Action was picked up on fourth street in a pot between Jeff Madsen, Scott Blackman, and Matt Vengrin.
Jeff Madsen: XxXx/3♠4♣K♣9♦/Xx
Scott Blackman: XxXx/2♦8♦J♦6♥/Xx
Matt Vengrin: XxXx/8♣K♠5♠7♦/Xx
Madsen bet when checked to on fourth street and both players called.
On fifth street, Vengrin bet which saw both players call.
Everyone checked on sixth street and on seventh street, Madsen checked to Vengrin who bet. Blackman called quickly while Madsen went into the tank for a bit before tossing the bet into the pot.
Vengrin tabled Q♠J♠9♠ for a flush while Blackman tabled 7♣7♥5♣ for an eight-seven low and Madsen mucked his hand.
After ten levels of action at Paris and Horseshoe Las Vegas, Day 2 has been completed in Event #61: $2,500 Mixed: Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better; Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo 8 or Better (8-Handed). The day started with 187 players and is down to the final 21 players. The man on top of the leaderboard is David Williams, who managed to bag 1,890,000 chips at the end of the night.
Williams, the bracelet winner and World Series of Poker Main Event runner-up, came into the day with 185,500 chips and was able to increase that more than tenfold by the end of Day 2. Right behind Williams on the leaderboard is another Main Event runner-up, Dario Sammartino, with 1,870,000 in second place. In third coming into Day 3 is Joey Couden with 1,695,000.
Dario Sammartino
End of Day 2 Top Ten Chip Counts
Rank
Player
Country
Chips
1
David Williams
United States
1,890,000
2
Dario Sammartino
Italy
1,870,000
3
Joey Couden
United States
1,695,000
4
Jon Kyte
Norway
1,550,000
5
Matt Vengrin
United States
1,335,000
6
Paul Zappulla
United States
1,100,000
7
Patrice Boudet
France
1,090,000
8
Jacob Nepom
United States
1,035,000
9
Troy Murdough
United States
975,000
10
Jared Talarico
United States
770,000
The 21 remaining players have all locked up $8,369 after they reached the money early in the day, after Eugene Brockettburst the money bubble. Of the 187 players who returned on Day 2, only 77 of them got paid, all earning a minimum cash of $5,000. The 21 players coming back for Day 3 will compete for the top prize of $222,703.
Big stacks from Day 1 did not fare as well on Day 2, as the top two chip leaders coming into the day Joe Shammas and Chad Eveslage both failed to cash. Some other notables who were eliminated prior to the money bubble bursting include Fox Sports TV personality Nick Wright. Also falling short of the money were bracelet winners Erik Seidel, Yuri Dzivielevski, David “Bakes” Baker, Alex Livingston, Todd Brunson and Ari Engel.
Some big names who made the money but busted prior to the end of Day 2 include former Main Event champion Joe Hachem, broadcaster Norman Chad, and bracelet winners Robert Mizrachi, Benny Glaser, Nathan Gamble, Scott Clements, and Marco Johnson.
Benny Glaser
Action will resume at 1 p.m. local time on June 26, with the expectation of playing to a champion. Play for Day 3 will start in Level 23, where they will play 60-minute levels with a 15-minute break after every two levels.
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