button in SafariJason Zipfel Closer to Winning his First WSOP Bracelet and Biggest Live Cash
Day 2 of Event #35: $1,500 Pot-Limit Omaha Eight-Handed has concluded, with 15 hopefuls advancing to Day 3 to battle for the $441,560 top prize and the coveted World Series of Poker (WSOP) bracelet. While all remaining players have locked up at least $24,740, their sights are firmly set on the title and the tournament's biggest payout.
Jason Zipfel ends the day with the biggest stack with 14,280,000 chips, having started the day second in chips. According to The Hendon Mob, Zipfel’s first recorded live cash was in 2023, and he has come a long way since then. Zipfel is close to his biggest live cash if he can take the event down.
Will Givens follows in the counts with 10,100,000 chips. Givens has been on top of the chip counts since he eliminated Richard Spencer with a full house earlier in the day. Since then, he has dominated the table, eliminating one player after another. Givens owns a WSOP bracelet, which he won in 2014 at $1,000 No Limit Hold'em. With his chip advantage, he is well poised to grab another one.
Maxx Coleman closes the top three with 6,080,000 chips. Unlike Zipfel and Givens, who had been on top of the counts most of the day, Coleman slowly built his stack until he eliminated Aaron Pinson late on, which boosted his chips enough to make it to the podium positions. A 25K Fantasy Player with a WSOP bracelet to his belt, Coleman has made numerous WSOP final table appearances. With his skill and experience, he is more than capable of winning the event.
End of Day 2 Chip Counts
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jason Zipfel | United States | 14,280,000 | 179 |
| 2 | Will Givens | United States | 10,100,000 | 126 |
| 3 | Maxx Coleman | United States | 6,080,000 | 76 |
| 4 | Ido Aboudi | Israel | 5,240,000 | 66 |
| 5 | Hokyiu Lee | Hong Kong | 4,245,000 | 53 |
| 6 | Nick Yunis | Chile | 3,990,000 | 50 |
| 7 | Phillip Mighall | United Kingdom | 3,610,000 | 45 |
| 8 | Thanhlong Nguyen | United States | 3,065,000 | 38 |
| 9 | Michael Estes | United States | 2,920,000 | 37 |
| 10 | Jochen Pfeifer | Germany | 2,575,000 | 32 |
WSOP bracelet winners Hokyiu Lee and Ray Dehkharghani remain in contention, each looking to win a second bracelet. Lee, who at one point was down to just eight big blinds, now sits comfortably fifth in the chip counts. His tablemates jokingly remarked that, in his determination to wait for a pay jump, luck helped him navigate challenging situations enough to survive the day.
Notables who weren’t able to make it included Nicholas Seward, Zdenek Zizka, Brandon Shack-Harris, Allan Le, and Qiang Xu. Xu started the day as the chip leader, but simply couldn't catch a break despite consistently getting his chips in the middle in good spots. His stack gradually dwindled before he was ultimately eliminated from the tournament.
All eyes will be on the top payouts when action resumes, with $441,560 set aside for the eventual winner.
Remaining Payouts
| Place | Prize |
|---|---|
| 1 | $441,560 |
| 2 | $294,420 |
| 3 | $214,960 |
| 4 | $158,460 |
| 5 | $117,950 |
| 6 | $88,660 |
| 7 | $67,310 |
| 8 | $51,620 |
| 9 | $40,009 |
| 10-11 | $31,290 |
| 12-15 | $24,740 |
Action resumes at 12 p.m. local time in the Paris Gold room. Play will restart at Level 28 with blinds of 50,000/100,000 and a 100,000 big blind ante, and will continue until a champion is crowned.
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