Event #23: $1,500 Eight Game Mix 6-Handed
Dia 2 Terminado
Dia 2 Terminado
Live Highlights
Ryan Hughes Goes for Third Career Bracelet; Connor Drinan On His Heels in $1,500 Eight-Game Mix
Poker is a game that requires adaptability and mastering different variants. For the 10 players who will return tomorrow to crown a champion in Event #23: $1,500 Eight-Game Mix, they'll get a chance to prove they can do it better than anyone.
The man leading the way is Ryan Hughes, no stranger to wearing WSOP gold. Hughes is already a two-time bracelet winner and will take the chip lead into tomorrow with 2,534,000. Right behind him is another multiple bracelet winner in Connor Drinan, who finished the day with 1,990,000. Three other bracelet winners made the top-10: Brett Shaffer (800,000), Ryan Leng (770,000), and Dan Zack (384,000).
For Schuyler Thornton, Tyler Willse, Hunter McClelland, George Alexander, and Brandon Bergin, winning the bracelet tomorrow will be a new experience for them. To get this far, they had to navigate a field of 484 players. Day 2 began with 144 players still in the mix, with the money bubble coming at 73rd place.
Day 3 Seat Chart
| Table | Seat | Player | Chip Counts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 154 | 1 | Tyler Willse | 1,165,000 |
| 154 | 2 | George Alexander | 936,000 |
| 154 | 3 | Hunter McClelland | 1,110,000 |
| 154 | 4 | Connor Drinan | 1,990,000 |
| 154 | 5 | Ryan Leng | 770,000 |
| 154 | 6 | empty |
| Table | Seat | Player | Chip Counts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 155 | 1 | empty | |
| 155 | 2 | Brandon Bergin | 934,000 |
| 155 | 3 | Daniel Zack | 384,000 |
| 155 | 4 | Ryan Hughes | 2,534,000 |
| 155 | 5 | Schuyler Thornton | 1,505,000 |
| 155 | 6 | Brett Shaffer | 800,000 |
Notables to fall before the money included Allen "Chainsaw" Kessler, David "Bakes" Baker, and Dutch Boyd. Vu Hoang and Matthew Schultz were both eliminated during hand-for-hand play and shared 73rd place.
From there, the likes of Felipe Ramos (46th), Matt Glantz (42nd), David Williams (41st), and Yuri Dzivielevski (20th) fell by the wayside. Five-time bracelet winner Michael Mizrachi made a run at the final table but was busted by Drinan in 11th place near the end of the night.
The 10 remaining players will return tomorrow at 2 p.m. PT and play down to the final table of six and the eventual champion. PokerNews will be there the entire way with live updates and chip counts until the final card is dealt.
Day 2 Final Chip Counts
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2,534,000 | 34,000 | ||
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1,990,000 | 690,000 | ||
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1,505,000 | 305,000 | ||
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1,165,000 | -455,000 | ||
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1,110,000 | 60,000 | ||
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936,000 | -504,000 | ||
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934,000 | 584,000 | ||
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800,000 | -20,000 | ||
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770,000 | -50,000 | ||
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384,000 | -446,000 |
Bag and Tag Time
Level 25 has ended and that means that the remaining players will bag and tag. Please stay tuned here at PokerNews for a complete recap of today's tournament as well as the end of the day chip counts.
Hughes Rivers Shaffer to Increase Chip Lead
Limit Hold'em
With the board showing 
on the turn, Ryan Hughes bet and Brett Shaffer raised. Hughes called to see the 
fall on the river.
Hughes checked, then called when Shaffer bet. Shaffer showed 
for top pair, but Hughes had made two pair with 
.
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2,500,000 | 170,000 | ||
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820,000 | 5,000 |
Michael Mizrachi Eliminated in 11th Place ($8,167)
Pot Limit Omaha
Connor Drinan opened the pot and called when Michael Mizrachi raised pot. According to Drinan, the flop came 
, and he and Mizrachi got it all in.
Drinan had 
for a pair of fours, while Mizrachi was on a straight draw with 
. The turn came 
, and Drinan made two pair on the river to eliminate the five-time WSOP bracelet winner in 11th place.
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1,300,000 | 200,000 | ||
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Eliminado |
Alexander Wins One Against Mizrachi
Pot Limit Omaha
On a completed board of 
Michael Mizrachi fired out a bet of 150,000 on the river and George Alexander made the call.
"You got it', quipped Mizrachi, and Alexander tabled 
for trip queens as Mizrachi tossed his cards in the muck.
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1,440,000 | 900,000 | ||
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310,000 | -540,000 |
Final Two Tables
| Table | Seat | Player | Chip Count |
|---|---|---|---|
| 154 | 1 | Derek Miller | 155,000 |
| 154 | 2 | George Alexander | 540,000 |
| 154 | 3 | Hunter McClelland | 1,050,000 |
| 154 | 4 | Connor Drinan | 1,100,000 |
| 154 | 5 | Ryan Leng | 820,000 |
| 154 | 6 | Michael Mizrachi | 850,000 |
| Table | Seat | Player | Chip Count |
|---|---|---|---|
| 155 | 1 | Tyler Willse | 1,620,000 |
| 155 | 2 | Brandon Bergin | 350,000 |
| 155 | 3 | Daniel Zack | 830,000 |
| 155 | 4 | Ryan Hughes | 2,330,000 |
| 155 | 5 | Schuyler Thornton | 1,200,000 |
| 155 | 6 | Brett Shaffer | 815,000 |
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2,330,000 | 410,000 | ||
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1,620,000 | 220,000 | ||
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1,200,000 | 1,065,000 | ||
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1,100,000 | -100,000 | ||
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1,050,000 | 100,000 | ||
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850,000 | 50,000 | ||
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830,000 | 90,000 | ||
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820,000 | -20,000 | ||
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815,000 | 15,000 | ||
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540,000 | -160,000 | ||
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350,000 | 130,000 | ||
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155,000 | -205,000 |
David Moskowitz Eliminated in 13th Place ($6,453)
Limit Hold'em
On a completed board of 
David Moskowitz got into a raising war on the river with Ryan Leng and Moskowitz ended up all-in and at risk.
It was Moskowitz that first tabled 
for trip fives, and was subsequently shown the bad news when Leng tabled 
for a rivered flush. With that hand Moskowitz was eliminated in 13th place and Leng is back at 840,000.
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840,000 | 540,000 | ||
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Eliminado |
Mizrachi Spikes the River to Double Through Drinan
Pot Limit Omaha
Connor Drinan raised pre-flop and Michael Mizrachi defended from the big blind. The two players quickly got it all in on the 
board, with Mizrachi having 354,000.
Michael Mizrachi:
Connor Drinan: 
Drinan had flopped the nut straight, but Mizrachi was still live with his flush draw. The 
turn didn't help him, but the flush came in on the river to double him up.
"What a setup that flop was," Mizrachi said.
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1,200,000 | -200,000 | ||
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800,000 | -150,000 |