$1,700 Main Event
Day 2 Started
2019 World Series of Poker Circuit Harveys Lake Tahoe
$1,700 Main Event
Day: 2
Day 2 Seat Draw and Chip Counts
| Table | Seat | Player | Chips |
|---|---|---|---|
| 29 | 1 | Ron Segni | 66,000 |
| 29 | 2 | Cezer Boylan | 317,000 |
| 29 | 3 | Thomas Morris | 170,000 |
| 29 | 4 | Joe Brindle | 221,000 |
| 29 | 5 | Lester Lenart | 211,000 |
| 29 | 6 | Steve Saklad | 89,000 |
| 29 | 7 | Edwin Eng | 91,000 |
| 29 | 8 | Teng Vang | 88,000 |
| 29 | 9 | Josh Burkhalter | 88,000 |
| 30 | 1 | Paul Richardson | 198,000 |
| 30 | 2 | Brad Miller | 253,000 |
| 30 | 3 | Mike Zimmer | 158,000 |
| 30 | 4 | Wendy Freedman | 306,000 |
| 30 | 5 | Nick Pupillo | 230,000 |
| 30 | 6 | Jason Bousquet | 137,000 |
| 30 | 7 | Jared Shipley | 51,000 |
| 30 | 8 | Ming Zhu | 111,000 |
| 30 | 9 | Eoin Starr | 165,000 |
| 31 | 1 | William Chao | 319,000 |
| 31 | 2 | Anthony Winters | 110,000 |
| 31 | 3 | KC Amiraslani | 97,000 |
| 31 | 4 | Casey McCarrel | 182,000 |
| 31 | 5 | Giuseppe Pantaleo | 215,000 |
| 31 | 6 | David Diiorio | 254,000 |
| 31 | 7 | Keith Copeland | 55,000 |
| 31 | 8 | Mike Mota | 102,000 |
| 31 | 9 | Robert Angeleri | 136,000 |
| 32 | 1 | Griffin Willis | 82,000 |
| 32 | 2 | Loren Egide | 120,000 |
| 32 | 3 | Dick Hanley | 62,000 |
| 32 | 4 | Arish Nat | 290,000 |
| 32 | 5 | Bryant Miller | 424,000 |
| 32 | 6 | Kyle Cartwright | 259,000 |
| 32 | 7 | Chris Savage | 194,000 |
| 32 | 8 | Nick Harralis | 272,000 |
| 32 | 9 | Eric Ethans | 306,000 |
| 36 | 1 | Erle Mankin | 166,000 |
| 36 | 2 | Andreas Kniep | 173,000 |
| 36 | 3 | Rickey Evans | 235,000 |
| 36 | 4 | Wesley Nally | 108,000 |
| 36 | 5 | Mitchell Smith | 115,000 |
| 36 | 6 | Charlie Coultas | 154,000 |
| 36 | 7 | Vincent Moscati | 209,000 |
| 36 | 8 | Alon Eldar | 374,000 |
| 36 | 9 | Dann Turner | 235,000 |
| 37 | 1 | Greg Roberts | 102,000 |
| 37 | 2 | Bradford Jensen | 97,000 |
| 37 | 3 | Michael Pearson | 177,000 |
| 37 | 4 | Joe Burke | 357,000 |
| 37 | 5 | William Donovan | 126,000 |
| 37 | 6 | Joey Weissman | 316,000 |
| 37 | 7 | Jeff Buchman | 124,000 |
| 37 | 8 | Timothy Acker | 140,000 |
| 37 | 9 | Alex Greenblatt | 181,000 |
| 38 | 1 | DNR | 127,000 |
| 38 | 2 | Neil Scott | 244,000 |
| 38 | 3 | Mitch Garshofsky | 82,000 |
| 38 | 4 | Lee Markholt | 266,000 |
| 38 | 5 | Jarod Minghini | 211,000 |
| 38 | 7 | Sam Cosby | 233,000 |
| 38 | 8 | Cheng Lu | 101,000 |
| 38 | 9 | Mitchell Bank | 151,000 |
| 39 | 1 | Joseph Ruigomez | 181,000 |
| 39 | 2 | Daniel Barry | 151,000 |
| 39 | 3 | John Nethery | 156,000 |
| 39 | 4 | Dustin Fox | 170,000 |
| 39 | 5 | Dokyun Kim | 262,000 |
| 39 | 6 | Jeremy Kottler | 206,000 |
| 39 | 7 | Michael Yoshihara | 114,000 |
| 39 | 8 | Jordan Helstern | 150,000 |
| 39 | 9 | Mrityunjay Jha | 21,000 |
Day 1a and 1b Combined Chip Counts
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
424,000 | |
|
374,000 | |
|
357,000 | |
|
319,000 | |
|
317,000 | |
|
316,000 | |
|
306,000 | |
|
306,000 | |
|
290,000 | |
|
272,000 | |
|
266,000 | |
|
|
262,000 | |
|
259,000 | |
|
254,000 | |
|
253,000 | |
|
244,000 | |
|
235,000 | |
|
235,000 | |
|
233,000 | |
|
230,000 | |
|
221,000 | |
|
215,000 | |
|
211,000 | |
|
211,000 | |
|
209,000 |
Day 2 of the WSOPC Harveys Tahoe Main Event Begins at Noon
The opening day flights are in the books, and Day 2 of the World Series of Poker Harveys Lake Tahoe $1,700 Main Event is set to go! The Day 2 restart begins today at noon, with 71 players coming back from the combined surviving fields of Day 1a and 1b.
