Event #43: $2,500 No-Limit Hold'em
Day 2 Completed
2018 World Series of Poker
Event #43: $2,500 No-Limit Hold'em
Day: 2
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2018 World Series of Poker
Buy-in
$2,500
Prize Pool
$2,808,000
Entries
1,248
Level
34
Blinds
120,000 / 240,000
Ante
40,000
Seth Davies Bags Chip Lead at the End of Day 2 of $2,500 No-Limit Hold'em
Level 20
: 5,000/10,000, 1,000 ante
Event #43: $2,500 No-Limit Hold'em Day 2 has drawn to a close at the Rio All-Suite Hotel and Casino. Following ten hours of action-packed play, the 297 hopefuls have been reduced to just 34. They will all be hoping to take home the top prize of $507,274 as well as a gold bracelet when they return on Saturday, June 23 at noon.
Top of the chip counts is Seth Davies (1,305,000). He was climbing steadily over the course of the day and about an hour before the end of play today, he knocked out Yuri Dzivielevski. Dzievielevski had two pair when the chips went in on the turn but Davies rivered a better two pair to propel himself towards the end-of-day lead.
He will be facing tough opposition, as experienced pro's Jeff Hakim (1,164,000) and Javier Fernandez (1,093,000) also bagged over a million. Other notables who put themselves in a solid spot for Day 3 include Andrew Brokos (625,000) and Daniel Buzgon (570,000) and Ismael Bojang (497,000).
This tournament has attracted a host of big names and of those, David Peters (480,000), Chris Ferguson (402,000), Ryan Laplante (292,000), Andreas Klatt (230,000) all have won at least one bracelet in their careers. Each of them will return for the third day to add another piece of hardware to their already impressive poker résumé's.
Those who didn't fare as well today were 2017 finalist Asi Moshe, Justin Bonomo, Humberto Brenes, Kristen Bicknell, Chance Kornuth, Georgios Sotiropoulos, Peter Eichhardt, Dutch Boyd, Maria Konnikova, David “Bakes” Baker, Nick Shulman and John Racener.
Day 3 kicks off on Saturday, June 23 at noon in the Tan section of the Amazon Room. Players will come back to a small blind 6,000, big blind of 12,000 and a running ante of 2,000. PokerNews will bring live coverage from the moment cards are in the air until the end of play. Given the number of players remaining and deepness of play, this tournament will likely not conclude at the end of Day 3 and an unscheduled extra fourth day will likely be added to determine the winner.
Day 3 Seating and Chip Counts
Level 20
: 5,000/10,000, 1,000 ante
| Room | Table | Seat | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amazon | 424 | 1 | Chen An Lin | Taiwan | 378,000 | 32 |
| Amazon | 424 | 2 | Alex Keating | United States | 155,000 | 13 |
| Amazon | 424 | 3 | Michael Marder | United States | 226,000 | 19 |
| Amazon | 424 | 4 | Paawan Bansal | India | 206,000 | 17 |
| Amazon | 424 | 5 | Edan Sucov | United States | 682,000 | 57 |
| Amazon | 424 | 6 | James Rann | United Kingdom | 513,000 | 43 |
| Amazon | 424 | 7 | Chris Ferguson | United States | 402,000 | 34 |
| Amazon | 424 | 8 | Frederik Jensen | Denmark | 449,000 | 37 |
| Amazon | 424 | 9 | Ryan Laplante | United States | 292,000 | 24 |
| Amazon | 425 | 1 | Daniel Buzgon | United States | 570,000 | 48 |
| Amazon | 425 | 2 | Jonathan Cohen | Canada | 677,000 | 56 |
| Amazon | 425 | 3 | Jacob Naumann | United States | 336,000 | 28 |
| Amazon | 425 | 4 | Samuel Gagnon | Canada | 524,000 | 44 |
| Amazon | 425 | 5 | David Peters | United States | 480,000 | 40 |
| Amazon | 425 | 6 | Andre Haneberg | Austria | 551,000 | 46 |
| Amazon | 425 | 7 | Pavlo Veksler | United Kingdom | 317,000 | 26 |
| Amazon | 425 | 8 | Zizheng Huang | China | 178,000 | 15 |
| Amazon | 425 | 9 | Jeff Hakim | Lebanon | 1,164,000 | 97 |
| Amazon | 432 | 2 | Josh Bergman | United States | 506,000 | 42 |
| Amazon | 432 | 3 | Will Berry | United States | 257,000 | 21 |
