Xixiang Luo in the Lead After Day 2; Daniel Hachem and Quan Zhou Follow Closely
Day 2 of Event #41: $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em & Pot-Limit Omaha Double Board Bomb Pot saw 167 players out of 1,312 that registered return to action at Paris and Horseshoe Las Vegas. Players were already in the money to start the day, guaranteed a small share of the total $1,751,520 prize pool and battling for the $270,820 first prize.
The day continued to see the novel game-mix again bring fast and interesting action, with bomb pots, in particular, continuing to keep the chips moving. The beginning of the day saw quick eliminations, with around a third of players busting in the first three levels of play.
However, as we started to approach bigger money spots, play slowed down slightly. Originally, play was scheduled to wrap up when only five players remained, but the plan was changed due to players busting out more slowly than expected. The decision was made to decided to bag the chips a bit over midnight at the end of Level 25, which means that 16 players will be returning for Day 3.
Day 2 Top Ten Chip Counts
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Xixiang Luo | China | 4,265,000 | 71 |
| 2 | Daniel Hachem | Australia | 4,065,000 | 68 |
| 3 | Quan Zhou | China | 3,875,000 | 65 |
| 4 | David Funkhouser | United States | 2,735,000 | 46 |
| 5 | Marcos Exterkotter | Brazil | 2,550,000 | 43 |
| 6 | William Kopp | United States | 2,075,000 | 35 |
| 7 | Robert Cote | United States | 1,900,000 | 32 |
| 8 | Aaron Frank | United States | 1,760,000 | 29 |
| 9 | Joseph Dulaney | United States | 1,740,000 | 29 |
| 10 | Dejuante Alexander | United States | 1,550,000 | 26 |
Xixiang Luo will be going into the final day as the chip leader with 4,265,000 in chips, slightly edging out Daniel Hachem’s 4,065,000 and Quan Zhou’s 3,875,000 chips.
There are still quite a few bracelet winners left in the field. Joseph Dulaney, Dejuante Alexander, Gabriel Schroeder, William Kopp and Dario Alioto will all be going for their second bracelet. Alioto is also the only remaining player drafted in the $25K Fantasy Draft, as a high-value player on Team DPMC, which acquired him for just $1.
Among the many $25K Fantasy players that made made it to Day 2 but ultimately fell short of the highest payouts, were John Riordan, Dong Chen, Dario Sammartino, Rob Hollink, Renji Mao, Patrick Leonard, Ian Matakis, Benny Glaser, Jeff Madsen, Ari Engel and a few others. Bracelet-winner and high stakes pro David Benyamine was also in the mix but busted in the second half of the day.
Six-time bracelet winner and member of $25k Fantasy Team Lucky Shaun Deeb made a deep run and was in high spirits, but at one point lost a big hand to Peter Nghia Le and busted soon after.
Remaining Payouts
| Place | Prize (USD) |
|---|---|
| 1 | $270,820 |
| 2 | $180,541 |
| 3 | $127,925 |
| 4 | $91,891 |
| 5 | $66,930 |
| 6 | $49,439 |
| 7 | $37,044 |
| 8 | $28,161 |
| 9 | $21,725 |
| 10-11 | $17,012 |
| 12-15 | $13,524 |
| 16 | $10,918 |
The final day of the event will unfold on Monday, June 17, at Paris and Horseshoe Las Vegas, starting at 1:00 p.m. local time. Players will return to Level 26 with blinds at 30,000/60,000 with a 60,000 ante.
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