Short-stacked Reiji Kono was all in preflop against Zach Cheatum, and the two players tabled their cards,
Reiji Kono: 
Zach Cheatum: 
The board runout of 
gave Cheatum the victory, eliminating Kono in 12th place for a payout of $10,850.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,375,000 | 375,000 |
|
Busted |
PokerNews missed the action but was informed by Perry Zhao and the table that Zhao got it all in preflop against Brek Schutten.
Perry Zhao: 
Brek Schutten: 
The board came ace-high and Schutten's pair of aces eliminated Zhao in 13th place.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
2,200,000 | |
|
Busted |
Randall Webb has hit the rail after losing out to Mike Matusow in a battle of the pocket pairs.
Matusow held 
against Webb's . The board gave Matusow quads and eliminated Webb in 15th place.
"It's my fucking time!" said Matusow as he chipped up to around average chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,750,000 | 1,050,000 |
|
Busted |
After getting coolered a few hands earlier, Kevin Rabichow got it all in against 3 other players who still had action.
The other players in the hand checked through the board of 
but Rabichow's 
could not hold up to the 
of chipleader Christopher Chatman,
Rabichow was eliminated in fifteenth place with a payout of $8,820.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
5,100,000 | 350,000 |
|
Busted |
NIcolai Morris shoved under the gun for 445,000 and was called by Georgios Sotiropoulos. The cards were tabled with Morris at risk.
Nicolai Morris: 
Georgios Sotiropoulos: 
The board ran out 
which gave Sotiropoulos quads and eliminated Morris in sixteenth place for a payout of ($7,250).
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
2,000,000 | 700,000 |
|
Busted |
Dario Sammartino was all in with 
but had run into the 
of Thomas Taylor.
The 
board did nothing but give Taylor a set, and the 2021 WSOP Main Event runner-up was an early elimination here on Day 2.
Meanwhile at another table, Joel Fishman was also spotted exiting the tournament area.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,200,000 | |
|
Busted | |
|
Busted |
Event #24: $,1000 FLIP & GO No-Limit Hold'em Day 2 gets underway today at noon local time. At the beginning of Day 1, there were a total of 157 players that advanced from their tables and only 27 found a bag at the end of the day.
Starting the day as the top stack is Christopher Chatman with a total of 2,320,000 in chips. Ian Steinman is second in chips with 1,880,000 and Randall Webb Is right behind with 1,530,000. They will be looking to take home a World Series of Poker gold bracelet and the grand prize of $187,770 as they battle until a winner is crowned.
Blinds will be starting on Level 13, 20,000/40,000 with a 40,000 big blind ante and all 27 players have a payout of $6,030 locked up.
| PLACE | PLAYER | COUNTRY | CHIPS | BIG BLINDS |
| 1 | Christopher Chatman | United States | 2,320,000 | 58 |
| 2 | Ian Steinman | United States | 1,665,000 | 42 |
| 3 | Randall Webb | United States | 1,530,000 | 38 |
| 4 | Galen Hall | United States | 1,470,000 | 37 |
| 5 | Austin Apicella | United States | 1,420,000 | 36 |
| 6 | Perry Zhao | United States | 1,360,000 | 35 |
| 7 | Rafi Elharar | Israel | 1,300,000 | 33 |
| 8 | Brek Schutten | United States | 1,300,000 | 30 |
| 9 | Han Cheng | United States | 1,215,000 | 28 |
| 10 | Reiji Kono | Japan | 1,105,000 | 25 |
Be sure to follow along as the PokerNews live reporting team will be bringing you all the action.