With 64 players making it into the money, Day 2 will see just seven eliminations before the money bubble bursts. The top 64 players are guaranteed at least a min cash of $2,553.
What the field is really competing for, of course, is the WSOP Circuit ring and the first-place prize of $133,285. A total of 424 entries contributed to a total prize pool of $642,360 for this tournament.
The field will play through 10 one-hour levels today, and the players that remain at the conclusion of Day 2 will return to Harveys Tahoe Monday and play down to a champion. Play will begin at the beginning of Level 16 today, with the blinds at 2000/4000/4000.
Bryant Miller, the Day 1a chip leader, comes into Day 2 as the overall chip leader with 424,000 chips. Right on Miller's heels are Day 1b chip leader Alon Eldar (374,000), Joe Burke (357,000), William Chao (319,000) and Cezer Boylan (317,000).
Others still in the hunt include Joey Weissman (316,000), Eric "PowWow" Ethans (306,000), Wendy Freedman (306,000), Lee Markholt (266,000) and David Diiorio (254,000).
The ten levels of play today will include 15-minute breaks after every two levels, as well as a 60-minute dinner break after the sixth level of play.
Follow along with the PokerNews live reporting blog as the Main Event continues!
Level: 16
Blinds: 2,000/4,000
Ante: 4,000
Shuffle Up and Deal
Level 16
: 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
Day 2 of the Main Event is underway!
Mota Makes a Move
Level 16
: 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
With 
on the board, KC Amiraslani bet 35,000 from the big blind.
Mike Mota raised all in for his last 85,000, sending Amiraslani into the tank. Amirslani eventually decided on a fold, preserving his remaining 55,000 chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
135,000 | 33,000 |
|
|
55,000 | -42,000 |
Copeland Doubles Through Mota
Level 16
: 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
Keith Copeland pushed his 35,000 stack preflop, and Mike Mota reshoved on Copeland's direct left. Mota had Copeland covered going to the showdown.
Keith Copeland: 
Mike Mota: 
Board: 
Copeland didn't like what he saw when the cards turned over, but the on the turn gave him a set of eights, which held through the river.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
100,000 | -35,000 |
|
|
80,000 | 45,000 |
Burke Building a Mountain
Level 16
: 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
Joe Burke came into Day 2 near the top of the chip leaderboard, and he's approaching the half-million mark in chips in the first level of the day.
Burke added to the stack in hand against Michael Pearson. With 
on the board, Burke checked from the small blind, Pearson bet 11,000 from the button, and Burke check-raised to 30,000. Pearson made the call.
Burke continued the betting, putting in another 35,000 on the 
turn, and getting the call from Pearson.
Both players checked the 
river, and Burke showed 
to take down the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
455,000 | 98,000 |
|
85,000 | -92,000 |
Double Barrel for Bank
Level 16
: 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
Mitchell Bank opened to 8,000 under the gun, and Jaord Minghini called from the button.
Bank continuation bet for 15,000 on the 
flop, and Minghini made the call. Bank went all in for his remaining 40,000 on the 
turn, and Minghini folded.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
150,000 | -1,000 |
|
|
137,000 | -74,000 |