The penultimate day of Event #60: $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em is in the books with 24 hopefuls remaining. The day began just outside of the money, with 293 players vying for a spot in the money and a chance at World Series of Poker gold.
Leading the way after Day 2 was Steve Sung with 1,132,000 in chips. Sung began the day in the middle of the pack with 66,700. The California native is no stranger to WSOP glory. Sung has two no-limit hold’em WSOP gold bracelets and 25 WSOP cashes totaling $2,689,443.
One of Sung’s biggest hands came with the elimination of another big-stacked player. Sung had the versus his opponent's . A flop gave Sung a slew of outs, and the turn was the followed by the on the river.
Also bagging top stacks on Day 2 were French pro Erwann Pecheux (780,000), Thomas Dietl (774,000), and Kenneth Gregersen (770,000). Other notables include Cherish Andrews, Evan McNiff, Ty Reiman, Scott Baumstein, and Zach Gruneberg that will all return for Day 3's action.
Join us on Thursday at 1 p.m. in the Amazon Room where play will resume and a new champion will be crowned. Thank you for following along the PokerNews coverage and stay tuned for more WSOP action as things work towards a winner in the 60th bracelet event of the summer.
We arrived at the table with about 35,000 in the middle and a heads-up board of . Cherish Andrews had checked and was awaiting the decision from a player in late position.
After a few moments another player at the table asked the floor for a clock and the late position player tapped the table, surrendering his action.
With a huge pot in the middle and a large bet to call in front of her, Cherish Andrews moved all in and her opponent instantly folded. Andrews raked in a massive pot and with it, now sits among the leaders.
David Williams joins the PokerNews Podcast before the start of Day 3 of Event #59 to discuss Daniel Colman winning the BIG ONE for ONE DROP, his disregard for the media, and more. Jason, Donnie, and Rich continue the discussion in the second half of the show, and also talk about the "dispute" that lead to the Macau-based players skipping the $1 million tournament.
With about 9,000 in the middle, Tom Middleton and Ty Reiman went heads-up to a flop of . Reiman check-called a bet of 6,000 from Middleton to see the land on fourth street. This time, Reiman check-folded to a bet from Middleton and surrendered the pot.
With a board of , Ty Reiman bet 11,500 into a pot of about 25,000 and his opponent check-called. The river was the and after being checked to again, Reiman slid out a stack of orange 5K chips, giving his opponent a decision for his tournament life. Reiman's opponent folded after a moment and he was pushed the pot.
The last $1,500 no-limit hold'em event of the 2014 WSOP resumes today with 293 of the original field of 2,563 still in contention.
Chris Kolla holds the lead at the moment with 130,300 chips but the chasing pack is close behind. Yaron Zeev Malki lies second currently with 126,000 and Ty Reiman sits third with 125,400. There is a long way to go, however, with another ten one-hour levels of play scheduled today and a final day tomorrow.
The total prize pool for this event is $3,460,050 and the winner is set to receive $614,248. One of the early orders of business today will be the bursting of the money bubble. With 270 places being paid, that means 23 players will be out of the tournament empty-handed.
Some of the notables returning for Day 2 that we’ll be keeping an eye on include David Peters (83,300), Shannon Shorr (76,400), Scott Baumstein (64,300), Layne Flack (58,500), and Barny Boatman (42,000).
Join PokerNews once cards go in the air at 1 p.m. as we bring you all the action from Event #60, one of the last preliminary events to play out as the Main Event nears.
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versus his opponent's 
. A 
flop gave Sung a slew of outs, and the turn was the 
followed by the 
on the river.
and Muzzio could not improve on his flopped pair of twos and was sent to the rail.
and got two callers. The cards ran out 
and Bilic hit the rail with twenty minutes of play remaining.
. Cherish Andrews had checked and was awaiting the decision from a player in late position.
and her opponent mucked.
land on fourth street. This time, Reiman check-folded to a bet from Middleton and surrendered the pot.
, Ty Reiman bet 11,500 into a pot of about 25,000 and his opponent check-called. The river was the 
and after being checked to again, Reiman slid out a stack of orange 5K chips, giving his opponent a decision for his tournament life. Reiman's opponent folded after a moment and he was pushed the pot.