Event #37: $2,000 No-Limit Hold'em
Day 2 Completed
2023 World Series of Poker
Event #37: $2,000 No-Limit Hold'em
Day: 2
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 2
2023 World Series of Poker
Buy-in
$2,000
Prize Pool
$3,492,360
Entries
1,962
Level
35
Blinds
250,000 / 500,000
Ante
500,000
Entries
321
Players Left
28
Level 25
: Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante
Play has come to a close on Day 2 of Event #37: $2,000 No-Limit Hold 'em at the 2023 World Series of Poker here at Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas. There were 321 returning players who started the day, but when the dust settled after ten 60-minute levels, only 28 players were able to find a bag for the final day. Those returning for Day 3 will battle it out for the remainder of the $3,492,360 prize pool with $524,777 and a coveted WSOP gold bracelet reserved for the eventual champion.
Yuan Li bagged the overnight chip lead with 5,350,000 in his stack, but will have no easy path to victory as he is closely followed by Patrick Truong (5,220,000) and Jeremy Joseph (3,930,000). All three will be gunning to win their first WSOP bracelet when the tournament plays to a winner.
Other notables to make it through to Day 3 include 2017 WSOP Main Event finalist Antoine Saout (3,615,000), Day 1 chip leader Lee Piniatoglou (2,610,000), bracelet winners Ankush Mandavia (1,240,000) and Carlos Chang (975,000), and the 2023 PSPC champion Aliaksandr Shylko (1,275,000).
End of Day 2 Top Ten Chip Counts
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yuan Li | China | 5,350,000 | 89 |
| 2 | Patrick Truong | United States | 5,220,000 | 87 |
| 3 | Jeremy Joseph | United States | 3,930,000 | 65 |
| 4 | Mark Seif | United States | 3,850,000 | 64 |
| 5 | Antoine Saout | France | 3,615,000 | 60 |
| 6 | Darryl Ronconi | United States | 3,585,000 | 60 |
| 7 | Daniel Le | Canada | 3,290,000 | 55 |
| 8 | Pavels Spirins | Latvia | 3,000,075 | 50 |
| 9 | Marc MacDonnell | Ireland | 2,970,000 | 50 |
| 10 | Lee Piniatoglou | United States | 2,610,000 | 44 |
Notables who made a deep run but fell short of making Day 3 include the 2009 WSOP Main Event champion Joe Cada (43rd, $12,807), three-time bracelet winner Jim Collopy (40th, $12,807), PokerGO's Donnie Peters (47th, $10,753), and four-time WSOP bracelet winner Dominik Nitsche (172nd, $4,002).
Two-time bracelet winner Mark Seif started Day 2 second in chips and managed to steadily build throughout the day to bag 3,850,000 for Day 3 in his pursuit of his elusive third bracelet.
The action picks back up on Saturday, June 17th at 10:00 a.m. local time and will begin on Level 26 with 30,000/60,000 blinds and a big blind ante of 60,000, with play scheduled to play down to a winner.
Stay tuned to PokerNews for up-to-date coverage of this and all events here at the 2023 World Series of Poker!
Level 25
: Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante
| Casino | Table | Seat | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Horseshoe | 652 | 2 | Ankush Mandavia | United States | 1,240,000 | 21 |
| Horseshoe | 652 | 3 | Frank Weigel | United States | 1,255,000 | 21 |
| Horseshoe | 652 | 4 | Daniel Le | Canada | 3,290,000 | 55 |
| Horseshoe | 652 | 5 | Patrick Truong | United States | 5,220,000 | 87 |
| Horseshoe | 652 | 6 | Lee Piniatoglou | United States | 2,610,000 | 44 |
| Horseshoe | 652 | 7 | Carlos Chang | Taiwan | 975,000 | 16 |
| Horseshoe | 652 | 8 | Yuriy Boyko | Ireland | 710,000 | 12 |
| Horseshoe | 653 | 1 | Ivan Starostin | United States | 1,330,000 | 22 |
| Horseshoe | 653 | 3 | Antoine Saout | France | 3,615,000 | 60 |
| Horseshoe | 653 | 5 | Darryl Ronconi | United States | 3,585,000 | 60 |
| Horseshoe | 653 | 6 | Marc MacDonnell | Ireland | 2,970,000 | 50 |
| Horseshoe | 653 | 7 | Gustavo Castro | Brazil | 1,225,000 | 20 |
| Horseshoe | 653 | 8 | Dean Hutchison | United Kingdom | 600,000 | 10 |
| Horseshoe | 653 | 9 | Boris Kolev | Bulgaria | 70,000 | 1 |
| Horseshoe | 660 | 1 | James Kraetz | United States | 2,290,000 | 38 |
| Horseshoe | 660 | 2 | Miguel Silva | Portugal | 665,000 | 11 |
| Horseshoe | 660 | 3 | Mark Seif | United States | 3,850,000 | 64 |
| Horseshoe | 660 | 4 | Uri Reichenstein | Israel | 715,000 | 12 |
| Horseshoe | 660 | 7 | Pavel Spirins | United States | 3,000,075 | 50 |
| Horseshoe | 660 | 8 | Kianoosh Mohajeri | United States | 1,850,000 | 31 |
| Horseshoe | 660 | 9 | Jeremy Joseph | United States | 3,930,000 | 66 |
| Horseshoe | 661 | 1 | Camillo Baggiani | Brazil | 1,560,000 | 26 |
| Horseshoe | 661 | 3 | Ludovic Geilich | United Kingdom | 1,415,000 | 24 |
| Horseshoe | 661 | 5 | Aliaksandr Shylko | Belarus | 1,285,000 | 21 |
