Yesterday has seen two new 2019 world champions of poker in the Event #21 and #22 and 2 other events were launched.
Event #21: $10,000 No-Limit 2-7 Lowball Draw Championship
Twenty-six years after he shipped the $10,000 1993 Main Event for $1,000,000 (231 entrants), Jim Bechtel won over a field of 91 players for his second piece of WSOP gold and $253,817. Jean-Robert Bellande didn’t manage to keep his chiplead until the end and finished 5th for $55,693.
Event #22: $1,000 Double Stack No-Limit Hold’em
Jorden Fox conquered a 3,253 player field for more than 420 buy-ins! The soon-to-be father received $420,693 for his accomplishment, overcoming a final table that included the bracelet holder Jeffrey Smith.
| # | Buy-in | Event | Player | Prize |
| 21 | $10,000 | No-Limit 2-7 Lowball Draw | 🇺🇸 Jim Bechtel | $253,817 |
| 22 | $1,000 | Double Stack No-Limit Hold’em | 🇺🇸 Jorden Fox | $420,693 |
Prahlad Friedman as well as Paul Volpe also both made final table in the Event #21:
| Player | Place | Earnings | # | Event |
| 🇺🇸 Prahlad Friedman | 4th | $78,157 | 21 | $10,000 No-Limit 2-7 Lowball Draw |
| 🇺🇸 Jean-Robert Bellande | 5th | $56,693 | 21 | $10,000 No-Limit 2-7 Lowball Draw |
| 🇺🇸 Paul Volpe | 7th | $31,556 | 21 | $10,000 No-Limit 2-7 Lowball Draw |
| 🇫🇷 Julien Martini | 11th | $18,979 | 21 | $10,000 No-Limit 2-7 Lowball Draw |
Event #19: $1,500 No-Limit Hold’em Millionaire Maker
They are only six players left out of the 8809 at the start, guaranteed to win at least $266,771. Ana Marquez (10th – $95,720), WCOOP winner Steven van Zadelhoff (11th – $95,720) and Joao Simao (16th – $59,83) all failed at the door of a lucrative final table in which the Japanese Kazuki Ikeuchi will be the chip leader with 60,750,000 chips.
Event #23: $1,500 Eight Game Mix
No winner in this tournament yet. The last two survivors Rami Boukai (4.5M chips) and John Evan (1.5M chips) will have to return tomorrow to fight for the bracelet and $177,294 for the winner.
Event #25: $600 PLO DeepStack
Corey Wright leads the last 12 survivors of a tournament with Captain Tom Franklin as the only professional left.
Event # 26: $2,620 No-Limit Hold’em Marathon
At the end of day 2, they are 188 players still competing for the bracelet out of 1083 entrants initially. David Coleman is leading the way with 651,200 chips.
See you tomorrow for another exciting day at the WSOP!