Event #58: $50,000 Poker Players Championship (7-Handed)
Day 2 Completed
2024 World Series of Poker
Event #58: $50,000 Poker Players Championship (7-Handed)
Day: 2
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 2
2024 World Series of Poker
Buy-in
$50,000
Prize Pool
$4,249,750
Entries
89
Level
28
Limits
500,000 / 1,000,000
Ante
0
Entries
72
Players Left
29
Level 12
Limit Flop/Draw: 10,000/20,000, 20,000-40,000 Limits
Stud Games: 5,000 Ante, 5,000 Bring-In, 20,000 Completion 20,000-40,000 Limits
No-Limit & Pot-Limit: 10,000/15,000 Ante, 5,000/10,000 Blinds
Stud Games: 5,000 Ante, 5,000 Bring-In, 20,000 Completion 20,000-40,000 Limits
No-Limit & Pot-Limit: 10,000/15,000 Ante, 5,000/10,000 Blinds
The Main Event of the mixed game players at the 2024 World Series of Poker is one step closer to crowning a winner at the Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas, as Day 2 of Event #58: $50,000 Poker Players Championship has concluded for the night. Two-time WSOP bracelet winner was atop the leaderboard the previous night and retained his lead after another six levels of 100 minutes each.
Thanks to the extended late registration for the first three levels and dinner break, the field size grew to 89 entries and generated a prize pool of $4,249,750. Only the top 14 finishers will lock up a cash of at least $102,299, whereas the winner can look forward to the coveted gold bracelet and a top prize of $1,178,703. The attendance fell ten entries shy of last year's number, which brought 24 late entrants whereas in the 2024 edition only 14 players joined the fray on Day 2.
Obst advanced with 1,961,000 and he is closely followed by Jeremy Ausmus (1,839,000) as well as Johannes Becker (1,764,000). Daniel Negreanu finished Day 2 in the top ten with 1,341,000, edging past three-time winner Michael "The Grinder" Mizrachi (1,329,000). Negreanu and John David Rogers were responsible for the elimination of 17-time WSOP bracelet winner Phil Hellmuth in the final level of the night.
End of Day 2 Top Ten Chip Counts
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | James Obst | Australia | 1,961,000 |
| 2 | Jeremy Ausmus | United States | 1,839,000 |
| 3 | Johannes Becker | Germany | 1,764,000 |
| 4 | Jared Bleznick | United States | 1,546,000 |
| 5 | David Benyamine | United States | 1,531,000 |
| 6 | Joao Vieira | Portugal | 1,428,000 |
| 7 | Daniel Negreanu | Canada | 1,341,000 |
| 8 | Michael Mizrachi | United States | 1,329,000 |
| 9 | Bryce Yockey | United States | 1,255,000 |
| 10 | Hal Rotholz | United States | 1,055,000 |
Only 29 players advanced and outside of the overnight top ten are other stars of the international poker scene such as Phil Ivey (815,000), Phil Hui (700,000), Stephen Chidwick (604,000), Viktor Blom (570,000), Gus Hansen (395,000), and John Monnette (128,000). The vast majority of the survivors either have at least one WSOP bracelet to their name or have been selected in the $25k Fantasy Draft, to showcase the stellar line-up of this field.
No longer in contention are numerous top pros including two-time champion Dan Cates, Benny Glaser, Paul Volpe, Julien Martini, and Shaun Deeb. Defending champion Brian Rast had been eliminated on Day 1 already and former winner Elior Sion followed mid-way through Day 2.
Likewise, six-time bracelet winners Jason Mercier and Josh Arieh were unable to spin up their short stacks. They were joined on the rail by Nick Schulman in the later stages. The five-time bracelet winner clashed with Joao Vieira in the final hand of the penultimate level, in which he flopped a set and rivered the second nut straight in a Pot-Limit Omaha hand. Vieira missed the nut flush draw with aces but rivered broadway to earn one of the largest pots of the day.
The final level of the night featured only three eliminations, two of which came in quick succession. Roman Yitzhaki and Rob Hollink were ousted in No-Limit 2-7 Single Draw before the roller coaster ride of Hellmuth ended on the PokerGO live stream table.
Day 3 will recommence at 1 p.m. local time Tuesday in the Horseshoe Event Center and the action is scheduled to be streamed on the PokerGO platform. Six levels of 100 minutes each will likely bring the field close to or beyond the money bubble and you can find all the action right here on PokerNews.