| Horseshoe | 661 | 6 | Colin McHugh | United States | 1,980,000 | 33 |
| Horseshoe | 661 | 7 | Jonathan Camara | Canada | 905,000 | 15 |
| Horseshoe | 661 | 8 | Alan Robles | United States | 1,435,000 | 24 |
| Horseshoe | 661 | 9 | Yuan Li | China | 5,315,000 | 89 |
Level 25
: Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
5,315,000
1,115,000
|
1,115,000 |
|
||
|
5,220,000
2,070,000
|
2,070,000 |
|
3,930,000
2,965,000
|
2,965,000 |
|
3,850,000
345,000
|
345,000 |
|
||
|
3,615,000
15,000
|
15,000 |
|
3,585,000
-115,000
|
-115,000 |
|
3,290,000
-810,000
|
-810,000 |
|
3,000,075
3,000,075
|
3,000,075 |
|
2,970,000
20,000
|
20,000 |
|
2,610,000
70,000
|
70,000 |
|
||
|
2,290,000
1,540,000
|
1,540,000 |
|
1,980,000
-20,000
|
-20,000 |
|
1,850,000
190,000
|
190,000 |
|
1,560,000
510,000
|
510,000 |
|
1,435,000
405,000
|
405,000 |
|
1,415,000
-260,000
|
-260,000 |
|
1,330,000
180,000
|
180,000 |
|
1,285,000
-2,215,000
|
-2,215,000 |
|
1,255,000
705,000
|
705,000 |
|
1,240,000
570,000
|
570,000 |
|
|
||
|
1,225,000
-675,000
|
-675,000 |
|
975,000
25,000
|
25,000 |
|
|
||
|
905,000
-245,000
|
-245,000 |
|
715,000
45,000
|
45,000 |
|
710,000
-490,000
|
-490,000 |
Level 25
: Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante
The late position player, Kai Zheng raised to 110,000 preflop and the player in the hijack position, Patrick Truong three-bet to 280,000 and Zheng called.
The flop came down 9♣A♣10♣ and Zheng checked and Truong bet 125,000. Zheng called after he queried, "What is your stack?".
The turn brought the A♦ and Zheng led out for 125,000 and Truong called.
On the river is where the tough decision was for Truong. When the 3♦ came and Truong made a bet of 390,000 and Zheng moved all of his chips in for 1,080,000 which covered Truong.
Truong thought for awhile and then called a one minute clock on himself before he folded.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
4,000,000
1,900,000
|
1,900,000 |
|
|
3,150,000
-1,100,000
|
-1,100,000 |
Level 25
: Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante
The tournament director has called for five more hands and then the remaining players will be bagging their chips and returning tomorrow.
Level 25
: Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante
Mark Seif raised to 125,000 from under the gun and was three-bet by Aliaksandt Shylko from middle position.
Action folded back to Seif who decided to four-bet jam with Shylko snapping him off and setting up a two player runout with Seif at risk.
Mark Seif: A♦Q♦
Aliaksandt Shylko: A♠K♠
The flop came 5♦6♦8♦ and Shylko was immediately drawing dead with his only hope being a running straight flush on the board.
The K♦ turn card made it official and the 10♥ river card sent a massive double up tio Seif to end the night with only a couple more hands until the remaining players bag for Day 3.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
3,505,000
2,455,000
|
2,455,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
1,600,000
-1,975,000
|
-1,975,000 |
Level 25
: Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante
The small blind found a call with Patrick Truong having checked from the big blind.
The flop was 5♣10♣6♦ as the small blind checked to Truong. He led out for 50,000 getting check raised to 175,000. He eventually found a call.
The turn was the 7♦ as the small blind bet out for 335,000. Truong found a call.
With the 4♥ on the river, the small blind checked with Truong having jammed all in. The small blind called revealing 10♦10♥. Truong showed 10♠8♦ to take down the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
4,250,000
3,050,000
|
3,050,000 |
Level 25
: Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
4,200,000
300,000
|
300,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
4,100,000
750,000
|
750,000 |
|
|
3,700,000
-340,000
|
-340,000 |
|
|
3,600,000
500,000
|
500,000 |
|
|
3,500,000
2,410,000
|
2,410,000 |
|
|
2,540,000
-460,000
|
-460,000 |
|
|
||
Level 25
: Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante
Picking up the action on the river with a completed board of Q♣A♠10♥5♠9♠ with about 1,000,000 chips in the pot, Aliaksandr Shylko checked over to Dorian Rios.
Rios looked ready to pull the trigger and did so by jamming almost 1,000,000 chips into Shylko who immediately snapped Rios off and turned over the Q♠10♠, having flopped two pair and gone runner-runner for the second nut flush.
Rios, visibly frustrated, turned over the A♣A♦ for top set while the dealer counted down the chips and confirmed that Shylko did have him covered, making his sudden exit from the tournament official.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
3,575,000
2,485,000
|
2,485,000 |
|
Busted |