Cards are Now in the Air Again
Level 23
: 12,000/24,000, 24,000 ante
Just 341 players remain, all guaranteed a payday of at least $1,739, with the next pay jump coming in at 288th-226th place, which is good for $1,973.
2019 World Series of Poker
Event #9: $600 No-Limit Hold'em Deepstack
Day: 2
Wisehart Busts Thibodaux
Level 23
: 12,000/24,000, 24,000 ante
A table move around Level 2 has been good for Butch Wisehart. The most recent boost to his stack came courtesy of an all-in preflop flip against shorter stacked Joshua Thibodaux.
Thibodaux: 
Wisehart: 
The board ran out 
...
...
, pairing Wisehart's queen to bust his opponent, who seemed unfazed.
"Good playing with you all," he said as he waited to be escorted to the cash desk. "Good luck."
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
685,000 | |
|
Busted |
Eliminated in the Money
Level 23
: 12,000/24,000, 24,000 ante
A lot of players have fallen by the wayside on Day 2 of Event #9: $600 No-Limit Hold'em Deepstack. Here's a list of those who busted out in the money.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
Busted | |
|
|
Busted | |
|
|
Busted | |
|
Busted | |
|
Busted | |
|
Busted | |
|
|
Busted | |
|
Busted | |
|
|
Busted | |
|
|
Busted | |
|
|
Busted | |
|
|
Busted | |
|
|
Busted | |
|
|
Busted | |
|
Busted | |
|
|
Busted | |
|
|
Busted | |
|
Busted | |
|
Busted | |
|
Busted | |
|
|
Busted | |
|
Busted | |
|
Busted | |
|
Busted | |
|
Busted |
Jones in a Massive Pot
Level 23
: 12,000/24,000, 24,000 ante
A player under the gun went all in for 165,000 and got three calls, a player in middle position, the button and Craig Jones in the small blind, which created a side pot.
The flop was 
and Jones moved all-in, the player in middle position folded but the button made the call putting Jones at risk for his tournament life as well.
Craig Jones: 
Opponent: 
Opponent: 
The board ran out 
and with that Jones eliminated a player and nearly tripled up in chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,150,000
726,000
|
726,000 |
Dominating Hand Stays Ahead for Moore
Level 23
: 12,000/24,000, 24,000 ante
Megan Moore has busted an opponent with a stack close to hers, securing, when the blinds and ante are taken into account, a full double up. An under the gun opponent moved all in for 330,000, called by Moore on the button. Moore's 
dominated her opponent's 
but there was a sweat on the turn, as the board stood 
. Moore said, "Hold!" and did so as the river came down the .
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
690,000
318,000
|
318,000 |
Chamorro Hits Quad Kings
Level 23
: 12,000/24,000, 24,000 ante
When an opponent with around 440,000 moved all-in preflop, big blind Sebastian Chamorro at first appeared to think he'd been given a walk, but immediately called when he saw the bet, tabling . His opponent held 
and flopped an ace - but Chamorro both flopped and turned a king for quads.
"Yes!" he said, "Oh my God. Oh my God!" and proceeded to express similar excitement to his neighbour in French.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,650,000
1,332,000
|
1,332,000 |
Updated Chip Counts
Level 23
: 12,000/24,000, 24,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,450,000
175,000
|
175,000 |
|
1,425,000
503,000
|
503,000 |
|
900,000
-200,000
|
-200,000 |
|
500,000
100,000
|
100,000 |
Level: 24
Blinds: 15,000/30,000
Ante: 30,000
Chip Updates on Early Day 2 Leaders
Level 24
: 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,430,000
808,000
|
808,000 |
|
1,425,000
-175,000
|
-175,000 |
|
1,400,000
1,125,000
|
1,125,000 |
|
1,300,000
-300,000
|
-300,000 |
|
1,200,000
-240,000
|
-240,000 |
|
|
820,000
425,000
|
425,000 |
|
780,000
300,000
|
300,000 |
|
735,000
451,000
|
451,000 |
|
600,000
284,000
|
284,000 |
|
|
570,000
-201,000
|
-201,000 |
|
415,000
-153,000
|
-153,000 |
|
||
|
|
Busted | |
|
Busted | |
Eric Holt Spikes Three-Outer
Level 24
: 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante
Eric Holt started the Day with a respectable 600,000 chips, but now wields a top ten stack (see below). The most recent 260,000 he absorbed came at the expense of an opponent on the button who three-bet all in over the top of Holt's mid-position open. Holt, already on around 1,200,000, made the call with 
.
"You got me," he said, when he saw his opponent's 
. But who got whom was about to be flipped. The board came down 
and the field loses another to a bad beat.