Event #9: $1,500 Limit Hold'em (8-Handed)
Day 2 Completed
Event #9: $1,500 Limit Hold'em (8-Handed)
Day 2 Completed
Only six out of 443 players remained at the end of Day 2 of Event #9: $1,500 Limit Hold’em, and firmly in first position is Nick Guagenti with 2,800,000 chips, almost a million ahead of the rest of the field.
Day 2 began with 121 players returning to battle it out for the total prize pool of $591,405 and the $121,074 first-place prize. The bubble burst just over two hours into the day and 67 players were paid at least $3,014.
Guagenti started the day with around an average stack but was able to steadily chip up throughout the levels. Guagenti was a pick in the 2024 25k Fantasy Team and will be earning vital early points for Team Baker.
Joseph Brodsky ended the day in second place with 1,885,000. Brodsky's stack was on the biggest rollercoaster of all the remaining players, as he fell to be an extreme short stack several times. At one point he was down to five big blinds, but always somehow managed to get back into contention.
Also remaining in the field is two-time bracelet winner and well-known Finnish pro Juha Helppi, who had a slow start to the tournament but was able to chip up steadily over Day 2. He will be entering Day 3 as the shortest stack with 1,280,000, a bit over 25 big blinds.
Among the players who made a deep run but didn’t make it into Day 3 were JJ Liu, who was eliminated in 23rd place, as well as 25k Fantasy players Renan Bruschi and Georgios Sotiropoulos.
Seat | Player | Country | Chip Count |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Joseph Brodsky | United States of America | 1,885,000 |
2 | Juha Helppi | Finland | 1,285,000 |
3 | Qinghai Pan | United States of America | 1,845,000 |
4 | Nick Guagenti | United States of America | 2,800,000 |
5 | Bradley Carter | United States of America | 1,645,000 |
6 | George Chen | United States of America | 1,645,000 |
Play will resume at 1 p.m. local time on June 2 in the Horseshoe Event Center with blinds at 25,000/50,000. Stay tuned to PokerNews for updates from Day 3 of the $1,500 Limit Hold'em event to see who will be crowned a new WSOP champion.
6 players remain in the 2024 World Series of Poker Event #9: $1,500 Limit Hold'em.
Those still in contention have bagged and will be returning at 1 p.m. local time on 2 June to battle down to a winner.
Seat | Player | Country | Chip Count |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Joseph Brodsky | United States of America | 1,885,000 |
2 | Juha Helppi | Finland | 1,285,000 |
3 | Qinghai Pan | United States of America | 1,845,000 |
4 | Nick Guagenti | United States of America | 2,800,000 |
5 | Bradley Carter | United States of America | 1,645,000 |
6 | George Chen | United States of America | 1,645,000 |
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Nick Guagenti | 2,800,000 | |
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Joseph Brodsky |
1,885,000
410,000
|
410,000 |
Qinghai Pan |
1,845,000
-655,000
|
-655,000 |
Bradley Carter |
1,645,000
-255,000
|
-255,000 |
George Chen |
1,645,000
545,000
|
545,000 |
Juha Helppi |
1,285,000
-65,000
|
-65,000 |
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Abdulrahim Amer raised all in from the hijack and got called by Bradley Carter in the cutoff, George Chen on the button, and Juha Helppi in the big blind.
On the flop of 10♠10♥6♦, Helppi bet, Carter called, and Chen folded. Action went check-check on both the 3♠ turn and 4♥ river.
At showdown, Amer tabled KxJx and Carter showed 8♣9♣. Helppi turned over A♣6♣ for two pair to drag in both the main and side pots, and eliminate Amer.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Bradley Carter |
1,900,000
1,800,000
|
1,800,000 |
Juha Helppi |
1,350,000
250,000
|
250,000 |
|
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Abdulrahim Amer | Busted | |
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John Kim was on the extreme short stack with around 150,000 chips, when he got his chips all in against Nick Guagenti in the hijack.
John Kim: K♦Q♠
Nick Guagenti: 4♠4♣
The flop was 9♦9♥2♥. Guagenti was ahead, but Kim still had outs. He let out a groan at the 4♦ on the turn though, which gave Guagenti the full house and had him drawing dead. The river was the A♣.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Nick Guagenti |
2,800,000
-300,000
|
-300,000 |
|
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John Kim | Busted |
Action picked up on the river involving a large three-way pot between Nick Guagenti, Bradley Carter and Greg Wohletz, who was at risk.
With the board reading 9♣2♣K♠5♣Q♥, Guagenti tabled 2♥2♦ to scoop both the main and side pots with a set of deuces.
Wohletz showed 8♣8♠ and was the first elimination at the final table.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Nick Guagenti |
3,100,000
1,200,000
|
1,200,000 |
|
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Bradley Carter |
100,000
-400,000
|
-400,000 |
Greg Wohletz | Busted |
Level: 25
Blinds: 20,000-40,000
Limits: 40,000-80,000
Seat | Player | Country | Chip Count |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Joseph Brodsky | United States of America | 1,475,000 |
2 | Juha Helppi | Finland | 11,000,000 |
3 | Qinghai Pan | United States of America | 2,500,000 |
4 | Nick Guagenti | United States of America | 2,200,00 |
5 | Abdulrahim Amer | United States of America | 1,100,000 |
6 | Bradley Carter | United States of America | 2,300,000 |
7 | George Chen | United States of America | 1,100,000 |
8 | Greg Wohletz | United States of America | 170,000 |
9 | John Kim | United States of America | 155,000 |
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Qinghai Pan |
2,500,000
550,000
|
550,000 |
Bradley Carter |
2,300,000
1,800,000
|
1,800,000 |
Nick Guagenti |
2,200,000
300,000
|
300,000 |
|
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Joseph Brodsky |
1,475,000
925,000
|
925,000 |
Juha Helppi |
1,100,000
25,000
|
25,000 |
|
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Abdulrahim Amer |
1,100,000
590,000
|
590,000 |
|
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George Chen |
1,100,000
345,000
|
345,000 |
Greg Wohletz |
170,000
-380,000
|
-380,000 |
John Kim |
155,000
-1,145,000
|
-1,145,000 |
James Eng raised under the gun to 60,000 out of a total stack of 105,000, Nick Guagenti called out of the big blind.
The flop came J♦10♠9♣ Eng bet 30,000, Guagenti raised enough to put Eng all in and Eng called.
James Eng: 2♠2♣
Nick Guagenti Q♥5♣
The turn was the 4♣, and the river was the 5♥ eliminating Eng from the tournament.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Nick Guagenti |
1,900,000
-1,700,000
|
-1,700,000 |
|
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James Eng | Busted |
Chun Yam had been on a short stack for some time and had just lost a hand against George Chan and Bradley Carter. In his last hand, he was in middle position and found himself going heads up to the flop with Joseph Brodsky.
The flop was 3♦8♦7♣, Brodsky bet, Yam raised and Brodsky called.
The turn 5♣ got checked around.
The river was the Q♠, Brodsky bet, putting Yam all in. Yam called. Brodsky turned over A♦Q♣ for the rivered top pair, which beat Yam’s A♣K♣.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Joseph Brodsky |
550,000
400,000
|
400,000 |
Chun Yam | Busted |