Event #62: $600 PokerNews Deepstack Championship
Day 2 Completed
2024 World Series of Poker
Event #62: $600 PokerNews Deepstack Championship
Day: 2
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 2
2024 World Series of Poker
Buy-in
$600
Prize Pool
$2,606,100
Entries
5,110
Level
40
Blinds
800,000 / 1,600,000
Ante
1,600,000
Entries
767
Players Left
60
Level 27
: Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante
The sun has set on Day 2 of the $600 PokerNews Deepstack Championship, here at the 2024 World Series of Poker (WSOP) at the Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas. The cards were back in the air at 11 a.m. local time when 767 players returned to their seats, and play continued until only 60 remained. Those players have bagged up their chips and will return Thursday for Day 3.
Day 2 started with a bang as the eliminations came fast and furious. The large field that spanned two sections of the Horseshoe Ballroom quickly whittled down to a little over 100 by dinner break.
Emerging from the fracas with the chip lead in tow was Kenny Huynh (5,920,000), one of only two players returning for Day 2 who has already won a bracelet. Huynh captured his bracelet in 2020 in a $400 No-Limit Hold'em online event that netted him $133,857. Chris Dombrowski (1,620,000) is the only other bracelet winner still in the hunt.
Top Ten Chip Counts
| Rank | Player | Country | Chips | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kenny Huynh | United States | 5,920,000 | 59 |
| 2 | Michael Dobbs | United States | 5,805,000 | 58 |
| 3 | Sihao Zhang | Luxembourg | 5,605,000 | 56 |
| 4 | Una Kelly | United States | 5,565,000 | 56 |
| 5 | Darryll Fish | United States | 5,130,000 | 51 |
| 6 | Hector Berry | United Kingdom | 4,660,000 | 47 |
| 7 | Kuan-Yu Lin | China | 4,650,000 | 47 |
| 8 | Diogo Cardoso | Portugal | 4,600,000 | 46 |
| 9 | Kenneth Kemple | United States | 4,550,000 | 46 |
| 10 | Harrison Ashdown | United States | 4,175,000 | 42 |
Things are tight at the top of the chip counts, with only eight big blinds separating Huyhn and fifth place. Michael Dobbs (5,805,000), Sihoa Zhang (5,605,000), Una Kelly (5,565,000), and Darryll Fish (5,130,000) are essentially one pot away from the title of chip leader. Fish is arguably the most experienced grinder among the final 60, having accumulated almost $5.3 million in earnings, although a bracelet has, thus far, eluded him. Could this be the event where Fish finally gets the proverbial monkey off his back?
Ray Henson (1,080,000) could challenge Fish for the unofficial title of most experienced player in the field because he has racked up close to $3.4 million in winnings and has numerous WSOP final tables under his belt. Henson has a trio of third place finishes on his resume; he'll hope to go two places deeper in this PokerNews event.
We lost many notable players such as Jamie Kerstetter, Ben Yu, Loni Hui, and Martin Kabrhel, who came into Day 2 as one of the biggest stacks. Kabrhel was eliminated when Jugal Daterao shoved all in on a draw-heavy flop, Kabrhel called with an open-ended straight draw and ten-high flush draw, finding himself against bottom pair and an ace-high flush draw. The turn gave both players a flush, however, Daterao's was better, and Kabrhel was eliminated when he missed his one out to a straight flush.
Sadly, none of the PokerNews Deepstack Challenge qualifiers progressed to Day 3. However, both Raymond Chiu and Michael Beattie played impressively throughout and saw healthy returns on their free entries.
Day 3 begins at 11 a.m. local time on June 27 at Level 28 with blinds at 50,000/100,000. Players will play down to five players with a 15-minute break every two levels. Stick with PokerNews for all the action in our inaugural WSOP bracelet event!
