WSOP 2022: Aditya Agarwal & Nishant Bag Top 10 Stacks on Day 2 of Event #21: $1.5K Monster Stack NLHE

Aditya Agarwal & Nishant Bag Top 10 Stacks on Day 2 of Event #21 $1.5K Monster Stack NLHE
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  • Attreyee Khasnabis June 13, 2022
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There is another bracelet sweat brewing for Team India, with Aditya Agarwal (3,240,000) and Nishant Sharma (3,135,000) bagging the eighth and ninth most giant stack, respectively, among 271 survivors on Day 2 of Event #21: $1,500 Monster Stack No-Limit Hold ’em at the 2022 WSOP.

The event ran two starting flights over the weekend, registering a massive 6,051-player field and generating an $8,678,835 prize pool. A total of 13 Indians were among the 2,053 players returning on Day 2 – all of them barring Agarwal and Sharma hitting the rail.

Tarun Goyal (329th for $5,054), bracelet winners Aditya Sushant (474th for $3,610) & Abhinav Iyer (870th for $2,400), Himmat Singh (537th for $3,278), Muskan Sethi (676th for $2,625), and Dilip Ravindran (927th for $2,400) added to Team India’s scorecard in the event.

Two-time bracelet winner Calvin Anderson holds the chip lead among the 271 runners advancing to Day 3. The remaining players are scheduled to return at 10 AM (PDT) on Monday, June 13.

After his run in Event #21 ended, Young Gun Abhinav Iyer jumped into the Day 1 action of Event #25: $800 No-Limit Hold’em Deepstack, making it to Day 2 with the 52nd most giant stack of 940,000. Ahmed Nimer (2,385,000) grabbed the chip lead among the 240 survivors from a starting field of 4,062 entries.

Meanwhile, Michael Rocco (1,675,000) will headline the final nine players on Day 3 of Event #23: $3,000 Limit Hold’em 6-Handed.

Christopher Chatman (2,320,000) claimed the end-of-Day 1 chip leader in Event #24: $1,000 FLIP & GO No-Limit Hold’em and will lead the final 26 players to Day 2 from a starting field of 1,329 entries.

Day 1 of Event #26: $10,000 Limit Hold’em Championship gathered 74 entrants, and only 29 carried stacks to Day 2, with Marco Johnson (354,000 chips) leading the charge.

Tong Li (Event #19: $25,000 Pot-Limit Omaha High Roller), Adam Friedman (Event #22: $10,000 Seven Card Stud Championship), and Brian “JackBogle” Altman ([Online] $400 No-Limit Hold’em Ultra Deepstack) were the bracelet winners on Day 13 of the 53rd annual WSOP.

When the 2022 WSOP had kicked off 13 days ago, the series was touted to be a record-breaking one. Though the series has had a truly incredible start, COVID-19 seems to have reared its ugly head again. A few days ago, Phil Hellmuth was one of the first players who tested positive for COVID-19. Soon after, news came through that several others had also tested positive.

Players who have tested positive will undoubtedly be staying away from the action. Still, many players aged or with underlying illnesses will also be missing out on the series. A case in point is Poker Hall of Famer Doyle Brunson. The 10-time bracelet winner is 88 years old and has a spouse, Louise Brunson, who has been battling some health issues recently. In a recent tweet, Brunson mentioned that since he has two unvaccinated people at home and would not risk their health to play at the WSOP.

 

If the outbreak continues to spread, the series may have to be cut short.

 

Event #21: $1,500 Monster Stack No-Limit Hold’em – Day 2

Event #21: $1,500 Monster Stack No-Limit Hold ’em completed the second of its five-day run on June 12. Only 271 players from a 2,053-strong field made the cut for Day 3, including two Indian players – Aditya Agarwal and Nishant Sharma.

The duo featured among the top 10 stacks of the day, with Agarwal bagging the eighth-most enormous stack of 3,240,000 and Sharma not far behind in ninth place with 3,135,000.

Nishant Sharma Insta Story

 

Agarwal and Sharma had qualified through the first starting flight, i.e., Day 1A. With all surviving players assured to collect at least $5,054, Agarwal and Sharma are both guaranteed a payday.

For Aditya Agarwal, this will be his second cash of the series after his impressive ninth-place finish in Event #3: $2,500 Freezeout No-Limit Hold ’em for $23,634 (~₹18.36 Lakhs). This will also be his 49th career cash in a bracelet event.

Aditya Agarwal
Aditya Agarwal

 

Nishant Sharma has 14 WSOP cashes to his name and holds the distinction of making the deepest run from the country in the WSOP Main Event. He placed 34th in the 2018 WSOP Main Event for $230,475 (~₹1.58 Crores).

Nishant Sharma
Nishant Sharma

 

Before we get to what transpired on Day 2, let’s recap how things progressed for Team India in the two starting flights.

