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Wednesday, June 24, 2015 2:49 AM Local Time
A little over twelve hours ago, 154 players took their seats to start Day 2 of Event #46 Pot-Limit Omaha Six Handed and after ten levels of high octane action, just 22 remain and will return tomorrow at 2 PM to play down to a winner.
Those returning players represent wide varieties of poker experiences and nationalities, as there are former World Series of Poker bracelet winners, players looking to make their biggest WSOP scores and players from across the globe.
Robert Mizrachi is one of those former bracelet winners, as he won his third WSOP bracelet earlier this year in Event #3. He'll return with a shorter 165,000 chip stack and look to become the third player to win two bracelets in 2015.
That won't be easy though, as there are plenty of big name players above him on the leaderboard, including Felipe Ramos (476,000), Fabrizio Gonzalez (423,000) and Martin Finger (306,000) representing Brazil, Uruguay and Germany.
But, above them all is Texas' Thomas Campbell, who managed to bag the Day 2 chip lead, finishing with an impressive 1,254,000. Campbell has already locked up the biggest WSOP cash of his career and will return looking to make his first final table.
He's not the only player over the million chip mark though, as Austria's Andreas Freund recovered from a slight decline after the last break to bag 1,110,000. Canada's Daniel Idema is one the other side of one million, finishing with 970,000 and David Tuthill finished with 861,000 to round out the top four.
There were plenty of other big names that made the money, including former WSOP Main Event champion Joe Hachem (68th), former WSOP Player of the Year Erick Lindgren (39th) and recent bracelet winner Benjamin Zamani (32nd).
Reference the 'Results' tab above for a complete list of the outstanding Event #46 payouts and a complete list of the remaining player's chip counts will be posted shortly to the 'Chip Counts' tab.
The remaining 22 players will all return tomorrow at 2 PM in the Amazon Room for what is scheduled to be a third and final day of play. WSOP.com will preview the action before play begins and follow Event #46 until a champion is crowned.
Wednesday, June 24, 2015 2:28 AM Local Time
As the clock struck 10 minutes remaining in Level 20, the tournament staff announced that there will be three more hands in this Day 2 session, after which the remaining players will bag and tag their chips for tomorrow's third and final day.
Wednesday, June 24, 2015 2:23 AM Local Time
Taylor Paur raises to 20,000, and on the button, Thomas Campbell makes it 75,000 to go. It folds back to Paur, who tosses in the call, and the flop comes . Paur knuckles over to Campbell, who checks his hole cards, then announces "pot". Paur quickly folds, and Campbell scoops the pot.
After taking that hand, Campbell is up to 1.15 million, and looks primed to be our overnight chip leader.
Wednesday, June 24, 2015 2:14 AM Local Time
In a blind vs. blind encounter Kakwan Lau is all-in and at risk to Andreas Freund for just over 130,000.
Lau holds and Freund holds .
The board runs out with Freund flopping a pair but Lau rivering a straight to stay alive.
The loss is a small one for Freund who is still near the top of the Event #46 leaderboard but it's a massive double for Lau who is now playing close to 260,000 with just under a half hour remaining in Day 2.
Wednesday, June 24, 2015 1:54 AM Local Time
David Tuthill opens to 25,000 from the cutoff and Michael Ferrell three-bets to 80,000 from the big blind.
Tuthill calls to see the flop.
Ferrell takes a few moments, counting the pot and his stack an eventually announces "all-in" for 165,000. Tuthill snap calls and throws over for a flopped full house.
Ferrell throws a shocked and confused look Tuthill's way before tabling , as he can't seem to believe that he's drawing to two outs to save his tournament life.
He is though and he finds no help as the and complete the board and score the knockout for Tuthill.
Ferrell is eliminated in 24th place and will make just under $13,500 for his Event #46 efforts while Tuthill is now playing 850,000 and claims that he is "leaving once he reaches one million chips".
He has plenty of time to hit that mark before Day 2 is done, as there are just over 40 minutes remaining in Level 20.
Wednesday, June 24, 2015 1:46 AM Local Time
Alexander Kuzmin, Fabrizio Gonzalez, and Numit Agrawal are three handed on a board that's showing . Kuzmin fires out 20,000, and Agrawal raises to 45,000. Gonzalez tags along, and after some though, Kuzmin does the same. The river is the , and it gets checked over to Gonzalez, who bets 56,000. Kuzmin only has 31,000 behind, so this is a decision for all of his chips. He eventually folds, and it's on Agrawal.
This bet is for almost half of his stack, so it's also quite a big decision. He think it over for about two minutes before chucking in the call, and Gonzalez nods his head as if to concede the hand. Agrawal tables for trip eights, and he takes the pot to up his stack to 320,000.
Fabrizio Gonzalez - 435,000
Numit Agrawal - 320,000
Alexander Kuzmin - 31,000
Wednesday, June 24, 2015 1:42 AM Local Time
Level:20Blinds:5000/10000Wednesday, June 24, 2015 1:27 AM Local Time
With the board reading Cole Jackson leads out for a pot sized bet of about 25,000.
Action is on Nipun Java who has Jackson well covered and he uses that advantage to move all-in and put Jackson at a decision for all his chips.
It's an easy one, as Jackson quickly puts his remaining 50,000 into the pot, turning over for top two pair.
Java tables and is primarily drawing to a double gut shot straight, as any eight or jack will win him the pot.
Neither of those cards come on the river but the does, giving Java trips to lock up the elimination.
Jackson is eliminated a few spots shy of the final four table redraw, while Java is now playing just over half a million.
