Event #68: $2,500 No-Limit Hold'em Day 2 | 2024 World Series of Poker

06-28-2024 22:28 UTC-8

Three Table Redraw

Calum Grant

Level 27 : Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante

Table	Seat	Player	Chip Count	Big Blinds
623	1	Colin Robinson	5,230,000	65
623	2	Brian Yoon	1,100,000	14
623	3	Andre Akkari	4,800,000	60
623	4	Gianluca Cedolia	4,600,000	58
623	5	Justin Liberto	600,000	8
623	6	Peter Park	4,100,000	51
623	7	John Reiter	6,200,000	78
623	8	Ari Shin	1,250,000	16
623	9	Mike Holtz	720,000	9

624	1	Nacho Barbero	7,100,000	89
624	2	David Dongwoo Ko	2,750,000	34
624	3	Manuel Ruivo	1,500,000	19
624	4	Michael Liang	690,000	9
624	5	Carl Shaw	4,700,000	59
624	6	David Guay	1,300,000	16
624	7	Jose Rodriguez	1,700,000	21
624	8	Johnathan Morrell	750,000	9
624	9	Vitalijs Zavorotnijs	2,300,000	29

625	1	Akshat Bajaj	1,740,000	22
625	2	Rui Ferreira	2,290,000	29
625	3	Michael Newman	2,500,000	31
625	4	Ky Nguyen	3,850,000	48
625	5	Alisson Piekazewicz	3,500,000	44
625	6	Gonzalo Almada	2,940,000	37
625	7	Ivan Stankov	4,650,000	58
625	8	Barry Shulman	2,440,000	31
625	9	Jin Hoon Lee	1,490,000	19

Player	Chips	Progress
Nacho Barbero	7,100,000 600,000	600,000

John Reiter	6,200,000
Colin Robinson	5,230,000 130,000	130,000

Andre Akkari	4,800,000 500,000	500,000

Carl Shaw	4,700,000 1,085,000	1,085,000

Ivan Stankov	4,650,000 450,000	450,000
Gianluca Cedolia	4,600,000 100,000	100,000
Peter Park	4,100,000 100,000	100,000

Ky Nguyen	3,850,000 330,000	330,000
Alisson Piekazewicz	3,500,000
Gonzalo Almada	2,940,000 2,940,000	2,940,000
David Dongwoo Ko	2,750,000 65,000	65,000
Michael Newman	2,500,000 30,000	30,000
Barry Shulman	2,440,000 190,000	190,000

Vitalijs Zavorotnijs	2,300,000 1,040,000	1,040,000
Rui Ferreira	2,290,000 990,000	990,000

Akshat Bajaj	1,740,000 360,000	360,000
Jose Rodriguez	1,700,000 390,000	390,000
Manuel Ruivo	1,500,000 80,000	80,000
Jin Hoon Lee	1,490,000 490,000	490,000

David Guay	1,300,000 100,000	100,000

Ari Shin	1,250,000 1,010,000	1,010,000
Brian Yoon	1,100,000 160,000	160,000

Johnathan Morrell	750,000 2,100,000	2,100,000
Mike Holtz	720,000 405,000	405,000

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06-28-2024 22:28 UTC-8

Brian Yoon Eliminated in 27th Place ($20,816)

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Yori Epskamp

Level 27 : Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante

In the first hand after the redraw, John Reiter raised to 160,000 and Brian Yoon three-bet nearly all of his 1,100,000 stack. Reiter four-bet shoved and Yoon took a moment with the field being on a payjump.

After about fifteen seconds, Yoon laughed, said "Ah f*ck it, I don't care," and slammed the rest of his chips in.

John Reiter: 3♦3♥
Brian Yoon: A♦Q♥

The board ran out 6♣6♠2♣4♦5♣ to eliminate the five-time bracelet winner from contention.

Player	Chips	Progress
John Reiter	7,400,000 1,200,000	1,200,000
Brian Yoon	Busted

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06-28-2024 22:32 UTC-8

Johnathan Morrell Eliminated in 26th Place ($25,319)

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Yori Epskamp

Level 27 : Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante

Manuel Ruivo raised to 160,000 in early position, Johnathan Morrell three-bet shoved all in for around 650,000, and Ruivo called.

Johnathan Morrell: A♦K♣ All in
Manuel Ruivo: 10♠10♦

The board came Q♣8♠3♠4♠7♠ for Ruivo to make a flush and eliminate Morrell.

