Chips had barely been unbagged for the start of the day when Don Patrick raised to 100,000 from the hijack.
Anthony Fay three-bet to 320,000, then Patrick shoved for all 805,000 of his chips. Patrick quickly called.
Don Patrick: 10♠10♦
Anthony Fay: A♣A♦
In search of a ten, Patrick was disappointed in a runout of 6♣3♥6♠A♠J♦, which gave Fay a full house on the turn and put him to among the chip leaders.
Action was picked with Jason Busby all in against Sam Ruha.
Jason Busby: A♣K♠
Sam Ruha: K♦Q♠
The board ran out safe for Busby as it came 4♦10♠5♠3♠A♠, and he doubled.
The returning 162 players are now on a roll. Play has resumed at Level 23 15,000/30,000 with a 30,000 ante.
Level: 23
Blinds: 15,000/30,000
Ante: 30,000
Action gets underway at the 2026 World Series of Poker with Day 2 of Event #25: $500 No-Limit Hold 'em Freezeout kicking off at 11 a.m. local time inside the Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas.
Only 162 players are returning from a huge field that started with 4,100 entries, with all players competing for a massive first-place prize of $196,066, as well as the coveted gold bracelet.
The event generated a prize pool of $1,701,500, and all remaining competitors who return to the felt today have locked up at least $1,515.
Rahulinder Dhillon of the United States enters Day 2 on top of the leaderboard with 2,334,500, and Srdan Mihajlovic from Serbia sits behind him with 1,785,000 in second place, while Lou Brayden holds the third-place spot with 1,700,000.
Start of Day 2 Top Ten Chip Counts
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rahulinder Dhillon | United States | 2,334,500 |
| 2 | Srdan Mihajlovic | Serbia | 1,785,000 |
| 3 | Brayden Lou | United States | 1,700,000 |
| 4 | Steven Edmonds | United States | 1,600,000 |
| 5 | Alexander Ho | United States | 1,580,000 |
| 6 | Bill Bringold | United States | 1,515,000 |
| 7 | Arthur Demirchyan | United States | 1,500,000 |
| 8 | Sam Ruha | Australia | 1,380,000 |
| 9 | Claudiu-Mihai Burlacu | United Kingdom | 1,360,000 |
| 10 | Josh Reichard | United States | 1,355,000 |
Other notables still in the mix and will return to the felt today are Josh Reichard (1,400,000), Christopher Hunichen (700,000), Diego Bakker (625,000), Danny Chang (550,000), Turbo Nguyen (480,000), and Mykhailo Gutyi (300,000).
Day 2 action gets underway today at 11 a.m. where the event is scheduled to play down to a winner. The tournament will resume in Level 23 with blinds at 15,000/30,000 with a 30,000 big blind ante.
Players will get a 15-minute break every four levels, with a one-hour dinner break to be determined.
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Event #25: $500 Freezeout No-Limit Holdem
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