$1,700 Main Event
Day 2 Started
2020 World Series of Poker Circuit Rio Las Vegas
$1,700 Main Event
Day: 2
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 2
2020 World Series of Poker Circuit Rio Las Vegas
Buy-in
$1,700
Prize Pool
$1,131,705
Entries
747
Level
34
Blinds
125,000 / 250,000
Ante
250,000
Entries
146
Players Left
17
Pham Leads Loaded Field of Remaining 146 on Day 2 of WSOPC Rio Main Event
At 1 p.m. local time Day 2 of the WSOP Circuit Rio Las Vegas Main Event gets underway with the 57 Day 1a survivors combining with the 89 Day 1b survivors to create a returning field of 146 of a total starting field of 747.
The top four stacks, the ones over 400,000 all come from Day 1b. Including the returning chip leader who will be Trung Pham with 485,000. Kevin Calenzo follows him with 452,000, Paul Murphy with 442,000 and Martin Zamani with 429,500 round out the largest stacks. Day 1a chip leader, Michael Stein enters the day fifth in chips with 387,000.
Top 10 Stacks Headed Into Day 2
| Position | Player | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Trung Pham | 485,000 | 121 |
| 2 | Kevin Calenzo | 452,000 | 113 |
| 3 | Paul Murphy | 442,000 | 111 |
| 4 | Martin Zamani | 429,500 | 107 |
| 5 | Michael Stein | 387,000 | 97 |
| 6 | Kathy Liebert | 385,500 | 96 |
| 7 | Leo Worthington-Leese | 354,000 | 89 |
| 8 | Bryan Piccioli | 348,500 | 87 |
| 9 | Ryan Olisar | 318,000 | 80 |
| 10 | Kevin MacPhee | 301,000 | 75 |
The remaining field is loaded with several well known players who will be looking to make a deep run today including; Kathy Liebert (385,500), Bryan Piccioli (348,500), Aram Zobian (284,500), Will Givens (177,000), Sorel Mizzi (152,500) and Ali Imsirovic (125,500) and many more.
The money bubble is expected to hit early in the day, as the payouts will be announced close to the start of play. Levels are extended to 60-minutes and breaks will be after every two levels. The timing of the dinner break will be up to the discretion of the tournament director as well as when play will finish for the night.
PokerNews will provide all the updates, including the payouts and big hands throughout the day.
Day 2 Seat Draw
| Table | Seat | Player | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | Andy Rose | 100,500 | 25 |
| 1 | 3 | Gregory Hughes | 92,000 | 23 |
| 1 | 4 | Jim Agarte | 83,500 | 21 |
| 1 | 5 | Matas Cimbolas | 121,100 | 30 |
| 1 | 6 | Sorel Mizzi | 152,500 | 38 |
| 1 | 6 | Ali Imsirovic | 125,500 | 31 |
| 1 | 7 | Ryan Olisar | 318,000 | 80 |
| 1 | 8 | Adam Hendrix | 117,500 | 29 |
| 1 | 9 | Mark Ioli | 108,500 | 27 |
| 2 | 1 | Shannon Shorr | 80,500 | 20 |
| 2 | 2 | Diosdado Bisco | 76,000 | 19 |
| 2 | 3 | Phong Nguyen | 115,500 | 29 |
| 2 | 4 | Alex Rocha | 70,000 | 18 |
| 2 | 4 | Nick Riali | 106,500 | 27 |
| 2 | 5 | Jesse Cohen | 54,000 | 14 |
| 2 | 7 | Jordan Cristos | 118,500 | 30 |
| 2 | 8 | Adekunle Otonoh | 268,500 | 67 |
| 2 | 9 | Michael Stein | 387,000 | 97 |
| 3 | 2 | Guy Cannon | 90,000 | 23 |
| 3 | 3 | Jonathan Wany | 97,500 | 24 |
| 3 | 4 | Ken Eini Len | 221,000 | 55 |
| 3 | 5 | Jakob Zigulis | 51,000 | 13 |
| 3 | 6 | Brad Coultas | 135,000 | 34 |
| 3 | 7 | Karapet Galstyan | 237,500 | 59 |
| 3 | 8 | Anthony Silano | 222,000 | 56 |
| 3 | 9 | Steven Westberg | 124,500 | 31 |
| 4 | 1 | Trung Pham | 485,000 | 121 |
| 4 | 2 | Larry Wells | N/A | N/A |
| 4 | 3 | David Levi | 80,000 | 20 |
| 4 | 4 | Viacheslav Fertisov | 75,500 | 19 |
| 4 | 5 | Tai Nguyen | 165,000 | 41 |
| 4 | 6 | Peter Vitantonio | 225,500 | 56 |
| 4 | 7 | Asher Conniff | 145,000 | 36 |
| 4 | 8 | David Pham | 238,500 | 60 |
| 4 | 9 | John Gorsuch | 121,500 | 30 |
| 5 | 1 | Matthew Leary | N/A | N/A |
