button in SafariMonika Hrabec and Martin Kabrhel Among Big Stacks Heading Into Day 2 of $500 Summer Saver
The WSOP Main Event may be on hold until the final table in August, but the World Series of Poker (WSOP) is far from over, with several events still running, including Event #95: $500 Summer Saver No-Limit Hold’em.
A total of 4,622 entries were recorded in this event across the two starting flights at Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas, generating a total prize pool of $1,918,130, but only 626 players managed to bag chips and advance to Day 2.
Ryan Stiner emerged as the overall chip leader after Day 1a, bagging 1,800,000 ahead of Day 1b chip leader Michael Danley, who ended with 1,600,000.
Several other notable players also built big stacks, including Monika Hrabec (1,280,000), David Prociak (1,250,000), and newly crowned six-time WSOP bracelet winner Martin Kabrhel (1,075,000).
Top 10 Chip Counts
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ryan Stiner | United States | 1,800,000 |
| 2 | Michael Danley | United States | 1,600,000 |
| 3 | Shion Sakamoto | Japan | 1,560,000 |
| 4 | Garrett Dwire | United States | 1,450,000 |
| 5 | Monika Hrabec | Poland | 1,280,000 |
| 6 | David Prociak | United States | 1,250,000 |
| 7 | Nikolai Mollat | United States | 1,230,000 |
| 8 | Ankur Khemani | United States | 1,150,000 |
| 9 | Ryuta Nakai | Japan | 1,140,000 |
| 10 | Michael Moffett | United States | 1,135,000 |
Among the other notable players who qualified for Day 2, David Prociak (1,250,000) and Ryuta Nakai (1,140,000) both bagged more than one million chips to finish inside the top ten.
Blaz Zerjav (720,000), Ryan Riess (530,000), Matthew Wantman (425,000), Adam Hendrix (390,000), Maria Konnikova (385,000), and Justin Fawcett (375,000) are among the other familiar names to watch, along with Jason Wheeler (355,000), Phil Laak (350,000), Tobias Peters (265,000), and Tristan Wade (150,000).
Play is set to resume at noon local time on Level 21, with blinds at 10,000/20,000 and a 20,000 big blind ante. They will play 30-minute levels today, and the tournament is scheduled to play down to a winner.
The payouts have not been revealed yet, but the remaining players have already reached the money in their respective starting flights, guaranteeing themselves a minimum cash of $1,010.
Stay tuned here at PokerNews for complete coverage of Day 2 of the $500 Summer Saver No-Limit Hold’em at Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas.