Event #86: $1,979 Poker Hall of Fame Bounty
Day 2 Completed
2023 World Series of Poker
Event #86: $1,979 Poker Hall of Fame Bounty
Day: 2
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 2
2023 World Series of Poker
Buy-in
$1,979
Prize Pool
$2,495,776
Entries
1,417
Level
37
Blinds
400,000 / 800,000
Ante
800,000
Entries
150
Players Left
9
Alrighty Then! Ventura Leads the Way in $1,979 Poker Hall of Fame Bounty
Level 31
: Blinds 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante
Day 2 of Event #86 $1,979 Poker Hall of Fame Bounty No-Limit Hold’em has reached a conclusion for the evening at Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas.
From the 150 players who started the day only nine remain to return on Saturday, July 15th to compete for the $402,054 first-place prize money and the beautiful World Series of Poker gold bracelet.
Diego Ventura of Peru will come into Day 3 as the overwhelming chip leader with 13,350,000 chips. That is around a quarter of the chips in play. He will be looking to be the first Peruvian to claim a WSOP Bracelet in Las Vegas.
Final Table Seat Draw
| Seat | Player | Country | Chips | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Martin Jacobson | Sweden | 3,275,000 | 13 |
| 2 | Thomas Kysar | United States | 8,925,000 | 36 |
| 3 | Diego Ventura | Peru | 13,350,000 | 53 |
| 4 | Francis Anderson | United States | 1,625,000 | 7 |
| 5 | Jimmy Setna | Canada | 2,600,000 | 10 |
| 6 | Jose Nadal | Mexico | 2,825,000 | 11 |
| 7 | Jason James | Canada | 4,675,000 | 19 |
| 8 | Louie Torres | United States | 3,400,000 | 14 |
| 9 | Leonid Yanovski | Israel | 1,850,000 | 7 |
In second place is Thomas Kysar with 8,925,000 and, more importantly, he will be sitting in position from Ventura during the final table. From this position, Kysar may prove to be a thorn in Ventura's side.
The rest of the field will return with less than 20 big blinds each, including the 2014 Main Event champion Martin Jacobson (3,275,000) who will be vying for his second bracelet.
Highlights of the Day
From the fifteen Hall of Fame bounties that entered Day 1, only two made it through to Day 2. The 2022 inductee Eli Elezra was the first bounty to be claimed by the erratic Nitis Udornpim. Udornpim cracked Elezra's pocket queens by hitting a straight with ten-nine suited to claim the $2,022 bounty.
Seventeen-time bracelet winner Phil Hellmuth had a tremendous run in the tournament which came to a halt after making it all the way to 19th place. His day ended after Josh Palmer made a flush, beating Hellmuth’s pocket-eights. Palmer went on to finish 11th to collect $25,887 as well as the bounty prize of $2,007.
Following Palmer’s elimination, the remaining players combined to make the unofficial final table. Qing Liu was only just getting comfortable in his new seat when he busted out, running his pocket threes into Jacobson’s big slick which flopped an ace to take the pot.
Play will resume in the Horseshoe Events Center at noon local time on one of the feature tables. Blinds will start at 125,000/250,000 and a big blind ante of 250,000. Play will continue until a winner is decided.
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Seat Draw For Day 3
Level 31
: Blinds 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante
| Casino | Table | Seat | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Horseshoe | 1 | 1 | Martin Jacobson | Sweden | 3,275,000 | 13 |
| Horseshoe | 1 | 2 | Thomas Kysar | United States | 8,925,000 | 36 |
| Horseshoe | 1 | 3 | Diego Ventura | Peru | 13,350,000 | 53 |
| Horseshoe | 1 | 4 | Francis Anderson | United States | 1,625,000 | 7 |
| Horseshoe | 1 | 5 | Jimmy Setna | Canada | 2,600,000 | 10 |
| Horseshoe | 1 | 6 | Jose Nadal | Mexico | 2,825,000 | 11 |
| Horseshoe | 1 | 7 | Jason James | Canada | 4,675,000 | 19 |
| Horseshoe | 1 | 8 | Louie Torres | United States | 3,400,000 | 14 |
| Horseshoe | 1 | 9 | Leonid Yanovski | Israel | 1,850,000 | 7 |
Official End of Day 2 Chip Counts (full)
Level 31
: Blinds 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
13,350,000 | 350,000 |
|
8,925,000 | 1,425,000 |
|
4,675,000 | -525,000 |
|
3,400,000 | 700,000 |
|
3,275,000 | -1,225,000 |
|
2,825,000 | -1,075,000 |
|
2,600,000 | 1,100,000 |
|
1,850,000 | -250,000 |
|
1,625,000 | 225,000 |
Ventura Applying Pressure
Level 31
: Blinds 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante
Leonid Yanovski capped a raise to 600,000 with his card protector rock from the hijack and the rest of the table quickly folded. Diego Ventura then moved all in from the button and the blinds quickly got out of the way. The next hand, Francis Anderson shoved for 1,100,000 in the cutoff and received no action.
Thomas Kysar then raised to 400,000 and Ventura called in middle positon, as did Louie Torres in the big blind. The flop came A♦7♠4♠ and action checked to Ventura who took the pot with a bet of 375,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
13,000,000 | 1,800,000 |
|
|
7,500,000 | -1,100,000 |
|
|
2,700,000 | -200,000 |
|
|
2,100,000 | 600,000 |
|
|
1,400,000 | -100,000 |
Kysar Grabs Pot From Nadal
Level 31
: Blinds 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante
Jose Nadal bet 400,000 from middle position and was called by Thomas Kysar in the small blind.
The flop came A♥6♥5♦ and Kysar led out for 900,000. This scared Nadal off who folded and Kysar took in the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
8,600,000 | 700,000 |
|
|
3,900,000 | 100,000 |
Anderson Survives With a Chop
Level 31
: Blinds 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante
An entire orbit had gone by without a pot going to the flop before action folded to Francis Anderson in the small blind who shoved all in for 1,500,000. Jimmy Setna snap-called to put him at risk.
Francis Anderson: K♣3♦
Jimmy Setna: K♠5♥
Anderson was dominated but the 7♠J♠Q♦ flop made a chop a distinct possibility. The 8♥ appeared on the turn and the two players were already taking back their bets by the time the A♦ fell on the river.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
11,200,000 | 200,000 |
|
|
7,900,000 | 900,000 |
|
|
5,200,000 | 700,000 |
|
|
4,500,000 | -600,000 |
|
|
3,800,000 | 800,000 |
|
|
2,900,000 | -100,000 |
|
|
1,500,000 | -1,000,000 |
|
|
1,500,000 | -550,000 |
|
|
1,500,000 | -900,000 |
Final Level of the Night
Level 31
: Blinds 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante
Play will end when Level 31 concludes and if a result hasn't been decided the remaining players will return to Horseshoe on Saturday, July 15th at noon local time.
Level: 31
Blinds: 100,000/200,000
Ante: 200,000
Kysar Gets Paid on the River
Level 30
: Blinds 80,000/160,000, 160,000 ante
Jose Nadal raised to 320,000 from early position and Thomas Kysar called in the big blind.
Both players checked the 7♣K♦5♦ flop before Kysar led out for 400,000 on the 6♣ turn. Nadal called and they saw the 8♣ fall on the river.
Kysar then fired out another 1,200,000 and Nadal quickly called. Kysar turned over 10♣9♥ for the rivered straight as he took the big pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
7,000,000 | 1,100,000 |
|
|
3,000,000 | -1,950,000 |