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Amid the excitement of three final tables and Day 1b of the Main Event at the 2025 World Series of Poker (WSOP), another dramatic day unfolded in Event #82: $10,000 Eight Game Mixed Championship.
With late registration closing early in the day, 29 new players jumped into the field at Horseshoe and Paris, Las Vegas, bringing the total above last year with 195 entries in this freezeout championship event. That produced a final prize pool of $1,813,500, with the first pieces divided up today.
Leading the way among the final 13 contenders is Thomas Taylor, who was among the top counts throughout the day before a strong final level propelled him to the top stack of 1,803,000.
This marks Taylor's 11th cash of the series, looking for his first WSOP bracelet after runner-up finishes in Event #39: $1,500 H.O.R.S.E. and Event #58: $3,000 Nine Game Mix.
Not far behind is Jon Turner with 1,589,000, while Australia’s Kahle Burns is just shy holding 1,588,000 chips to round out the top three.
End of Day 2 Chip Counts
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thomas Taylor | Canada | 1,803,000 |
| 2 | Jon Turner | United States | 1,589,000 |
| 3 | Kahle Burns | Australia | 1,588,000 |
| 4 | Eric Wasserson | United States | 1,200,000 |
| 5 | Bradley Jansen | United States | 953,000 |
| 6 | Mike Gorodinsky | United States | 937,000 |
| 7 | Brian Hastings | United States | 800,000 |
| 8 | Brian Tate | United States | 750,000 |
| 9 | Jeremy Ausmus | United States | 572,000 |
| 10 | Todd Brunson | United States | 555,000 |
| 11 | Ioannis Konstas | Greece | 488,000 |
| 12 | Sachin Bhargava | United States | 410,000 |
| 13 | Jordan Griff | United States | 102,000 |
Day 2 Action
The second day saw 104 players take a seat, but the fast action saw just 38 reach the dinner break. From there, the money bubble loomed as the top 30 places would earn a minimum of $20,103.
Among the names to finish short of the money was Martin Kabrhel, who registered early in the day before falling in Pot-Limit Omaha to Koji Fujimoto. 2003 WSOP Main Event champion Chris Moneymaker returned with a short stack that didn’t last long.
Alex Livingston spiked the river to send Allen Kessler out before the second break of the day. Other Day 2 entrants included Daniel Zack and Nick Schulman, but neither could build any momentum.
Lengthy Money Bubble
Hand-for-hand play began with 32 players remaining and lasted more than 30 hands, finally seeing Sean Troha bust on the stone bubble to miss out on the payday.
From there, notable stars hit the payout desk including Livingston who finished in 24th place ($22,711). Many eyes were on Vanessa Selbst, who lasted all the way to the brink of the two-table redraw before bowing out in 19th spot ($22,711).
Remaining Payouts
| Place | Prize | Place | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $422,421 | 6 | $68,071 |
| 2 | $277,960 | 7 | $51,385 |
| 3 | $187,724 | 8-9 | $39,966 |
| 4 | $130,211 | 10-11 | $32,057 |
| 5 | $92,829 | 12-13 | $26,543 |
Plenty of familiar faces are still in the hunt for the latest WSOP bracelet, including Eric Wasserson (1,200,000), Mike Gorodinsky (937,000), Brian Hastings (800,000), Jeremy Ausmus (572,000), and Poker Hall of Fame member Todd Brunson (555,000).
The 13 remaining players will return at 1 p.m. local time on Level 19, with big bet blinds at 6,000/12,000 and limits of 25,000/50,000. They are scheduled to play down to a winner, with breaks after every 90-minute level.
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