Event #81: $1,500 50th Annual Bracelet Winners Only No-Limit Hold'em
Day 2 Started
2019 World Series of Poker
Event #81: $1,500 50th Annual Bracelet Winners Only No-Limit Hold'em
Day: 2
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2019 World Series of Poker
Buy-in
$1,500
Prize Pool
$277,500
Entries
185
Level
26
Blinds
40,000 / 80,000
Ante
80,000
Nikita Luther Headlines an Elite Field on Day 2; Joe Cada Still in the Mix
On Wednesday, many of poker's elite came together for Day 1 of Event #81: $1,500 50th Annual Bracelet Winners Only No-Limit Hold'em. A total of 143 bracelet winners entered so far, with registration still open until cards are in the air today at 2:00 p.m.
Leading the way with heaps of chips is Nikita Luther, sitting on a stack of 538,500 after putting on a clinic on Day 1. The Indian bracelet winner earned her piece of gold in 2018 after winning the $1,000 No-Limit Hold'em Tag Team event with poker pro Giuseppe Pantaleo, who also advanced in this event.
Michael Gagliano sits in second on the board with 354,000 and is followed by Yuval Bronshtein with a stack of 277,000 to round out the top three counts.
Top 10 Chip Counts
| Place | Player | Country | Chip Count |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nikita Luther | India | 538,500 |
| 2 | Michael Gagliano | United States | 354,000 |
| 3 | Yuval Bronshtein | Israel | 277,000 |
| 4 | Haixia Zhang | United States | 264,500 |
| 5 | Blair Hinkle | United States | 259,000 |
| 6 | Shankar Pillai | United States | 242,000 |
| 7 | Chris Ferguson | United States | 224,500 |
| 8 | Ben Ponzio | United States | 224,000 |
| 9 | James Mackey | United States | 220,000 |
| 10 | Fred Berger | United States | 204,500 |
Players that choose to hop in before the start of play today will sit down with a stack of 50,000, coming in to Level 11: 1,000/2,500 with a big blind ante of 2,500.
Play will conclude today once 10 levels are in the books, with Day 3 coming back on Friday for another 2 p.m. restart. This is a four-day event, with the final six players coming back on Saturday for Day 4 at 12:00 p.m. to play down to a winner.
Familiar faces still in the hunt to add more gold to their resumes include the likes of Joe Cada (195,000), Kevin Gerhart (165,500), Loni Harwood (153,500), Humberto Brenes (112,000), Liv Boeree (61,500) and Giuseppe Pantaleo (22,000).
Day 2 Structure
| Level | Small Blind | Big Blind | Ante |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | 1,000 | 2,500 | 2,500 |
| 12 | 1,500 | 3,000 | 3,000 |
| 13 | 2,000 | 4,000 | 4,000 |
| 14 | 2,500 | 5,000 | 5,000 |
| 15 | 3,000 | 6,000 | 6,000 |
| 16 | 4,000 | 8,000 | 8,000 |
| 17 | 5,000 | 10,000 | 10,000 |
| 18 | 6,000 | 12,000 | 12,000 |
| 19 | 8,000 | 16,000 | 16,000 |
| 20 | 10,000 | 20,000 | 20,000 |
Cards are in the air by 2:00 p.m. local time, so stay locked in on PokerNews.com for updates throughout the day, and on the way to crowning a winner.
Level: 11
Blinds: 1,000/2,500
Ante: 2,500
Cards Are in the Air
Level 11
: 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante
Shuffle up and deal!
Players in the Bracelet Winners event have taken their seats on Day 2 and registration is officially closed.
New Entries
Level 11
: 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante
Over 40 people entered the tournament at the start of Day 2, nearly doubling the remaining field in size.
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"How Do I Run Into That Shit?!"
Level 11
: 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante
Action folded to Jeremy Wien in the cutoff and he raised to 5,600. Haixia Zhang was in the small blind and three-bet to 19,100. Wien asked for a count and then thought about it for a moment before four-betting to 41,100.
Zhang took her time and eventually asked for a confirmation of the raise. She then slowly pulled in her initial three-bet and put in a five-bet to 100,000. Wien took a brief moment before deciding to six-bet shove all in for around 144,000. Zhang called.
Zhang: 
Wien: 
Wien saw what he was up against and said, "Oh wow. How do I run into that shit?!"
The dealer ran the board out 
and Wien was eliminated. "You did a really good acting job preflop," said Wien. "I was just really nervous," replied Zhang.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
415,000 | 150,500 |
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Busted |
Lichtenberger Eliminates Ma
Level 11
: 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante
Tony Ma was all in for last 16,500 from the small blind and Andrew Lichtenberger looked him up with a dominating hand.
Ma held 
and needed help against 
, but while the 
flop offered a sweat, the 
turn and river bricked his outs.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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105,000 | 55,000 |
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Busted |
Seiver Gets a Quick Double
Level 11
: 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante
Action folded to Scott Seiver in the small blind and he decided to limp in. The player in the big blind thought for a moment before moving all in. Seiver snap-called for just under 65,000 and quickly tabled 
.
The big blind tabled 
, and Seiver found himself flipping for his tournament life. Luckily for him the board ran out 
and he held for an early double.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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130,000 | 80,000 |
Small One for Vitch
Level 11
: 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante
Chris Vitch raised to 5,000 from an early position and Martin Finger called from the big blind.
Finger checked the 
flop and Vitch bet 4,000. Finger called.
Both checked the turn and Finger led out 7,000 on the river. Vitch quickly called and Finger turned up for a pair of fours. Vitch tabled 
and raked in the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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140,000 | 18,500 |
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100,000 | 15,500 |
Collopy Doubles Through Kakon
Level 11
: 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante
Action folded to Jim Collopy on the button and he asked to see the stacks of Giussepe Pantaleo in the small blind and William Kakon in the big blind. After a moment of thought he raised to 6,500.
Pantaleo folded and Kakon shoved all in. Collopy couldn't get his 40,000 in chips in the middle fast enough, tabling . Kakon tabled 
.
The dealer fanned a flop of 
and Collopy was still ahead with ace-high while Kakon picked up a straight draw. The turn was the and the river was the 
to send the pot to Collopy.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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83,500 | 33,500 |
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28,000 | -77,000 |