Kyle Williamson Bags Lead; Georgios Skarparis Hot on His Heels at End of Day 2 in $1,000 Mini Main Event
Day 2 of Event #78: $1,000 Mini Main Event No-Limit Hold'em has come to an end. The day started with 486 players returning out of a starting field of 6,076 and by day's end, only five players were still sitting in their seats as they bagged for Day 3 here at the Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas.
After twelve hours of play, it was Kyle Williamson of the United States finding himself at the top of the leaderboard with 146,300,000. However, right on his tail is Cypriot Georgios Skarparis with 143,700,000.
Final Five Chip Counts and Seat Chart
| Seat | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kyle Williamson | United States | 146,300,000 | 49 |
| 2 | Mikhail Zavoloka | Russian Federation | 20,200,000 | 7 |
| 3 | Dirk Bruns | Germany | 17,500,000 | 6 |
| 4 | Alexandre Barbaranelli | Italy | 36,800,000 | 12 |
| 5 | Georgios Skarparis | Cyprus | 143,700,000 | 48 |
Day 2 action
The day began fast and furious, with bust-outs happening rapidly. By the first break of the day, only 207 of the 486 players remained. Early in the day, some of the fallen included Tony Miles (404th), Ismael Bojang (262nd), David Kaye (255th),Landon Tice (219th), and Marsha Wolak (113th).
Kaihung Hu had a huge stack for the majority of the day, gaining traction early when his aces knocked out Panagiotis Mavritsakis. Although he was the chip leader for a long time, he ultimately fell to seventh place, earning $93,171 when his top pair was out-kicked by the aggressive Skarparis
Williamson sky-rocketed to the top in the last few hands of the night, as he scored a big pot with six-high as Skarparis mucked at showdown.
The very next hand, Williamson knocked out Joshua Prager (6th - $120,950) in a blind versus blind battle when his ace-five cracked the queens of Prager. This pot sent him to the number one spot as the tournament director brought over bags to end the night.
All five players have locked up a payout of $158,191 of the $5,346,880 prize pool, but all eyes are on the grand prize of $554,925 and the coveted WSOP gold bracelet.
Final Table Results and Remaining Payouts
| Place | Player | Country | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $554,925 | ||
| 2 | $369,994 | ||
| 3 | $276,695 | ||
| 4 | $208,444 | ||
| 5 | $158,191 | ||
| 6 | Joshua Prager | United States | $120,950 |
| 7 | Kaihung Hu | United States | $93,171 |
| 8 | Stefan Widmer | Switzerland | $72,316 |
| 9 | Hunter Frey | United States | $56,557 |
Day 3 begins at 2 p.m. local time on July 4 in the Horseshoe Event Center with 20 minutes and 15 seconds remaining in Level 42, and blinds of 1,500,000/3,000,000 and a big blind ante of 3,000,000.
Stay tuned for more coverage of this event from the PokerNews live reporting team as we wait to see who becomes the newest champion here at the 2024 World Series of Poker.