2024 World Series of Poker

Event #44: $2,000 No-Limit Hold'em
Day: 2
Event Info

2024 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
aq
Prize
$410,359
Event Info
Buy-in
$2,000
Prize Pool
$2,778,580
Entries
1,561
Level Info
Level
33
Blinds
150,000 / 300,000
Ante
300,000
Players Info - Day 2
Entries
235
Players Left
17

Barry Shulman in Contention for Third WSOP Bracelet in Event #44: $2,000 No-Limit Hold 'em

Level 26 : Blinds 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante
Barry Shulman
Barry Shulman

Today, the continuation of the 2024 World Series of Poker saw the Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas play host to the second installment of Event #44: $2,000 No-Limit Hold 'em. This three-day event drew in an impressive 1,561 entrants, of which 235 returned to the felt to battle it out this morning. After an additional 10 levels of play, just 17 contenders remain in tomorrow’s race towards the first-place prize of $410,359 and the coveted gold WSOP bracelet.

When all was said and done, Javier Gomez bagged the all-important chip lead for the Day 3 restart tomorrow. Gomez amassed an impressive stack of 4,870,000 and is over 800,000 in front of his nearest competitor Nicholas Massey, the only other player to eclipse the four million chip mark.

End of Day 2 Top Ten Chip Counts

RankPlayerCountryChipsBig Blinds
1Javier GomezSpain4,870,00061
2Nicholas MasseyUnited States4,055,00051
3Yasheel DoddanavarIndia3,850,00048
4Michael BerkUnited States3,465,00043
5Huihan WuUnited States3,450,00043
6Damien Le GoffUnited Kingdom3,445,00043
7Kavin ShahUnited States3,350,00042
8Javier ZarcoSpain3,125,00039
9Yunkyu SongUnited States2,800,00035
10Narcis NedelcuRomania2,700,00034

Many notable names found their way to the felt this morning, including a plethora of previous bracelet winners. For a large portion of the day, a heavy focus remained on former Main Event champion, Koray Aldemir, as he navigated his deep run with several big swings. However, Aldemir’s campaign for a second bracelet fell short on Level 24 when Jonathan Glendinning became the beneficiary of Aldemir’s stack.

Koray Aldemir
Koray Aldemir

Aldemir wasn’t alone in falling short on his quest to add another piece of gold hardware to his trophy cabinet; former bracelet winners Yuliyan Kolev and Lou Garza crashed out in 23rd and 19th, respectively, falling short of their triumphs in 2022 and 2023.

Lou Garza
Lou Garza

However, the same fate has yet to befall tournament veteran Barry Shulman, who will be progressing to Day 3 with a short stack of 685,000. Shulman won his first bracelet over two decades ago in the 2001 $1,500 Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo Split Eight or Better. However, that victory was more notably eclipsed by his £10,000 WSOP Europe Main Event win in 2009. Can Shulman spin his short stack into bracelet number three?

With Shulman being the only WSOP champion left in the field, the remaining 16 players will all be on the hunt for their maiden World Series win.

Play will recommence tomorrow, June 19, at 12 p.m. local time on Level 27. Blinds will be 40,000/80,000, with an 80,000 big blind ante. The remaining finalists will endure 60-minute levels until a winner is crowned.

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Tags: Barry ShulmanJavier GomezJonathan GlendinningKoray AldemirLou GarzaYuliyan Kolev