2018 World Series of Poker

Event #40: $2,500 Mixed Big Bet
Day: 1
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Event Info

2018 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
9♠9♣8♥6♦4♠
Prize
$122,138
Event Info
Buy-in
$2,500
Entries
205
Level Info
Level
24
Blinds
12,000 / 24,000
Ante
6,000
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End of Day Chip Counts (full)

Will Shillibier
Will Shillibier
Level 10 : 500/1,000, 250 ante
Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Naoya Kihara jp
Naoya Kihara 		119,700
50,700
 50,700
WSOP 1X Winner
Profile photo of Dario Sammartino it
Dario Sammartino 		117,650
66,650
 66,650
WSOP 1X Winner
Profile photo of Scott Bohlman us
Scott Bohlman 		114,000
114,000
 114,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Profile photo of John Hennigan us
John Hennigan 		111,850
24,850
 24,850
WSOP 7X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer
Profile photo of Jeff Lisandro au
Jeff Lisandro 		109,450
-20,550
 -20,550
WSOP 6X Winner
Profile photo of Daniel Harmetz us
Daniel Harmetz 		100,000
100,000
 100,000
Profile photo of John Racener us
John Racener 		88,400
45,400
 45,400
WSOP 2X Winner
Profile photo of Brandon Shack-Harris us
Brandon Shack-Harris 		84,100
36,100
 36,100
WSOP 2X Winner
Profile photo of Stuart Rutter gb
Stuart Rutter 		77,250
27,250
 27,250
Profile photo of Aaron Rogers us
Aaron Rogers 		73,325
73,325
 73,325
Profile photo of Mike Matusow us
Mike Matusow 		73,200
7,200
 7,200
WSOP 4X Winner
Profile photo of Eli Elezra il
Eli Elezra 		70,000
36,000
 36,000
WSOP 5X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer
Profile photo of Jeremy Harkin us
Jeremy Harkin 		66,400
66,400
 66,400
WSOP 1X Winner
Profile photo of Randy Ohel us
Randy Ohel 		66,250
26,250
 26,250
WSOP 1X Winner
Profile photo of Andrew Kelsall us
Andrew Kelsall 		66,200
40,200
 40,200
WSOP 1X Winner
Profile photo of Shaun Deeb us
Shaun Deeb 		65,750
36,750
 36,750
Team Lucky
WSOP 6X Winner
Profile photo of Ray Henson us
Ray Henson 		64,500
44,500
 44,500
Profile photo of Scott Clements us
Scott Clements 		60,650
16,650
 16,650
WSOP 3X Winner
Profile photo of Daniel Weinman us
Daniel Weinman 		59,875
-13,125
 -13,125
WSOP Main Event Champion
Team Lucky
WSOP 2X Winner
Profile photo of Jerry Wong us
Jerry Wong 		59,812
19,812
 19,812
WSOP 1X Winner
Profile photo of Alex Difelice ca
Alex Difelice 		59,000
-1,000
 -1,000
Profile photo of Michel Leibgorin fr
Michel Leibgorin 		56,100
-8,900
 -8,900
Profile photo of Bruno Fitoussi fr
Bruno Fitoussi 		49,950
-50
 -50
Profile photo of Jake Schwartz us
Jake Schwartz 		48,000
48,000
 48,000
Profile photo of Max Pescatori it
Max Pescatori 		44,450
-6,750
 -6,750
WSOP 4X Winner

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Day 2 Seating and Chip Counts

Yori Epskamp
Yori Epskamp
Level 10 : 500/1,000, 250 ante
RoomTableSeatPlayerCountryChip CountBig Blinds
Amazon4291Marcel VonkNetherlands43,67555
Amazon4292Jeff LisandroAustralia109,450137
Amazon4293Joseph CoudenUnited States37,10046
Amazon4294Brian BrunnerUnited States25,37532
Amazon4295Perry GreenUnited States34,00043
Amazon4296Bruno FitoussiFrance49,95062
       
Amazon4301Ty StaffordUnited States43,02554
Amazon4302Scott BohlmanUnited States114,000143
Amazon4303Scott ClementsUnited States60,65076
Amazon4304Naoya KiharaJapan119,700150
Amazon4305Yan Shing TsangHong Kong42,00053
Amazon4306Tyler MeservyUnited States33,50042
       
Amazon4311Eli ElezraUnited States70,00088
Amazon4312Brian RastUnited States23,15029
Amazon4313Magnus EdengrenSweden28,75036
Amazon4314Per HildebrandSweden30,75038
Amazon4315Randy OhelUnited States66,25083
Amazon4316Mike WattelUnited States16,65021
       
Amazon4372Michel LeibgorinFrance56,10070
Amazon4373John HenniganUnited States111,850140
Amazon4374Steven TabbUnited States34,60043
Amazon4375Mike MatusowUnited States73,20092
Amazon4376Chris FergusonUnited States13,80017
       
