Event #59: $1,000 Super Seniors No-Limit Hold'em
Day 2 Completed
2024 World Series of Poker
Event #59: $1,000 Super Seniors No-Limit Hold'em
Day: 2
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 2
2024 World Series of Poker
Buy-in
$1,000
Prize Pool
$2,958,560
Entries
3,362
Level
36
Blinds
300,000 / 600,000
Ante
600,000
Entries
901
Players Left
119
Level 20
: Blinds 8,000/16,000, 16,000 ante
Day 2 of Event #61: $1,000 Super Seniors No-Limit Hold'em at the 2024 World Series of Poker at the Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas, saw 975 players out of 3,362 entries return to the table, each hunting for the $358,045 first prize and the WSOP bracelet.
A total prize pool of $2,958,560 was created in this event and Day 2 was the day that saw players get into the money. The bubble burst during the fourth level of the day and 505 players were paid at least $2,001.
Some 119 players made it to the end of Day 2, with Gregory Peterson leading the field with 1,990,000 chips, followed by James Jackson with 1,425,000, and Farzad Raji with 1,375,000.
End of Day 2 Top Ten Chip Counts
| Rank | Player | Country | Chips | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gregory Peterson | United States | 1,990,000 | 100 |
| 2 | James Jackson | United States | 1,425,000 | 71 |
| 3 | Farzad Raji | United States | 1,365,000 | 68 |
| 4 | Guy Cicconi | United States | 1,275,000 | 64 |
| 5 | Manelic Minaya | United States | 1,250,000 | 63 |
| 6 | Scott Papineau | United States | 1,205,000 | 60 |
| 7 | James Sileo | United States | 1,205,000 | 60 |
| 8 | Charles Capobianco | United States | 1,185,000 | 59 |
| 9 | Philip Muller | United States | 1,185,000 | 59 |
| 10 | Michael Minetti | United States | 1,180,000 | 59 |
Guy Cicconi, who has $693,455 in live tournament winnings, ended Day 2 with the fourth-biggest stack. Out of the chip leaders, Manelic Minaya is the one that has had the most success so far with $2,292,668 in total live tournament winnings, including three final table appearances at the WSOP and a second place in a $ 5,150 No Limit Hold'em - WSOP Circuit Main Event worth $160,557.
Hall of Famer and three-time bracelet winner Barry Greenstein is also still in the field, although he was not able to get anything going in the latter part of the day and will be returning on a short stack with 230,000 chips.
Apart from Greenstein, only four other bracelet winners are left in the field of 119: Kevin Song, who will be returning with 656,000 chips, Tong Li, Vince Burgio and Larry Wright.
Other notable names still in contention include Lee Markholt, Yucel Eminoglu and Anthony Johnson, a Grammy Award-winning producer under the name Tony Mercedes, who made it through the day with 420,000 chips for just over 20 big blinds.
The biggest exit of the tournament so far belonged to Dan Harrington, who held a healthy stack through most of the day, until a fatal clash with Sammy Farha. Farha chipped up nicely by eliminating Harrington, but was ultimately eliminated himself before the day wrapped up.
Other players who fell short on Day 2 were Barry Shulman, James Hess, Massoud Eskandari and Day 1 chip leader Dave Goodkin.
The tournament will resume on June 26 at 11 a.m. local time at the Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas, with blinds at 10,000/20,000 and an ante of 20,000, and the plan to finish the night when only five players remain.
Level 20
: Blinds 8,000/16,000, 16,000 ante
Level 20
: Blinds 8,000/16,000, 16,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,990,000
1,087,000
|
1,087,000 |
|
||
|
1,425,000
-935,000
|
-935,000 |
|
1,365,000
-415,000
|
-415,000 |
|
1,275,000
425,000
|
425,000 |
|
1,250,000
430,000
|
430,000 |
|
|
1,205,000
1,159,000
|
1,159,000 |
|
1,205,000
-35,000
|
-35,000 |
|
1,185,000
1,065,000
|
1,065,000 |
|
1,185,000
942,000
|
942,000 |
|
1,180,000
130,000
|
130,000 |
|
|
1,180,000
-20,000
|
-20,000 |
|
1,160,000
1,092,000
|
1,092,000 |
|
|
1,110,000
1,017,000
|
1,017,000 |
|
1,100,000
-720,000
|
-720,000 |
|
||
|
1,050,000
175,000
|
175,000 |
|
1,025,000
960,000
|
960,000 |
|
945,000
-55,000
|
-55,000 |
|
||
|
|
935,000
860,000
|
860,000 |
|
915,000
824,000
|
824,000 |
|
||
|
900,000
-46,000
|
-46,000 |
|
895,000
310,000
|
310,000 |
|
840,000
170,000
|
170,000 |
|
805,000
230,000
|
230,000 |
|
795,000
220,000
|
220,000 |
|
785,000
125,000
|
125,000 |
Level 20
: Blinds 8,000/16,000, 16,000 ante
After the flop of 9♠9♥7♥4♦, Christopher Bucceri moved all in for 342,000.
His opponent on the button went into the tank.
Eventually they made the fold.
Bucceri revealed K♠K♥ while sharing that he was "destined to make it to the final table," of this event.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
670,000
585,000
|
585,000 |
Level 20
: Blinds 8,000/16,000, 16,000 ante
Those who remain will play five hands before they bag for the night.
Level 20
: Blinds 8,000/16,000, 16,000 ante
Rollo Fox was in late position and raised all in to 304,000 and the button made the call.
Rollo Fox: A♥J♥ 
Button: A♣K♥
The board ran out badly for the button with 9♣8♠6♥10♦J♦ and Fox won with his pair of jacks.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
632,000
452,000
|
452,000 |
Level 20
: Blinds 8,000/16,000, 16,000 ante
Action picked up on the flop of 10♣8♦9♥ and the pot was already substantial when the button bet 100,000 and Michael Graves moved all in for 23,000 more.
Michael Graves: J♦Q♣
Button: A♠8♣
The turn was the J♣ and the river was the 6♣ and Graves was served a juicy pot with his straight.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
370,000
286,500
|
286,500 |
Level 20
: Blinds 8,000/16,000, 16,000 ante
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Level 20
: Blinds 8,000/16,000, 16,000 ante
Tom Thomas arrived at his table with a very short stack, but was able to make it work for him quickly, with two double ups within just a few hands.
On the first hand, he got it in preflop against Dana Johnson.
Tom Thomas: KxKx
Dana Johnson: AxQx
The board Q♦J♠8♠4♦9♣ gave Johnson a pair of queens, but nothing more, and Thomas doubled up.
Just a couple of hands later, Thomas was again all in preflop, this time against Lisa Xie.
Tom Thomas: Q♦Q♣
Lisa Xie: J♠J♣
While some at the table were openly rooting for Xie’s jack, the board ran out 5♥3♦4♦10♥8♣ and Xie lost a big chunk of her stack, while Thomas got to double up again.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
575,000
431,000
|
431,000 |
|
|
525,000
319,500
|
319,500 |
|
|
100,000
-340,000
|
-340,000 |