Wilf and Cohen Finish Day 2 in the Lead; Hellmuth Going for #12
After a fast-paced Day 2, there are 25 players left in the hunt for the summer's eighth bracelet. Saar Wilf and Andrew Cohen lead the pack with over a million in chips. Phil Hellmuth is in the top five and mighty hungry for another final table appearance and a shot at his 12th WSOP bracelet. Cohen also has a chance to add his name to the list of repeat bracelet winners. He won the Casino Employee event last year. Josh Brikis will also bring a big stack with him on Day 3, while Vinny Pahuja and Adam Geyer will return as the shortest stacks.
The day began with 277 players and after the bubble burst at 243, it was non-stop action. Clayton Mozdzen, Tommy Le, and Mark Newhouse fell quickly. Martin Hruby, Victor Ramdin, Jordan Rich, Pet Pezzin, and Aaron Kanter also finished in the money. Jean-Robert Bellande was chip leader for a few afternoon hours but fell in 97th place. Steve Sung, David Daneshgar, Matt Stout, and Day 1 chip leader Josh Schlein lasted a few more hours. Danny Wong and Ray Foley just missed Day 3, finishing 33rd and 26th respectively.
The 25 who did make it will return on Friday at 2:30 pm local time to play down to a final table and then straight on to a winner. Check back with PokerNews for all the up-to-the-minute action.