Event #78: $2,500 No-Limit Hold'em Day 2 | 2022 World Series of Poker

Event #78: $2,500 No-Limit Hold'em

Day 2 Completed

07-13-2022 02:21 UTC-8

Miscikowski Leads the Remaining 22 Players Heading Into Day 3

AngeniJaipaul

Level 25 : Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

Day 2 of Event #78: $2,500 No-Limit Hold’em has ended with 22 players remaining out of the 257 who began the day. Play resumes on Day 3 at 2:00 p.m. local time on Wednesday, July 13th, in Bally’s Gold where they will play down to a champion in this inaugural event.

The total prize pool generated was $3,034,900. The top five will lock up a six-figure payday, with the winner receiving the prestigious WSOP gold bracelet and a first-place prize of $499,636.

Event #78: $2,500 No-Limit Hold'em Day 2 Top 10 Chip Counts

Place	Player	Country	Chips	Big Blinds
1	David Miscikowski	United States	6,085,000	101
2	Matt Berkey	United States	5,430,000	91
3	Thomas MacDonald	United Kingdom	3,935,000	66
4	Sebastien Aube	Canada	3,130,000	52
5	Nicolas Vayssieres	France	3,100,000	52
6	Luke Martinelli	Australia	2,955,000	49
7	Santiago Plante	Canada	2,920,000	49
8	Ran Koller	Israel	2,270,000	38
9	Julien Loire	France	2,060,000	34
10	Alexander Farahi	United States	1,905,000	32

David Miscikowski (6,085,000) nabbed the title of chip leader from Matt Berkey (5,430,000) in the last level of play before chips were bagged for the night. Rounding out the top five were Thomas MacDonald (3,935,000), Sebastien Aube (3,100,000) and Nicholas Vayssieres (3,100,000).

With three former bracelet winners and many accomplished players still in, Day 3 will be an action-packed day as the remaining 22 contenders battle it out for the bracelet and the lion's share of the prize pool.

Play resumed in Level 16 today and shortly into Level 17, hand-for-hand play began with 208 players to determine the bubble with 205 spots being paid. On the very first hand, three different tables had knockouts. With those three immediately gone, the remaining players were in the money and there was a loud cheer knowing they had made it.

The field slimmed down quickly afterwards with many notables busting out and taking home a piece of the pot. Upeshka De Silva ($4,009), Scott Seiver ($4,009), David Peters ($4,009), Shankar Pillai ($5,011), Phil Laak ($5,209), Chance Kornuth ($6,174), Joe Cada ($6,823), Martin Jacobson ($7,654), Dominik Panka ($11,785) and Cary Katz ($13,999) were just a few of the many notables that cashed throughout the day.

The final players will resume at 2:00 p.m. and play until a champion is crowned. Stay tuned to PokerNews for live reports on all of the action throughout the day.

Tags: Cary Katz Chance Kornuth David Miscikowski David Peters Dominik Panka Joe Cada Martin Jacobson Matt Berkey Nicholas Vayssieres Phil Laak Scott Seiver Sebastien Aube Shankar Pillai Thomas MacDonald Upeshka De Silva

07-13-2022 02:07 UTC-8

Seat Draw For Day 3

Matthew Pitt

Level 25 : Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

Casino	Table	Seat	Player	Country	Chips	Big Blinds
Bally's	1	1	Dave Stefanski	United States	1,135,000	19
Bally's	1	2	Nenad Dukic	Russia	1,150,000	19
Bally's	1	4	Sebastien Aube	Canada	3,130,000	52
Bally's	1	6	Matt Berkey	United States	5,430,000	91
Bally's	1	7	Ran Koller	Israel	2,270,000	38
Bally's	1	8	Nicolas Vayssieres	France	3,100,000	52
Bally's	1	9	Axel Hallay	France	1,745,000	29

Bally's	2	1	Santiago Plante	Canada	2,920,000	49
Bally's	2	2	Virgile Turchi	France	1,185,000	20
Bally's	2	3	Brien Lee	United States	1,475,000	25
Bally's	2	4	Masashi Yoshikawa	Japan	585,000	10
Bally's	2	5	David Miscikowski	United States	6,085,000	101
Bally's	2	6	Alexander Farahi	United States	1,905,000	32
Bally's	2	7	Leandro Vlastaris	United States	1,128,000	19
Bally's	2	9	Kenny Hallaert	Belgium	1,425,000	24

