Michael Noori Leads Final Nine in Event #32: $1,500 Seven Card Stud
After a lengthy 12 hours of play on Day 2 of Event #32: $1,500 Seven Card Stud at the 2024 World Series of Poker at the Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas, just 9 players remain from the 107 who took their seat at the start of the day. Leading the pack is Michael Noori, who managed to amass 2,310,000. He will be looking to add a second bracelet to his collection once play resumes on Day 3. The United Kingdom's Adam Owen sits in second with 2,190,000 while fellow countryman Richard Ashby rounds out the top three on 1,750,000.
Other players still in contention for the $113,725 first-place prize and WSOP gold bracelet include $25k Fantasy Draft pick Hal Rotholz (510,000) and bracelet winner Chris Tryba (320,000). Brandon Shack-Harris sat near the bottom of the counts for much of the latter stages of the day but did manage to find a critical triple up on the last hand of the night to give him a much-needed boost before Day 3.
End of Day 2 Chip Counts
| Rank | Player | Country | Chips | Big Bets |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael Noori | United States | 2,310,000 | 23 |
| 2 | Adam Owen | United Kingdom | 2,190,000 | 22 |
| 3 | Richard Ashby | United Kingdom | 1,750,000 | 18 |
| 4 | Jaycin Cross | United States | 625,000 | 6 |
| 5 | Brandon Shack-Harris | United States | 610,000 | 6 |
| 6 | Hal Rotholz | United States | 510,000 | 5 |
| 7 | Chris Tryba | United States | 320,000 | 3 |
| 8 | Aaron Kupin | United States | 255,000 | 3 |
| 9 | Mengqi Chen | China | 162,000 | 2 |
Only 61 of the players who took their seats on Day 2 managed to make their way into the money, securing a $3,037 minimum cash in the process. Adam Friedman (61st - $3,037) just scraped in after a rapid pace of play on the bubble that saw the hand-for-hand portion of the tournament almost entirely skipped.
Notable players who cashed but did not manage to find a bag at the end of the day include four-time stud bracelet winner Artie Cobb (49th - $3,037), the all-time leading WSOP circuit ring winner Ari Engel (35th - $3,189) and two-time bracelet winner David Prociak (10th - $6,347).
The remaining players will return to play out the final table on Thursday, June 13, at 1 p.m. local time. Limits resume in Level 26 at 50,000-100,000 and levels will continue to be 60 minutes in length for the remainder of the tournament.
Play at the final table will continue until a winner is crowned, so be sure to stay tuned to PokerNews as its live reporting team wraps up coverage of Event #32: $1,500 Seven Card Stud.