Event #55: $1,500 Draftkings 50/50 No-Limit Hold'em
Day 2 Completed
2015 World Series of Poker
Event #55: $1,500 Draftkings 50/50 No-Limit Hold'em
Day: 2
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
2015 World Series of Poker
Buy-in
$1,500
Prize Pool
$1,516,050
Entries
1,123
Draftkings 50/50 Down To 28
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What started with 1,123 is now down to 28 after two days of play in the Event #55: $1,500 Draftkings 50/50 No-Limit Hold'em. The uniquely flat payout structured event hit the money on Day 1, but a $200,618 first-place prize and a WSOP gold bracelet still awaits the winner.
Leading the final 28 when play resumes at 1 p.m. Monday will be Ping Liu, sitting on 894,000. However, a plethora of top players sit within striking distance in the top five, including WPT Season XII Player of the Year Mukul Pahuja (637,000), 2010 WSOP Main Event 15th-place finisher Matt Affleck (504,000) and Tom Braband (503,000), who has 24 cashes lifetime at the WSOP.
Also in the hunt is three-time WSOP bracelet winners Dominik Nitsche and Matt Matros.
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Marcus Mark leads the returning field of 211 players into Day 2 of the special $1,500 Draftkings 50/50 No-Limit Hold'em event. Play will resume at 1 p.m. local time with everyone remaining guaranteed $1,500. The top prize is set at $200,618.
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Event #55: $1,500 Draftkings 50/50 No-Limit Hold'em
Day 2 Started