Event #95: $1,979 Poker Hall of Fame Bounty No-Limit Hold'em
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2024 World Series of Poker
Event #95: $1,979 Poker Hall of Fame Bounty No-Limit Hold'em
Day: 2
Event Info
2024 World Series of Poker
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 2
Buy-in
$1,979
Prize Pool
$1,970,906
Entries
1,119
Level
39
Blinds
600,000 / 1,200,000
Ante
1,200,000
Entries
167
Players Left
9
Players Left 1 / 1,119
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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.
Top Ten Chip Counts
| 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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Level: 17
Blinds: 4,000/8,000
Ante: 8,000
Level 17
: Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
The tournament has started and 167 players are ready to battle.
Level 17
: Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
Paul Dhaliwal shoved for the second hand in a row this time from under the gun and the first one made it through uncontested but this one was called by Stoyan Madanzhiev in the big blind.
Paul Dhaliwal: A♦K♣ 
Stoyan Madanzhiev: 9♦9♥
The runout was 6♦J♣Q♠K♥7♥ giving Dhaliwal the best hand with a pair of kings.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
158,000
96,000
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96,000 |
|
77,000
77,000
|
77,000 |
|
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Level 17
: Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
Alexandre Vuilleumier raised to 12,000 from the button, Christian Roberts then went all in from the small blind for 102,000, Vuilleumier made the call.
Christian Roberts: Q♦J♥
Alexandre Vuilleumier: 6♣6♥
The dealer ran out a board of 4♥7♦4xJ♠A♦ securing the double up for Roberts.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
225,000
112,000
|
112,000 |
|
|
||
|
35,000
106,000
|
106,000 |
|
|
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Level 17
: Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
Carlos Chadha-Villamarin opened the action with a raise to 20,000 from middle position. Mori Eskandani moved all in from the hijack for 212,000 and Chadha-Villamarin made the call.
Mori Eskandani: A♥K♠
Carlos Chadha-Villamarin: 10♥10♦
An even fight, the board ran out 7♥J♠J♣8♦K♣ and Eskandani got there on the river to double up to nearly 500,000 chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
450,000
404,000
|
404,000 |
|
||
|
230,000
233,000
|
233,000 |
Level 17
: Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
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
|
70,000 |
|
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Level 17
: Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
The cutoff opened the action with a raise to 16,000 before John Pannucci moved all in from the button for for 79,000. Nohad Teliani was sitting in the big blind and she reraised all in for 137,000. The initial raiser mucked and Pannucci was in trouble.
John Pannucci: K♦Q♣
Nohad Teliani: Q♥Q♦
The dealer put out 3♥K♣7♥7♦J♣ and Pannucci found some help from the deck, earning him a full double up and leaving Teliani short.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
196,000
96,000
|
96,000 |
|
58,000
92,000
|
92,000 |
