Event #89: $3,000 Mid-Stakes Championship
Dia 2 Concluído
Event #89: $3,000 Mid-Stakes Championship
Dia 2 Concluído
Today marked the commencement of Day 2 for Event #89: $3,000 Mid-Stakes Champions at the World Series of Poker, hosted by Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas. A total of 918 players qualified for Day 2. Late Registration spanned an hour, allowing each player one re-entry opportunity. Despite the lengthy late registration queue, some participants still missed their chance to join the action on time.
Ultimately, the event attracted 3,177 entries, amassing an impressive $8,482,590 prize pool. The top prize, accompanied by the much sought after bracelet, totals a substantial $1,041,989.
Leading the chip counts with an impressive 3,155,000 chips is Takao Shimizu from Japan.
As play progresses to Day 3, only 147 players remain in contention. Among the top contenders are Lucas Reeves from the United Kingdom, holding 2,320,000 chips, Asi Moshe, a four-time bracelet winner with 2,155,000 chips, and Hannes Jeschka from Austria, boasting 1,900,000 chips.
Rank | Player | Country | Chips | Big Blinds |
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1 | Takao Shimizu | Japan | 3,155,000 | 126 |
2 | Lucas Reeves | United Kingdom | 2,320,000 | 93 |
3 | Asi Moshe | Israel | 2,155,000 | 86 |
4 | Travis Egbert | United States | 1,975,000 | 79 |
5 | Hannes Jeschka | Austria | 1,900,000 | 76 |
6 | Oleksii Kravchuk | Ukraine | 1,855,000 | 74 |
7 | Mikhail Zavoloka | Russian Federation | 1,800,000 | 72 |
8 | Nikola Gunchev | Bulgaria | 1,750,000 | 70 |
9 | Jack Salter | United Kingdom | 1,660,000 | 66 |
10 | Tjan Tepeh | Slovenia | 1,650,000 | 66 |
Bracelet winner and and main event champion Scott Blumstein (1,290,000) who was chipping up the whole day including this hand where his tens crushed nines for a knockout is sitting with a healthy stack. Other notable contenders include 25K Fantasy Draft pick John Riordan (440,000), Florida's grinder Tony Miles (405,000), Brazil's charismatic bracelet holder Rafael Reis (310,000) and 25K Fantasy Draft pick, seasoned poker coach and champion Brock Wilson (320,000).
Action resumes tomorrow at 11:00 a.m. for Day 3, featuring ten levels of play. Scheduled breaks occur every three levels, with a 60-minute dinner break following Level 29 around 7:30 p.m. The starting blinds for Level 21 are set at 10,000/25,000 with a big blind ante of 25,000.
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Casino | Table | Seat | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
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Horseshoe | 634 | 1 | Boris Kolev | Bulgaria | 1,220,000 | 76 |
Horseshoe | 634 | 2 | Paul Clotar | United States | 365,000 | 23 |
Horseshoe | 634 | 3 | William Smith | United States | 1,610,000 | 101 |
Horseshoe | 634 | 4 | Tommaso Briotti | Italy | 935,000 | 58 |
Horseshoe | 634 | 5 | Bradley Webert | United States | 830,000 | 52 |
Horseshoe | 634 | 6 | David Brehme | United Kingdom | 1,145,000 | 72 |
Horseshoe | 634 | 7 | Alexandre Raymond | Canada | 590,000 | 37 |
Horseshoe | 634 | 8 | Dmitry Blyumin | Spain | 1,580,000 | 99 |
Horseshoe | 634 | 9 | Federico Macori | Italy | 335,000 | 21 |
Horseshoe | 635 | 1 | Anton Smirnov | Russia | 910,000 | 57 |
Horseshoe | 635 | 2 | Arian Stolt | United States | 435,000 | 27 |
Horseshoe | 635 | 3 | Sung Pil Kim | United States | 380,000 | 24 |
Horseshoe | 635 | 4 | Pete Chen | Taiwan | 440,000 | 28 |
Horseshoe | 635 | 5 | Tjan Tepeh | United States | 1,650,000 | 103 |
Horseshoe | 635 | 6 | Clement Richez | France | 101,600 | 6 |
Horseshoe | 635 | 8 | Travis Egbert | United States | 1,975,000 | 123 |
Horseshoe | 635 | 9 | John Dennehey | United States | 975,000 | 61 |
Horseshoe | 636 | 1 | Gediminas Dirmantas | Lithuania | 850,000 | 53 |
Horseshoe | 636 | 2 | Tony Miles | United States | 780,000 | 49 |
Horseshoe | 636 | 3 | Aaron Overton | United States | 440,000 | 28 |
Horseshoe | 636 | 4 | Lorenzo Santos Rodriguez | France | 880,000 | 55 |
Horseshoe | 636 | 5 | Javier Fernandez | United Kingdom | 500,000 | 31 |
Horseshoe | 636 | 6 | Gabi Livshitz | Israel | 620,000 | 39 |
Horseshoe | 636 | 7 | Brock Wilson | United States | 320,000 | 20 |
Horseshoe | 636 | 8 | Carlos Chadha-Villamarin | United States | 1,025,000 | 64 |
