Action was picked up on a 4♥2♦5♠ flop Rafael Reis was all in and at risk from the button against Jamie Walden in the big blind.
Rafael Reis: 7♠4♣ 
Jamie Walden: 9♥5♥
The turn was the 8♦ and the river was the 5♣ sending Reis to the payout desk in 27th place.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
2,700,000 | |
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Busted | |
Paraskevas Tsokaridis raised to 70,000 from middle position and was called by Ankit Ahuja in the big blind.
The flop came J♠K♥A♠, Ahuja checked Tsokaridis bet 70,000 and Ahuja called.
The turn was the A♦, Ahuja checked again, this time Tsokaridis bet 150,000 and Ahuja called.
Action checked through on a K♦ river card. Ahuja tabled K♠9♦ which was good enough to win this pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,200,000
225,000
|
225,000 |
|
960,000
720,000
|
720,000 |
25K Fantasy Draft pick Adam Hendrix raised from under the gun to 50,000 and Daniel Chase flat called from late position. Oshri Lahmani with the dominant stack pulled the squeeze play and three-bet to 200,000. Hendrix quickly moved most of his chips in minus 25,000 due to a looming pay jump and Lahmani called.
The flop came out with 3♦6♥2♦ and Hendrix checked and Lahmani put in the 25,000. Hendrix made the call.
Adam Hendrix: A♥K♣
Oshri Lahmani: A♠J♣
The turn was the Q♠ and the river was the 10♠ and Hendrix won with his king kicker.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
760,000
465,000
|
465,000 |
|
500,000
200,000
|
200,000 |
|
450,000
145,000
|
145,000 |
Pavels Spirins raised to 40,000 from middle position, Giovani Torre then went all in and was at risk for 345,000 from late position. Martin Finger called from the button, Pavels Spirins then went all in himself and was at risk. Finger snap called and showed his opponents the bad news.
Giovani Torre: A♠K♦
Pavels Spirins: K♣K♠
Martin Finger: A♦A♣
The board ran out 5♦8♦5♠9♦3♠ awarding this massive pot to Finger.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
2,200,000
2,200,000
|
2,200,000 |
|
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||
|
210,000
790,000
|
790,000 |
|
Busted | |
Action was picked up in a blind on blind collision. Mori Eskandani was all in and at risk in the big blind for 310,000 chips. Daniel Chase was in the small blind, covering the Hall of Famer with a slightly better hand.
Mori Eskandani: K♠Q♠
Daniel Chase: A♥J♥
The dealer put out 2♥5♥7♠8♥4♦ and Eskandani was drawing dead on the turn to Chase's flush, sending him to they payout desk for a nice score.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
680,000
5,000
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5,000 |
|
Busted | |
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As recalled by players and victims at the table the following hand took place before the break:
In a four-way all in pot the player in early position jammed for 90,000, one of the chip leaders at the table Sandeep Koralla three-bet jammed from middle position, Tony Huang also jammed with the biggest stack from the small blind and Jack McClelland peeked at his cards to see two beautiful aces and jammed for his last 200,000, putting his bounty on the line.
Early position: K♠Q♠
Jack McClelland: A♠A♥
Sandeep Koralla: JxJx
Tony Huang: 10x10x
The board ran out with all low cards 4x4x2x7x8x and McClelland scooped a massive pot and Koralla won a side pot and only the early player was eliminated.
McClelland laughed, "I have been waiting for this hand all year". He could not believe that his aces survived two four-way pots in the same tournament.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
792,000
512,000
|
512,000 |
|
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265,000
90,000
|
90,000 |
|
|
146,000
270,000
|
270,000 |
Action was picked on a 3♣J♣2♦ flop, hall of famer Jack McClelland was all in for 111,000 and at risk on the button. Vincent Lam made the call out of the big blind.
Jack McClelland: K♥K♣
Vincent Lam: J♦10♦
The turn was the Q♣ and the river was the 9♣ securing the double up for McClelland.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
280,000
71,000
|
71,000 |
|
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31,000
104,000
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104,000 |
Erik Seidel placed his bounty up for grabs when he moved all in from early position for 80,000 and Pavels Spirins isolated by also moving all in for 395,000 and everyone else folded.
Spirins commented about Seidel's hand with, "Aww why do you have to have those"?
Erik Seidel: A♠A♥
Pavels Spirins: K♠Q♦
25K Fantasy Draft players can breathe a sigh of relief as the board dropped with 10♠A♦8♦4♦Q♠ and Seidel's set of aces was golden.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
295,000
100,000
|
100,000 |
|
165,000
70,000
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70,000 |
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Day 2 of Event #95: $1,979 Poker Hall of Fame Bounty No-Limit Hold’em begins at 12 p.m. local time in the Horseshoe Ballroom Red section.
Out of the 1,124 players who registered, only 167 are returning to compete for their share of the $1,979,713 prize pool and the $313,370 first-place prize.
The bubble burst late into the evening, with the top 169 players making the money. Preston McEwen leads the field with 786,000 chips. McEwen could surpass $2,000,000 in live tournament earnings with a 4th place finish or better. Brazilian Luan Coelho bagged the second-biggest stack with 699,000 and rounding out the top three is Yang Lei (616,000).
Poker Hall of Famers Jack McClelland (209,000), Erik Seidel (95,000), and Mori Eskandani (46,000) still have bounties to be claimed but won't go down easily.
| Rank | Player | Country | Chips | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Preston McEwen | United States | 786,000 | 98 |
| 2 | Luan Coelho | Brazil | 699,000 | 87 |
| 3 | Yang Lei | New Zealand | 616,000 | 77 |
| 4 | Xiaowen Zhao | China | 614,000 | 77 |
| 5 | Daniel Marques | Brazil | 609,000 | 76 |
| 6 | Daisuke Ogita | Japan | 593,000 | 74 |
| 7 | Martin Finger | Germany | 554,000 | 69 |
| 8 | Roman Korenev | Russia | 529,000 | 66 |
| 9 | Yuzhou Yin | China | 525,000 | 66 |
| 10 | Naseem Salem | United States | 470,000 | 59 |
Thirteen Hall of Famers entered this event, including Berry Johnston, Barry Greenstein, Barbara Enright, Tom McEvoy, and Johnny Chan, but none of these advanced to Day 2.
Quite a few notables still grace the field, including bracelet winner Rafael Reis (365,000), $25k Fantasy pick Adam Hendrix (320,000) and author Maria Konnikova (192,000). Returning players are guaranteed a minimum payout of $3,923.
Day 2 will feature 40-minute levels with a 15-minute break every two levels. Blinds for Day 2 will start at 4,000/8,000 with an 8,000 big blind ante. Play will continue until a winner is determined.
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