Aaron Massey Chip Leads the Final 143 Players Heading Into Day 2 of the WSOPC Harrahs $1,700 Main Event
The World Series of Poker Circuit at Harrah’s $1,700 Main Event Day 2 starts at 1:00 p.m. local time. Day 1a and Day 1b pulled in 665 entries with just 143 bagging stacks for Day 2.
This event generated a total prize pool of $1,007,475 and will be paying the top 100 spots.
A min-cash will be worth $2,555 and the eventual winner will take home $192,199 along with a WSOP Circuit ring.
Starting the day with the overall chip lead is Aaron Massey who bagged large in Day 1b and he will look to add another deep run to end out the year.
Top 10 After Day 1 Flights
| Position | Player | Country | Chip Count |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aaron Massey | United States | 462,000 |
| 2 | Adam Owen | United States | 423,500 |
| 3 | Stephen Graner | United States | 418,500 |
| 4 | Terry Fleischer | United States | 417,000 |
| 5 | Nitis Udornpiom | United States | 410,000 |
| 6 | Raul Martinez | United States | 406,000 |
| 7 | Vinny Pahuja | United States | 367,500 |
| 8 | Benjamin Craig | United States | 360,500 |
| 9 | Kit You | United States | 318,500 |
| 10 | Ryan Yu | United States | 294,000 |
Some big names that are still in contention for the title include Mike Leah (254,500), Jared Jaffee (254,000), Ryan Leng (249,500), Mike Cordell (245,000), Dylan Linde (144,500), Joe McKeehen (137,500), Ben Yu (108,000) and Manig Loeser (69,500).
Day 2 Schedule
Play will begin at 1 p.m. local time with blinds picking up at level 16 where blinds are 2,000/4,000/4,000. The plan is to play a total of ten 60-minute levels and there will be a 15-minute break between every two. A dinner break will take place at the end of level 21 and all remaining by nights end will bag up for the final day.
There will be 143 players returning for Day 2 action with 100 spots grabbing a piece of the prize pool. Starting the day this close to the money might make for some conservative play, but judging by the first two flights the tournament should retain the action-filled play that has been up to this point. A min-cash will be paying $2,555, but all eyes will be on the $192,199 first-place prize that the eventual champion will be taking home, along with a shiny new gold ring.
The survivors of Day 2 will come back for Day 3 on Sunday at 1:00 p.m. local time on Sunday which will play down to an eventual champion.
Main Event Day 2 Structure
| Level | Length | Small Blind | Big Blind | BB Ante |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | 60 minutes | 2,000 | 4,000 | 4,000 |
| 17 | 60 minutes | 2,000 | 5,000 | 5,000 |
| 18 | 60 minutes | 3,000 | 6,000 | 6,000 |
| 19 | 60 minutes | 4,000 | 8,000 | 8,000 |
| 20 | 60 minutes | 5,000 | 10,000 | 10,000 |
| 21 | 60 minutes | 6,000 | 12,000 | 12,000 |
| 22 | 60 minutes | 8,000 | 16,000 | 16,000 |
| 23 | 60 minutes | 10,000 | 20,000 | 20,000 |
| 24 | 60 minutes | 10,000 | 25,000 | 25,000 |
| 25 | 60 minutes | 15,000 | 30,000 | 30,000 |
Follow along with the PokerNews live reporting team as the $1,700 Main Event continues with Day 2!