Only one bracelet was awarded yesterday in the event #8, the $10,000 Short Deck No-Limit Hold’em. Alexander Epstein has managed to finish on top of the 114 players who played this Short Deck Event winning $296,227 even though he finished day 2 with half the stack of the current chip leader Chance Kornuth, who finally ended 4th for $93,593.
Awarded bracelet:
| # | Buy-in | Event | Player | Prize |
| 8 | $10,000 | Short Deck No-Limit Hold’em | 🇺🇸 Alexander Epstein | $296,227 |
Event #8 was the first Short Deck tournament proposed by the WSOP organisation ever, a tournament filled by many well-known pros:
| Player | Place | Earnings | # | Event |
| 🇺🇸 Chance Kornuth | 4th | $93,593 | 8 | $10,000 Short Deck No-Limit Hold’em |
| 🇺🇸 Andrew Robl | 7th | $35,907 | 8 | $10,000 Short Deck No-Limit Hold’em |
| 🇺🇸 Justin Bonomo | 11th | $19,591 | 8 | $10,000 Short Deck No-Limit Hold’em |
| 🇺🇸 Alex Foxen | 12th | $19,591 | 8 | $10,000 Short Deck No-Limit Hold’em |
| 🇺🇸 Bill Perkins | 17th | $14,615 | 8 | $10,000 Short Deck No-Limit Hold’em |
Event #3, the $500 Big 50 :
A total of 28,371 players made history by participating in the most popular poker tournament ever! The prize pool of the event reached $13,509,435 which should ensure to the winner a big jackpot.
Event #9: 600 $ Deepstack NLHE
From 6151 players on the starting line, this huge event – currently 2nd in affluence, 3rd in prizepool – was reduced to nine survivors after two days of play. The winner will take $398,281 home, a nice 66,280% return on investment.
Current 2019 top 5 events with most entries
| # | Buy-in | Event | Prizepool | Entries |
| 3 | $500 | BIG 50 No-Limit Hold’em | $13,509,435 | 28371 |
| 9 | $600 | No-Limit Hold’em Deepstack | $3,229,275 | 6151 |
| 7 | $400 | WSOP.com ONLINE No-Limit Hold’em | $1,017,000 | 2825 |
| 12 | $1,000 | No-Limit Hold’em Super Turbo Bounty | $1,471,200 | 2452 |
| 4 | $1,500 | Omaha Hi/Lo 8 or Better | $1,151,550 | 853 |
A lot more events should see an ending today, so see you tomorrow for another WSOP Daily Digest!