Event #65: $1,000 Mini Main Event
Day 2 Completed
Event #65: $1,000 Mini Main Event
Day 2 Completed
Day 2 of Event #65: $1,000 Mini Main Event No-Limit Hold’em has come to an end. The event started this afternoon with 282 players out of a starting field of 3,823. Only five players remain with each player locking up a guaranteed payout of at least $118,898 with a first-place prize of $432,575 paired with the coveted WSOP bracelet.
Two-time WSOP bracelet winner Georgios Sotiropoulos is leading the final table with 105,550,000. Sotiropoulos was in full control throughout and will be the odds-on favorite going into the final day.
Rounding out the final five are Jordan Meltzer (39,000,075), Wataru Miyashita (35,900,000), James Patterson (26,600,000), and James Rubinski (22,325,000).
Room | Table | Seat | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Amazon | 414 | 1 | James Rubinski | United States | 22,325,000 | 9 |
Amazon | 414 | 2 | Wataru Miyashita | Japan | 35,900,000 | 15 |
Amazon | 414 | 3 | James Patterson | United States | 26,600,000 | 11 |
Amazon | 414 | 4 | Georgios Sotiropoulos | Greece | 105,550,000 | 44 |
Amazon | 414 | 5 | Jordan Meltzer | United States | 39,000,075 | 16 |
A few notables who busted earlier in the day were bracelet winner Martin Jacobson, eight-time circuit ring and bracelet winner Michael Lech, and GG Poker Ambassador Nana Sanechika.
The final five players will return on Friday, November 5th at 12:00 p.m. local time to the Amazon room at the Rio All-Suite Hotel and Casino to play down to a winner. The event will resume at Level 41 with blinds of 1,200,000/2,400,000 with a big blind ante of 2,400,000.
Stay tuned for more coverage of this event and the entire 2021 World Series of Poker from the PokerNews Live Reporting Team.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Georgios Sotiropoulos |
105,550,000
40,550,000
|
40,550,000 |
|
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Jordan Meltzer |
39,000,075
-11,999,925
|
-11,999,925 |
Wataru Miyashita
|
35,900,000
-16,100,000
|
-16,100,000 |
James Patterson | 26,600,000 | |
James Rubinski |
22,325,000
-7,675,000
|
-7,675,000 |
The play has ended for the night five-handed and the remaining players will return tomorrow at noon in the Amazon room. Chip count and full recap to follow.
Level: 41
Blinds: 1,200,000/2,400,000
Ante: 2,400,000
The action picked up when Matthew Jewett shoved all-in for about 11,000,000 and James Patterson called from behind, covering him.
Matthew Jewett:
James Patterson:
The board ran out and Patterson eliminated Jewett with two-pair, kings and jacks.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
James Patterson |
26,600,000
10,600,000
|
10,600,000 |
Matthew Jewett | Busted |
"Alright boys, come get some," James Patterson said as he moved all in for 7,400,000 from under the gun. Georgios Sotiropoulos in the next seat called.
James Patterson:
Georgios Sotiropoulos:
The board ran out and Patterson doubled his short-stack and stayed alive in the tournament.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Georgios Sotiropoulos |
65,000,000
-11,500,000
|
-11,500,000 |
|
||
James Patterson |
16,000,000
-1,500,000
|
-1,500,000 |
All the chips got in the middle between David Tuthill and Georgios Sotiropoulos putting Tuthill at risk for his tournament life.
David Tuthill:
Georgios Sotiropoulos:
The board ran out giving Sotiropoulos two pair and eliminating Tuthill from the tournament in 7th place.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Georgios Sotiropoulos |
76,500,000
21,500,000
|
21,500,000 |
|
||
David Tuthill | Busted |
The action picked up when James Morgan shoved under the gun for about 11,000,000 and Wataru Miyashita called in the small blind covering him.
James Morgan:
Wataru Miyashita:
The board ran out and Miyashita eliminated Morgan with two pair, kings and sevens.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Wataru Miyashita
|
52,000,000
31,400,000
|
31,400,000 |
James Morgan | Busted |
Georgios Sotiropoulos raised to 4,000,000 from under the gun, David Tuthill shoved all in, and Sotiropoulos called for 27,300,000.
Georgios Sotiropoulos:
David Tuthill:
The board ran out , leaving Tuthill with nothing more than a missed straight draw and 1,500,000 after the hand.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Georgios Sotiropoulos |
55,000,000
29,500,000
|
29,500,000 |
|
||
David Tuthill |
1,500,000
-25,650,000
|
-25,650,000 |