Amazon4381Jake SchwartzUnited States48,00060
Amazon4382Shaun DeebUnited States65,75082
Amazon4383David "ODB" BakerUnited States41,07551
Amazon4384Todd BarlowUnited States22,30028
Amazon4385Stuart RutterUnited Kingdom77,25097
       
Amazon4391Ismael BojangGermany12,40016
Amazon4392Warwick MirzikinianAustralia43,60055
Amazon4393Jeremy HarkinUnited States66,40083
Amazon4395Marco JohnsonUnited States34,05043
Amazon4396Daniel HarmetzUnited States100,000125
       
Amazon4451Ryan HughesUnited States41,72552
Amazon4452Andrew KelsallUnited States66,20083
Amazon4453Jim CollopyUnited States36,75046
Amazon4454Dario SammartinoItaly117,650147
Amazon4455Barry GreensteinUnited States27,37534
Amazon4456Alex DifeliceUnited States59,00074
       
Amazon4461Raymond HensonUnited States64,50081
Amazon4462Aaron RogersUnited States73,32592
Amazon4463Shiva DudaniUnited States44,00055
Amazon4464Brandon Shack-HarrisUnited States84,100105
Amazon4465Jeffrey MitseffUnited States11,00014
Amazon4466Maria HoUnited States18,57523
       
Amazon4471Noah BronsteinUnited States21,47527
Amazon4472Joao VieiraPortugal25,70032
Amazon4473Max PescatoriItaly44,45056
Amazon4474John RacenerUnited States88,400111
Amazon4475Daniel WeinmanUnited States59,87575
Amazon4476Jerry WongUnited States59,81275

Kihara Looking for Bracelet #2 After Bagging $2,500 Mixed Big Bet Day 1 Chip Lead

Will Shillibier
Will Shillibier
Level 10 : 500/1,000, 250 ante
Naoya Kihara
Naoya Kihara

After ten levels of player, just 51 players remain from a field of 205 that entered the $2,500 Big Bet Mix. This eclipsed the mark of 197 set last year. Leading the counts is former bracelet winner Naoya Kihara with 119,700.

"Last year, the first year this event took place, I made a Day 3 so I couldn't play it," said Kihara, "This year I was playing in cash games at the Bellagio, but I couldn't focus on those games. So I just cleared my mind and jumped in this. And I got lucky!"

Kihara won his bracelet back in 2012 in a $5,000 Pot-Limit Omaha 6-Handed event and had to weather his fair share of storms today. At one point he got kings in against the deuces of Jan Suchanek, only for his opponent to make backdoor quads. This put him down to 35,000 but he soared back up to bag a healthy stack.

Also bagging up a big stack is Dario Sammartino with 117,000. Sammartino is coming off the back of a third place in the $10,000 No-Limit 2-7 Lowball Championship, his only cash of the WSOP so far, but last year he registered four top-10 finishes including a third place in Event #6: $111,111 HIGH ROLLER for ONE DROP.

Other notables still in contention include $50,000 Poker Player's Championship runner-up John Hennigan (111,850), who's having a monster series, last year's final tablist Andrew Kelsall (66,200) as well as Mike Matusow (72,300), Eli Elezra (70,000), David "ODB" Baker (41,075), Barry Greenstein (27,375), and Brian Rast (23,150).

There were multiple bracelet-winners aplenty during the early levels, with Brian Hastings, David Bach, Barry Greenstein, Mike Matusow, John Monnette and Chris Vitch all joining in, creating a stacked field for the relatively modest buy-in of $2,500.

Iraj Parvizi lead this event last year after Day 1, but he would bust early on today, along with Jameson Painter, Mike Gorodinsky, Max Kruse, Robert Mizrachi and Phillip Hui. Players had the option of a single re-entry, and a number of the players eliminated early on took advantage of this.

The payouts were also confirmed today, with over $120,000 for first place.

PositionPayout (USD)
1$122,138
2$75,477
3$49,541
4$33,344
5$23,028
6$16,329

With the swings of the big bet mix starting to show, the chip lead changed hands throughout the day, with Bruno Fitoussi, Randy Ohel, John Racener and Ryan Riess all having spells atop the counts.

After registration closed, it looked like Jeff Lisandro would bag the chip lead after scooping a huge Big O pot to sit with over 130,000. However, the Australian would slip back down the counts as Kihara and Sammartino battled it out for the end of day chip lead. Eventually, it was the Japanese that would claim the top spot.

Coverage continues on Wednesday, June 20 from 2 p.m. here on PokerNews with the tournament expected to play down to a final table.

Tags: Barry GreensteinBrian HastingsBruno FitoussiChris VitchDario SammartinoDavid BachIraj ParviziJameson PainterJeff LisandroJohn MonnetteJohn RacenerMax KruseMike GorodinskyMike MatusowPhillip HuiRandy OhelRobert MizrachiRyan Riess

Event #40: $2,500 Mixed Big Bet

Day 1 Completed

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