2023 World Series of Poker

Event #86: $1,979 Poker Hall of Fame Bounty
Day: 2
Event Info

2023 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
a8
Prize
$402,054
Event Info
Buy-in
$1,979
Prize Pool
$2,495,776
Entries
1,417
Level Info
Level
37
Blinds
400,000 / 800,000
Ante
800,000
Players Info - Day 2
Entries
150
Players Left
9

Zamani Leads Heading Into Day 2 of Hall of Fame Bounty

Martin Zamani
Martin Zamani

Day 2 of Event #86: $1,979 Poker Hall of Fame Bounty No-Limit Hold’em gets underway at 12 p.m. local time in the Silver section of the Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas.

From a record-shattering field of 1,417 players, 150 are returning to battle it out for their share of the $2,465,590 prize pool and the $402,054 first-place prize.

The bubble broke late into the evening with the top 213 players taking home at least $3,135.

Leading the all-star field is Martin Zamani, who bagged up 1,258,000, good for 126 big blinds. Zamani was able to score a bounty worth $2,006 late in the day in a multi-way all-in by catching running diamonds to eliminate Poker Hall of Famer Billy Baxter.

Turkey’s Osman Ihlamur bagged the second-biggest stack with 897,000 and rounding out the top three is Roman Hrabec, who will cross a million dollars in WSOP cashes if he can pull off the win.

RankPlayerCountryChipsBig Blind
1Martin ZamaniUnited States1,258,000126
2Osman IhlamurTurkiye897,00090
3Roman HrabecCzechia772,00077
4Xiaowen ZhaoChina751,00075
5Jason JamesCanada715,00072
6Valentyn ShabelnykUkraine686,00069
7Marc MoukarzelFrance612,00061
8Anthony HuUnited States580,00058
9Kevin CalenzoUnited States579,00058
10Wayne HarmonUnited States565,00057

There are still two bounties left in the field, Phil Hellmuth finished with 281,000 and offers up a bounty worth $2,007, and Eli Elezra bagged 254,000 and carries one of the most valuable bounties worth $2,021.

Phil Hellmuth
Phil Hellmuth

A total of 14 Hall of Famers took their seats on Day 1, from the likes of Jack McClelland and Berry Johnston to Todd Brunson, Barry Greenstein, and fan favorite, Johnny Chan.

Johnny Chan HOF
Johnny Chan HOF

Quite a few notables still grace the field, including 2014 Main Event champ Martin Jacobson, bracelet winner and high stakes crusher Danny Tang, and five-time bracelet winner Daniel Alaei.

Returning players are guaranteed a payout of $3,429 and will play 40-minute levels with a 15-minute break every two levels. Day 2 blinds will start at 5,000/10,000 with a 10,000 big blind ante and players will play until a winner is crowned.

As always, keep it right here as PokerNews brings you continued live coverage of this and other bracelet events.

Tags: Anthony HuBarry GreensteinBerry JohnstonBilly BaxterDaniel AlaeiDanny TangEli ElezraJack McClellandJason JamesJohnny ChanKevin CalenzoMarc MoukarzelMartin JacobsonMartin ZamaniOsman IhlamurPhil HellmuthRoman HrabecTodd BrunsonValentyn ShabelnykWayne HarmonXiaowen Zhao