$1,700 Main Event
Day 2 Started
$1,700 Main Event
Day 2 Started
Table | Seat | Player | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
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74 | 1 | Warren Sheaves | 224,000 | 56 |
74 | 3 | Shanmukha Meruga | 277,000 | 69 |
74 | 4 | Walker Miskelly | 269,000 | 67 |
74 | 5 | Dale James | 213,000 | 53 |
74 | 6 | Clifford Mathews | 343,000 | 86 |
74 | 8 | Sean Small | 306,000 | 77 |
74 | 9 | Hun Lee | 83,000 | 21 |
75 | 1 | Matthew Higgins | 40,000 | 10 |
75 | 2 | Todd Osborne | 63,000 | 16 |
75 | 4 | Jesse Jones | 305,000 | 76 |
75 | 5 | Mack Ham | 156,000 | 39 |
75 | 6 | Michael Moffitt | 236,000 | 59 |
75 | 7 | Shokchheka Pho | 253,000 | 63 |
75 | 8 | Hank Sitton | 190,000 | 48 |
75 | 9 | Adrian Mableton | 105,000 | 26 |
76 | 1 | Chris Davis | 216,000 | 54 |
76 | 3 | Blake Barousse | 170,000 | 43 |
76 | 4 | Beau Ryan | 81,000 | 20 |
76 | 5 | Timothy Miles | 315,000 | 79 |
76 | 6 | Phuong Nguyen | 66,000 | 17 |
76 | 7 | Johnny Landreth | 352,000 | 88 |
76 | 8 | Benjamin Thomas | 327,000 | 82 |
76 | 9 | Joshua Johnson | 46,000 | 12 |
77 | 1 | Tim Leslie | 59,000 | 15 |
77 | 2 | B.J. McBrayer | 113,000 | 28 |
77 | 3 | Adam Todd | 331,000 | 83 |
77 | 4 | Jacob Corda | 51,000 | 13 |
77 | 5 | Jody Stanfill | 273,000 | 68 |
77 | 6 | Darren Myers | 92,000 | 23 |
77 | 7 | Brian Green | 148,000 | 37 |
77 | 9 | Kevin Davis | 288,000 | 72 |
78 | 1 | Reyna Binkley | 191,000 | 48 |
78 | 2 | Hyun Lee | 285,000 | 71 |
78 | 3 | Michael McKuin | 218,000 | 55 |
78 | 4 | Ryan Enis | 94,000 | 24 |
78 | 5 | Marshall White | 192,000 | 48 |
78 | 6 | Kataka Eaton | 123,000 | 31 |
78 | 8 | Clay Henry | 203,000 | 51 |
78 | 9 | Dusti Smith | 63,000 | 16 |
79 | 1 | Spencer Taylor | 238,000 | 60 |
79 | 3 | Trace Henderson | 184,000 | 46 |
79 | 4 | Bryant Kelley | 347,000 | 87 |
79 | 5 | Tim Burt | 41,000 | 10 |
79 | 6 | Chris Hight | 101,000 | 25 |
79 | 7 | Robbie Beck | 77,000 | 19 |
79 | 8 | Todd Bartlett | 228,000 | 57 |
79 | 9 | H.B. Sablotny | 149,000 | 37 |
80 | 1 | Rodney Hobbs | 293,000 | 73 |
80 | 2 | Lytle Allen | 379,000 | 95 |
80 | 3 | William Stanford | 58,000 | 15 |
80 | 4 | Yousef Saleh | 228,000 | 57 |
80 | 5 | Will Berry | 118,000 | 30 |
80 | 7 | Parker Drew | 137,000 | 34 |
80 | 8 | Chris Miller | 514,000 | 129 |
80 | 9 | Bryan Piccioli | 149,000 | 37 |
81 | 1 | Chad Chisolm | 86,000 | 22 |
81 | 2 | Blake Whittington | 133,000 | 33 |
81 | 3 | Kyle Cartwright | 204,000 | 51 |
81 | 4 | Edward Allen | 134,000 | 34 |
81 | 6 | Kelvin Douglas | 368,000 | 92 |
81 | 7 | Cody Coffman | 192,000 | 48 |
81 | 8 | Eric Linderman | 81,000 | 20 |
81 | 9 | Sayed Jafari | 70,000 | 18 |
82 | 1 | Hamid Izadi | 127,000 | 32 |
82 | 2 | Danny Griffith | 127,000 | 32 |
82 | 4 | Stephen Bayless | 65,000 | 16 |
82 | 5 | Chad Smith | 376,000 | 94 |
82 | 6 | Brian Benda | 175,000 | 44 |
82 | 7 | Stephan Nussrallah | 387,000 | 97 |
82 | 8 | Jim Jennings | 198,000 | 50 |
82 | 9 | Earle Schwarz | 178,000 | 45 |
83 | 1 | Jason Paff | 15,000 | 4 |
83 | 2 | Robert Heard | 86,000 | 22 |
83 | 3 | Charlie Dawson | 144,000 | 36 |
83 | 4 | Scott Stewart | 305,000 | 76 |
83 | 5 | Scott Funk | 78,000 | 20 |
83 | 6 | Greg Jennings | 326,000 | 82 |
83 | 7 | Brandon Newsome | 261,000 | 65 |
83 | 9 | Fred Smith | 88,000 | 22 |
There will be 79 players returning to the felt for Day 2 of the World Series of Poker Circuit Horseshoe Tunica $1,700 Main Event. After two starting flights that attracted a total of 491 entries, both days played down to a minimum of 16% of the field.
