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).
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).
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.
