Event #42: $1,500 Extended-Play No-Limit Hold'em
Day 2 Completed
2015 World Series of Poker
Event #42: $1,500 Extended-Play No-Limit Hold'em
Day: 2
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
2015 World Series of Poker
Buy-in
$1,500
Prize Pool
$2,583,900
Entries
1,914
Timoshenko and Esfandiari Thrive in Extended Play
One of the new events at this year's WSOP is Event #42: $1,500 Extended Play No-Limit Hold'em. The tournament features 90-minute levels, rather than the usual 60 minutes. In theory, such a structure should give a greater advantage to skilled pros, and two stars of tournament poker sit atop the counts with 114 runners remaining after Day 2.
Yevgeniy Timoshenko (405,400) has the lead, with Antonio Esfandiari in second at 368,000. Timoshenko has earned nearly $1.5 million in WSOP cashes, while Esfandiari has three bracelets and is most famous for winning The Big One for One Drop in 2012 for more than $18 million.
Other notable players advancing to Day 3 included Tony Ruberto (150,700), Jonathan Little (126,000), John Strzemp (96,500), Andrey Pateychuk (96,400), and Barny Boatman (70,600).
Play hit the money on Day 2, with 198 spots paid. Mukul Pahuja (120th), James Calderaro (122nd), Brent Hanks (157th), Ryan Welch (159th), and Jason Senti (190th) were among those busting in the money.
Play resumes at 1 p.m. on Monday at Level 15 (1,200/2,400/400).
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Day 2 of the 2015 World Series of Poker's Event #42: $1,500 Extended-Play No-Limit Hold'em will return art 1 p.m. with a remaining field of 543. At the end of registration, 1,914 entries were tallied, creating a prize pool of $2,583,900. With almost $500,000 up top, today is "moving day" and a very important part of the event. Jose Pinedamoncad leads into Day 2, and he'll be joined by Andrey Pateychuk, Chris Bjorin, Yevgeniy Timoshenko, David Randall, Patrick Leonard, Barny Boatman, and many more.
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Event #42: $1,500 Extended-Play No-Limit Hold'em
Day 2 Started