Leading the way when the players take their seats will be Christopher Miller from Decatur, Alabama. It was quite the day for the amateur player who has yet to record a cash according to the Hendon Mob, as Miller bagged up a whopping 514,000 chips. He is well ahead of his next closest competitor Stephan Nussrallah with 387,000 chips.
They will have their hands full with a very strong field looking to chase them down in order to reach the final table. Some of the big names to keep an eye on as the day unfolds include Greg Jennings (326,000), Scott Stewart (305,000), Warren Sheaves (224,000), and defending champion Kyle Cartwright (204,000).
It will be an exciting start the day as the field is only five eliminations from bursting the money bubble. There will be 74 places paid with a min-cash being worth $2,777. While that will be the first goal for many of the players, they will all have their sights set on the first-place prize of $144,313.
The action will get underway at 12 p.m. local time with around 15 minutes remaining in level 16 at 2,000/4,000 and a 4,000 big blind ante. After that, the schedule will consist of ten 60-minute levels or until the final table is reached. There will be a 15-minute break after every two levels and a 60-minute dinner break after the sixth level of the day.
The PokerNews live reporting team will be on site to bring you all of the updates from the first pitch of the cards until the final table is formed.
Level: 16
Blinds: 2,000/4,000
Ante: 4,000
The cards are in the air on Day 2 of the Main Event with just under 15 minutes remaining in level 16.
At one table, the action was complete with Trace Henderson and Spencer Taylor getting all of their chips in the middle preflop. Henderson was at risk for 180,000 in the big blind against Taylor on the button. Henderson's were still face up on the table with a board of and Taylor was forced to send over a double up.
A couple of tables over, Blake Whittington was also being awarded a double up with . Whittington was all in for 125,000 preflop against Kelvin Douglas and the board of not only gave Whittington a set of queens, but he also rivered the nut flush.
Player | Chips | Progress |
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Trace Henderson | 375,000 | 191,000 |
Blake Whittington | 260,000 | 127,000 |
Kelvin Douglas | 69,000 | -299,000 |
Spencer Taylor | 46,000 | -192,000 |
Level: 17
Blinds: 2,000/5,000
Ante: 5,000
Ryan Enis was down to just a little over 10 big blinds and he shoved all in from early position. The action folded around to Hyun Lee in the big blind who made the call after looking down at his cards.
Hyun Lee:
Ryan Enis:
Lee was in a dominating position and the flop of changed nothing. The on the turn gave Lee a pair of kings but Enis also picked up a royal flush draw. However, the on the river was a brick and Enis was eliminated just short of the money.
Player | Chips | Progress |
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Hyun Lee | 353,000 | 68,000 |
Ryan Enis | Busted | |
Hun Lee | Busted | |
Parker Drew | Busted |
The action folded around to Timothy Miles on the button who raised it up. Phuong Nguyen was one of the shortest stacks in the room with just over 30,000 chips to start the hand and he shoved all in from the small blind. The big blind folded and Miles tossed in a call.
Phuong Nguyen:
Timothy Miles:
The flop of gave Miles a straight draw and left Nguyen on the edge of his seat. The on the turn and the on the river bricked off for Miles and Nguyen let out a deep sigh of relief. The hand-for-hand portion of the tournament will continue until the next elimination.
Player | Chips | Progress |
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Timothy Miles | 312,000 | -3,000 |
Phuong Nguyen | 84,000 | 18,000 |
Todd Bartlett raised it up from middle position and Bryant Kelley defended from the big blind. The flop fell and Kelley checked to Bartlett who tossed in a continuation bet. Kelley check-raised to 40,000 only to have Bartlett shove all in for 217,000. Kelley quickly called and the cards were tabled once all of the other action was completed.
Bryant Kelley:
Todd Bartlett:
Bartlett flopped a set of sevens but wasn't out of the weeds yet as Kelley had top pair with the nut flush draw. The on the turn was safe for Bartlett but it was the on the river that gave Kelley a flush. Bartlett exited the tournament as the bubble boy and the remaining 74 players have all locked up a min-cash of $2,777.
Player | Chips | Progress |
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Bryant Kelley | 570,000 | 223,000 |
Todd Bartlett | Busted |