Drew Scott Leads the Field After Day 2 of Mixed Big Bet
Big swings and plenty of action highlighted Day 2 of Event #35: $2,500 Mixed Big Bet, where Canadian Drew Scott holds the lead among the final 17 players.
Scott bagged 1,340,000 chips after mounting a charge late in the night thanks to a pair of big hands against Schuyler Thornton. First, Scott earned three-quarters of a Big O pot to avoid elimination. Just over an hour later, Scott doubled through Thornton with aces up. He now holds a narrow lead over Galen Hall, with plenty of other notable names giving chase.
A total of six bracelet winners remain in the final 17, including Rami Boukai, Keith Lehr, Scott Bohlman, Renan Bruschi and Day 1 chip leader Richard Ashby.
Event #35: $2,500 Mixed Big Bet Event Top 10 Chip Counts
| Place | Player | Country | Chips |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Drew Scott | Canada | 1,340,000 |
| 2 | Galen Hall | United States | 1,127,000 |
| 3 | Christopher Smith | United States | 1,048,000 |
| 4 | Lok Chan | Hong Kong | 909,500 |
| 5 | Ryan Moriarty | United States | 908,000 |
| 6 | Rami Boukai | United States | 792,000 |
| 7 | Michael Trivett | United States | 742,000 |
| 8 | Patrick Leonard | United Kingdom | 495,000 |
| 9 | Keith Lehr | United States | 459,000 |
| 10 | Scott Bohlman | United States | 416,000 |
The 281 total entries on Day 1 created a prize pool of $625,225, and players reached the top 43 on level 16 to earn a minimum of $4,000. Many familiar names found the money, including Josh Arieh, Dario Sammartino, Frank Kassela, Brian Rast and Jerry Wong.
Among the notables that fell short on Day 2 were Daniel Negreanu, Phil Ivey, Jared Bleznick, Ryan Reiss and Yuri Dzivielevski.
The final 17 will return at 1:00 p.m. local time, with 60-minute levels until a winner is determined. Saturday’s champion will receive $144,338, along with the gold bracelet.
Event #35: $2,500 Mixed Big Bet Table Draw
| Casino | Table | Seat | Player | Country | Chips |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bally's | 1 | 1 | Keith Lehr | United States | 459,000 |
| Bally's | 1 | 2 | Galen Hall | United States | 1,127,000 |
| Bally's | 1 | 3 | Drew Scott | Canada | 1,340,000 |
| Bally's | 1 | 4 | Ryan Moriarty | United States | 908,000 |
| Bally's | 1 | 5 | Aaron Kupin | United States | 362,000 |
| Bally's | 1 | 6 | Renan Bruschi | Brazil | 336,000 |
| Bally's | 2 | 1 | Michael Trivett | United States | 742,000 |
| Bally's | 2 | 3 | Rami Boukai | United States | 792,000 |
| Bally's | 2 | 4 | Schuyler Thornton | United States | 187,000 |
| Bally's | 2 | 5 | Michael Savakinas | United States | 170,000 |
| Bally's | 2 | 6 | Patrick Leonard | United Kingdom | 495,000 |
| Bally's | 3 | 1 | Richard Ashby | United Kingdom | 262,000 |
| Bally's | 3 | 2 | Scott Bohlman | United States | 416,000 |
| Bally's | 3 | 3 | Lok Chan | Hong Kong | 909,000 |
| Bally's | 3 | 4 | Christopher Smith | United States | 1,048,000 |
| Bally's | 3 | 5 | Craig Chait | United States | 191,000 |
| Bally's | 3 | 6 | Andrew Robl | United States | 205,000 |
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