2017 Card Player Poker Tour Venetian December Extravaganza Main Event Draws 235 EntriesStrong Turnout Sees Prize Pool Swell To $740,250 |
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Day 2 of the 2017 Card Player Poker Tour Venetian December Extravaganza $3,500 no-limit hold’em main event saw registration come to a close. When all was said and done a total of 235 entries were made, blowing by the $500,000 guarantee to build a final prize pool of $740,250. The top 24 finishers in this tournament will make the money, with the eventual champion set to take home a first-place prize of $185,061.
Day 2 saw 11 hour-long levels played, narrowing the field down to just 25, meaning that only one more elimination is needed until the money bubble bursts and the remaining players are all guaranteed at least a $7,106 payday.
The chip leader heading into day 3 is Almedin Imsirovic with 1,655,000. Imsirovic won a key pot midway through the day, eliminating Jordan Cristos with pocket jacks to cross the 500,000 chip mark and become one of the leaders at the time. He remained aggressive and was able to accumulate a lot of chips late in the night as the money bubble approached.
Other players with big stacks include two-time World Series of Poker bracelet winner Mark Radoja (972,000), Claas Segebrecht (723,000), Jim Carroll (666,000) and 2010 WSOP main event third-place finisher Joseph Cheong (620,000).
There are a number of notable players still remaining in the field including WSOP bracelet winners Ryan Laplante (348,000) and Ankush Mandavia (286,000), WSOP Circuit main event winner Dylan Linde (257,000), 2010 Card Player Online Player of the Year Taylor Paur (255,000), Matt Glantz (218,000), two-time bracelet winner Paul Volpe (195,000), Shannon Shorr (175,000) and Maria Ho (131,000).
Day 3 kicks off at noon local time at The Venetian Poker Room at noon local time. Be sure to check back on CardPlayer.com for more coverage as this exciting event makes it into the money and on towards the final table.
Here is a look at the chip counts of the remaining 25 players heading into day 3:
| Rank | Player | Chip Count |
| 1 | Almedin Imsirovic | 1,655,000 |
| 2 | Mark Radoja | 972,000 |
| 3 | Claas Segebrecht | 723,000 |
| 4 | Jim Carroll | 666,000 |
| 5 | Joseph Cheong | 620,000 |
| 6 | Benjamin Zamani | 490,000 |
| 7 | Jack Salter | 481,000 |
| 8 | Owen Savir | 396,000 |
| 9 | Giuseppe Pantaleo | 349,000 |
| 10 | Ryan Laplante | 348,000 |
| 11 | Daniel Frumkin | 327,000 |
| 12 | Ankush Mandavia | 286,000 |
| 13 | Darren Rabinowitz | 273,000 |
| 14 | Aaron Duczak | 260,000 |
| 15 | Dylan Linde | 257,000 |
| 16 | Taylor Paur | 255,000 |
| 17 | Hyon Kim | 249,000 |
| 18 | Mike Dentale | 242,000 |
| 19 | Matt Glantz | 218,000 |
| 20 | Paul Volpe | 195,000 |
| 21 | Shannon Shorr | 175,000 |
| 22 | Peter Bercovich | 172,000 |
| 23 | Eric Vallee | 154,000 |
| 24 | Maria Ho | 131,000 |
| 25 | Joris Springael | 100,000 |
Here is the seat draw for day 3:
| Table | Seat | Player | Chip Count |
| 16 | 1 | Ankush Mandavia | 286,000 |
| 16 | 2 | Owen Savir | 396,000 |
| 16 | 3 | Dylane Linde | 257,000 |
| 16 | 4 | Peter Bercovich | 172,000 |
| 16 | 6 | Jack Salter | 481,000 |
| 16 | 7 | Matt Glantz | 218,000 |
| 16 | 8 | Paul Volpe | 195,000 |
| 16 | 9 | Maria Ho | 131,000 |
| 17 | 1 | Joris Springael | 100,000 |
| 17 | 2 | Alemdin Imsirovic | 1,655,000 |
| 17 | 3 | Shannon Shorr | 175,000 |
| 17 | 4 | Mark Radoja | 972,000 |
| 17 | 6 | Hyon Kim | 249,000 |
| 17 | 7 | Joseph Cheong | 620,000 |
| 17 | 8 | Darren Rabinowitz | 273,000 |
| 17 | 9 | Class Segebrecht | 723,000 |
| 18 | 1 | Benjamin Zamani | 490,000 |
| 18 | 2 | Eric Vallee | 154,000 |
| 18 | 3 | Taylor Paur | 255,000 |
| 18 | 4 | Aaron Duczak | 260,000 |
| 18 | 5 | Mike Dentale | 242,000 |
| 18 | 6 | Giuseppe Pantaleo | 349,000 |
| 18 | 7 | Ryan Laplante | 348,000 |
| 18 | 8 | Daniel Frumkin | 327,000 |
| 18 | 9 | Jim Carrol | 666,000 |
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