With 517 entrants, the players have created a prize pool of $542,850. All the players who made Day 2 have locked up a min cash of $2,410, with the top prize being $111,520.
| Place | Prize | Place | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $111,520 | 10-12 | $9,390 |
| 2 | $78,140 | 13-15 | $7,870 |
| 3 | $50,250 | 16-18 | $6,460 |
| 4 | $33,440 | 19-21 | $5,370 |
| 5 | $25,730 | 22-24 | $4,520 |
| 6 | $21,310 | 25-27 | $3,770 |
| 7 | $17,890 | 28-36 | $3,070 |
| 8 | $14,520 | 37-45 | $2,740 |
| 9 | $11,160 | 46-51 | $2,410 |
Action was picked up with a player all in and Davis Khobyer putting him at risk.
All in Player: 6x6x
Davis Khobyer: 5♥5♣
Khobyer was way behind with the smaller pocket pair, but once the board ran out 10♠A♥8♠5♠J♣ he turned a set of fives to take the pot and eliminate his opponent.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
155,000 |
With 254 entrants for Day 1e, the field will play down to the final 25 players, who will all make the money and advance to Day 2 Sunday September 22 at 11:00 a.m. local time.
A player from middle position raised to 10,000, and was called by the player in the hijack. After the cutoff folded, Nathaniel Murphy three-bet all in for 38,000. The blinds folded and both the original raiser and the hijack called.
With the two players heads up and Murphy all in, action checked to showdown after the board ran out 10♥J♠6♠7♠5♥. The hijack turned over Q♠Q♥ which made the middle position player muck their cards, but Murphy had the winner with A♠A♥ to triple up with his pocket aces.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
126,000 |
Level: 15
Blinds: 3,000/6,000
Ante: 6,000
Action was picked up on the turn with the board showing 5♦3♠2♣5♠ and roughly 41,000 in the pot.
Tongguang Sun bet out 33,000 from the big blind, before the player under the gun raised all in for 185,000. This sent Sun into the tank. After spending over a minute debating his decision, Sun stood up and adamantly announced call as he slammed his chips on the table.
Under the Gun: A♦K♦ 
Tongguang Sun: A♥4♥
Sun flopped a wheel, but still took his time for the call after the board paired on the turn, to much surprise of the table. The under the gun player was drawing to a chop, but the K♠ on the river changed nothing and he was eliminated.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
430,000
430,000
|
430,000 |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
520,000
300,000
|
300,000 |
|
|
480,000
50,000
|
50,000 |
|
470,000
325,000
|
325,000 |
|
|
420,000
402,000
|
402,000 |
|
415,000
155,000
|
155,000 |
|
410,000
270,000
|
270,000 |
|
405,000
135,000
|
135,000 |
|
370,000
370,000
|
370,000 |
|
370,000
370,000
|
370,000 |
|
335,000
50,000
|
50,000 |
|
320,000
130,000
|
130,000 |
|
|
315,000
-50,000
|
-50,000 |
|
310,000
-138,000
|
-138,000 |
|
|
300,000
174,000
|
174,000 |
|
265,000
207,000
|
207,000 |
|
265,000
265,000
|
265,000 |
|
260,000
260,000
|
260,000 |
|
255,000
210,000
|
210,000 |
|
140,000
-115,000
|
-115,000 |
|
|
95,000
-89,000
|
-89,000 |
|
75,000
75,000
|
75,000 |
|
70,000
13,000
|
13,000 |
|
||
|
50,000
50,000
|
50,000 |
Mike Vahabi opened the action with a raise to 12,000 from under the gun, and when it folded to the player in the big blind he three-bet all in for 77,000, which was snap called by Vahabi.
Big Blind: K♥Q♥
Mike Vahabi: A♥K♣
Vahabi had his opponent dominated with big slick. The board ran out K♦5♣K♠7♥J♦ to give both players trip kings, but the ace kicker eliminated his opponent and gave Vahabi the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
405,000 |
Players have been sent on another 15-minute break.
Level: 16
Blinds: 4,000/8,000
Ante: 8,000