Wednesday, June 24, 2015 1:27 AM Local Time
Michael Ferrell gets all his chips in the middle against Felipe Ramos on the turn of a board reading . Ramos has for two pair and a flush draw, but he's trailing the of Ferrell. Ramos can only win with a spade on the river, but that card is the . Ferrell jumps up to 280,000 after the hand, while Ramos drops to 510,000.
Wednesday, June 24, 2015 1:15 AM Local Time
With the board showing Joe Ebanks bets 25,000 into Andreas Freund.
After some thought, Freund clicks it back to 125,000. Ebanks goes into the tank himself, counting and recounting his stack a few times before announcing himself "all-in" for just over 300,000.
Freund snap calls and tables for top set and a flush draw. Ebanks is drawing to just one out as he has middle set with no flush draw.
The turn and river brick out and Ebanks is eliminated, while Andreas Freund is now playing just under 1,000,000 and leading this Event #46 field with just over an hour and fifteen minutes remaining in Day 2.
Wednesday, June 24, 2015 1:04 AM Local Time
Daniel Idema and Michael Ferrell are heads up on the turn. The board reads , and Idema bets out 33,000. That bet is called, and the river is the . Idema thinks over his options for about a minute before firing 70,000 into the middle. This bet is for more than half of Ferrell's chips, and it sends him deep into the tank. After about two minutes of thinking, he releases, and Idema drags the pot to get him back up to nearly 650,000.
Daniel Idema - 640,000
Michael Ferrell - 130,000
Wednesday, June 24, 2015 12:55 AM Local Time
Table 124 is involved in another multi-way pot on a board of .
Ashton Griffin and Martin Finger check from the blinds. Gabriel Goffi bets 39,000 and Tim Reusch folds in the cutoff before Vadzim Markushevski calls from the button. Both blinds fold to send the players heads up to the turn.
The falls on the turn and Goffi check-calls a bet of 50,000.
The completes the board and Goffi checks for a second time, only to see Markushevski announce himself "all-in" for a more or less pot sized bet.
"Oh my god," Goffi murmurs under his breath before saying aloud that there was "one hand" that could beat him.
He seems torn with his decision, as Markushevski's bet is for his tournament life if he is to call and be incorrect.
After close to two minutes in the tank, he eventually folds, asking for Markushevski to show after doing so.
He doesn't, simply taking in the pot that moves him up near the 600,000 chip mark, while Goffi is now playing close to 250,000.
Wednesday, June 24, 2015 12:50 AM Local Time
Vasili Firsau and Benjamin Zamani are heads up on a flop of . Zamani checks to Firsau, who fires 39,000 into a pot of 58,000. Zamani cuts out the chips for the call, and as he starts to slide them forward, he announces "pot." Firsau takes very little time to move all in, and Zamani shrugs before calling.
Firsau:
Zamani:
Zamani's has top two pair, but he's drawing very thin to the set of Firsau. Zamani is looking for a jack, but that card never comes, as the board completes and . Zamani adds another cash to his impressive 2015 WSOP, while Firsau jumps up to 615,000.
Wednesday, June 24, 2015 12:33 AM Local Time
Level:19Blinds:4000/8000Wednesday, June 24, 2015 12:12 AM Local Time
The eighth level of the day has just wrapped up, and players are taking their final break of the night. When they return, they will play two more levels before bagging and tagging for the night. Wednesday, June 24, 2015 12:07 AM Local Time
There is five way action with the board showing .
Martin Finger checks from the blinds and Gabriel Goffi bets 29,000. Iaroslav Boiko calls and two players fold in late position before action gets back to Finger.
He quickly throws out a raise to 100,000 only to see Goffi push his entire stack forward, putting himself all-in. Boiko folds and Finger asks for a count.
Goffi's stack weighs in at 133,000 and Finger is more or less priced in and makes the call, tabling .
He's going to have to hit to score the knockout though, as Goffi holds for a full house.
The river bricks out and Goffi's full house holds to score him the double and move him near the 350,000 chip mark. Finger is still above average with 230,000.
Tuesday, June 23, 2015 11:48 PM Local Time
Joni Jouhkimainen opens the button to 21,000 and Kakwan Lau calls in the small blind before David Tuthill announces "pot" in the big blind.
Tuthill's raise is to 86,000 and leaves him only 1,000 more left behind.
Jouhkimainen has just over 50,000 total and pushes his remaining stack forward. Lau looks to his left and right and then calls after Tuthill asks him if he is going to "give up".
The hands are tabled and Tuthill is a slight favorite.
Tuthill:
Jouhkimainen:
Lau:
Jouhkimainen calls for clubs but by the turn he's calling for another king, one that he gets as the board runs out .
The river gives him trips and scores him the triple up, as he's now playing just over 150,000. Tuthill on the other hand is cut down to just over 10 big blinds, while Lau is playing 225,000.
Tuesday, June 23, 2015 11:39 PM Local Time
Christopher Sensoli gets his last chips in preflop holding , and he is trailing the of Michael Ferrell. The flop all but ends things, coming down . Sensoli needs runner runner to survive, but with the board completing and , he is sent to the rail.
Michael Ferrell - 301,000
Christopher Sensoli - Eliminated
Tuesday, June 23, 2015 11:35 PM Local Time
Robert Mizrachi is all-in and at risk for just over 160,000 holding . Sajan Thomas has him covered by just over 50,000 and has tabled in front of his stack.
The board runs out and Mizrachi doubles up with two pair, as he's able to fade Thomas' flopped flush draw on the turn and river.
When the dust settles Mizrachi is playing just under 350,000, while Thomas is left with under 10 big blinds.
Tuesday, June 23, 2015 11:22 PM Local Time
Level:18Blinds:3000/6000