Payouts for Event #2
The late registration and re-entry period have now ended here in Event #2: $25,000 NLH with a total of 58 entries which accumulated a total prize pool of $1,450,000. The top nine will be finding at least a min-cash of $43,500 with the eventual champion pulling in $435,000.
| Place | Payout |
| 1 | $435,000 |
| 2 | $290,000 |
| 3 | $203,000 |
| 4 | $145,000 |
| 5 | $116,000 |
| 6 | $87,000 |
| 7 | $72,500 |
| 8 | $58,000 |
| 9 | $43,500 |
Artur Martirosyan Takes the Lead, Koon Heads Out the Door
Artur Martirosyan opened to 13,000 from under the gun and Jason Koon called in the cutoff. The flop came down [jh5s4c], Martirosyan bet 20,000 and Koon raised to 45,000.
Martirosyan called to see the [3s] turn card and checked once more to Koon who bet 40,000. Martirosyan called and an [8c] completed the board.
The action checked to Koon who bet 91,000, leaving just 6,000 behind and Martirosyan called. Koon tabled [asjd] for top-top but it was not strong enough after Martirosyan showed his [js8s], giving the Russian two pair and the pot.
Koon dropped from the tournament just hands afterward.
| Player | Chips | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Artur Martirosyan | 646,000 |
440,000  |
| Jason Koon | Busted |
-110,000  |
Ben Heath Drops Yeu Wei Hsiang from the Feature Table
Ben Heath opened to 9,000 from the cutoff and Yeu Wei Hsiang raised to 30,000 on the button. Heath three-bet to 125,000 and Hsiang called his remaining 91,000 into the pot, putting himself at risk as the two tabled their hands.
Yeu Wei Hsiang: [asqc]
Ben Heath: [thtd]
The dealer fanned out [kh8s2s] on the flop and Heath’s pair of dimes were still in the lead. The [7c4c] runout failed to improve Hsiang’s hand and he was eliminated by Heath’s pocket tens.
| Player | Chips | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Benjamin Heath | 320,000 |
190,000 |
| Yeu Wei Hsiang | Busted |
-248,000 |
Michael Addamo Continues On the Turn vs. Timothy Adams
Michael Addamo opened from the cutoff to 9,000 and Timothy Adams three-bet to 28,000 on the button. Addamo called and the dealer spread out [qcjs3h] on the flop.
Addamo checked to Adams, he bet 14,000 and Addamo check-raised to 42,000. Adams called and the [td] hit the felt as the turn card.
Addamo pushed his 108,000 stack into the middle and Adams folded after a brief moment of thought, sending the pot to Addamo on the turn.
| Player | Chips | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Timothy Adams | 520,000 |
105,000 |
| Michael Addamo | 256,000 |
215,500 |
Assorted Counts at Break
| Player | Chips | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Adrian Mateos | 560,000 |
40,000 |
| Timothy Adams | 415,000 |
80,000 |
| Wiktor Malinowski | 309,000 |
184,000 |
| Vanush Mnatsakanyan | 305,000 |
15,000 |
| Seng Yee | 278,000 |
153,000 |
| Matthias Eibinger | 275,000 |
47,500 |
| Yeu Wei Hsiang | 248,000 |
3,000 |
| Michael Soyza | 240,000 |
75,000 |
| Artur Martirosyan | 206,000 |
6,000 |
Break Time
The players will now be taking a 15-minute break and upon returning will have a new featured table on the live stream. The live updates will now go on a 30-minute delay to coincide with the stream, starting after this break ends.
Phil Ivey Jumps In, Quickly Starts to Prosper
The turned board read [ac9c2dtd] when Phil Ivey check-called a bet of 20,000 from Michael Soyza. An [as] completed the board and Ivey tapped once more.
Soyza checked behind this time and Ivey tabled [ahqs], giving him three bullets. Soyza mucked and Ivey took down another pot shortly after joining the tournament.
| Player | Chips | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Phil Ivey | 195,000 |
70,000 |
| Michael Soyza | 165,000 |
40,000 |
Artur Martirosyan Bounces Back from the Brink
Michael Addamo opened to 6,000 from under the gun and Timothy Adams called from middle position. Artur Martirosyan three-bet to 27,000 in the big blind and Addamo quickly ducked out.
Adams called to see the [8c5c3d] flop and Martirosyan bet 28,000. Adams swiftly sent his cards into the muck and Martirosyan pulled in a pot from the Canadian.
| Player | Chips | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Timothy Adams | 335,000 |
110,000 |
| Artur Martirosyan | 200,000 |
155,000 |
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