Horseshoe | 636 | 9 | Stanislav Zegal | Austria | 425,000 | 27 |
Horseshoe | 637 | 1 | Jakub Michalak | Poland | 710,000 | 44 |
Horseshoe | 637 | 2 | Jose Carlos Brito | Portugal | 1,405,000 | 88 |
Horseshoe | 637 | 3 | Stefan Dimitrov | Bulgaria | 670,000 | 42 |
Horseshoe | 637 | 4 | Adam Saven | United States | 550,000 | 34 |
Horseshoe | 637 | 5 | Evan Sandberg | United States | 2,000,005 | 125 |
Horseshoe | 637 | 6 | Jack Salter | United Kingdom | 1,660,000 | 104 |
Horseshoe | 637 | 7 | Thiago Palmieri | Brazil | 340,000 | 21 |
Horseshoe | 637 | 8 | Aroha Ngata | New Zealand | 670,000 | 42 |
Horseshoe | 637 | 9 | Jin Suk Kim | Korea | 400,000 | 25 |
Horseshoe | 638 | 1 | Yunye Lu | China | 805,000 | 50 |
Horseshoe | 638 | 2 | Jeffrey Farnes | United States | 595,000 | 37 |
Horseshoe | 638 | 3 | Ryan Wolfson | United States | 410,000 | 26 |
Horseshoe | 638 | 4 | Matt Davenport | United Kingdom | 670,000 | 42 |
Horseshoe | 638 | 5 | Michael Bruno | United States | 330,000 | 21 |
Horseshoe | 638 | 6 | Joseph Crowley | United States | 405,000 | 25 |
Horseshoe | 638 | 7 | Seth Katich | United States | 305,000 | 19 |
Horseshoe | 638 | 8 | Lucas Reeves | United Kingdom | 2,320,000 | 145 |
Horseshoe | 639 | 1 | Gang Zhao | United States | 865,000 | 54 |
Horseshoe | 639 | 2 | Scott Blumstein | United States | 1,290,000 | 81 |
Horseshoe | 639 | 3 | Hyunjoon Joo | United States | 205,000 | 13 |
Horseshoe | 639 | 4 | David Kaufmann | Austria | 1,190,000 | 74 |
Horseshoe | 639 | 5 | Bryce McVay | United States | 960,000 | 60 |
Horseshoe | 639 | 6 | Alec Torelli | United States | 790,000 | 49 |
Horseshoe | 639 | 7 | Shawn Daniels | United States | 580,000 | 36 |
Horseshoe | 639 | 8 | Nier Shapiro | Canada | 600,000 | 38 |
Horseshoe | 639 | 9 | Theo Tran | United States | 690,000 | 43 |
Horseshoe | 640 | 1 | Anthony Ajlouny | United States | 1,335,000 | 83 |
Horseshoe | 640 | 2 | Amarender Puri | United States | 820,000 | 51 |
Horseshoe | 640 | 3 | Georgi Sandev | Bulgaria | 188,000 | 12 |
Horseshoe | 640 | 4 | Alex Livingston | Canada | 995,000 | 62 |
Horseshoe | 640 | 5 | Takao Shimizu | Japan | 3,155,000 | 197 |
Horseshoe | 640 | 6 | Vinny Pahuja | United States | 910,000 | 57 |
Horseshoe | 640 | 7 | Yuan Yu | United States | 1,085,000 | 68 |
Horseshoe | 640 | 8 | Adam Owen | United Kingdom | 555,000 | 35 |
Horseshoe | 640 | 9 | Nick Marchington | United Kingdom | 535,000 | 33 |
Horseshoe | 641 | 1 | Nader Arfai | United States | 235,000 | 15 |
Horseshoe | 641 | 2 | Samuel Wilkinson | Turkey | 1,050,000 | 66 |
Horseshoe | 641 | 3 | Andrey Pateychuk | Russia | 1,260,000 | 79 |
Horseshoe | 641 | 4 | Justin Zaki | United States | 680,000 | 43 |
Jogador | Fichas | Oscilação |
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3,155,000
435,000
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435,000 |
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2,320,000
30,000
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30,000 |
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2,155,000
1,285,000
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1,285,000 |
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1,975,000
1,975,000
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1,975,000 |
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1,900,000
140,000
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140,000 |
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1,855,000
1,240,000
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1,240,000 |
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1,800,000
1,120,000
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1,120,000 |
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1,750,000
1,555,000
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1,555,000 |
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1,660,000
410,000
|
410,000 |
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1,650,000
710,000
|
710,000 |
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1,610,000
1,610,000
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1,610,000 |
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1,580,000
1,075,000
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1,075,000 |