Day 1 A gathered 2,947 entries, with 898 players advancing to Day 2. The massive field contributed nearly $4,000,000 to the prize pool, and Frank Lagodich (635,000) emerged as the Day 1 chip leader. Abhinav Iyer (345,000), Dilip Ravindran (269,500), Aditya Agarwal (230,500), Nishant Sharma (214,500), Young Gun Neel Joshi (212,500), and Jaideep Sajwan (60,500) made the cut from Team India.

Day 1B registered 3,554 players, with 1,158 advancing to Day 2. Linus Richter (788,000) bagged the end-of-day chip lead. Team India’s Tarun Goyal (549,000), Yudhishter Jaswal (368,000), Himmat Singh (142,000), Young Gun Siddharth Karia (110,000), Muskan Sethi (61,000), and Aditya Sushant (43,500) were among the Day 2 survivors.

A total of 11 Indian players fell out on Day 2, and six of them crossed the money line. These include Tarun Goyal (329th for $5,054), Aditya Sushant (474th for $3,610), Himmat Singh (537th for $3,278), Muskan Sethi (676th for $2,625), Abhinav Iyer (870th for $2,400), and Dilip Ravindran (927th for $2,400).

There is a host of Indian-origin players in contention as well. Indo-American player Rahul Deevara bagged the 10th most giant stack of 3,065,000 for Day 3, while the two-time bracelet winner Nipun Java is also in the running with 1,025,000.

Other Indian-origin players to make Day 3 include Shiva Dudani (1,600,000), Sukhdip Sangha (1,515,000), Jaspal Brar (1,180,000), and Ankit Ahuja (1,165,000).

After the culmination of the two starting flights, the $1,500 Monster Stack NLHE had garnered a massive field of 6,051 entrants, creating an $8,678,835 prize pool. As expected, this year’s number easily smashed the last year’s field of 3,520 entries, which amassed a prize pool of $4,699,200.

After 10 levels of play on Day 2, two-time WSOP bracelet winner Calvin Anderson (4,040,000) bagged the end-of-Day 2 chip lead, with John Simonian (4,020,000) and Sebastian Toro (3,520,000) not far behind.

Day 3 begins at 10 AM (PDT) on June 13, with 10 levels to be played out. Currently, players are seated across 21 tables, a number which will reduce significantly by the end of the day. While there are still three more days of action left to unfold till a champion is crowned, the eventual winner will take home a mouth-watering $966,577 in top prize!

Calvin Anderson
Calvin Anderson

 

Top 10 Chip Counts at the End of Day 2

  1. Calvin Anderson – 4,040,000
  2. John Simonian – 4,020,000
  3. Sebastian Toro – 3,520,000
  4. George Abi-Zeid – 3,495,000
  5. Joao Simao – 3,490,000
  6. Josh Weiss – 3,465,000
  7. Joseph Bartholdi – 3,340,000
  8. Aditya Agarwal – 3,240,000
  9. Nishant Sharma – 3,135,000
  10. Rahul Deevara – 3,065,000

 

Event #23: $3,000 Limit Hold’em 6-Handed – Day 2

Day 2 of Event #23: $3,000 Limit Hold’em 6-Handed saw 93 players return to the felts from a starting field of 213 entries that had collected $568,710 in prize money. With the elimination of Brian Kim in 10th place for $9,357, the day’s play was paused.

Leading the charge to Day 3 will be Michael Rocco (1,675,000), with Jeremy Ausmus (1,170,000), Andrew Kelsall (1,145,000), Gabe Ramos (1,100,000), and Mike Lancaster (975,000) rounding out the top five stacks.

With the top 32 places assured a min-cash of $4,939, some of the former bracelet winners who finished in the money included Ian Johns (13th for $7,500), Koray Aldemir (18th for $6,174), Matthew Schreiber (22nd for $6,174), Andrew Brown (23rd for $6,174), and Day 1 chip leader Daniel Vampan (25th for $5,402).

Former bracelet winners Brian Hastings, Joao Vieira, and defending champion Ryan Hansen were eliminated before the money bubble burst.

Day 3 will commence at 1 PM (PDT) on June 13 and will play down to a champion who will take home $142,147 up top and the coveted gold bracelet.

Michael Rocco

 

Final Day Chip Counts

  1. Michael Rocco – 1,675,000
  2. Jeremy Ausmus – 1,170,000
  3. Andrew Kelsall – 1,145,000
  4. Gabe Ramos – 1,100,000
  5. Mike Lancaster – 975,000
  6. Shaun Deeb – 715,000
  7. Zachary Grech – 600,000
  8. Robert Como – 585,000
  9. Kevin Erickson – 570,000

 

Event #24: $1,000 FLIP & GO No-Limit Hold’em – Day 1

Day 1 of Event #24: $1,000 FLIP & GO No-Limit Hold’em attracted 1,329 entrants, creating a $1,182,810 prize pool. After 12 levels of play, only 26 players bagged and tagged for Day 2, with Christopher Chatman (2,320,000) claiming the Day 1 chip lead.

Ian Steinman (1,665,000), Randall Webb (1,530,000), Galen Hall (1,470,000), and Austin Apicella (1,420,000) were among the top five stacks making it to Day 2.

