Day 2 of Event #36: $800 No-Limit Hold'em DeepStack 8-Handed at the 2024 World Series of Poker in the Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas started with a bang as Ari Engel, Joe Cada, Michael Wang, and Ryan Riess made early exits while the field quickly dwindled in size.
Israel’s own Timur Margolin soared through the day with a flurry of eliminations, collecting chips throughout the day. Margolin is no stranger to WSOP final tables as he has won two bracelets, one being from the 2018 WSOP $2,500 No-Limit Hold'em. He also has a prior tournament cash in this series, that being in Event #17: $800 No-Limit Hold’em DeepStack where he finished in 421st place.
$800 No-Limit Hold'em DeepStack Final Table
| Rank | Player | Country | Chips | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Timur Margolin | Israel | 44,350,000 | 55 |
| 2 | Michael Allen | United States | 31,400,000 | 39 |
| 3 | Vaughan Machado | United States | 16,225,000 | 20 |
| 4 | Jeremy Chen | Taiwan | 14,900,000 | 18 |
| 5 | Francisco Riosvallejo | Mexico | 14,650,000 | 18 |
| 6 | Adam Hendrix | United States | 14,200,000 | 18 |
| 7 | Agharazi Babayev | Azerbaijan | 13,500,000 | 17 |
| 8 | Joseph Couden | United States | 12,850,000 | 16 |
| 9 | Cole Uvila | Unites States | 8,500,000 | 11 |
Martin Zamani was on a heater at the beginning of the day, finding elimination after elimination and chipping up to nearly double the closest chip leader contender. At one point, Zamani found a miracle with running hearts to send his opponent to the rail. However, he fell just short of the three table redraw in 27th place.
While Margolin currently leads the field of remaining players, he will have to battle through a tough field to win the event. Some of his opponents include Adam Hendrix, and Joseph Couden, who are both playing for points in the $25k Fantasy league. The average big blinds of the remaining player sits around 25, so action is bound to be plentiful.
All nine remaining contenders have locked up at least $32,288, while all eyes will be on the top prize of $342,551 and the WSOP gold bracelet.
Remaining Payouts
| Place | Prize |
|---|---|
| 1 | $342,551 |
| 2 | $228,321 |
| 3 | $168,276 |
| 4 | $125,074 |
| 5 | $93,758 |
| 6 | $70,890 |
| 7 | $54,066 |
| 8 | $41,597 |
| 9 | $32,288 |
Just before the dinner break, the tournament director announced that they would be playing down to a nine handed final table. The unexpected Day 3 will begin on June 15 at 1 p.m. local time with blinds at 400,000/800,000 with a big blind ante, with action streaming on PokerGO.
Be sure to check back with PokerNews for all the action as we play down to a winner.
