finding a fold, but Suh quickly made the call.
Tom Fuchs: 10♠10♦
Sean Suh: K♥J♥
It was a flip, and Fuchs was ahead with his pocket tens, but the J♣3♥6♠ flop put Suh in front after hitting his jack. But it was only momentarily as the turn brought the 10♥, giving Fuchs a set. Fuchs needed to fade the flush draw of Suh, which he was able to do after the J♠ on the river gave Fuchs the double-up with his full house.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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3,500,000
680,000
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680,000 |
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1,750,000
155,000
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155,000 |
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1,040,000
540,000
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540,000 |
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Michael Moncek, who just late-registered and joined his table three minutes prior, found himself all in with Baurzhan Akimov, putting himself at risk.
Michael Moncek: J♣8♠
Baurzhan Akimov: A♠9♠
Moncek had two live cards to double up, but could not connect on the 3♣4♦5♦10♦7♦ runout, and the ace-high of Akimov was best, eliminating Moncek less than five minutes after he sat down.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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4,350,000
990,000
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990,000 |
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Busted | |
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Fabian Niederreiter put in his last 80,000 from the button and was called by Alejandro Ganivet from the small blind. Brandon Sheils made it 600,000 from the big blind to put the action back on the chip leader. He made it 1,280,000 and snap-called when Sheils jammed for around 3,000,000.
Fabian Niederreiter: Q♦10♦
Brandon Sheils: QxQx
Alejandro Ganivet: A♠A♥
Ganivet scooped the massive pot after holding out on the drama-free 10♠8♥4♥6♦7♥ runout.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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11,800,000
3,870,000
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3,870,000 |
|
Busted | |
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Busted |
Alejandro Lococo opened to 70,000 from early position. Marlon Magallon, in the small blind, animatedly shoved for 830,000 from the small blind. Lococo, who covered by 70,000, called.
Lococo thought he was behind and was excited to see that Magallon had gotten slightly out of line.
Marlon Magallon: 7♦2♦
Alejandro Lococo: K♦Q♥
Both players paired up on the K♥9♣7♠ flop, but Magallon remained confident, even after the 3♣ turn. He predicted a deuce would come on the river, and he was right as the board completed with the 2♥ to give him the double-up.
Daniel Negreanu, now on his eighth bullet, was stunned and filmed the hand for his vlog. Justin Belforti pointed out that Magallon had called the last seven rivers correctly.
Lococo put in his last few chips on the next hand. Richard Broda made it 170,000 from the small blind and Christopher Nguyen called from the big blind.
It checked through to the river for the board to read A♣10♦10♣8♣6♥. Broda check-called for 140,000 for the cards to go on their backs.
Alejandro Lococo: 4♠4♦
Christopher Nguyen: A♥2♥
Richard Broda: A♠7♥
Broda and Nguyen chopped the pot, with Lococo telling Magallon he'd see him at the final table as he headed for a reentry.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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3,800,000
2,755,000
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2,755,000 |
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3,200,000
605,000
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605,000 |
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1,700,000
1,200,000
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1,200,000 |
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500,000
500,000
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500,000 |
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Busted | |
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Action was picked up on the river with the board showing 9♣6♠2♣7♥6♥ and over 1,000,000 in the pot.
Benny Glaser was facing a raise from Alejandro Ganivet to put Glaser all in for his stack of roughly 1,300,000. Glaser sat in the tank before electing to make the call to put himself at risk.
Gainvet tabled 8♣5♣ for a straight, as Glaser tossed A♥9♥ in the muck and he exited the tournament area.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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7,200,000
2,770,000
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2,770,000 |
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Busted | |
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Marios Zervoudis opened to 70,000 from early position. Martin Kabrhel and Travis Egbert called from the blinds.
Zervoudis continued for 100,000 on the 10♣8♥2♦ flop, and Kabrhel was the only caller. The 3♠ turn checked through to the 5♥ river.
"No, I have to bluff," said Kabrhel, who'd been chatting throughout the hand, mainly directing his barbs at Egbert.
Kabrhel fired out 95,000 and was quickly called.
Kabrhel was slow to table his hand, with Zervoudis beating him to the felt showing K♣Q♣. Kabrhel couldn't beat king-high and mucked.
"If you post that hand, I'm suing PokerNews for $2. Not $2 million, $2."
Kabrhel is now $2 richer.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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2,500,000
130,000
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130,000 |
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2,460,000
835,000
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835,000 |
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2,100,000
120,000
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120,000 |
Action was picked up on the turn with roughly 1,000,000 in the pot and the board showing 4♠5♥J♣J♥.
Alex Foxen from under the gun bet 550,000, which was called by Ivan Kochkin in the hijack.
After the 5♣ on the river, Foxen moved all in for Kochkin's stack of 800,000, which got a quick fold to give Foxen the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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4,600,000
1,385,000
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1,385,000 |
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800,000
1,060,000
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1,060,000 |
Sun, sea, and a $60 million guarantee set the backdrop as the first combined Day 2 of Event #11: $25,000 Super Main Event gets underway today at the World Series of Poker Paradise (WSOPP) inside Atlantis Paradise Island Bahamas.
After two opening flights, the Day 1a and Day 1b fields merge for the first time, with 419 players returning to their seats and the pressure officially starting to ramp up.
The Super Main Event carries a record-breaking $60 million guaranteed prize pool, and today sees the players battling to finish inside the top seven percent of the field to secure a place in the money and advance to Day 3.
As expected for a buy-in of this size, the Day 2a field is stacked with pedigree and proven winners. Several WSOP Main Event champions are back in action today, including Chris Moneymaker, Michael Mizrachi, Hossein Ensan, Ryan Riess, and Joe Cada.
They are joined by Max Neugebauer, a WSOP Europe Main Event winner, and WSOP Online Main Event champion Stoyan Madanzhiev, both of whom successfully navigated the opening flights.
Online crusher Andy Wilson leads the Day 2a field after bagging a massive 5,150,000 on Day 1b. He is closely followed by Canada’s Leonardo Song-Carrillo, who posted the best stack from Day 1a.
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Andy Wilson | United Kingdom | 5,150,000 |
| 2 | Leonardo Song-Carrillo | Canada | 4,485,000 |
| 3 | Alejandro Ganivet | Spain | 4,430,000 |
| 4 | Aaron Olechnowicz | Mexico | 4,405,000 |
| 5 | Bartley Dowling | United States | 4,400,000 |
| 6 | Franco Spitale | Argentina | 4,325,000 |
| 7 | Sean Suh | United States | 4,210,000 |
| 8 | Jesse Lonis | United States | 4,190,000 |
| 9 | Pascal LeFrancois | Canada | 3,965,000 |
| 10 | Rodrigo Seiji | Brazil | 3,965,000 |
Cards will be in the air at 12 p.m. local time, with play resuming on Level 11 at blinds of 15,000/30,000 with a 30,000 big blind ante.
The schedule calls for breaks after every two 60-minute levels. Three more levels of late registration remain. New entrants will start with 500,000 chips in their stack, with unlimited reentries available until late registration closes just before the start of Level 14. At that point, the Day 2a prize pool will be finalized, and the race toward the money will truly begin.
Once registration closes, players who bust before reaching the payouts will still have options. Two more opening flights remain in Day 1c and Day 1d, and late registration will also be available on Day 2b. Day 2b takes place on December 15, after which the entire remaining field will combine for the first time on Day 3.
Stay locked in with PokerNews for live updates, chip counts, key hands, and all the major moments from the floor at Atlantis Paradise Island.