Player	Chips	Progress
Manuel Ruivo	2,450,000 950,000	950,000
Johnathan Morrell	Busted

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06-28-2024 22:38 UTC-8

Justin Liberto Eliminated in 25th Place ($25,319)

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Alek Gillies

Level 27 : Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante

Justin Liberto moved all in from the cutoff for 600,000 and Ari Shin made the call from the big blind. Both players revealed their hands.

Justin Liberto: A♦2♠ All in
Ari Shin: 5♠5♥

The board ran out K♣3♠2♥7♥K♠ for Shin to take the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ari Shin	1,850,000 600,000	600,000
Justin Liberto	Busted

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06-28-2024 22:39 UTC-8

Manuel Ruivo Eliminated in 24th Place ($25,319)

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Calum Grant

Level 27 : Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante

Nacho Barbero opened to 160,000 from the button and snap called when Manuel Ruivo moved all in for around 2,000,000.

Manuel Ruivo: 6♠6♥ All in
Nacho Barbero: AxKx

Barbero made two pair on the A♣K♦2♥ flop and removed Ruivo from contention after the 9♥ turn and 4♣ river.

Player	Chips	Progress
Nacho Barbero	9,500,000 2,400,000	2,400,000

Manuel Ruivo	Busted

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06-28-2024 22:47 UTC-8

Stankov Flops a Set

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Yori Epskamp

Level 27 : Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante

Ky Nguyen raised to 160,000 from under the gun, Ivan Stankov called in middle position, and Rui Ferreira called from the big blind. The flop was K♠5♣3♠ and Ferreira and Nguyen checked. Stankov bet 215,000, Ferreira folded, and Nguyen called.

On the 2♠ turn, Nguyen checked, Stankov bet 350,000, and Nguyen called.

The river was the 9♣ and Nguyen checked a third time. Stankov carved out a bet of 1,275,000 and Nguyen called it off after four minutes.

Stankov showed 5♠5♦ for a set of fives and Nguyen mucked.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ivan Stankov	6,600,000 1,950,000	1,950,000
Ky Nguyen	1,600,000 2,250,000	2,250,000
Rui Ferreira	875,000 1,415,000	1,415,000

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06-28-2024 22:56 UTC-8

Day 2 Ends

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Calum Grant

Level 27 : Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante

Day 2 has come to a close with 23 players remaining.

Chip counts and recap to follow shortly.

06-28-2024 22:59 UTC-8

End of Day Chip Counts and Seat Draw (full)

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Yori Epskamp

Level 27 : Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante

Day 3 Seat Draw

Table	Seat	Player	Country	Chip Count	Big Blinds
FT 1	1	Colin Robinson	United States	4,835,000	48
FT 1	2
FT 1	3	Andre Akkari	Brazil	5,055,000	51
FT 1	4	Gianluca Cedolia	Canada	4,665,000	47
FT 1	5
FT 1	6	Peter Park	United States	4,540,000	45
FT 1	7	John Reiter	United States	7,280,000	73
FT 1	8	Ari Shin	United States	1,640,000	16
FT 1	9	Mike Holtz	United States	1,015,000	10

FT 2	1	Nacho Barbero	Argentina	9,935,000	99
FT 2	2	David Dongwoo Ko	Canada	2,110,000	21
FT 2	3
FT 2	4	Michael Liang	United States	2,115,000	21
FT 2	5	Carl Shaw	United Kingdom	4,500,000	45
FT 2	6	David Guay	Canada	925,000	9
FT 2	7	Jose Rodriguez	Honduras	1,700,000	17
FT 2	8
FT 2	9	Vitalijs Zavorotnijs	Latvia	2,145,000	27

FT 3	1	Akshat Bajaj	Canada	1,950,000	20
FT 3	2	Rui Ferreira	Portugal	1,300,000	13
FT 3	3	Michael Newman	United States	2,865,000	29
FT 3	4	Ky Nguyen	United States	3,850,000	39
FT 3	5	Alisson Piekazewicz	Brazil	3,500,000	35
FT 3	6	Gonzalo Almada	Argentina	3,360,000	34
FT 3	7	Ivan Stankov	Bulgaria	6,400,000	64
FT 3	8	Barry Shulman	United States	3,045,000	30
FT 3	9	Jin Hoon Lee	South Korea	1,390,000	14

Player	Chips	Progress
Nacho Barbero	9,935,000 435,000	435,000

John Reiter	7,280,000 120,000	120,000
Ivan Stankov	6,400,000 200,000	200,000
Andre Akkari	5,055,000 255,000	255,000