Level 27
: Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante
Level 27
: Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
5,920,000
2,720,000
|
2,720,000 |
|
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5,805,000
3,905,000
|
3,905,000 |
|
5,605,000
5,605,000
|
5,605,000 |
|
5,565,000
3,215,000
|
3,215,000 |
|
5,130,000
2,530,000
|
2,530,000 |
|
4,660,000
4,571,000
|
4,571,000 |
|
|
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|
4,650,000
3,750,000
|
3,750,000 |
|
4,600,000
750,000
|
750,000 |
|
4,550,000
250,000
|
250,000 |
|
4,175,000
1,400,000
|
1,400,000 |
|
3,951,000
-1,149,000
|
-1,149,000 |
|
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3,950,000
2,200,000
|
2,200,000 |
|
3,900,000
-1,000,000
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-1,000,000 |
|
3,860,000
1,860,000
|
1,860,000 |
|
3,745,000
3,464,000
|
3,464,000 |
|
|
3,520,000
1,495,000
|
1,495,000 |
|
3,380,000
1,080,000
|
1,080,000 |
|
|
3,355,000
-245,000
|
-245,000 |
|
3,300,000
70,000
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70,000 |
|
3,215,000
3,215,000
|
3,215,000 |
|
3,000,000
3,000,000
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3,000,000 |
|
2,985,000
-340,000
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-340,000 |
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2,945,000
-1,030,000
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-1,030,000 |
|
2,510,000 | |
|
2,500,000
50,000
|
50,000 |
Level 27
: Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante
Kenneth Kemple raised to 175,000 on the button, Danny Gonzales three-bet shoved from the small blind, and Kemple had a decision for his stack of 2,070,000 total. Kemple gave it twenty seconds of thought before calling it off.
Kenneth Kemple: Q♠Q♦ 
Danny Gonzales: K♥K♣
The flop came down Q♥9♥9♠ to swing Kemple in the lead. Neither the 3♥ turn nor 6♠ river turned it around for Gonzales, who took a big hit.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
4,300,000
2,725,000
|
2,725,000 |
|
1,350,000
-2,250,000
|
-2,250,000 |
Level 27
: Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante
Yun Choi opened to 160,000 from under the gun and John Cap shoved for 900,000 from the next seat over and Huifang Zhang called off for her remaining stack of about 465,000 from the middle position. Choi got out of the way leaving Zhang at risk.
Huifang Zhang: A♣K♠
John Cap: K♦K♥
The 8♠K♣8♦ flop gave Cap a full house leaving Zhang drawing close to dead. She was unable to catch either running aces or running eights when the rest of the board ran out 5♣8♣ and was sent to the rail courtesy of Cap who took down a healthy pot late in the evening.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
2,450,000
-1,250,000
|
-1,250,000 |
|
2,200,000
950,000
|
950,000 |
|
Busted |
Level 27
: Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante
The clock has been stopped, and the players are playing their last seven hands for today.
Level 27
: Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante
Eric Holtz raised from early position and Arlen Sarte defended the big blind. Sarte check-called 250,000 on the 7♠3♠3♣ flop and 450,000 on the 4♣ turn. The 6♥ on the river got checked by both players.
Sarte indicated he didn't have much and Holtz carefully tabled his A♦10♥ for a mere ace-high. Sarte shook his head and flung his cards in the muck.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
3,600,000
100,000
|
100,000 |
|
2,200,000
-880,000
|
-880,000 |
Level 27
: Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante
The following players have all been eliminated late on Day 2.
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
Level 27
: Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante
Previously, Arlen Sarte was in the cutoff and had three-bet to 360,000 after another player had opened. Michel Molenaar then cold four-bet shoved from the big blind and Sarte reluctantly gave it up after a minute of thought.
An orbit later, Molenaar raised to 160,000 from middle position, Sarte three-bet shoved 1,480,000 from the big blind and Molenaar called it off.
Arlen Sarte: 9♥9♦
Michel Molenaar: A♠J♦
Sarte locked it up after the 8♠4♦2♠9♣ turn, rendering the A♣ on the river moot. Molenaar was down to six big blinds after the hand.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
3,080,000
2,280,000
|
2,280,000 |
|
480,000
-1,120,000
|
-1,120,000 |