button in SafariRania Nasreddine in the Hunt for First WSOP Bracelet with 9 Remaining in Event #13: $1,500 6-Handed No-Limit Hold’em
An action-packed Day 2 of Event #13: $1,500 6-Handed No-Limit Hold’em concluded with just nine players remaining at the Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas.
Headlining them is Rania Nasreddine, who is the last lady standing in the event and in the hunt to claim her first WSOP bracelet, this one coming with a potential $346,108 payday.
Day 2 kicked off with 135 players who bagged up from an opening Day 1 field of 1,840 entries, generating a total prize pool of $2,442,600.
As would be expected in a 6-handed event, the action was fast and furious from the off, and the field was whittled down to less than 36 players before the dinner break at the end of level 23.
Play slowed down considerably when the players returned from dinner, as they tightened their belts to make a run at the final table.
Top Ten Chip Counts
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michel Molenaar | Netherlands | 11,380,000 | 114 |
| 2 | Justin Arnwine | United States | 11,135,000 | 111 |
| 3 | Harlan Karnofsky | United States | 5,230,000 | 52 |
| 4 | Honghao Zhang | United States | 3,960,000 | 40 |
| 5 | Julien Duveau | France | 3,300,000 | 33 |
| 6 | David Rees | United States | 3,185,000 | 32 |
| 7 | Rania Nasreddine | United States | 2,950,000 | 30 |
| 8 | Daniel Hill | United States | 2,890,000 | 29 |
| 9 | Thai Dinh | United States | 1,970,000 | 20 |
Nasreddine comes into Day 3 in seventh place quite far behind chip leader Michel Molenaar, who has 11,380,000. Molenaar finished within the top ten at the end of Day 1 and grew his stack throughout Day 2, knocking out Chris Hunichen late on to take the lead. Molenaar is on the hunt for his first bracelet and is well positioned to get it as he returns for the final day.
Molenaar is closely followed by Justin Arnwine with 11,135,000, and rounding out the podium in third place is Harlan Karnofsky some way behind the two chip leaders with 5,230,000.
Not all could be so lucky as the nine survivors, as numerous two-time bracelet hunters fell by the wayside. Names such as Barry Shulman, Tommy Nguyen, Brian Green, Giuseppe Pantaleo, Jason Dewitt, Peter Park, Evan Sandberg, Sean Jazayeri, and Tyler Patterson all bit the dust before the end of Day 2.
Start of day chip leader David Rees also made it through the day with 3,185,000 but couldn’t hold onto the lead. However, he still had a strong day at the office and remains well positioned to make a run at final table and claim his first WSOP bracelet.
Remaining Payouts
| Place | Prize | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $346,108 | ||
| 2 | $230,626 | ||
| 3 | $163,172 | ||
| 4 | $116,951 | ||
| 5 | $84,929 | ||
| 6 | $62,501 | ||
| 7 | $46,619 | ||
| 8 | $35,250 | ||
| 9 | $35,250 |
Event #13: $1,500 6-Handed No-Limit Hold’em will continue on June 3 at 12 p.m. local time. The blinds will restart at 50,000/100,000 with a 100,000 big blind ante. Levels will be 60 minutes with a 15-minute break after every two levels, and a dinner break will be decided by the floor on the day.
All returning players have locked up $35,250, but will be eyeing up the mouthwatering $346,108 first place prize, which of course, comes along with the coveted WSOP gold bracelet.
PokerNews will be back on the floor tomorrow, June 3, for the final day of the event. Stay tuned for all the action from the floor as it unfolds, and the bracelet is awarded to the eventual champion.