Colin Robinson	4,835,000 395,000	395,000

Gianluca Cedolia	4,665,000 65,000	65,000
Peter Park	4,540,000 440,000	440,000

Carl Shaw	4,500,000 200,000	200,000

Alisson Piekazewicz	3,500,000
Gonzalo Almada	3,360,000 420,000	420,000
Barry Shulman	3,045,000 605,000	605,000

Michael Newman	2,865,000 365,000	365,000
Vitalijs Zavorotnijs	2,145,000 155,000	155,000
Michael Liang	2,115,000 1,425,000	1,425,000

David Dongwoo Ko	2,110,000 640,000	640,000
Akshat Bajaj	1,950,000 210,000	210,000
Ky Nguyen	1,700,000 100,000	100,000
Jose Rodriguez	1,700,000
Ari Shin	1,640,000 210,000	210,000
Jin Hoon Lee	1,390,000 100,000	100,000

Rui Ferreira	1,300,000 425,000	425,000

Mike Holtz	1,015,000 295,000	295,000

David Guay	925,000 375,000	375,000

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06-28-2024 23:40 UTC-8

Barbero Leads Heading into Day 3 of Event #68: $2,500 No-Limit Hold’em

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Alek Gillies

Level 27 : Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante

Day 2 of Event #68: $2,500 No-Limit Hold’em has ended with 23 players remaining out of the 335 who began the day. Play resumes on Day 3 at 12 p.m. local time on Saturday, June 29, in the Horseshoe Event Center, where they will play down to a champion in this stacked event.

The total prize pool generated was $4,959,525. The top seven will lock up a six-figure payday, with the winner receiving the prestigious WSOP gold bracelet and a first-place prize of $667,963.

Leading the pack is WSOP Bracelet Winner and $25k Fantasy draftee Nacho Barbero, who bagged a whopping 9,935,000 and was hovering around the other big stacks for most of the day until he caught fire late in the day and soared past them to put himself way into the chip lead.

End of Day 2 Top Ten Chip Counts

Place	Name	Country	Chip Count	Big Blinds
1	Nacho Barbero	Argentina	9,935,000	99
2	John Reiter	United States	7,280,000	73
3	Ivan Stankov	Bulgaria	6,400,000	64
4	Andre Akkari	Brazil	5,055,000	51
5	Colin Robinson	United States	4,835,000	48
6	Gianluca Cedolia	Canada	4,665,000	47
7	Peter Park	United States	4,540,000	45
8	Carl Shaw	United Kingdom	4,500,000	45
9	Alisson Piekazewicz	Brazil	3,500,000	35
10	Gonzalo Almada	Argentina	3,360,000	34

Bagging near the top is John Reiter with 7,280,000 who is looking for his first bracelet and best live cash earnings. This event will be Reiter’s first cash in the 2024 series as he hopes to add to his $268,226 winnings thus far.

Prior bracelet winners who still remain include Andre Akkari (5,055,000), Peter Park (4,540,000), Carl Shaw (4,500,000), Barry Schulman (3,045,000), Jin Hoon Lee (1,390,000), Rui Ferreira (1,300,000), PokerNews Podcast’s Co-Host Mike Holtz (1,015,000), and David Guay (925,000).

Action of the Day

The day began with a blistering pace as eliminations occurred left and right. As the bubble had just burst the night before, it took less than 2 hours for the field to almost halve from its starting size. Eliminations became less frequent as pay jumps became a factor. By the dinner break, only 59 players remained. As ICM implications came more into play, action slowed heavily. The day ended with the three table redraw having occurred shortly before the end of the day.

Some of the unfortunate players that failed to make it to Day 3 include Phil Ivey, Joao Simao, Mustafa Kanit, Brian Yoon, and the poker power couple of Kristen Foxen and Alex Foxen.

The final players will resume at 12 p.m. on June 29 on Level 28 with blinds at 50,000/100,000. Play will continue until a victor is crowned.

Stay tuned to PokerNews for the exciting finale of this tournament as well as all other 2024 WSOP events!

Tags: Alex Foxen Alisson Piekazewicz Andre Akkari Barry Schulman Brian Yoon Carl Shaw Colin Robinson Gianluca Cedolia Gonzalo Almada Ivan Stankov Joao Simao John Reiter Kristen Foxen Mike Holtz Mustafa Kanit Nacho Barbero Peter Park Phil Ivey