Bally's	3	1	Andjelko Andrejevic	United States	1,300,000	22
Bally's	3	2	Jonathan Zarin	United States	995,000	17
Bally's	3	4	James Gilbert	United States	1,330,000	22
Bally's	3	6	Julien Loire	France	2,060,000	34
Bally's	3	7	Luke Martinelli	Australia	2,955,000	49
Bally's	3	8	Brian Keith Etheridge	United States	495,000	8
Bally's	3	9	Thomas MacDonald	United Kingdom	3,935,000	66

07-13-2022 01:30 UTC-8

End of Day 2 Chip Counts (full)

Calum Grant

Level 25 : Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
David Miscikowski	6,085,000 6,085,000	6,085,000

Matt Berkey	5,430,000 -1,270,000	-1,270,000
Thomas MacDonald	3,935,000 2,535,000	2,535,000
Sebastien Aube	3,130,000 230,000	230,000

Nicolas Vayssieres	3,100,000 -1,280,000	-1,280,000
Luke Martinelli	2,955,000 455,000	455,000
Santiago Plante	2,920,000 520,000	520,000
Ran Koller	2,270,000 -130,000	-130,000

Julien Loire	2,060,000 260,000	260,000
Alexander Farahi	1,905,000 -195,000	-195,000
Axel Hallay	1,745,000 -255,000	-255,000
Brien Lee	1,475,000 -175,000	-175,000
Kenny Hallaert	1,425,000 -975,000	-975,000

James Gilbert	1,330,000 330,000	330,000
Andjelko Andrejevic	1,300,000 750,000	750,000
Virgile Turchi	1,185,000 -15,000	-15,000
Nenad Dukic	1,150,000 330,000	330,000
Dave Stefanski	1,135,000 -865,000	-865,000
Leandro Vlastaris	1,128,000 228,000	228,000
Jonathan Zarin	995,000 880,000	880,000
Masashi Yoshikawa	585,000 -515,000	-515,000
Brian Keith Etheridge	495,000 495,000	495,000

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07-13-2022 01:12 UTC-8

Berkey Jams River; Day 2 Closes

Calum Grant

Level 25 : Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

Action was caught with 850,000 in the pot on the flop. Matt Berkey bet 250,000 from the big blind. Nicholas Vayssieres raised to 625,000 from early position and was called.

The turn checked through to the river. Berkey moved all in as the big stack and Vayssieres quickly folded.

As the hand finished, it marked the end of Day 2. The 22 remaining players willl to Bally's Gold for Day 3. Play begins at 2 p.m. local time.

Chip counts and recap to follow.

Player	Chips	Progress
Matt Berkey	6,700,000 2,730,000	2,730,000
Nicholas Vayssieres	2,600,000 2,600,000	2,600,000

07-13-2022 00:53 UTC-8

Marcos Exterkotter Eliminated in 23rd Place ($16,860)

Calum Grant

Level 25 : Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

Marcos Exterkotter had a rollercoaster of a few hands, first being left short by Axel Hallay after the Frenchman's outflopped his . The flop was and that's where the money piled in. Hallay held on the runout to leave Exterkotter with 45,000.

He then found an immediate double with his against the of Ran Koller. Exterkotter paired his jack on the turn to give him some home.

The following hand he jammed for 185,000 before Dave Stefanski rejammed from the small blind. Nenad Dukic thought about calling his stack off in the big blind but folded.

Marcos Exterkotter:
Dave Stefanski:

Stefanksi's king-high remained best as the board ran out with the .

Player	Chips	Progress
Ran Koller	2,400,000 270,000	270,000

Dave Stefanski	2,000,000 35,000	35,000
Axel Hallay	2,000,000 1,085,000	1,085,000
Marcos Exterkotter	Busted

Tags: Axel Hallay Dave Stefanski Marcos Exterkotter Ran Koller

07-13-2022 00:53 UTC-8

Tomoki Matsuda Eliminated in 24th Place ($16,860)

AngeniJaipaul

Level 25 : Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

Tomoki Matsuda moved all in from under the gun for 390,000 and found a caller in Luke Martinelli who snap called from middle position.

Tomoki Matsuda:
Luke Martinelli:

The board ran out and with not a single hit for either player, Martinelli's ace-queen high won the pot and knocked Matsuda out.

Player	Chips	Progress
Luke Martinelli	2,500,000 -1,300,000	-1,300,000
Tomoki Matsuda	Busted

Tags: Luke Martinelli Tomoki Matsuda

07-13-2022 00:43 UTC-8

Adekunle Olonoh Eliminated in 25th Place ($16,860)

Calum Grant

Level 25 : Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

Adekunle Olonoh jammed for 395,000 from middle position ansd was called by James Gilbert in from the hijack. Luke Martinelli jammed from the small blind for 3,000,000 and Gilbert mucked.

Adekunle Olonoh:
Luke Martinelli: