Liberto Starts in Top Five of 899 Returning Players on Day 2 of Event #5: The Housewarming No-Limit Hold'em
There have been four days of flights leading up to today, with an unbelievable 20,080 entrants registered for Event #5: The Housewarming No-Limit Hold'em. Players from around the world packed the WSOP Bally's and Paris Las Vegas ballrooms each day, generating a $8,435,280 prize pool - completely smashing the initial guarantee of $5,000,000.
George Degon is the current chip leader with (4,665,000) each of the leaders from four flights managed to bagging over the four-million mark. They include Tyler Gaston (4,510,000), Gianluca Pace (4,085,000), Justin Liberto (4,225,000), and Jong Kim (4,015,000).
Event #5: The Housewarming No-Limit Hold'em Day 1s Top Ten Chip Chip Counts
| RANK | PLAYER | Country | CHIP COUNT |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | George Degon | United States | 4,665,000 |
| 2 | Tyler Gaston | United States | 4,510,000 |
| 3 | Justin Liberto | United States | 4,255,000 |
| 4 | Gianluca Pace | United States | 4,085,000 |
| 5 | Jong Kim | United States | 4,015,000 |
| 6 | Jordan Hufty | United States | 3,765,000 |
| 7 | Yavine Brewer | United States | 3,705,000 |
| 8 | Will Failla | United States | 3,700,000 |
| 9 | Simon Webster | United States | 3,650,000 |
| 10 | Jason Johnson | United States | 3,575,000 |
With the final payouts to be announced when play starts at 10 a.m. local time, the players will all be aiming to grab the bigger prizes and climb the pay ladder throughout the day.
The level duration has been increased to 40 minutes each with a 20-minute break scheduled to take place after every three levels. A 60-minute dinner break is slated to happen around 7 p.m. local time if things kick off on time today. Play will continue for 17 levels or when the field is down to five players, whichever is later.
PokerNews will be on-site all day long to capture all the action as the remaining players look to make a deep run at Day 2 to chase the final table dream.
with both players checking. When the 
hit the turn Loeser bet 100,000 after being checked to. His opponent made the call. 
completed the board and again the big blind checked. Loeser now chose a sizing of 335,000 putting his opponent in the tank. After some deliberation the big blind let his cards go. Loeser scooped the pot while showing 
for the missed flush draw and only queen-high.
. Yavine Brewer in the small blind had bet 900,000 into a pot of roughly just over 1,000,000. Scott Baumstien made the call from the big blind. 
river and now Baumstein went well into the tank as he faced a massive decision. 
for a flopped two pair. Baumstein flashed his 
in disappointment before joining the others in the payout line.
it was the end of the road for Depaulo who exited in 333rd.
, not giving much hope for Lyons, but when the turn 
and river 
fell it was a full double up for Lyons who made the six-high straight beating his opponent's kings.
, Mike Sowers made a bet to 1,300,000 from the small blind. 
with Matt dead on the turn. 
