Day 2 Coverage Of Event #65: $3,000 Freezeout No-Limit Hold'em Begins at 2 p.m.
Welcome to Day 2 coverage of Event #65: $3,000 Freezeout No-Limit Hold'em held at Bally's and Paris Las Vegas, the new home of the World Series Of Poker.
Onur Unsal of Cyprus has a commanding chip lead going into Day 2 with 1,244,000. Originally from Istanbul, Turkey, Unsal has over 400,000 chips more than his nearest rival Joel Micka with 829,000. Bulgaria's Krasimir Yankov is in third place with 784,000.
Among the big names left in the field are 2019 Main Event champion Hossein Ensan (440,000), 16-time bracelet winner Phil Hellmuth (349,000), and two players from the 2021 Main Event final table Ugur Secilmis of Turkey (550,000) and Argentina's Alejandro Lococo (70,000).
Top 10 Chip Counts
| Place | Player | Country | Chips | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Onur Unsal | Turkey | 1,244,000 | 156 |
| 2 | Joel Micka | United States | 829,000 | 104 |
| 3 | Krasimir Yankov | Bulgaria | 784,000 | 98 |
| 4 | Niko Koop | Germany | 741,000 | 93 |
| 5 | Blake Bohn | United States | 738,000 | 92 |
| 6 | Jarrett Hlavaty | United States | 699,000 | 87 |
| 7 | Ali Eslami | United States | 683,000 | 85 |
| 8 | Dan Wagner | United States | 681,000 | 85 |
| 9 | Alex Lindop | United Kingdom | 680,000 | 85 |
| 10 | Timur Margolin | Israel | 645,000 | 81 |
The bubble is expected to burst in the first level of play as 226 players remain, with 204 getting paid. Jimmy Guerrero, Francois Pirault, and Alex Foxen are among the short stacks who will be looking to get a quick double-up to secure a cash.
The blind levels have been extended to 60 minutes today and play will continue until five players are remaining. There will be a 60-minute dinner break at the end of Level 21 which will be around 8:30 p.m. local time.
As always, PokerNews will provide you with all the latest action.
sending Kitagawa to the rail one short of the money.
left the at-risk player drawing even slimmer and needing only running nines, and the 
and 
could not have been better for Hellmuth who now has double the average stack. Da Costa heads to the pay cage.
flop put Uhlir ahead to the 
completed the board to send him to the rail.
, and the completed board showed 
. Taylor made his way to the payout desk, while Alkamli took the huge pot to move over two million in chips.
turn. Kalev checked, Hellmuth bet 50,000, Kalev check-raised all in for 415,000, and Hellmuth snap-called.
river improved Hellmuth to a boat to confirm the result and eliminate Kalev.
