Welcome to Day 2 of Event #15: $1,500 NO-LIMIT HOLD’EM 6-HANDED
On Day 1 there was a total of 1,450 entrants which generated a prize pool of $1,935,750. The remaining 96 players are guaranteed a payout of at least $3,153 and will be on the hunt for the first-place prize of $313,403 and the World Series of Poker Gold Bracelet.
This was a star-studded field comprised of several WSOP bracelet winners, fan favorites, and a respectable number of heavy-hitting female contenders.
A few bracelet winners on Day 1 but who did not bag were Adrian Mateos, Bertrand “Elky” Grospellier, Jason Somerville, Chris Moorman, Tony Dunst, and Ryan Riess. A few bracelet winners who are still on the hunt for another are Upkeshka De Silva (166,000),Blair Hinkle (86,000), and Jaoa Vieira (49,0000.
Some favorites that fans love to see in the mix included Jeff Gross, Kevin Martin, Sean Perry, Matt Berkey, and Tony Miles.
Lexy Gavin, Kitty Kuo, Ashley Sleeth, and Kelly Minkin were some notable females who were in the field but did not make the money. Vanessa Kade made a deep run finishing in 161st place ($2,627). There are only two women advancing onto Day 2, Melaine Weisner (467,000) and the less familiar, until now, Kat Sikorski (507,000).
The chip leader going into Day 2 is Daniel Orgil (1,600,000). Some other big stacks include Daniel Rezaei (1,266,00), Jun Obara (1,200,000), and Steve Foutty (971,000).
Day 2 of Event #15: $1,500 NO-LIMIT HOLD’EM 6-HANDED is set to restart today, October 8th at 12 pm local time. The remaining players will play 10 levels with a duration of 60 minutes each. They will have a 15-minute break every 2 levels. There will 60-min dinner break after level 23 (≈ 6:30 p.m.).
It is guaranteed to be an action-packed day so be sure to follow along at PokerNews.