Dzivielevski Leads The Final 28; Distenfeld in The Hunt
Day 2 of Event #47: $1,500 H.O.R.S.E. has come to an end here at the Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas with Yuri Dzivielevski leading the final 28 players after bagging up 2,020,00 in chips.
The Brazilian poker pro is the only player who bagged over two million in chips and is in pole position to add a third WSOP bracelet to his resume. Dzivielevski has over $5 million in career tournament earnings, including a second-place finish in the $50,000 Poker Player's Championship last year for his largest cash to date.
Also in contention is Gershon Distenfeld (1,300,000). The philanthropist poker player already has one WSOP bracelet to his name and has pledged to donate all of his winnings to charity, including 10% to The Charity Series of Poker (CSOP).
End of Day 2 Top 10 Chip Counts
| Place | Player | Country | Chips |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yuri Dzivielevski | Brazil | 2,020,000 |
| 2 | Stephen Savoy | United States | 1,345,000 |
| 3 | Gershon Distenfeld | United States | 1,300,000 |
| 4 | Thor William Morstoel | Norway | 1,145,000 |
| 5 | Michael Parizon | United States | 1,105,000 |
| 6 | Bill Short | United States | 955,000 |
| 7 | Andrew Barber | United States | 950,000 |
| 8 | Jeff Shulman | United States | 910,000 |
| 9 | Frankie O'Dell | United States | 905,000 |
| 10 | Scott Epstein | United States | 900,000 |
Day 2 began with 260 hopefuls looking to make a deep run, but of those, only 126 were able to make the money. Some notables who fell short include Maria Ho, Anthony Zinno, Ismael Bojang, Felipe Ramos, Ben Yu, David "Bakes" Baker, and Ryutaro Suzuki.
Joshua Faris ended up bursting the money bubble after committing the last of his chips in Seven Card Stud and losing out to Sean Valentine's two pair.
Some notables who made the money but were unable to last the day include Jason Papastavrou (105th - $2,631), Matt Vengrin (101st - $2,631), Koray Aldemir (96th - $2,631), Dan Colpoys (80th - $3,007), and Day 1 chip leader Mike Thorpe (54th - $4,066).
Day 3 is set to begin at 1:00 p.m. local time on June 22 on Level 26, which features 20,000/40,000 blinds for limit games and a 10,000 bring-in with 10,000 antes and 40,000/80,000 limits for stud games. Levels will last 60 minutes each and play down until a winner is decided. Players will get 15-minute breaks every two levels, and any extended breaks will be determined by the remaining players and tournament staff.
Continue to stick with PokerNews as we draw closer to a final table leading to the next bracelet winner at Event #47: $1,500 H.O.R.S.E.!