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1,530,000
1,496,000
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1,496,000 |
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1,515,000
849,000
|
849,000 |
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1,480,000
1,377,500
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1,377,500 |
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1,455,000
465,000
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465,000 |
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1,450,000
1,450,000
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1,450,000 |
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1,425,000
973,500
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973,500 |
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1,405,000
645,000
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645,000 |
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1,350,000
560,000
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560,000 |
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1,335,000
1,224,000
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1,224,000 |
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1,290,000
1,079,000
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1,079,000 |
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1,260,000
1,189,500
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1,189,500 |
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1,240,000
65,000
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65,000 |
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1,220,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
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The floor has paused the clock and announced that three hands are to be played before players bag up the chips for Day 3.
Scott Hall raised to 40,000 from middle position. Only the small blind made the call.
The flop came J♥8♠3♣ the big blind was quick to check.
Hall fired for 35,000 and the big blind made the fold.
Jogador | Fichas | Oscilação |
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1,025,000
940,000
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940,000 |
Action was followed from the J♦2♦K♦ flop when Lucas Reeves was in the big blind and raised to 120,000. Under the gun was the only other player in the hand and made the call.
The turn came 8♠ and Reeves bet 245,000, getting another call from under the gun.
The J♠ completed the board and both players checked down with Reeves showing 10♦9♦, having flopped a flush and under the gun mucked.
In the next hand Reeves took down another pot after calling a raise from his opponent on a Q♦6♠2♣ flop, checking down the 5♣ turn and then raising the 5♥ river, getting his opponent to fold.
Reeves moved up towards the top of the chip counts, just a few hands before the end of the night.
Jogador | Fichas | Oscilação |
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2,350,000
2,057,000
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2,057,000 |
Middle position raised to 50,000 and the button made the call.
Tim Reilly moved all in from the small blind for 360,000.
Both the other players made the fold for Reilly to take the pot without any risk.
Jogador | Fichas | Oscilação |
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500,000
266,000
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266,000 |
Aneese Puri raised from the button to 45,000 and the big blind moved all in for 225,000 and Puri called.
Big blind: K♠10♠
Aneese Puri: A♣2♦
The board was 4♥6♦2♠J♠4♣ and Puri achieved the knockout with his two pair.
Jogador | Fichas | Oscilação |
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640,000
160,000
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160,000 |
John Perry raised from the button to 40,000 and the big blind defended. The flop came out with 4♠J♠8♣ and both players checked.
On the turn 5♦ Perry bet out 50,000 and received the call.
The 5♥ was the scare card and both players checked and the big blind flipped over 6♦4♣ and Perry showed 9♦8♥ for the higher two pair.
Jogador | Fichas | Oscilação |
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900,000
695,500
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695,500 |