2017 World Series of Poker

Event #64: $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em/Pot-Limit Omaha 8-Handed Mix
Day: 2
Event Info

2017 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
10875
Prize
$268,555
Event Info
Buy-in
$1,500
Prize Pool
$1,428,300
Entries
1,056
Level Info
Level
28
Blinds
30,000 / 60,000
Ante
10,000

Ryan Laplante Once Again Leads After Day 2

Level 20 : 5,000/10,000, 1,000 ante
Ryan Laplante
Ryan Laplante

Just 16 remain after Day 2 of Event #64: $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em/Pot-Limit Omaha 8-Handed Mix. Topping the counts after ten more levels of play was the start-of-day leader Ryan Laplante. Laplante bagged a healthy stack of 1,105,000.

Laplante entered play on Day 2 with the chip lead, just ahead of Chris Moorman. A fitting end to the day for Laplante was knocking Moorman out on the final hand of the night. Moorman moved all-in with pocket nines and Laplante put him at risk with pocket sixes. A six on the flop gave Laplante the lead and Moorman busted to bring on a final two-table redraw.

Joining Laplante at the head of the chip counts are Esther Taylor with 1,057,000, Khorchidian Nichan (895,000), Shannon Shorr (789,000) and Mark Radoja (710,000) rounding out the top five.

Other notables still in contention include Sebastian Langrock (404,000), Connor Drinan (392,000), Fernando Brito (287,000), and Bernardo Dias (226,000).

It is amazing that Shorr made it through the day, period. At one point before the dinner break, Shorr lost all of his stack except for just less than a big blind, which he was forced to pay the next hand. Less than 30 minutes later, Shorr had doubled, tripled, and quadrupled his stack back to more than average chips.

Another player making a bold move that maybe secured his seat on Day 3 was Drinan. Drinan folded queens face up after he four-bet in a three-way pot and got five-bet by Dias.

A total of 158 players started the day, all fresh in the money due to the bubble bursting at the end of Day 1. Familiar faces that are no longer in the running but departing with some consolation on Day 2 include Juha Helppi (28th - $6,718), Bryce Yockey (39th - $5,628), Matt Affleck (48th - $4,785), Jared Jaffee (63rd - $3,620), Jay Farber (65th - $3,222),Jeff Gross (72nd - $3,222), Tom Marchese (78th- $2,914), Naoya Kihara (120th - $2,374), and Carlos Mortensen (126th - $2,374).

The remaining players will return on Wednesday at 2 p.m. and play down until one of them gets to dawn a brand new, shiny gold WSOP bracelet and claim a top prize of $268,555.

Day 3 Seat Draw:

RoomTableSeatPlayerCountryChip Count
Miranda6001Rick AlvaradoUnited States175,000
Miranda6002Slimane MamecheFrance110,000
Miranda6003Ryan LaplanteUnited States1,105,000
Miranda6004Khorchidian NichanLebanon895,000
Miranda6005Fernando BritoBrazil287,000
Miranda6006Zahir GilaniCanada166,000
Miranda6007Victor ChoupeauxFrance667,000
Miranda6008Shannon ShorrUnited States789,000
      
Miranda6011Mark RadojaCanada710,000
Miranda6012Connor DrinanUnited States392,000
Miranda6013Gabriele DigiuseppeItaly320,000
Miranda6014Jerry CallahanUnited States451,000
Miranda6015Esther TaylorUnited States1,057,000
Miranda6016Sebastian LangrockAustria404,000
Miranda6017Jagdeep SinghIndia198,000
Miranda6018Bernando DiasBrazil226,000

Tags: Bernardo DiasBryce YockeyCarlos MortensenChris MoormanConnor DrinanEsther TaylorFernando BritoJagdeep SinghJared JaffeeJay FarberJeff GrossJuha HelppiKhorchidian NichanMark RadojaMatt AffleckNaoya KiharaRick AlvaradoRyan LaplanteSebastian LangrockShannon ShorrTom MarcheseVictor ChoupeauxZahir Gilani