Level 12
Limit Flop/Draw: 10,000/20,000, 20,000-40,000 Limits
Stud Games: 5,000 Ante, 5,000 Bring-In, 20,000 Completion 20,000-40,000 Limits
No-Limit & Pot-Limit: 10,000/15,000 Ante, 5,000/10,000 Blinds
Stud Games: 5,000 Ante, 5,000 Bring-In, 20,000 Completion 20,000-40,000 Limits
No-Limit & Pot-Limit: 10,000/15,000 Ante, 5,000/10,000 Blinds
Level 12
Limit Flop/Draw: 10,000/20,000, 20,000-40,000 Limits
Stud Games: 5,000 Ante, 5,000 Bring-In, 20,000 Completion 20,000-40,000 Limits
No-Limit & Pot-Limit: 10,000/15,000 Ante, 5,000/10,000 Blinds
Stud Games: 5,000 Ante, 5,000 Bring-In, 20,000 Completion 20,000-40,000 Limits
No-Limit & Pot-Limit: 10,000/15,000 Ante, 5,000/10,000 Blinds
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,961,000
-79,000
|
-79,000 |
|
||
|
1,839,000
139,000
|
139,000 |
|
||
|
1,764,000
364,000
|
364,000 |
|
||
|
1,546,000
239,000
|
239,000 |
|
|
||
|
1,531,000
501,000
|
501,000 |
|
|
||
|
1,428,000
253,000
|
253,000 |
|
||
|
1,341,000
-9,000
|
-9,000 |
|
||
|
1,329,000
109,000
|
109,000 |
|
||
|
1,255,000
325,000
|
325,000 |
|
|
||
|
1,055,000
420,000
|
420,000 |
|
1,036,000
116,000
|
116,000 |
|
970,000
-130,000
|
-130,000 |
|
|
||
|
916,000
501,000
|
501,000 |
|
||
|
815,000
-305,000
|
-305,000 |
|
||
|
788,000
-42,000
|
-42,000 |
|
|
||
|
786,000
-184,000
|
-184,000 |
|
|
||
|
703,000
-117,000
|
-117,000 |
|
|
||
|
700,000
-220,000
|
-220,000 |
|
||
|
628,000
-180,000
|
-180,000 |
|
621,000
-304,000
|
-304,000 |
|
|
||
|
604,000
-256,000
|
-256,000 |
|
|
||
|
570,000
-520,000
|
-520,000 |
|
569,000
-91,000
|
-91,000 |
|
526,000
11,000
|
11,000 |
|
427,000
-48,000
|
-48,000 |
|
|
||
Level 12
Limit Flop/Draw: 10,000/20,000, 20,000-40,000 Limits
Stud Games: 5,000 Ante, 5,000 Bring-In, 20,000 Completion 20,000-40,000 Limits
No-Limit & Pot-Limit: 10,000/15,000 Ante, 5,000/10,000 Blinds
Stud Games: 5,000 Ante, 5,000 Bring-In, 20,000 Completion 20,000-40,000 Limits
No-Limit & Pot-Limit: 10,000/15,000 Ante, 5,000/10,000 Blinds
Day 2 has ended with 29 players remaining.
Stay tuned for chip counts and a recap of the day's action.
Level 12
Limit Flop/Draw: 10,000/20,000, 20,000-40,000 Limits
Stud Games: 5,000 Ante, 5,000 Bring-In, 20,000 Completion 20,000-40,000 Limits
No-Limit & Pot-Limit: 10,000/15,000 Ante, 5,000/10,000 Blinds
Stud Games: 5,000 Ante, 5,000 Bring-In, 20,000 Completion 20,000-40,000 Limits
No-Limit & Pot-Limit: 10,000/15,000 Ante, 5,000/10,000 Blinds
Seven Card Stud
Johannes Becker: XxXx/A♠2♠Q♥9♦/Xx
Jeremy Ausmus: XxXx/6♠7♠9♥5♦/Xx
Johannes Becker completed, Jeremy Ausmus raised, and Becker called.
Ausmus bet every street down to seventh as Becker continued to call. Both players then checked on seventh.
