Frederik Thiemer raised to 1,000,000 from under the gun and Wai Kit Lo three-bet to 2,200,000 on the button for the German to call.
Thiemer checked the K♥Q♣9♠ flop and Lo bet 1,500,000 after some consideration. That led to the check-shove by Thiemer for 6,775,000 and Lo instantly called before asking right away "do you have a set?"
Frederik Thiemer: K♦J♦
Wai Kit Lo: K♣Q♥
Thiemer only had top pair and a gutshot, and Lo needed to fade pocket tens or running jacks. The 6♠ turn and 8♠ river changed nothing and that sent Thiemer to the rail in 34th place.
Rafael Port opened the action from early position with a raise to 1,600,000. It folded around to Luther Tran in the big blind, who responded by moving all in. Port didn't hesitate and snap-called.
Luther Tran: A♥Q♦
Rafael Port: K♠K♣
Tran needed to connect, but the board came 9♥6♥J♦7♣J♥, offering no help.
After a full count, Tran was found to be 275,000 short of Port's stack, sealing his elimination. Port, meanwhile, raked in a massive pot.
After Darrin Oremba doubled through the same player a few hands before, he found himself in an all-in situation with Quentin Girardet again, this time with Girardet at risk.
Quentin Girardet: J♠J♦
Darrin Oremba: A♦K♦
The flop came down safe for Girardet with 3♦7♠2♠. But Oremba hit the K♠ on the turn, giving him a better pair. The 3♣ river sealed the deal for Oremba, and after losing two big hands, Girardet was eliminated while Oremba secured a spot in the top chip counts in the current state of the tournament.
Jihoon Kim kicked things off with an under-the-gun raise to 210,000. Sitting right next to him, Nikolai Mamut moved all in for 1,320,000. Action folded to Honcheong Lee, who reshoved for around 1,230,000, putting the decision back on Kim.
Faced with two all-ins ahead, Kim hesitated and tried to lighten the moment by asking the table, "If I open-fold, can you teach me a bit?" The table responded with a round of head shakes, drawing a laugh from Kim as he added, "No free lesson?"
In the end, Kim laid it down, showing 6♠6♦. That left Mamut and Lee to battle it out.
Honcheong Lee: A♦Q♦
Nikolai Mamut: J♠J♦
Lee was looking to improve, but the board came J♣4♣5♦4♥J♥, giving Mamut a full house on the turn and quads on the river. He scored a massive double and stayed alive, while Lee’s run came to a sudden end.
All players who returned for Day 2 were already in the money, having locked up at least $2,600 for their $800 buy-in. The winner of Event #80 will take home a hefty top prize of $504,180 along with the coveted WSOP gold bracelet.
The second and final day of Event #80: $800 Summer Celebration No-Limit Hold’em kicks off at 11 a.m. today inside Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas.
After two huge starting flights, the event drew an impressive 7,078 total entries, generating a prize pool of $3,698,201. Just 361 players remain after 22 levels of play in each flight, all chasing the next WSOP bracelet. Day 2 will play down to a winner, with PokerNews bringing you full coverage from start to finish.
Top Ten Chip Counts
Rank
Player
Country
Chip Count
Big Blinds
1
Roelof Pepping
Netherlands
2,775,000
69
2
Darrin Oremba
Canada
2,475,000
62
3
Zizhu Zhao
Canada
2,285,000
57
4
Shawn Pilot
Canada
2,190,000
55
5
Thibaut Lallement
France
2,075,000
52
6
Phillip Motsinger
United States
2,065,000
52
7
Johannes Deusing
Netherlands
2,060,000
52
8
Ionannis Panagopoulos
Greece
2,040,000
51
9
Marat Shafigullin
Russian Federation
1,965,000
49
10
Julien Montois
France
1,950,000
49
Day 1a attracted 3,054 players, with 168 of them surviving the long day. It turned out to be a big showing for the Netherlands, with four Dutch players ending the night in the top ten. Roelof Pepping bagged the overall chip lead with 2,775,000, while Johannes Deusing (2,060,000), Thijs Hilberts (1,835,000), and David Peer (1,765,000) are all near the top as well. Hilberts, who has close to $870,000 in live cashes from Asia and Australia, now has his eyes on a deep WSOP run.
A group of bracelet winners also made it through the opening flight, among them are Pei Li (1,360,000), Tom Fuchs (1,005,000), and Arkadiy Tsinis (610,000).
Pei Li
Day 1b brought even more players through the doors, with 4,024 entries and 193 survivors. Canada’s Darrin Oremba leads the pack from that flight with 2,475,000, followed by Zizhu Zhao (2,285,000) and actor-turned-poker-pro Shawn Pilot (2,190,000).
Nine bracelet winners found a bag in Day 1b, highlighted by Keven Stammen (1,490,000), who won his bracelet back in 2009 and has nearly $7 million in live earnings. He’s joined by Kenneth O’Donnell (1,415,000), Rob Wazwaz (1,360,000), Joseph Roh (1,355,000), and four-time bracelet winner Asi Moshe (1,010,000).
Chris Hunichen (730,000), the lone surviving 25K Fantasy Draft pick, is still in the mix, along with fellow bracelet winners Jimmy Setna (430,000), Jack Duong (400,000), and Lara Eisenberg (355,000).
Chris Hunichen
Day 2 begins at Level 23 with blinds of 20,000/40,000 and a 40,000 big blind ante. Levels remain 30 minutes long throughout the day, with a 15-minute break every four levels and a one-hour dinner break before the final table.
Stick with PokerNews as we follow all the action until a new champion is crowned in this record-setting Summer Celebration.
