Field Set for Day 3 Run at the Mixed Big Bet Title
Day 2 play started with 146 players at Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas, whittling down to a high-profile 24 big-bet pros remaining by the end of the day. Everyone returning on Day 3 will be guaranteed a minimum of $5,938, with the eventual winner taking home $190,240 and the coveted WSOP bracelet.
Poland's Tomasz Gluszko had a banner day, building a huge stack, and winning a fossil by busting 2004 WSOP Main Event Champion Greg Raymer.
Hye Park also distinguished himself on Day 2, climbing up the leaderboard with a knockout of Travis Erdman in a Big O round, and then taking a big pot in No-Limit 2-7 Lowball Draw from Day 1 chip leader Erick Lindgren.
Lindgren trod some rough ground in the middle stages of the day but rebounded to keep himself near the top of the bracket.
But the biggest big bet performer on the day was Jon Turner, who kept accumulating chips until he had risen from an average Day 1 chip stack to a leading stack of 1,444,300 on Day 2. Turner put his extensive experience in 2-7 lowball variants, Pot-Limit Omaha styles, and other mixed games to work, navigating the field in his signature calm and methodical manner. He will be well-situated to bring those skills to bear on Day 3, to attempt to bring home that elusive first bracelet.
End of Day 2 Top Ten Chip Counts
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jon Turner | United States | 1,433,000 |
| 2 | Michael Noori | United States | 1,103,000 |
| 3 | Dimitrios Michailidis | Greece | 960,000 |
| 4 | Erick Lindgren | United States | 803,000 |
| 5 | Jonathan Borenstein | United States | 754,000 |
| 6 | Benny Glaser | United Kingdom | 746,000 |
| 7 | Tomasz Gluszko | Poland | 745,000 |
| 8 | Hye Park | United States | 719,000 |
| 9 | Daniel James | United Kingdom | 714,000 |
| 10 | Stuart Rutter | United Kingdom | 553,000 |
Day 1 leaders Dimitrios Michailidis, Jonathan Borenstein, and Julio Belluscio kept their places near the top of the Day 2 leaderboard as well.
Other notable names returning for Day 3 seeking the Mixed Big Bet title will be Benny Glaser, Steve Zolotow, Jon Shoreman, Bryce Yockey, and Michael Savakinas.
Among those who did not see the end of Day 2 include Yuval Bronshtein, Chad Eveslage, Scott Clements, Joao Vieira, Daniel Zack, Roland Israelashvili, Robert Williamson III, Phillip Hui, Marco Johnson, David Bach, Chino Rheem, Patrick Leonard, Nacho Barbero, and Shaun Deeb.
The restart is at 2:00 p.m. local time on July 3. The day will play down to a winner, with 15-minute breaks every two levels and a dinner break that will be announced in due course.
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