Zamani Leads Heading Into Day 2 of Hall of Fame Bounty
Day 2 of Event #86: $1,979 Poker Hall of Fame Bounty No-Limit Hold’em gets underway at 12 p.m. local time in the Silver section of the Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas.
From a record-shattering field of 1,417 players, 150 are returning to battle it out for their share of the $2,465,590 prize pool and the $402,054 first-place prize.
The bubble broke late into the evening with the top 213 players taking home at least $3,135.
Leading the all-star field is Martin Zamani, who bagged up 1,258,000, good for 126 big blinds. Zamani was able to score a bounty worth $2,006 late in the day in a multi-way all-in by catching running diamonds to eliminate Poker Hall of Famer Billy Baxter.
Turkey’s Osman Ihlamur bagged the second-biggest stack with 897,000 and rounding out the top three is Roman Hrabec, who will cross a million dollars in WSOP cashes if he can pull off the win.
| Rank | Player | Country | Chips | Big Blind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Martin Zamani | United States | 1,258,000 | 126 |
| 2 | Osman Ihlamur | Turkiye | 897,000 | 90 |
| 3 | Roman Hrabec | Czechia | 772,000 | 77 |
| 4 | Xiaowen Zhao | China | 751,000 | 75 |
| 5 | Jason James | Canada | 715,000 | 72 |
| 6 | Valentyn Shabelnyk | Ukraine | 686,000 | 69 |
| 7 | Marc Moukarzel | France | 612,000 | 61 |
| 8 | Anthony Hu | United States | 580,000 | 58 |
| 9 | Kevin Calenzo | United States | 579,000 | 58 |
| 10 | Wayne Harmon | United States | 565,000 | 57 |
There are still two bounties left in the field, Phil Hellmuth finished with 281,000 and offers up a bounty worth $2,007, and Eli Elezra bagged 254,000 and carries one of the most valuable bounties worth $2,021.
A total of 14 Hall of Famers took their seats on Day 1, from the likes of Jack McClelland and Berry Johnston to Todd Brunson, Barry Greenstein, and fan favorite, Johnny Chan.
Quite a few notables still grace the field, including 2014 Main Event champ Martin Jacobson, bracelet winner and high stakes crusher Danny Tang, and five-time bracelet winner Daniel Alaei.
Returning players are guaranteed a payout of $3,429 and will play 40-minute levels with a 15-minute break every two levels. Day 2 blinds will start at 5,000/10,000 with a 10,000 big blind ante and players will play until a winner is crowned.
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