| 5 | 2 | Jeff Zigulis | 123,000 | 31 |
| 5 | 3 | James Duke | 227,500 | 57 |
| 5 | 4 | David Pote | 130,500 | 33 |
| 5 | 5 | Aaron Massey | 106,000 | 27 |
| 5 | 6 | Michael Pearson | 199,000 | 50 |
| 5 | 7 | Simon Deadman | 110,000 | 28 |
| 5 | 8 | Joseph Spanne | 66,000 | 17 |
| 5 | 9 | Sam Cosby | 86,500 | 22 |
| 6 | 1 | Craig Mason | 74,500 | 19 |
| 6 | 2 | Ian Steinman | 91,000 | 23 |
| 6 | 3 | Eric Baldwin | 91,000 | 23 |
| 6 | 4 | Pablo Rios | 71,000 | 18 |
| 6 | 5 | Faisal Siddiqui | 125,500 | 31 |
| 6 | 6 | Matthew Cosentino | 124,500 | 31 |
| 6 | 7 | Cody Wiegmann | 124,000 | 31 |
| 6 | 8 | Robert Peacock | 34,000 | 9 |
| 6 | 9 | David Powers | 107,000 | 27 |
| 7 | 1 | Kevin Calenzo | 452,000 | 113 |
| 7 | 2 | Andrew Wall | 249,500 | 62 |
| 7 | 3 | Tzu Shong Huang | 55,500 | 14 |
| 7 | 4 | Noam Muallem | 235,500 | 59 |
| 7 | 5 | Joseph Marchal | 123,000 | 31 |
| 7 | 7 | Brock Wilson | 116,000 | 29 |
| 7 | 8 | Gabriel Amolroude | 297,000 | 74 |
| 7 | 9 | Stanley Lee | 60,000 | 15 |
| 8 | 1 | Manuel Labandeira | 59,000 | 15 |
| 8 | 2 | Bob Shaw | 79,000 | 20 |
| 8 | 3 | James Fricker | 133,500 | 33 |
| 8 | 4 | Toko Luu | 60,000 | 15 |
| 8 | 5 | Pierie McKellar | 215,000 | 54 |
| 8 | 6 | Jeremy Pekarek | 66,500 | 17 |
| 8 | 7 | James Carroll | 131,000 | 33 |
| 8 | 8 | Martin Stausholm | 124,000 | 31 |
| 8 | 9 | Anthony Farrell | 207,000 | 52 |
| 9 | 2 | Richard Schneiderman | 89,500 | 22 |
| 9 | 3 | Louis Salter | 126,000 | 32 |
| 9 | 4 | Shawn Rice | 236,500 | 59 |
| 9 | 5 | Rick Biever | 208,000 | 52 |
| 9 | 6 | Hieu Dang | 254,000 | 64 |
| 9 | 7 | Michael Rossitto | 129,000 | 32 |
| 9 | 8 | Patrick Truong | 164,000 | 41 |
| 9 | 9 | Craig Varnell | 211,000 | 53 |
| 10 | 1 | Will Givens | 177,000 | 44 |
| 10 | 2 | Louis Francoeur | 207,500 | 52 |
| 10 | 3 | Justin Sharpe | 263,500 | 66 |
| 10 | 4 | Paul Murphy | 442,000 | 111 |
| 10 | 5 | Michelle Maynard | N/A | N/A |
| 10 | 6 | Longsheng Tan | 72,000 | 18 |
| 10 | 7 | Matthew Wang | 73,500 | 18 |
| 10 | 8 | Bradley Hinson | 268,500 | 67 |
| 10 | 9 | Michael Trivett | 139,500 | 35 |
| 11 | 1 | Kim Lowell | 252,000 | 63 |
| 11 | 3 | Yung Hwang | 164,500 | 41 |
| 11 | 4 | Scott Epstein | 98,500 | 25 |
| 11 | 5 | Jeffrey Tanouye | 134,500 | 34 |
| 11 | 6 | Zachary Donovan | 105,500 | 26 |
| 11 | 7 | Brandon Eisen | 85,000 | 21 |
| 11 | 8 | Brian Hansen | 90,500 | 23 |
| 11 | 9 | Kevin MacPhee | 301,000 | 75 |
| 12 | 1 | Brett Shaffer | 180,000 | 45 |
| 12 | 2 | Ramin Kaikhah | 50,500 | 13 |
| 12 | 3 | Paul Balzano | 77,000 | 19 |
| 12 | 4 | Jeffrey Lutes | 288,500 | 72 |
| 12 | 4 | Bobby Poe | 159,500 | 40 |
| 12 | 5 | Todd Wright | 119,500 | 30 |
| 12 | 7 | Mitch Garshofsky | 165,000 | 41 |
| 12 | 9 | Mike Zulker | 77,500 | 19 |
| 13 | 1 | Derek Duclos | 92,500 | 23 |
| 13 | 2 | John Walker | 58,500 | 15 |
| 13 | 3 | Ray Medlin | 150,500 | 38 |
| 13 | 4 | Shawn Daniels | 229,000 | 57 |
| 13 | 5 | Stephen Song | 119,500 | 30 |
| 13 | 6 | Aram Amirvan | 170,500 | 43 |
| 13 | 8 | Nick Jivkov | 73,500 | 18 |
| 13 | 9 | Anthony Zinno | 114,500 | 29 |
| 14 | 1 | David Larson | 73,500 | 18 |
| 14 | 2 | Bryan Piccioli | 348,500 | 87 |
| 14 | 3 | Patrick Ronan | 175,000 | 44 |
| 14 | 4 | Malki Yaron Zeev | 140,500 | 35 |
| 14 | 5 | Javier Zarco | 150,000 | 38 |
| 14 | 6 | Michael Gonzalez | 143,000 | 36 |
| 14 | 7 | KC Panwani | 209,500 | 52 |
| 14 | 8 | Z Stein | 45,000 | 11 |
| 14 | 9 | William Donovan | 106,500 | 27 |
| 15 | 1 | Faraz Jaka | 131,000 | 33 |
| 15 | 2 | Martin Zamani | 429,500 | 107 |
| 15 | 3 | Kathy Liebert | 385,500 | 96 |
| 15 | 4 | John Holsonback | 130,000 | 33 |
| 15 | 5 | Leo Worthington-Leese | 354,000 | 89 |
