World Poker Tour -- Bellagio Cup Day 2

Day 2 at the World Poker Tour Bellagio Cup VI $10,000 main event saw the field grow to 310 players while registration remained open during the entire day. Registration will not close until the conclusion of the first level tomorrow at 1:30 p.m. This year’s field has already shown growth from the 268 that entered one year ago.

There are 112 players that advanced to day 3. Many players that came into the day with big chip stacks were able to hold on to their status as king of the mountain. The overnight chip leader is Joseph Miceli, who ended play with 440,000. Jordan Morgan had the biggest rush on the day and he settles in at the number two spot with 431,300. Guillaume Darcourt (378,000) and Paola Martin (290,800) had productive days and they each remain in the top 10 in chips. Recent gold bracelet winner Men Nguyen (222,500) also made a push during day 2.

Check back at Card Player for daily summaries of the event, which will run until a champion is crowned at the final table on Friday, July 16.

Tournament Statistics:

Notable Day 2 Eliminations: Nick Schulman, Noah Schwartz, Marcel Luske, Martin de Knijff, Mike Watson, Mike Sowers, Steve Brecher, Vivek Rajkumar, Thomas Marchese, Shawn Buchanan, Chino Rheem, Billy Baxter, David Williams, David Pham, Justin Bonomo, Liv Boeree, Andrew Lichtenberger, Lee Markholt, Eli Elezra, Erick Lindgren, and defending Bellagio Cup champion Alexandre Gomes

Day 2 Chip Leaders:

Joseph Miceli – 440,000
Jordan Morgan – 431,300 (pictured above right)
Guillaume Darcourt – 378,000
Paola Martin – 290,800
Albert Minnullin – 269,100
John Courtney – 256,200
Rick Solomon – 239,300
Ravi Raghavan – 232,400
Kenneth Ettinger – 226,200
Men Nguyen – 222,500

Hand of the Day:

Paola Martin Scores a Double Elimination

Both Billy Baxter and one other player got the last of their chips into the middle against Paola Martin on a A J 5 flop. Their cards:

Martin: K 10
Baxter: J J
Opponent: 5 5

Turn and River: Q and 9

Martin’s flopped flush was enough to eliminate both of his opponents on the hand and he grew his stack to 330,000.

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