Ten Remain in WSOP Tournament of Champions w/ $200,000 Up Top
The first World Series of Poker (WSOP) bracelet event of the summer continued today at Commerce Casino in Los Angeles with Day 2 of the Tournament of Champions and wrapped up with just ten players remaining in the fight for the remaining $1 million freeroll prize pool.
Each returning player is guaranteed a payday of at least $9,700, but all eyes are on the $200,000 and WSOP bracelet up top for the eventual champion.
Those who bagged on Day 2 include Arkansas' Richard Gebhart, Pennsylvania's Lavern Wasson, California's Cody Bell and Houston firefighter Scott Dulaney, who last summer won the $600 Mixed No-Limit Hold'em/Pot-Limit Omaha Deepstack for his first bracelet and $194,155.
WSOP Tournament of Champions Feature Table Chip Counts
| RANK | PLAYER | CHIP COUNT | BIG BLINDS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Richard Gebhart | 3,165,000 | 63 | |
| 2 | Lavern Wasson | 2,775,000 | 56 | |
| 3 | Cody Bell | 1,790,000 | 36 | |
| 4 | John West | 1,630,000 | 33 | |
| 5 | Scott Dulaney | 1,555,000 | 31 | |
| 6 | Alan Merdita | 1,235,000 | 25 |
After an eventful Day 1 that drew 559 bracelet and Circuit ring winners, Day 2 saw the money bubble burst and plenty of streamed highlights.
Those highlights included a near triple up for four-time ring winner Albert Gorelik as his Big Slick cracked the kings of seven-time ring winner Michael McNicholas and the queens of online crusher Chris Moorman in a dramatic hand.
Moorman's stack took a big hit but the British online wizard stayed alive before being eliminated just a few spots off the final table toward the end of the night.
Other players who made late runs into Day 2 include Kyler Scheriger, Mike Peters, Georgios Tsouloftas, Darrell Gaudette and Day 1 big stack Jim Collopy.
Day 3 will get underway on May 24 and will continue with 60-minute levels with blinds starting back up at 25,000/50,000/50,000.
Day 3 will play down to a winner, who will win $200,000 in freeroll prize money and be the first WSOP bracelet winner of the summer.
While you wait for Day 3 of the Tournament of Champions, read about the upcoming 2024 WSOP in Las Vegas and check out PokerNews' staff predictions.
WSOP Tournament of Champions Final Table Payouts
| PLACE | PAYOUT (IN USD) | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | $200,000 | |
| 2 | $120,000 | |
| 3 | $87,000 | |
| 4 | $63,000 | |
| 5 | $46,000 | |
| 6 | $35,000 | |
| 7 | $26,000 | |
| 8 | $20,000 | |
| 9 | $16,000 |
WSOP Tournament of Champions Stream Schedule
| DATE | EVENT | TIME (PT) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 24 | Tournament of Champions Day 3 | 5 p.m. |
