Pupillo In Control as Eight Remain at the WSOP Circuit Potawatomi Main Event
Day 2 of the 2020 World Series of Poker Potawatomi $1,700 Main Event saw 84 players hit the felt out of 524 entrants from two Day 1 flights, and after just over ten levels of play, only eight players survived.
James Pupillo leads tomorrow's final table with a 3,365,000 chip stack. Pupillo, who finished fourth here in September's WSOPC Main Event for $46,017, will be looking to improve on that finish tomorrow, and was able to pad his stack nicely in the final levels, including notching the final knockout of the evening, when his ace-king was able to hang on against the ace-queen of Fadi Hamad (9th - $14,514).
Cero Zuccarello (3,115,000) spent most of the latter stages of the day with the chip lead, and Tsz Shing (2,930,000) joins Zuccarello and Pupillo as the only players above two-million. Marcus Yofon (1,775,000), who busted Javier Zarco (10th - $11,727) on the first hand of the unofficial final table, sits in the middle of the pack, while Ken Donarski (1,285,000), Mike Hartzheim (1,280,000), Day 1a chip leader Chris Roth (1,125,000), and John Gallaher (880,000) round out the remaining field.
Day 3 Seat Draw
| Table | Seat | Name | Chip Count |
|---|---|---|---|
| Final | 1 | Chris Roth | 1,125,000 |
| Final | 2 | Mike Hartzheim | 1,280,000 |
| Final | 3 | Cero Zuccarello | 3,115,000 |
| Final | 4 | James Pupillo | 3,365,000 |
| Final | 5 | Ken Donarski | 1,285,000 |
| Final | 6 | Marcus Yofon | 1,775,000 |
| Final | 7 | Tsz Shing | 2,930,000 |
| Final | 8 | John Gallaher | 880,000 |
Day 2 Action
79 players were slated to be paid from the 84 that returned, meaning five players were stuck going home without a payday. After a short stint on the bubble, Jesse Vilchez ran his king-ten into the ace-king of Andres Garcia, and when Vilchez failed to improve, he was the last player to head home outside of the money.
From there, a bevy of notable names headed out the door with a chunk of the prize pool, including Hank Sitton (12th - $11,727), Cody Brinn (18th - $7,980), Mike Shin (23rd - $5,747), Aaron Johnson (34th - $3,556), Allen "The Chainsaw" Kessler (46th - $3,067), Day 1b Chip Leader Igor Hot (49th - $3,067), former champs Michael Hudson (52nd - $3,067) and Richard Bai (60th - $2,917), and Josh Reichard (70th - $2,819).
Final Table Payouts
| Position | Name | Hometown | Prize Money |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | TBD | $151,284 | |
| 2 | TBD | $93,498 | |
| 3 | TBD | $68,947 | |
| 4 | TBD | $51,484 | |
| 5 | TBD | $38,937 | |
| 6 | TBD | $29,829 | |
| 7 | TBD | $23,152 | |
| 8 | TBD | $18,209 | |
| 9 | Fadi Hamad | Danvers, Illinois | $14,514 |
Day 3 will kick off at noon local time on Monday at the start of Level 27 (25,000/50,000/50,000). Play will continue until a winner is crowned. Be sure to stay tuned right here to PokerNews as we determine which of the eight remaining players will walk out of Potawatomi Hotel and Casino with $151,284, a coveted WSOPC ring, and a seat at the 2020 WSOPC Global Championship!