Patrick Leonard Still in the Hunt for His Second Bracelet in $777 Lucky 7's Event
Day 2 of Event #90: $777 Lucky 7’s No-Limit Hold'em at the 2025 World Series of Poker has ended here at Horseshoe and Paris, Las Vegas. A total of 348 survivors from the three Day 1 starting flights took their seats at the start of the day.
Those flights generated a total of 8,012 entrants, creating a prize pool of $5,447,118. All 348 returning players got paid, with a minimum cash prize of $2,800. The winner will take home a cool $777,777 and the coveted WSOP bracelet.
Team Girl Dads' 25k Fantasy Draft pick Patrick Leonard is still in the hunt for his second bracelet and will be looking to add to his $3,800,000 in lifetime earnings
Of the eight players who bagged up chips at the end of the day, Nicola Bracchi holds the chip lead going into Day 3 with 73,800,000. Bracchi has just over $50,000 in live poker earnings and is hunting down his first WSOP bracelet. Brachi picked up a chunk of his chips when he eliminated Justin Fawcett.
Hot on the heels of Bracchi are Allen Shen (58,700,000) and Hertsel Levy (54,500,000), who round out the top three. Shen has approximately $300,000 in live poker earnings & Levy has approximately $200,000. Both are looking for their first WSOP bracelets. Shen built a nice stack taking out Ronnie Bardah and also eliminating Zachary Habayeb. Levy won a big chunk of chips in a double elimination.
End of Day 2 Chip Counts
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nicola Bracchi | Italy | 73,800,000 | 37 |
| 2 | Allen Shen | Canada | 58,700,000 | 29 |
| 3 | Hertsel Levy | Israel | 54,500,000 | 27 |
| 4 | Yu Liu | Canada | 37,500,000 | 19 |
| 5 | Kieran Walsh | Ireland | 33,400,000 | 17 |
| 6 | Nelson Mari Sanchez | Spain | 24,300,000 | 12 |
| 7 | Patrick Leonard | United Kingdom | 23,100,000 | 12 |
| 8 | Hayato Kitajima | Japan | 16,000,000 | 8 |
A plethora of notable players bagged up chips from a Day 1 flight to take their crack at the top prize. However, the majority of them fell by the wayside throughout the day.
Phil Laak was sent to the rail when his aces got cracked and Joe Serock made an early exit when his jacks ran into queens. Other notable players to hit the rail were Martin Jacobson, Brandon Cantu, Chris Hunichen, Michael Wang, Huck Seed, Brock Wilson, David Pham and David "ODB" Baker.
The remaining eight players are guaranteed a payout of $59,470, but they will all be eyeing up the top prize of $777,777 and the coveted WSOP bracelet.
Remaining Payouts:
| Place | Prize |
|---|---|
| 1 | $777,777 |
| 2 | $332,777 |
| 3 | $244,777 |
| 4 | $181,777 |
| 5 | $135,777 |
| 6 | $101,777 |
| 7 | $77,777 |
| 8 | $59,470 |
The tournament will resume for Day 3 at 12 p.m. local time on Monday, July 14, and will play down to a winner. Play will begin at Level 40, and the blinds will be 1,000,000/2,000,000 with a 2,000,000 big blind ante. Players will get a 15-minute break after every three levels, and a dinner break will be determined by the tournament directors.
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