Becker showed K♣Q♠Q♦ for trip queens and Ausmus mucked.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,700,000
250,000
|
250,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
1,400,000
60,000
|
60,000 |
|
|
||
Level 12
Limit Flop/Draw: 10,000/20,000, 20,000-40,000 Limits
Stud Games: 5,000 Ante, 5,000 Bring-In, 20,000 Completion 20,000-40,000 Limits
No-Limit & Pot-Limit: 10,000/15,000 Ante, 5,000/10,000 Blinds
Stud Games: 5,000 Ante, 5,000 Bring-In, 20,000 Completion 20,000-40,000 Limits
No-Limit & Pot-Limit: 10,000/15,000 Ante, 5,000/10,000 Blinds
Tournament officials announced that players will see five more hands before bagging up for the night.
Level 12
Limit Flop/Draw: 10,000/20,000, 20,000-40,000 Limits
Stud Games: 5,000 Ante, 5,000 Bring-In, 20,000 Completion 20,000-40,000 Limits
No-Limit & Pot-Limit: 10,000/15,000 Ante, 5,000/10,000 Blinds
Stud Games: 5,000 Ante, 5,000 Bring-In, 20,000 Completion 20,000-40,000 Limits
No-Limit & Pot-Limit: 10,000/15,000 Ante, 5,000/10,000 Blinds
Stud Hi-Lo
Phil Hellmuth: 3♠5♠ / 8♠9♦A♣K♥ / 9♣
Daniel Negreanu: 4♥3♦ / 2♠10♥10♣Q♣ / 7♦
John David Rogers: A♥5♥ / 4♦6♦3♥10♦ / 9♠
Phil Hellmuth had seen a steady decline of his stack throughout this level and was all-in with a short stack on fourth street. He had vaulted out of his chair on the live stream feature table and was up against Daniel Negreanu as well as John David Rogers, having completed and Negreanu called before they both called Roger's raise.
Negreanu check-called bets by Rogers all the way, who then declared "just the low as he flashed a six-five.
Hellmuth could not win the low and paired his nine to lose against the higher open pair of Negreanu to bow out in the final level of the night.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,350,000
193,000
|
193,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
515,000
43,000
|
43,000 |
|
Busted | |
|
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Level 12
Limit Flop/Draw: 10,000/20,000, 20,000-40,000 Limits
Stud Games: 5,000 Ante, 5,000 Bring-In, 20,000 Completion 20,000-40,000 Limits
No-Limit & Pot-Limit: 10,000/15,000 Ante, 5,000/10,000 Blinds
Stud Games: 5,000 Ante, 5,000 Bring-In, 20,000 Completion 20,000-40,000 Limits
No-Limit & Pot-Limit: 10,000/15,000 Ante, 5,000/10,000 Blinds
Stud Hi-Lo
Phil Hellmuth: J♥J♣ / 9♠A♣8♦K♣ / Xx
Daniel Negreanu: A♥Q♥ / Q♦4♥5♠10♥ / 10♠
Phil Hellmuth completed and Daniel Negreanu called before Hellmuth bet his lead on fourth, Negreanu called. Hellmuth check-called fifth and led sixth street for Negreanu to call.
On seventh street, Hellmuth check-called with his final card not being shown on the live stream. He could not beat the queens up of Negreanu and dropped to a severe short stack.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,157,000
168,000
|
168,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
83,000
-240,000
|
-240,000 |
|
|
||
Level 12
Limit Flop/Draw: 10,000/20,000, 20,000-40,000 Limits
Stud Games: 5,000 Ante, 5,000 Bring-In, 20,000 Completion 20,000-40,000 Limits
No-Limit & Pot-Limit: 10,000/15,000 Ante, 5,000/10,000 Blinds
Stud Games: 5,000 Ante, 5,000 Bring-In, 20,000 Completion 20,000-40,000 Limits
No-Limit & Pot-Limit: 10,000/15,000 Ante, 5,000/10,000 Blinds
2-7 Triple Draw
James Obst raised in the hijack, Stephen Chidwick reraised in the small blind, and Obst called.
Chidwick drew one and Obst two. Chidwick then bet and Obst called.
Chidwick stood pat and bet again, while Obst took one and called. Both players patted the third draw.
Chidwick checked over to Obst who bet, and Chidwick called. Obst showed 8x6x5x4x2x and Chidwick mucked as Obst took the pot to go over 2,000,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
2,040,000
200,000
|
200,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
860,000
-354,000
|
-354,000 |
|
|
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