| Amazon | 432 | 4 | Paul Pires Trigo | France | 217,000 | 18 |
| Amazon | 432 | 5 | Faraz Jaka | United States | 187,000 | 16 |
| Amazon | 432 | 6 | Terrence Byrnes | United States | 322,000 | 27 |
| Amazon | 432 | 7 | Ira Friedman | United States | 215,000 | 18 |
| Amazon | 432 | 8 | Andrew Brokos | United States | 625,000 | 52 |
| Amazon | 432 | 9 | Andreas Klatt | Germany | 230,000 | 19 |
| Amazon | 433 | 2 | Timur Margolin | Israel | 454,000 | 38 |
| Amazon | 433 | 3 | Dylan Linde | United States | 210,000 | 18 |
| Amazon | 433 | 4 | Chris Edwards | United States | 720,000 | 60 |
| Amazon | 433 | 5 | Javier Fernandez | Spain | 1,093,000 | 91 |
| Amazon | 433 | 6 | Ismael Bojang | Austria | 497,000 | 41 |
| Amazon | 433 | 7 | Seth Davies | United States | 1,305,000 | 109 |
| Amazon | 433 | 8 | Ty Reiman | United States | 185,000 | 15 |
| Amazon | 433 | 9 | Jeffrey Bonnett | United States | 490,000 | 41 |
End of Day Chip Counts (full)
Level 20
: 5,000/10,000, 1,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,305,000 | 105,000 |
|
1,164,000 | 14,000 |
|
1,093,000 | 563,000 |
|
720,000 | |
|
682,000 | -43,000 |
|
677,000 | 677,000 |
|
625,000 | -475,000 |
|
570,000 | 260,000 |
|
551,000 | 186,000 |
|
524,000 | 524,000 |
|
513,000 | -197,000 |
|
506,000 | 361,000 |
|
497,000 | 142,000 |
|
490,000 | 490,000 |
|
480,000 | 255,000 |
|
454,000 | -386,000 |
|
449,000 | 449,000 |
|
402,000 | 37,000 |
|
378,000 | |
|
336,000 | -24,000 |
|
322,000 | 322,000 |
|
317,000 | -228,000 |
|
292,000 | 145,000 |
|
257,000 | 111,000 |
|
230,000 | 110,500 |
Four More Hands
Level 20
: 5,000/10,000, 1,000 ante
We are down to the final 35 and the announcement has just been made that there will be four more hands of play left in the night. When Day 2 comes to an end, a full list of all the all of the chip counts and the final Day 2 recap shortly thereafter will be posted.
Dzivielevski Ousted by the River
Level 20
: 5,000/10,000, 1,000 ante
The board read 
and Yuri Dzivielevski had checked to Seth Davies, who bet 52,000. Dzivielevski moved all in over the top for 291,000. After confirming the price, it was a quick call from Davies but it was Dzivielevski who had the best of it.
Yuri Dzivielevski: 
Seth Davies: 
The river brought a 
, giving Davies a better two pair than Dzivielevski.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,200,000 | 225,000 |
|
Busted |
Recent Eliminations
Level 20
: 5,000/10,000, 1,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
Busted | |
|
Busted | |
|
Busted | |
|
Busted | |
|
Busted | |
|
Busted | |
|
Busted | |
|
Busted |
Not Long to Go Now
Level 20
: 5,000/10,000, 1,000 ante
There are only 15 minutes left on the clock before play will be paused for the night. There are 37 left in at this point but that could still change.
Davies Continues to Climb
Level 20
: 5,000/10,000, 1,000 ante
Seth Davies raised to 27,000 from under the gun and Edan Sucov re-raised to 63,000. Davies called and they went heads-up to the 
flop. Both players checked and the dealer burned and turned the 
.
Davies slid out a stack of 150,000 and Sucov called. The river was the 
and Davies bet 45,000. Sucov quickly called and Davies tabled 
for a flopped set of sevens. Sucov mucked his hand and Davies added another pot to his stack.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
975,000 | 770,000 |
|
|
725,000 | 45,000 |
Rann Takes Mantovani Out
Level 20
: 5,000/10,000, 1,000 ante
Following a middle position open, Alexandre Mantovani raised all in and James Rann thought about his options before calling. With no other callers, they tabled their cards.
James Rann: 
Alexandre Mantovani: 
It was off to the races as the pair headed into the flop. It came 
and Mantovani needed an ace or a jack to save him. The turn and river bricked for Rann and Mantovani had to say goodbye.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
710,000 | 405,000 |
|
Busted |