Jesse Lonis Headlines a Star Studded Day Two in Event #17: $2,000 No-Limit Hold'em
Day 2 of Event #17: $2,000 No-Limit Hold'em begins at noon local time in the Horseshoe Event Center.
Out of the 1,692 players who registered, only 264 are returning to compete for their share of the $3,011,760 prize pool and the $436,044 first-place prize.
The remaining 264 players are scheduled to return on June 4 to battle through the bubble, which will burst at 254 players. Ernest Chevrette leads the field with 728,000 chips, followed by Austria’s Lukas Hafner with 722,000. However, all eyes will be on Jesse Lonis, who sits third in chips with 696,000. Lonis is having a career-defining year, earning $6,684,064 since the start of 2025, highlighted by two wins at the last Triton High Roller Series in Montenegro. Lonis is currently the top-ranked player in the Global Poker Index. Lonis was drafted by Team Girl Dads for $103 in the 25K Fantasy Draft and will be looking to earn points for his fantasy owners while aiming to add a third gold bracelet to his trophy case.
Top Ten Chip Counts
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ernest Chevrette | Canada | 728,000 | 121 |
| 2 | Lukas Hafner | Austria | 722,000 | 120 |
| 3 | Jesse Lonis | United States | 696,000 | 116 |
| 4 | Sebastian Crane | United Kingdom | 686,000 | 114 |
| 5 | Masato Yokosawa | Japan | 672,000 | 112 |
| 6 | Michael Phillips | United States | 663,000 | 111 |
| 7 | Sean Hegarty | United States | 550,000 | 92 |
| 8 | Vid Zagar | Slovenia | 547,000 | 91 |
| 9 | Mikhail Zavoloka | Russian Federation | 540,000 | 90 |
| 10 | Zhen Chen | China | 500,000 | 83 |
25K Fantasy Sweats
25K Fantasy Draft players still in the mix include Ali Eslami (473,000), Ethan Yau (389,000), Andrew Ostapchenko (354,000), Chris Brewer (341,000), Dylan Linde (220,000), Shannon Shorr (214,000), Chino Rheem (213,000), Artur Martirosian (185,000), Quan Zhou (177,000), Jon Shoreman (167,000), Alex Foxen (156,000), Eric Baldwin (147,000), Chris Hunichen (145,000), Ismael Bojang (106,000), Adam Hendrix (101,000), and Scott Bohlman (93,000)
Other notables in the running for the bracelet include WSOP Main Event Winners Joe McKeehen (325,000), and Joseph Cada (81,000), as well as Masato Yokosawa (672,000), Barry Greenstein (367,000), Chris Moorman (260,000), Bin Weng (231,000), Martin Kabrhel (216,000), Francis Anderson (180,000) and Jeff Platt (133,000)
Day 2 will feature 60-minute levels with a 15-minute break every two levels. Blinds will start at 3,000/6,000 with a 6,000 big blind ante. Ten levels are scheduled to be played today.
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