There are still nine players remaining while just eight will get a spot in the money. All players agreed on playing one more level, this will be the final level of the day regardless of what happens. As soon as the bubble bursts play will stop.
2012 World Series of Poker Europe
The players have all spoken up and decided to stop play for the night. They'll return tomorrow at 3:00 PM local time to continue the tournament. Right now, they are bagging and tagging their chips, and we'll have a recap posted shortly.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
John Juanda |
2,596,000
96,000
|
96,000 |
|
||
Richard Yong |
1,309,000
-171,000
|
-171,000 |
Philipp Gruissem |
1,308,000
38,000
|
38,000 |
|
||
Steve O'Dwyer |
1,146,000
46,000
|
46,000 |
|
||
Tobias Reinkemeier |
904,000
24,000
|
24,000 |
David Benefield |
551,000
-139,000
|
-139,000 |
Jani Sointula |
489,000
14,000
|
14,000 |
Winfred Yu |
368,000
38,000
|
38,000 |
Mike Watson |
299,000
-71,000
|
-71,000 |
|
That's it for Day 2 of the €50,000 Majestic High Roller at the 2012 World Series of Poker Europe. It was a long day on the felt resulting in another early-morning finish, but one that was very exciting. When things were all wrapped up, John Juanda led the pack with 2.596 million in chips.
Plenty of big names began the day still in contention for the title, and there were even a few late entrants. Both Phil Ivey and Jonathan Duhamel were two of the players to enter at the beginning of the day, and overall the field size grew to 60 total entries (49 players and 11 rebuys). Daniel Negreanu, Sam Trickett and Tony G were some of the others returning to action on Day 2.
All five of those players just mentioned failed to make to through to Day 3, which also meant they didn't make the money. After tallying up all the buy-ins, a prize pool of €2.88 was announced with €1 million going to the winner. The top eight spots were set to be paid.
As play closed in on the final table, Marvin Rettenmaier was eliminated in 12th place, Fabian Quoss in 11th place, then Scott Seiver in 10th place. The final nine players redrew to one table and were going to play it out until the bubble burst and just eight remained. There was a change of plans, though, and the players opted to stop at the end of Level 17. The schedule is to return tomorrow at 3:00 PM local time and play down to a winner.
€50,000 Majestic High Roller
Day 2 Completed