Event #65: $10,000 Main Event Day 2ab | 2014 World Series of Poker

Player	Chips	Progress
Tim Stansifer	481,500 143,500	143,500
Tom Cannuli	407,800 7,800	7,800
Tony Ruberto	402,700 37,700	37,700
Joe Kuether	401,200 6,200	6,200
Cai Zhen	367,900 367,900	367,900
Zhen Cai (Cai Zhen)	367,900 367,900	367,900
John Sacha	364,400 364,400	364,400
Munir Shahin	361,900 2,100	2,100
Kyle Keranen	358,000 238,000	238,000
Timothy Reilly	354,500 69,500	69,500
Tom Roupe	349,600 349,600	349,600
Thomas Roupe	349,600 349,600	349,600
Martin Jacobson	342,700 22,700	22,700

Joe DeGeorge	342,200 47,800	47,800
Ali Davar	341,800 241,800	241,800
Jack Schanbacher	340,800
Paul Tedeschi	336,600 147,600	147,600
Julio Belluscio	316,500 131,500	131,500

Vegard Nygaard	313,000 108,000	108,000
Andoni Larrabe	289,300 289,300	289,300
David Farber	286,900
Grayson Ramage	285,100 163,100	163,100
Mark Dube	279,300
Antonio Esfandiari	277,800 22,800	22,800

Daniel Wirgau	274,400 600	600

Player

Chips

Progress

Tim Stansifer

481,500

143,500

Tom Cannuli

407,800

7,800

Tony Ruberto

402,700

37,700

Joe Kuether

401,200

6,200

Cai Zhen

367,900

Zhen Cai (Cai Zhen)

367,900

John Sacha

364,400

Munir Shahin

361,900

2,100

Kyle Keranen

358,000

238,000

Timothy Reilly

354,500

69,500

Tom Roupe

349,600

Thomas Roupe

349,600

Martin Jacobson

342,700

22,700

Joe DeGeorge

342,200

47,800

Ali Davar

341,800

241,800

Jack Schanbacher

340,800

Paul Tedeschi

336,600

147,600

Julio Belluscio

316,500

131,500

Vegard Nygaard

313,000

108,000

Andoni Larrabe

289,300

David Farber

286,900

Grayson Ramage

285,100

163,100

Mark Dube

279,300

Antonio Esfandiari

277,800

22,800

Daniel Wirgau

274,400

600

Day 2a/b is of the 2014 World Series of Poker Main Event is officially in the books with Tim Stansifer leading the roughly 700 survivors from the two returning flights. Stansifer sat atop the chip counts late in the day and had a surge during the last few hands to boost his stack up to a massive 481,500.

This second day was a unique experience at the Rio All-Suite Hotel and Casino, as survivors from Day 1a and Day 1b remained segregated for their second day of play. While play occurred simultaneously, those to advance from Day 1a played their flight in the Amazon Room while the returning players from the larger Day 1b flight took to the Brasilia and Pavilion rooms.

Stansifer sits atop the chip counts moving forward onto Day 3, but has has other players close on his heels. Tom Cannuli bagged up the second largest stack with 407,800 and none other than Joe Kuether put third-place chips in the bag with 401,200. Kuether found a spot among the leaders roughly halfway through the day and sat there ever since. Kuether, who has over $2.13 million in lifetime career tournament earnings has never cashed in a Las Vegas WSOP Main Event. He has, however, racked up 24 WSOP cashes including a 24th place in the 2012 WSOP Europe Main Event and a third place in a $1,000 No-Limit Hold'em event in 2012 for over $218,000.

Martin Jacobson, who began Day 2a/b as the chip leader, also bagged up a top five stack by the end of the day. Jacobson continued to ride his momentum and will return for Day 3 with 342,700 in chips.

Joining those big stacks on Day 3 are the likes of Antonio Esfandiari (277,800), Abe Mosseri (260,500), Eric Cloutier (236,000), 2003 WSOP Main Event champion Chris Moneymaker (222,000), Faraz Jaka (195,000), Ole Schemion (180,900), Marvin Rettenmaier (173,200), Erik Seidel (130,600), Allen Cunningham (114,400), 1996 WSOP Main Event champion Huck Seed (96,500), and reigning champion Ryan Riess (84,900).

While those players progressed onto the next stage of this prestigious tournament, others fell before the bagging phase at the end of the day. Some of the players who were eliminated by the end of Day 2a/b include 2012 WSOP Main Event champion Greg Merson, Josh Arieh, Mike Sexton, Dennis Phillips, November Niner Michiel Brummelhuis, Yevgeniy Timoshenko, Amanda Musumeci, Vanessa Selbst, Annette Obrestad, and Igor Kurganov. Brandon Shack-Harris and George Danzer, who sit in the one and two spots in the WSOP Player of the Year race, were also eliminated from play.

The Main Event continues on Wednesday where players will hit the felt for Day 2c play. As always, PokerNews will be on hand to provide all of the latest from the tournament felt.

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Assorted End-Of-Day 2ab Chip Counts (full)

Tim Stansifer Leads Advancing Field From Day 2a/b