The top 157 players are guaranteed a min-cash of $2,000, with the eventual champion slated to walk away with $187,770 up top.

Several former bracelet winners are still in contention, including Georgios Sotiropoulos (695,000) and Mike Matusow (520,000).

Former bracelet winners who finished in the money include Koray Aldemir (30th for $6,030), Jesse Rockowitz (45th for $4,330), David Peters (56th for $3,250), and Shaun Deeb (64th for $2,880).

The remaining 26 players will return for Day 2 at 12 PM (PDT) on June 13.

Top 10 Chip Counts at the End of Day 1

  1. Christopher Chatman – 2,320,000
  2. Ian Steinman – 1,665,000
  3. Randall Webb – 1,530,000
  4. Galen Hall – 1,470,000
  5. Austin Apicella – 1,420,000
  6. Rafi Elharar – 1,400,000
  7. Perry Zhao – 1,300,000
  8. Yenhan Chen – 1,215,000
  9. Reiji Kono – 1,105,000
  10. Thomas Taylor – 1,000,000

 

Event #25: $800 No-Limit Hold’em Deepstack – Day 1

Day 1 of Event #25: $800 No-Limit Hold’em Deepstack registered an enormous field of 4,062 entrants, pooling $2,859,648 in prize money. The field whittled down to 240 runners after 22 levels of play.

India’s only solo bracelet winner Abhinav Iyer hopped into Event #25, right after finishing 870th for $2,400 in Event #21. Iyer (940,000) bagged the 52nd biggest stack of the day. He is guaranteed a minimum of $2,222, which will take his total number of WSOP cashes to 32.

Abhinav Iyer
Abhinav Iyer

 

Ahmed Nimer (2,385,000) is the Day 1 chip leader, with Alexander Tafesh (1,915,000), Zachary Andrews (1,830,000), Jeremy Joseph (1,740,000) and Maxime Duhamel (1,670,000) rounding out the top five stacks.

Former bracelet winner in contention include Will Givens (1,060,000), Anatolii Zyrin (1,000,000), Stephen Song (920,000) & Bryan Piccioli (770,000).

With the top 610 players assured a min-cash of $1,280 and the champion banking $358,346, the remaining players will return for Day 2 at 1 PM (PDT) on June 13.

Top 10 Chip Counts at the End of Day 1

  1. Ahmed Nimer – 2,385,000
  2. Alexander Tafesh – 1,915,000
  3. Zachary Andrews – 1,830,000
  4. Jeremy Joseph – 1,740,000
  5. Maxime Duhamel – 1,670,000
  6. Ryan Awwad – 1,665,000
  7. Ranganath Kanchi – 1,600,000
  8. Juan Elizondo – 1,480,000
  9. Eyyal Altar – 1,460,000
  10. Gregory Wallerus – 1,420,000

 

Event #26: $10,000 Limit Hold’em Championship – Day 1

The last of the three limit hold’em events of the season, Event #26: $10,000 Limit Hold’em Championship, has kicked off action at the 2022 WSOP at Bally’s and Paris Las Vegas.

Seventy-four players bought into the event, and only 29 bagged up chips for Day 2. The day lasted for about 10 levels of play, and by the end of it all, mixed games specialist Marco Johnson came out on top with 354,000 chips. A two-time WSOP bracelet winner Marco joined the action in the later stages of the day but managed to maneuver his way to the top. In the final stages of play, Marco ousted recent bracelet winner Michael Moncek in 35th place.

Marco is joined by Amir Shayesteh, who is not too far behind him with 319,000 chips. Next in line is Joey Couden, with 255,000 chips. Other notables expected to be seen in action on Day 2 include Anthony Zinno, Robert Campbell, and Brian Rast.

The event started with just four players, but the number slowly grew with the field witnessing some of the biggest names like Daniel Negreanu, Phil Ivey, and Erik Seidel. None of them, however, could make Day 2.

The event’s highlight was Brazilian pro-footballer Neymar Jr joining the action, followed by his massive rail. As he walked in with his security team and a few friends, it created a stir, with fans just waiting to see him in action. Neymar kick-started his eventful day with a great hand as he cracked his opponent’s aces by making a two-pair and was able to run up his stack up to 90,000. But it wasn’t going to be his day as he got eliminated during level 6 and headed over to the King’s Lounge.

Other notables who couldn’t make Day 2 include Scott Seiver, Benny Glaser, Nate Silver, Andre Akkari, and defending champion John Monnette.

Day 2 will begin at 2 PM (PDT) on June 13, and late registrations will be open until the start of play.

Marco Johnson
Marco Johnson

 

Top 10 Chip Counts at the End of Day 1

  1. Marco Johnson – 354,000
  2. Amir Shayesteh – 319,000
  3. Joey Couden – 255,000
  4. Jesse Lonis – 245,000
  5. Kyle Dilschenider – 244,000
  6. Matthew Rightnour – 237,000
  7. Robert Campbell – 224,000
  8. Nick Pupillo – 213,000
  9. David Lieberman – 189,000
  10. Yuval Bronshtein – 188,000

 

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