With a little over 2,000,000 in the middle the completed board of 4?4?3?10?2? was on the table and Ryan Hughes who was under the gun had checked to Michael Isasi on the button before facing a bet of 800,000.
Hughes went in the tank for about 40 seconds before sliding a raise to 2,400,000 across the line. Isasi snap-mucked as he said, "I thought you had aces."
Rajendara Dhar opened 75,000 in early position and James Carroll called before Joshua Thibodaux moved all in for 305,000 from the hijack. Dhar reraised the maximum and Carroll quickly announced all in. Dhar called and all three hands were tabled.
Joshua Thibodaux: K?K?10?4?
James Carroll: A?A?5?3?
Rajendara Dhar: 8?7?7?6?
The Q?6?3?5?3? runout gave Carroll a full house to eliminate Thibodaux, while collecting the double through Dhar.
With about 100,000 in the middle on a flop of 2?J?7?, Eric Rabl had less than a pot-sized bet left and was all in against Cliff Josephy, who had him covered.
Eric Rabl: A?K?K?J?
Cliff Josephy: 5?6?7?8?
Josephy pulled ahead on the 7? turn and sent Rabl packing when the 10? rolled off on the river.
Rabia Lew opened 30,000 under the gun and the cutoff and button both called before Shahin Abouk put in a raise from the small blind. Bob Mather was in the big blind and jammed for about 330,000, Lew called off her stack of about 105,000, and Abouk made the call as well.
Rabia Lew: A?Q?Q?5?
Bob Mather: A?A?Q?9?
Shahin Abouk: K?K?10?6?
The 10?10?3? flop gave Abouk trip tens to take the lead and the 3? turn and 9? river meant both Mather and Lew were headed to the payout desk.
All of the chips went in the middle before the flop and Matthew Eng was at risk for 99,000 while Rene Hochmuth had 472,000, and Bohdan Slyvinskyi had both players covered.
Matthew Eng: 10?8?7?6?
Rene Hochmuth: A?Q?J?9?
Bohdan Slyvinskyi: 10?8?6?4?
The A?4?3?K?9? run out gave Slyvinskyi a flush to eliminate both players.
There were a total of 4,283 entries over two starting flights, creating a prize pool of $3,616,800. Only 463 players reached the minimum payout of $1,390 while they compete for the grand prize of $282,290 and WSOP gold bracelet.
Day 2 of Event #86: $1,000 Mystery Bounty Pot-Limit Omaha at the 2024 World Series of Poker at the Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas begins at 11 a.m.
Over two flights, there were a total of 4,283 entries with just 463 advancing to the final day. Among the top ten stacks is Chance Kornuth who just won his fourth WSOP bracelet a few days ago when he defeated the 1,088 player field to take home $155,446.
Najeem Ajez
Leading the way is Najeem Ajez (1,454,000), followed by Kao Saechao (1,364,000) and Welker Mendes Demedeiros (1,357,000) to round the top three.
Day 2 Top Ten Chip Counts
Rank
Player
Country
Chips
Big Blinds
1
Najeem Ajez
Australia
1,454,000
145
2
Kao Saechao
United States
1,364,000
136
3
Welker Mendes Demedeiros
Brazil
1,357,000
136
4
Tyler Brown
United States
1,239,000
124
5
James Carroll
United States
1,230,000
123
6
Gene Grieshaber
United States
1,211,000
121
7
Daisuke Ogita
Japan
1,205,000
121
8
Chance Kornuth
United States
1,188,000
119
9
Giuseppe Pantaleo
Germany
1,187,000
119
10
Ramzi Jelassi
Sweden
1,171,000
117
Further down the chip counts, but still definitely in contention to become this event's champion, are players such as Ryan Leng (780,000), Jake Schwartz (697,000), Leo Margets (508,000), Ryan Riess (445,000), Andrew Kelsall (328,000), Bryce Yockey (328,000), John Riordan (274,000), and JC Tran (153,000).
Day 2 starts at 11 a.m. and sees 463 players return to the tables. Play starts in Level 18, meaning blinds are 5,000/10,000. The clock remains 40 minutes throughout, with players heading for a break every three levels and enjoying a 60-minute dinner break after Level 26 (approx. 5:30 p.m. local time). The plan is to play to a champion, so stay tuned to PokerNews throughout the day to discover how this event plays out.
