2024 World Series of Poker

Event #53: $3,000 Nine Game Mixed (7-Handed)
Day: 2
Event Info

2024 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Prize
$215,982
Event Info
Buy-in
$3,000
Prize Pool
$1,011,930
Entries
379
Level Info
Level
33
Blinds
0 / 0
Ante
0
Players Info - Day 2
Entries
139
Players Left
16

Ashish Gupta Sits Atop Final 16 in Event #53: $3,000 Nine Game Mix

Level 22
Ashish Gupta
Ashish Gupta

At the start of Day 2 in Event #53: $3,000 Nine Game Mix at the 2024 World Series of Poker at the Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas, 139 hopefuls took their seats, all looking to navigate their way through the ten levels of play to keep their chances of victory alive.

Once the dust settled after a 12-hour day, just 16 remained, headed by Australia's Ashish Gupta, who managed to accumulate an impressive 2,629,000 to be the only player above the 2 million mark. Five-time bracelet winner Adam Friedman is his closest competitor on 1,814,000 while fellow mixed-game specialist Scott Bohlman rounds out the top three with 1,538,000.

Other well-known players remain in contention for the $215,982 top prize and WSOP gold bracelet. They include Brazil's Yuri Dzivielevski (1,361,000), Day 1 chipleader Richard Ashby (750,000) and former main event winner Koray Aldemir (552,000). Aldemir found himself at risk a couple of times later in the day, but managed to survive to return for the third and final day.

End of Day 2 Top Ten Chip Counts

RankPlayerCountryChips
1Ashish GuptaAustralia2,629,000
2Adam FriedmanUnited States1,814,000
3Scott BohlmanUnited States1,538,000
4Warwick MirzikinianAustralia1,420,000
5Yuri DzivielevskiBrazil1,361,000
6Bradley JansenUnited States1,337,000
7Tomasz GluszkoPoland1,007,000
8Nicholas JuliaUnited States809,000
9Richard AshbyUnited Kingdom750,000
10Phillip HuiUnited States700,000

Just 57 of the 379 original entrants saw a return on their investment so the bubble had yet to be burst coming into Day 2. After a few hours of play, the tournament did reach the money when Kenny Hsiung fell in 58th place at the hands of Nick Guagenti.

From that point, the pace of the tournament, which had been slow to start the day, picked up considerably. Many notables fell by the wayside in the process, including newly anointed bracelet winner Maksim Pisarenko (48th-$6,080), six time bracelet winner Shaun Deeb (43rd-$6,080) and Robert Mizrachi (39th-$6,080).

The remaining players will return Saturday, June 22 at 1 p.m. local time for Day 3. Limits resume in Level 23 and will continue to increase at 60-minute intervals. The tournament will player down to a winner at that time so be sure to stay tuned to PokerNews as its live reporting team provides updates through to the conclusion of Event #53: $3,000 Nine Game Mix.

Tags: Adam FriedmanAshish GuptaBradley JansenKenny HsiungKoray AldemirMaksim PisarenkoNicholas JuliaNick GuagentiPhillip HuiRichard AshbyRobert MizrachiScott BohlmanShaun DeebTomasz GluszkoWarwick MirzikinianYuri Dzivielevski