$1,700 Main Event
Day 2 Completed
2019 World Series of Poker Circuit Horseshoe Hammond
$1,700 Main Event
Day: 2
Hardt Bags Chip Lead as 19 Survive Day 2 WSOPC Horseshoe Hammond Main Event
Level 26
: 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante
It was a rambunctious Day 2 of the WSOP Circuit Horseshoe Hammond $1,700 Main Event as a field that started with 208 strong was cut down to 19 in 13 hours of scintillating play.
It was Eric Hardt who emerged as the leader of the final 19 players by the slimmest of margins at the end of the day with a count of 2,685,000, which just barely edged out Mark Uminn, who finished with 2,675,000. Both Hardt and Uminn grew their stacks steadily throughout the day and rose to the top of the counts when there were about 50 players left and stayed at the top until play ended. In third position was Michael Rossitto, who bagged 2,595,000.
Right behind the top three is Casey Carroll with 2,330,000. He was poised to become the stranglehold chip leader on the last hand of the night as his pocket tens held the lead in a flip against Andrew Ostapchenko all the way until an ace on the river took back what would have been a boost of almost a million chips. That one card drastically changed the landscape of the final counts as Ostapchenko now sits fifth in chips with 2,090,000 when he could have easily been out the door instead.
Faisal Sadruddin was the only other player to bag over two million with 2,065,000. Another notable player to end the day with a good amount of chips was WSOP bracelet winner Alan Percal, who finished the night with 1,820,000.
Action of the Day
It took four hands of hand-for-hand play to burst the money bubble at 160 players left after the first break. It was a bad outing for the start-of-day chip leaders Jordan Jayne and Ryan Lally as both were eliminated early on without being able to gain any real momentum.
Eliminations would continue to come at a steady pace including Sam Cosby (42nd), Jean Gaspard (39th), Aaron Massey (33rd) and Aram Zobian (27th). With 21 players remaining, play slowed considerably and it took an hour before Eric Salazar bit the dust in 21st place. John Simon would be the final victim of the night when he was eliminated in 20th place.
PokerNews will be with you the whole way as the 19 players remaining will return at noon local time to level 27 and will play all the way down until a WSOP Circuit ring winner is bejeweled.
End of Night Chip Counts (full)
Level 26
: 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
2,685,000
-265,000
|
-265,000 |
|
2,675,000
895,000
|
895,000 |
|
2,595,000
545,000
|
545,000 |
|
2,330,000
230,000
|
230,000 |
|
2,090,000
140,000
|
140,000 |
|
2,065,000
315,000
|
315,000 |
|
1,935,000
1,095,000
|
1,095,000 |
|
1,840,000
640,000
|
640,000 |
|
1,820,000
-310,000
|
-310,000 |
|
||
|
1,760,000
530,000
|
530,000 |
|
1,610,000
1,040,000
|
1,040,000 |
|
1,525,000
925,000
|
925,000 |
|
1,505,000
105,000
|
105,000 |
|
||
|
1,455,000
-710,000
|
-710,000 |
|
1,105,000
-145,000
|
-145,000 |
|
890,000
-120,000
|
-120,000 |
|
775,000
-625,000
|
-625,000 |
|
690,000
-220,000
|
-220,000 |
|
575,000
-40,000
|
-40,000 |
Ace on River Gives Ostapchenko Double on Last Hand of Night
Level 26
: 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante
Andrew Ostapchenko was all in preflop with 
and at risk against the 
of Casey Carroll.
It was the the final hand of the night and it would prove to be a dramatic one as the flop came 
the turn was the 
to put Ostapchenko almost out the door, but Lucy in the Sky with the 
rained down on the river to save his tournament life and give him a huge double up to head into Day 3.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,950,000
320,000
|
320,000 |
Jaroch Doubles
Level 26
: 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante
Eric Jaroch grabbed a citical double up when his 
overcame the 
of Waldemar Ogloza when the board ran out 
to give Jaroch the winning flush hand and keep him alive.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
840,000
125,000
|
125,000 |
|
|
615,000
-285,000
|
-285,000 |
Salazar Slayed
Level 26
: 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante
A preflop all in cooler occurred as Eric Salazar's 
went up in flames against the 
of Alan Percal.
The board ran out safe for the aces without much sweat and Salazar became the first elimination to happen in close to a full hour.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
2,130,000
605,000
|
605,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
Busted | |
Lindquist Hits "Destiny" River to Add More
Level 26
: 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante
David Lindquist bet 125,000 on a flop of 
and was called by Eric Jaroch.
The turn was the 
. This time Jaroch led out with a bet of 160,000 and was called by Lindquist. The river came the 
. Jaroch fired again, this time with an amount of 230,000. Lindquist thought for about 10 seconds before calling.
Jaroch showed the and Lindquist showed the winner with the 
.
"It's destiny. You can't stop it when it's destiny for me to win. It's happening all day today and will keep happening tomorrow" Lindquist said as he collected yet another pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
2,750,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
|
|
715,000
-435,000
|
-435,000 |
Lindquist Barrages Wolff
Level 26
: 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante
The flop came 
Michael Wolff was out of the big blind and checked it over to David Linquist who bet 130,000, Wolff called.
The turn paired the board with the . Wolf again check-called, this time doing so to a bet of 165,000.
The river came the 
. Wolff checked a third time and Lindquist said the magic words "all in". Wolff went into the tank but folded after about 20 seconds to give Lindquist a nice pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
2,150,000
20,000
|
20,000 |
|
|
570,000
-530,000
|
-530,000 |
Level: 26
Blinds: 20,000/40,000
Ante: 40,000
Battle of the Erics
Level 25
: 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante
After a previous hand where Eric Salazar win some chips from Eric Hardt, the two were at it again.
The flop came 
. Hardt bet 125,000 and Salazar called. The turn was the . Both players checked it.
The river was the . Hardt put together a bet of 290,000 which made Salazar fold after a few moments of thought.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
2,950,000
800,000
|
800,000 |
|
1,620,000
720,000
|
720,000 |