| 15 | 6 | Everett Carlton | 54,500 | 14 |
| 15 | 7 | Eli Elzera | 110,000 | 28 |
| 15 | 8 | Andy Seth | 233,000 | 58 |
| 15 | 9 | Bobby Sanoubane | 95,000 | 24 |
| 16 | 1 | Thomas Winters | 95,000 | 24 |
| 16 | 2 | Liutauras Armanavicius | 180,500 | 45 |
| 16 | 3 | Eric Lowman | 73,500 | 18 |
| 16 | 4 | Matthew Camp | 92,500 | 23 |
| 16 | 5 | Jeannette Mendez | 71,500 | 18 |
| 16 | 6 | Katie Lindsay | 283,000 | 71 |
| 16 | 7 | NA NA | N/A | N/A |
| 16 | 8 | Aram Zobian | 284,500 | 71 |
| 16 | 9 | Hesam Alagha | 83,000 | 21 |
| 17 | 2 | Bangalore Subbarao | 195,000 | 49 |
| 17 | 3 | Jared Jaffee | 118,500 | 30 |
| 17 | 4 | Justin Zaki | 128,000 | 32 |
| 17 | 5 | Jeremy Ausmus | 203,500 | 51 |
| 17 | 6 | Henry McArdle | 164,000 | 41 |
| 17 | 7 | Ronald Keren | 112,000 | 28 |
| 17 | 8 | Tim Reilly | 162,000 | 41 |
| 17 | 9 | Ben Palmer | 134,000 | 34 |
Level: 16
Blinds: 2,000/4,000
Ante: 4,000
Shuffle Up and Deal
Level 16
: 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
Play is now underway on Day 2 of the Main Event,
Prizepool Announced
Level 16
: 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
The prizepool has been announced. The top 113 players will get paid with at least a min cash of $2,539. The grand prize is set for $209,216. Full prizepool information can be found under the payouts tab.
Wilson Baits Hook With Quads
Level 16
: 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
Action was caught on the river with the board reading 
. A large pot of at least 140,000 was in the middle already.
From the small blind, action was on Brock Wilson who thought for about 20 seconds before checking. Noam Muallem was next to act and thought for an equally long time as Wilson did for tapping the table to check back.
Wilson table the case jack with the 
, showing that he was hoping for a Muallem bet on the river.
"I snap call if you jam" said Muallem with a smile as he claimed to have had the second best hand for that board.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
245,000 | 129,000 |
|
185,000 | -50,500 |
Wall Wounds Amolroude in Huge Pot
Level 16
: 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
The remnants of a huge pot were strewn all over the table as the damage was being assessed.
It appeared as though Gabriel Amolroude's 
had gone down in flames to the 
of Andrew Wall as the board displayed 
to give wall the winning trips to bust the rockets and create a huge chip swing at the table.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
425,000 | 175,500 |
|
55,000 | -242,000 |
Salter's Jam Gets Through
Level 16
: 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
The board read 
on the river. Louis Salter moved all in for about 75,000 into a pot that looked to be around 110,000.
Patrick Truong had the decision on his hands. After several moments he elected to give it up and he pitched his cards into the middle
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
190,000 | 64,000 |
|
163,000 | -1,000 |
Tan Makes Correct Call to Swell Stack More
Level 16
: 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
Longsheng Tan was deep in the tank contemplating a river decision. The board read 
.
The pot had about 170,000 in the middle already and Paul Murphy put about a bet of 60,000 on the river. Tan thought for a good while before making the call.
Murphy showed the which Tan had one pip better as he tabled the 
and took in the pot as he added more to his stack that has already swelled greatly early on Day 2 while Murphy's stack has been greatly reduced.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
715,000 | 643,000 |
|
80,000 | -362,000 |