Event #9: $25,000 WSOP Super Main Event
Day 2 Started
Event #9: $25,000 WSOP Super Main Event
Day 2 Started
Day 2 of the first-ever $25,000 WSOP Super Main Event is set to resume at noon local time here at Atlantis Paradise Island Bahamas. The four Day 1 starting flights saw 1,124 players, 387 of which will return for Day 2. The remaining players will be battling it out for a piece of the $50,000,000 guaranteed prize pool, with official payouts to be announced later in the day.
Day 1a proved to be the biggest flight of them all, with 461 entrants. Of the 155 who survived, it was Juan Pardo who finished the flight as the chip leader with 4,585,000.
Day 1b saw 254 challengers show up, but only 85 making it through. Fedor Holz bagged the overwhelming chip lead with 4,880,000, and is the overall chip leader heading into Day 2.
Day 1c attracted 181 runners, with 64 advancing to Day 2. Ana Marquez finished the flight as the player on top with 3,645,000.
Day 1d was the final live flight, added another 228 entries to the field. Only 83 bagged for Day 2, with Eric Yanovsky leading the way with 3,995,000.
Place | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Fedor Holz | Germany | 4,880,000 | 195 |
2 | Juan Pardo | Spain | 4,585,000 | 183 |
3 | Jonathan Jaffe | United States | 4,390,000 | 176 |
4 | Eric Yanovsky | United States | 3,995,000 | 160 |
5 | Shaun Deeb | United States | 3,960,000 | 158 |
6 | Kayhan Mokri | Norway | 3,805,000 | 152 |
7 | Mikhail Iakovlev | Russian Federation | 3,800,000 | 152 |
8 | Ana Marquez | Spain | 3,645,000 | 146 |
9 | Bryn Kenney | United States | 3,615,000 | 145 |
10 | Pascal Lefrancois | Canada | 3,520,000 | 141 |
Notables still in the mix heading into Day 2 with bigger stacks include Chris Brewer (3,345,000), Santhosh Suvarna (3,160,000), Chris Hunichen (2,920,000), Alex Foxen (2,900,000), Maria Ho (2,610,000), 2019 WSOP Main Event winner Hossein Ensan (2,600,000) and Jim Collopy (2,475,000). These players all sit in the top 50, looking to make a run and capture the coveted WSOP gold bracelet.
Late registration is permitted throughout the first three levels of play on Day 2, so the field size is likely to grow as action gets underway. Nearly 500 players also ponied up the $25,000 buy-in by entering the three online flights that took place. Those who qualified on the virtual felt will join the field at the start of Day 3.
The tournament will resume at Level 11 with blinds at 10,000/25,000/25,000 with 60-minute levels on the schedule. The event is expected to play down to 15 percent of the field and the shot clock will be activated the the start of the day.
Players will be sent on a 15-minute break after every two levels of play and a one-hour dinner break will occur at the completion of level 16 at approximately 6:30 p.m. local time.
Be sure to follow PokerNews throughout the entirety of the $25,000 WSOP Super Main Event here at the 2024 WSOP Paradise.
Level: 11
Blinds: 10,000/25,000
Ante: 25,000
The cards are in the air on Day 2 of the $25,000 WSOP Super Main Event and there are already over 20 new entries to kick things off.
Just a reminder that the schedule is to play down to 15% of the field and into the money. Time clocks are also in play starting today with 15 seconds preflop and 30 seconds post-flop for all action.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Darren Elias |
500,000
500,000
|
500,000 |
Faraz Jaka |
500,000
500,000
|
500,000 |
|
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Jean-Robert Bellande |
500,000
500,000
|
500,000 |
|
||
Boban Zhivkovikj |
500,000
500,000
|
500,000 |
Michael Acevedo |
500,000
500,000
|
500,000 |
Salih Atac |
500,000
500,000
|
500,000 |
John Pannucci |
500,000
500,000
|
500,000 |
Jeff Cormier and Fedor Holz were heads-up in a pot with the board reading J♠8♠7♣A♥ and around 250,000 in the middle. Holz led out with a bet of 135,000 from the small blind and Cormier called.
The river was the 10♠ and Holz slid out a stack of chips, enough to put Cormier to the test for his remaining stack of 880,000. Cormier gave it some thought but decided to fold without using a time bank.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Fedor Holz |
5,280,000
400,000
|
400,000 |
Jeffrey Cormier |
880,000
-370,000
|
-370,000 |
Viktor Kudinov raised to 50,000 under the gun, John Duthie flatted on the button, and Wiktor Chodor called in the small blind.
The flop came 10♦K♦3♥, Chodor checked, Kudinov bet 60,000, and Duthie made it 200,000 to go.
Chodor and Kudinov folded and the pot was pushed Duthie's way.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Viktor Kudinov |
2,560,000
-110,000
|
-110,000 |
John Duthie |
1,220,000
260,000
|
260,000 |
Wiktor Chodor |
450,000
-50,000
|
-50,000 |
The action folded around to Eliot Hudon and Lei Yu in the blinds who each stuck in 75,000 a piece. The flop fell Q♥Q♦2♣ and Hudon checked to Yu who bet 35,000. Hudon check-raised to 100,000 and Yu just called.
The turn brought the 2♦ and Hudon checked again. Yu fired out a bet of 60,000 and Hudon just called this time. The 4♣ completed the board and Hudon checked once more. Yu announced a bet of 110,000 which forced Hudon to use a time bank before calling.
Yu turned over 10♥5♥ for complete air while Hudon showed K♦J♠ for king-high and the best hand.
"Wow, you guys are playing some poker," Ryan Wolfson chimed in.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Eliot Hudon |
2,270,000
370,000
|
370,000 |
Lei Yu |
290,000
-375,000
|
-375,000 |
|
Action folded to Yulian Bogdanov on the button, and he raised to 50,000, which was called by the small blind Paulo Mendez.
Both players checked after the 10♦8♣10♥ flop, which brought the 7♣. Mendez then bet out 50,000, and Bogdanov raised to 150,000. Mendez called to see a river.
The river brought the A♣ and both players checked to showdown. Mendez turned over 9♣8♥ for two pair tens and eights, but Bogdanov had the winner when he tabled K♥K♦ to take the pot with his two pair kings and tens.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Yulian Bogdanov |
1,850,000
50,000
|
50,000 |
Paulo Mendez |
485,000
-375,000
|
-375,000 |