$1,700 Main Event
Day 2 Completed
2019 World Series of Poker Circuit IP Biloxi
$1,700 Main Event
Day: 2
Jeremy Eyer Leads Final Five After Day 2 of WSOPC IP Biloxi Main Event
Level 26
: 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante
A scintillating Day 2 of action at the WSOP Circuit IP Biloxi $1,700 Main Event has come to an end with only five players remaining out of the 49 who started the day.
Leading the pack after 12 hours of play was Jeremy Eyer, who bagged 2,225,000. Eyer began the day fifth in chips and stayed amongst the leaders throughout play. He was given an important boost when he doubled through Bob Beck shortly before the final table to launch him toward the top of the leaderboard. He hovered around the leaders at the final table and then really sprung into action in the final level, flexing his muscle with several post-flop maneuvers that ended up giving him the chip lead at the close of business.
Brett Apter finished the day second in chips, just a smidge behind Eyer with 2,135,000. Apter started the day toward the bottom, 40th in chips out of 49, but he began to accumulate early and got himself to a healthy stack. He stayed around the middle in chips until the final table when he began to assert himself as one of the chip leaders.
In third position to end the day was Ben Thomas with 1,655,000. Thomas began the day seventh in chips and surged toward the top early when he got called by Carlos Guerrero when he shoved with a flush on the turn. That hand was the catalyst to his rise to the top that he continued until the final table where he grabbed a firm chip lead for a while with seven remaining before dropping a few pots to slide into third position as the night bell rung.
Hamid Izadi came in fourth position at the close of the day bagging a total of 1,580,000. Izadi began the day as the solid chip leader and remained at the top for much of the day, never dropping much from his stack. He eliminated several players including an important one versus Trace Henderson when his pocket kings held vs ace-king when there were two tables remaining to give him a big boost. As the final table came, Izadi dropped a few pots here and there that left him fourth in the counts.
At the bottom of the counts to end the day was Boris Kasabov, who finished with 880,000. Kasabov began the day low in chips, 38th out of 49, but he stayed steady throughout and avoided elimination. He largely stayed under the radar until the final table where he briefly surged to above 1.5 million in chips before losing some pots before the night ended.
Action of the Day
The day began with 49 hopefuls with 43 set to make the money. The money bubble took quite a while to breach as several hand-for-hand pots were played until finally Raphael Robertson bubbled. The eliminations became steady after that all the way down until the fringe of the final table where the father-and-son team of Robbie Beck and Bob Beck hit the rail back to back in 12th and 11th respectively shortly after dinner break.
At the final table, Marshall White was the first victim as he succumbed in 10th place while multitasking and playing an online tournament on his laptop where he was also at the final table at the same time. Philip Walsh was eliminated in ninth place almost immediately after to quickly bring the table to eight.
It would take over two hours for the next elimination as play hit a snag with eight remaining, Finally. Wayne Boyd bit the dust in eighth place and Benny Champlin became the seventh-place finisher soon afterwards. The last elimination of the night came 40 minutes before the end of play as Bradley Meyers’s short stack was swallowed up and eliminated to create the final five.
The final day of action will begin at 12 p.m. local time at Level 27 with blinds at 25,000/50,000 and with a 50,000 big blind ante.
Make sure to tune in early tomorrow as PokerNews will have a comprehensive intro with interesting stats of the final five players to get you ready for the day’s action, which will also be covered here on PokerNews.
End of Day 2 Chip Counts
Level 26
: 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
2,225,000 | 275,000 |
|
2,135,000 | 225,000 |
|
1,655,000 | -495,000 |
|
1,510,000 | 660,000 |
|
880,000 | -35,000 |
End of the Night
Level 26
: 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante
Play has ended for Day 2. Chip counts and recap to follow
Eyer's Surge Continues
Level 26
: 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante
In a blind on blind confrontation the flop fell 
. Boris Kasabov led out with a bet of 215,000. Jeremy Eyer stuck out a stack of chips for a raise to 485,000.
Kasabov thought for about 10 seconds and re-checked his cards before laying down his hand to give Eyer another boost in chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,950,000 | 200,000 |
|
|
915,000 | -485,000 |
Eyer Collects With Small Pair
Level 26
: 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante
The flop read 
. Brett Apter made a bet of 165,000 over to Jeremy Eyer who was in the big blind. Eyer got some chips and min- raised to 330,000. Apter considered it for a moment before calling the raise.
The turn was the 
and the river came the 
as both players deliberately checked both streets. Eyer turned over the 
which was good enough to be the winner as Apter mucked.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,910,000 | -660,000 |
|
|
1,750,000 | 520,000 |
Bradley Myers Eliminated in 6th Place ($17,069)
Level 26
: 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante
Bradley Myers jammed all in for just over 300,000 from the small blind as was called by Ben Thomas in the big blind. The cards were turned over and it did not look good for Myers.
Bradley Myers 
Ben Thomas 
The board ran out 
and Myers was gone.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
2,150,000 | 590,000 |
|
Busted |
Benny Champlin Eliminated in 7th Place ($13,020)
Level 26
: 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante
Three players were involved in a hand as the flop came down 
.
Brett Apter led out from the big blind with a bet of 90,000. Boris Kasabov raised to 200,000 from early position. Benny Champlin then shoved all in for 590,000 from the cutoff.
Apter thought a moment and called. Kasabov put his head in his hands and rechecked his cards before folding 
face up.
Champlin was at risk and out-kicked with the 
against the 
of Apter.
The board ran out 
on turn and river and Champlin was eliminated.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
2,570,000 | 920,000 |
|
|
1,400,000 | 330,000 |
|
Busted |
Level: 26
Blinds: 20,000/40,000
Ante: 40,000
Wayne Boyd Eliminated in 8th Place ($10,124)
Level 25
: 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante
Wayne Boyd moved all in for 235,000 from early position. He found a caller in Hamid Izadi from the big blind.
Wayne Boyd 
Hamid Izadi 
The flop came down 
the turn was the but it was the river that ended it for Boyd as the peeled off to finish his night in eight place.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
850,000 | -200,000 |
|
Busted |