Wilson Leads Final 31 After Day 2 in Tournament of Champions; Somerville Still in the Mix
Day 2 of Event #4: Tournament of Champions is in the books at the Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas, with only 31 players remaining of the 747 total entries. After a 12-hour day, it was America's Scott Wilson bagging an impressive chip lead with a total of 2,885,000 in chips.
After being chip leader multiple times throughout the day, it was Brent Gregory who bagged the second-largest stack with a total of 2,000,040. Dakota Britton is trailing in third with 1,400,000.
Vincent Moscati (1,120,000) and Katelin Koper (990,000) round out the top five on the leaderboard. Moscati almost busted during Level 14 when he found himself all-in with pocket tens against the superior jacks in the hand of Sergio Benso. However, a ten on the flop gifted Moscati a set, which held to keep his WSOP bracelet dreams alive.
Top 10 Chip Counts After Day Two
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Scott Wilson | United States | 2,885,000 | 144 |
| 2 | Brent Gregory | United States | 2,000,040 | 100 |
| 3 | Dakota Britton | United States | 1,400,000 | 70 |
| 4 | Vincent Moscati | United States | 1,120,000 | 56 |
| 5 | Katelin Koper | United States | 990,000 | 50 |
| 6 | Dustin Wills | United States | 905,000 | 45 |
| 7 | Justin Hotte-Mckinnon | Canada | 880,000 | 44 |
| 8 | Patrick White | Ireland | 870,000 | 44 |
| 9 | Barry Schultz | United States | 795,000 | 40 |
| 10 | Wissam Gahshan | United States | 780,000 | 39 |
Of the chasing pack, only Jason Somerville has won a WSOP bracelet before. Somerville triumphed in the $1,000 No-Limit Hold'em event back in 2011. Some may say that bracelet number two is long overdue; Somerville will likely agree with those sentiments. The popular streamer returns to the action in this event with a 405,000 stack, placing him 24th at the restart.
The returning players have each locked in at least $5,400 for their efforts, with the next pay jump happening when 26 players remain. Reaching the final table increases their take-home pay to $16,000, with the eventual champion clinching a $200,000 prize plus the all-important gold bracelet.
Day 3 begins at 12:00 p.m. on June 2, with play resuming at Level 21, where the blinds are 10,000/20,000 plus a 20,000 big blind ante. Play will continue until a champion is crowned. Who will that champion be? Stay tuned to PokerNews to find out!