Day 2 of Event #49: $3,000 No-Limit Hold’em 6-Handed will get underway at noon today with 69 players returning to Horseshoe and Paris, Las Vegas to battle it out for a share of the $3,794,070 prize pool that has been accumulated from the buy-ins of all 1,421 entrants.
The top score of $574,223 will certainly be within the sights of chip leader Ori Hasson, who has a massive 3,655,000 chips, more than double third place. Coming not so close in second is 25K Fantasy Draft pick Matthew Wantman (2,355,000), with Tyler Patterson (1,800,000) rounding out the top three.
Also progressing are Stephen Song (1,075,000), Yang Zhang (735,000), Pedro Neves (645,000), Danny Wong (435,000), and Justin Liberto (195,000), all of whom will be looking to double their bracelet tally today.
Top Ten Chip Counts
| Rank | Player | Country | Chips | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ori Hasson | Austria | 3,665,000 | 121 |
| 2 | Matthew Wantman | United States | 2,355,000 | 78 |
| 3 | Tyler Patterson | United States | 1,800,000 | 60 |
| 4 | Tyler Cornell | United States | 1,735,000 | 57 |
| 5 | Vladas Tamasauskas | Lithuania | 1,550,000 | 51 |
| 6 | Hiroyuki Tane | Japan | 1,545,000 | 51 |
| 7 | Jose Angel Latorre | Colombia | 1,540,000 | 51 |
| 8 | Daniel Palau | Spain | 1,290,000 | 43 |
| 9 | Kenneth Kim | Korea | 1,270,000 | 42 |
| 10 | Fabian Niederreiter | Germany | 1,260,000 | 42 |
The remaining competitors will take their seats in Horseshoe Silver, as play begins at Level 22, with blinds at 15,000/30,000, with a 30,000 big blind ante. Unlike yesterday, each level will be 40 minutes in duration, rather than 30. As opposed to a set number of levels being played today, the plan is to play until a winner is crowned and a bracelet will be given out.
Keep up to date with all the action, as PokerNews offers live updates throughout this competition’s final day.
