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Thomas Savitsky Leads Star-Studded Final Six after Day 2 of the $1,500 Seven Card Stud
Low Card: 20,000
Completion: 50,000
Limits: 50,000-100,000
It was moving day today for Event #6: $1,500 Seven Card Stud here at the Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas for the second day of limit action. A total of 359 players came out for this event to generate a prize pool of $476,572. Just 62 players returned for Day 2 today, but only 54 made the money and were guaranteed a minimum cash of $3,059. However, by night's end, just six players remained in contention for the WSOP bracelet and the first-place prize of $103,184.
Leading the way is New Jersey native Thomas Savitsky who bagged up 3,000,000. Savitsky has tournament cashes dating back to 2002, primarily in no-limit hold'em, but he has accumulated some mixed game results as well. He will need to finish in the top two to achieve a new career high score, and he has put himself in a position to do just that after a strong finish to the day.
End of Day 2 Chip Counts
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Bets |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thomas Savitsky | United States | 3,000,000 | 25 |
| 2 | James Cheung | United Kingdom | 2,400,000 | 20 |
| 3 | Gregory Josephson | United States | 1,900,000 | 16 |
| 4 | Brian Yoon | United States | 1,200,000 | 10 |
| 5 | Bradley Jansen | United States | 375,000 | 3 |
| 6 | Jonathan Glendinning | United States | 135,000 | 1 |
An impressive cast of characters will be joining Savitsky on the final day. He is trailed by the UK's James Cheung, who has established himself as a force in mixed game tournaments over the last year.
Gregory Josephson rounds out the podium in third after a swingy day. The final three players in the counts are all 25K Fantasy draftees, with Brian Yoon, Bradley Jansen, and Jonathan Glendinning also returning for chance at glory.
Notable players to advance into the money but fail to make Day 3 include David Bach (50th - $3,059), Dzmitry Urbanovich (41st - $3,059), Yueqi Zhu (38th - $3,212), Chris Hunichen (25th - $3,542), Scott Seiver (24th - $3,542), Todd Brunson (21st - $4,030), and mixed game newbie Jeremy Becker (13th - $4,726).
Remaining Payouts
| Place | Prize |
|---|---|
| 1 | $103,184 |
| 2 | $67,771 |
| 3 | $45,570 |
| 4 | $31,380 |
| 5 | $22,141 |
| 6 | $16,017 |
Play will resume Saturday, May 30th, at 1 p.m. on Level 26, with limits at 60,000/120,000 and an average stack of 1,500,000. The action will take place in the Paris Gold section. Levels will be 60 minutes in length, and play will continue until a winner is crowned.
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