Jovan Santiago Leads The Final Six of Event #2: $2,000 No-Limit Hold’em
After winning his way into the event with a 23rd place finish in Event #1, Jovan Santiago leads the final six of Event #2: $2,000 No-Limit Hold’em, holding just over a quarter of the chips in play.
Joining Santiago at the final table are Jeremy Ausmus, Joelle Parenteau, Brock Wilson, Chance Kornuth, and Eric Baldwin. Kornuth joins Santiago in winning their way into the event after cashing in Event #1.
The 129-entrant field created a prize pool of $258,000 and awarded the top 19 finishers with a min-cash of $5,160, which includes a seat into Event #3: $4,000 No-Limit Hold’em. The top six is are guaranteed at least $12,900 and the seat but have their eyes fixed on the first-place prize of $51,600.
Falling just shy of the final six was Jake Perry, who saw his tournament come to an end when he ran his king-queen into the nine-eight of Parenteau. Parenteau flopped and eight and rivered two pair to send Perry out the door in seventh place for $10,700 and he will look to improve upon that during Event #3.
Rounding out the final table of nine was Vikenty Shegal, who finished in eighth place for $10,700 when the ten-four of Baldwin ran down his queen-six in a blind vs. blind battle, and Yuri Ishida finished in ninth place for $7,740 when she ran her ace-two into the pocket fours of Parenteau.
Others walking away with a seat into event #3 include Gary Leibovitz, Stephen Song, Michael Wang, Jewook Oh, Michael Santos, Mehdi Anooshahr, Salim Admon, Qing Liu, and Kristen Nyman. Perry and 11th place finisher Long Lui will look to continue their journey up the Stairway to Millions as not only did both players win their way into Event #2, they have now won their way into Event #3.
Jaime Cervantes just missed out on the cash and the seat when he found himself all-in and at risk from the big blind for his last 10,000 holding ace-seven against the king-nine of Kornuth. Kornuth flopped a king to burst the bubble and send the players into the money.
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| Event #2 Final Table | |||
| Seat | Name | Country | Chip Count |
| 1 | Chance Kornuth | United States | 1,600,000 |
| 2 | Joelle Parenteau | Canada | 2,750,000 |
| 3 | Eric Baldwin | United States | 1,425,000 |
| 4 | Brock Wilson | United States | 1,200,000 |
| 5 | Jovan Santiago | United States | 4,025,000 |
| 6 | Jeremy Ausmus | United States | 1,925,000 |
When play resumes there is 23:25 remaining in level 19 and the button is in seat 1
The final six players will enter the PokerGO Studio on Friday, January 14, at 12 p.m. PT with the final table airing on PokerGO.com at 1 p.m. PT.
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Final Table Seat Draw and Chip Counts
Seat 1 – Chance Kornuth
Seat 2 – Joelle Parenteau
Seat 3 – Eric Baldwin
Seat 4 – Brock Wilson
Seat 5 – Jovan Santiago
Seat 6 – Jeremy Ausmus
| Player | Chips | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Jovan Santiago | 4,025,000 |
225,000  |
| Joelle Weinand | 2,750,000 | - |
| Jeremy Ausmus | 1,925,000 |
-25,000  |
| Chance Kornuth | 1,600,000 |
-250,000 |
| Eric Baldwin | 1,425,000 |
25,000 |
| Brock Wilson | 1,200,000 |
200,000 |
Jake Perry Eliminated in 7th Place ($10,320)
Jake Perry shoved his 400,000 chips in from the hijack and Joelle Parenteau called in the big blind.
Perry: [KsQh]
Parenteau: [9h8c]
The [8s3h2d] flop put Parenteau ahead, and the [5s] and [9c] completed the board to send Perry to the rail at the end of the night in 7th place, good for $10,320 which includes a seat into Event #3.
The six remaining players will return for the streamed final table.
| Player | Chips | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Joelle Weinand | 2,750,000 |
500,000 |
| Jake Perry | Busted |
-650,000 |
Joelle Parenteau Gets Paid On the River
Chance Kornuth opened to 160,000 from the cutoff, and Joelle Parenteau called on the button.
The flop fell [8d4d2h], and Kornuth bet 95,000. Parenteau called.
The dealer burned and turned the [5s] and action checked through.
The river [6s] completed the board, and Kornuth bet 235,000. Parenteau raised to 475,000, and Kornuth called.
Parenteau tabled [7s7d] for a rivered straight a Kornuth mucked.
| Player | Chips | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Jovan Santiago | 3,800,000 |
350,000 |
| Joelle Weinand | 2,250,000 |
820,000 |
| Jeremy Ausmus | 1,950,000 |
290,000 |
| Chance Kornuth | 1,850,000 |
-370,000 |
| Eric Baldwin | 1,400,000 |
-180,000 |
| Brock Wilson | 1,000,000 | - |
| Jake Perry | 650,000 |
-210,000 |
Vikenty Shegal Eliminated in 8th Place ($10,320)
Vikenty Shegal shoved in his 405,000 short stack in the small blind and Eric Baldwin thought about it and called in the big blind.
Shegal: [Qd6h]
Baldwin: [Th4h]
The board ran out [Kh7s5sAc4d] to give Baldwin a pair on the river and eliminate Shegal in eighth place for $10,320, including a seat in Event #3.
| Player | Chips | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Eric Baldwin | 1,580,000 |
380,000 |
| Vikenty Shegal | Busted |
-1,030,000 |
Chance Kornuth Doubles Through Eric Baldwin
Eric Baldwin opened to 190,000 from under the gun, and action folded to Chance Kornuth on the button, and he moved all-in for 1,010,000. The blinds folded, and Baldwin used all of his shot clock before calling.
Kornuth: [TcTs]
Baldwin: [AxTx]
The board ran out [4h3h4d8c8s], and Kornuth’s tens held to double and effectively trade stacks with Baldwin.
| Player | Chips | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Chance Kornuth | 2,220,000 |
900,000 |
| Eric Baldwin | 1,200,000 |
-1,150,000 |
Nut Flush for Jovan Santiago
Eric Baldwin opened to 130,000 in the cutoff and Jovan Santiago defended the big blind.
On the [Ah9h3h] flop, Santiago check-called for 60,000.
Both players checked the [4d] turn. On the [2s] river, Santiago bet 335,000 and Baldwin called.
Santiago revealed [kh8h] for the nut flush to add to his stack, while Baldwin mucked his cards.
| Player | Chips | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Jovan Santiago | 3,450,000 |
240,000 |
| Eric Baldwin | 2,350,000 |
-690,000 |
Yuri Ishida Eliminated in 9th Place ($7,740)
Yuri Ishida was all-in for approximately 500,000, and Joelle Parenteau called from the big blind.
Ishida: [Ad2s]
Parenteau: [4c4d]
The board ran out [Ts3hJc4h2d], and Parenteau turned a set and faded the straight draw to eliminate Ishida in ninth place for $7,740.
| Player | Chips | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Joelle Weinand | 1,430,000 |
510,000 |
| Yuri Ishida | Busted |
-540,000 |
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