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Event #78: $1,000 Mini Main Event
Day 2 Completed
2024 World Series of Poker
Event #78: $1,000 Mini Main Event
Day: 2
Event Info
2024 World Series of Poker
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 2
Buy-in
$1,000
Prize Pool
$5,361,840
Total Entries
6,076
Level
45
Blinds
2,500,000 / 5,000,000
Ante
5,000,000
Entries
486
Players Left
5
Players Left 1 / 6,076
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Level 42
: Blinds 1,500,000/3,000,000, 3,000,000 ante
Day 2 of Event #78: $1,000 Mini Main Event No-Limit Hold'em has come to an end. The day started with 486 players returning out of a starting field of 6,076 and by day's end, only five players were still sitting in their seats as they bagged for Day 3 here at the Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas.
After twelve hours of play, it was Kyle Williamson of the United States finding himself at the top of the leaderboard with 146,300,000. However, right on his tail is Cypriot Georgios Skarparis with 143,700,000.
Final Five Chip Counts and Seat Chart
| Seat | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kyle Williamson | United States | 146,300,000 | 49 |
| 2 | Mikhail Zavoloka | Russian Federation | 20,200,000 | 7 |
| 3 | Dirk Bruns | Germany | 17,500,000 | 6 |
| 4 | Alexandre Barbaranelli | Italy | 36,800,000 | 12 |
| 5 | Georgios Skarparis | Cyprus | 143,700,000 | 48 |
Day 2 action
The day began fast and furious, with bust-outs happening rapidly. By the first break of the day, only 207 of the 486 players remained. Early in the day, some of the fallen included Tony Miles (404th), Ismael Bojang (262nd), David Kaye (255th),Landon Tice (219th), and Marsha Wolak (113th).
Kaihung Hu had a huge stack for the majority of the day, gaining traction early when his aces knocked out Panagiotis Mavritsakis. Although he was the chip leader for a long time, he ultimately fell to seventh place, earning $93,171 when his top pair was out-kicked by the aggressive Skarparis
Williamson sky-rocketed to the top in the last few hands of the night, as he scored a big pot with six-high as Skarparis mucked at showdown.
The very next hand, Williamson knocked out Joshua Prager (6th - $120,950) in a blind versus blind battle when his ace-five cracked the queens of Prager. This pot sent him to the number one spot as the tournament director brought over bags to end the night.
All five players have locked up a payout of $158,191 of the $5,346,880 prize pool, but all eyes are on the grand prize of $554,925 and the coveted WSOP gold bracelet.
Final Table Results and Remaining Payouts
| Place | Player | Country | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $554,925 | ||
| 2 | $369,994 | ||
| 3 | $276,695 | ||
| 4 | $208,444 | ||
| 5 | $158,191 | ||
| 6 | Joshua Prager | United States | $120,950 |
| 7 | Kaihung Hu | United States | $93,171 |
| 8 | Stefan Widmer | Switzerland | $72,316 |
| 9 | Hunter Frey | United States | $56,557 |
Day 3 begins at 2 p.m. local time on July 4 in the Horseshoe Event Center with 20 minutes and 15 seconds remaining in Level 42, and blinds of 1,500,000/3,000,000 and a big blind ante of 3,000,000.
Stay tuned for more coverage of this event from the PokerNews live reporting team as we wait to see who becomes the newest champion here at the 2024 World Series of Poker.
Level 42
: Blinds 1,500,000/3,000,000, 3,000,000 ante
| Seat | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kyle Williamson | United States | 146,300,000 | 49 |
| 2 | Mikhail Zavoloka | Russian Federation | 20,200,000 | 7 |
| 3 | Dirk Bruns | Germany | 17,500,000 | 6 |
| 4 | Alexandre Barbaranelli | Italy | 36,800,000 | 12 |
| 5 | Georgios Skarparis | Cyprus | 143,700,000 | 48 |
Level 42
: Blinds 1,500,000/3,000,000, 3,000,000 ante
Day 2 has come to and end with just five players remaining as they begin to bag.
Day 3 will restart at 2:00 p.m. Stay tuned for a recap of Day 2.
Level 42
: Blinds 1,500,000/3,000,000, 3,000,000 ante
Kyle Williamson jammed all-in from the small blind and Joshua Prager called off his stack of about 30,000,000 in the big blind.
Joshua Prager: Q♠Q♦ 
Kyle Williamson: A♠5♠
Prager couldn't avoid the over card as the dealer ran out the A♦7♣6♣9♣K♠ board.
Level 42
: Blinds 1,500,000/3,000,000, 3,000,000 ante
Georgios Skarparis limped the small blind and Kyle Williamson checked his option.
The dealer spread a flop of K♠7♥3♦, and Skarparis led for 3,500,000. Williamson called.
The 8♠ fell on the turn and Skarparis fired again, this time for 8,000,000. Williamson stuck around with a call.
When the Q♣ hit the river both players tapped the table. Skarparis mucked his hand and Williamson rolled 6♠5♠ for six-high as he raked in the pot.
Level: 42
Blinds: 1,500,000/3,000,000
Ante: 3,000,000
Level 41
: Blinds 1,300,000/2,500,000, 2,500,000 ante
Kaihung Hu opened to 5,500,000 from the cutoff and he was called by Georgios Skarparis on the button.
The dealer fanned a flop of 7♥K♥Q♠ and Hu checked. Skarparis took this opportunity to bet 6,500,000, then after Hu called, he fired a second barrel of 12,000,000 on the 2♣ turn. Hu check-called once again.
Hu checked the 8♣ river and Skarparis decided to go all-in for approximately 71,200,000. Hu went deep into the tank for several minutes, until the clock was called. During the last seconds he had, Hu decided to call for his last 32,000,000.
Kaihung Hu: K♠9♥
Georgios Skarparis: K♣10♣
Hu called with top pair, but Skarparis had the same pair but with a better kicker. Hu was eliminated in 7th place for $93,171, while Skarparis now holds almost half of the chips in play.
Level 41
: Blinds 1,300,000/2,500,000, 2,500,000 ante
Stefan Widmer moved all-in for 27,300,000 and Georgios Skarparis re-jammed from the small blind, forcing the big blind out of the pot.
Stefan Widmer: Q♠Q♦
Georgios Skarparis: A♠Q♥
The dreaded ace came on the A♥8♥5♠ flop, giving Skarparis a pair of aces to take the lead and the A♣ turn meant Widmer was drawing dead as the dealer dropped the 3♥ on the river.
Level 41
: Blinds 1,300,000/2,500,000, 2,500,000 ante
Kaihugn Hu raised from under the gun to 5,500,000 and Joshua Prager shoved for 15,500,000 from the hijack. Stefan Widmer was on the button and cold-called, which got Hu to fold.
Joshua Prager: A♠10♥
Stefan Widmer: J♥J♣
Prager took the lead on the A♥2♥6♥ flop after he paired his ace, but had to fade the flush draw of Prager. The 10♣ turn gave Prager an unneeded two pair, and the K♣ river was a brick which meant Prager more than doubled up.
