$15,000 WPT Tournament of Champions
Level 11: 1,000/2,000 with a 300 Ante
Players Remaining: 25 of 66

The dealer announced all in and call on Table 2 and everyone hustled over. Cameras, reporters, and tournament staff.

With the board reading , Stefan Schillhabel was all in with a flopped set of fives and Tyler Patterson called with a pair jacks and a flush draw .

The river blanked for Patterson and he sent 92,900 to Schillhabel after the dealer broke down the stack.

Stefan Schillhabel – 245,000 (123 bb)
Tyler Patterson – 86,000 (43 bb)

$15,000 WPT Tournament of Champions
Level 11: 1,000/2,000 with a 300 Ante
Players Remaining: 28 of 66

Two hands after Farid Yachou was eliminated, the same table had another race for stacks.

Noah Schwartz had Andjelko Andrewjevic all in with the bigger stack and better hand.

Schwartz:
Andrewjevic:

Andrewjevic needed to catch but it was Schwartz popping the flop. The turn left Andrewjevic drawing dead to the river to exit early.

There were two other eliminations in the first few hands with Sam Panzica and James Carroll hitting the rail.

Noah Schwartz – 95,000 (48 bb)
Andjelko Andrewjevic – Eliminated
James Carroll – Eliminated
Sam Panzica – Eliminated

$15,000 WPT Tournament of Champions
Level 11: 1,000/2,000 with a 300 Ante
Players Remaining: 29 of 66

Defending WPT Tournament of Champions winner Farid Yachou survived the first day of the event but returned with a short stack. On the first hand back, he opened under the gun for 4,500 and Dylan Wilkerson raised to 100,000 from the button.

The blinds released and Yachou called all in for less.

Yachou:
Wilkerson:

Yachou was ahead for the double and dodged the flop but Wilkerson added a gutshot straight draw. The turn gave Wilkerson Broadway and Yachou was eliminated after the river.

Dylan Wilkerson – 138,000 (69 bb)
Farid Yachou – Eliminated

$15,000 WPT Tournament of Champions
Level 11: 1,000/2,000 with a 300 Ante
Players Remaining: 30 of 66

Players are in their seats, chips are unbagged, and cards are flying for Day 2 of the WPT Tournament of Champions. They’ll play hour-long levels with a break every two levels until we have only six players remaining.

Day 2 Seats and Counts | WPT Tournament of Champions Payouts

$15,000 WPT Tournament of Champions
Level 11: 1,000/2,000 with a 300 Ante
Players Remaining: 30 of 66

The WPT Tournament of Champions kicked off with a tough field of 66 members of the WPT Champions Club and there are still 30 of them around for Day 2 with Florida poker legend and three-time WSOP champ Michael “The Grinder” Mizrachi leading them all.

Everyone in the game has already proven themselves capable of conquering a WPT tournament and there are no soft spots at the tables. Defending champ Farid Yachou is still in the game with a chance to go back-to-back but he’ll have to deal with the likes of WSOP Main Event champ Ryan Riess, former Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown champs Justin Young and Griffin Paul, along with eight-time WSOP bracelet winner Erik Seidel and three-time WPT champ Anthony Zinno.

Day 2 will have those 30 players return and continue playing until only six players remain to return for the live-streamed and televised World Poker Tour final table. But first, they will play down to the money with nine players earning a piece of the $1,090,000 prize pool.

They’ll start back up at the top of the hour and it should be an entertaining day of poker.

Top ten returning stacks:

1. Michael Mizrachi – 285,600 (143 bb)
2. James Romero – 276,000 (138 bb)
3. Griffin Paul – 214,300 (107 bb)
4. Tyler Patterson – 199,300 (100 bb)
5. Erik Seidel – 179,200 (90 bb)
6. Justin Young – 177,800 (89 bb)
7. David Ormsby – 173,000 (87 bb)
8. Jonathan Jaffe – 152,000 (76 bb)
9. Jesse Syliva – 148,000 (74 bb)
10. Daniel Weinman – 137,900 (69 bb)

Day 2 Seats and Counts | WPT Tournament of Champions Payouts

12PM: Day 2– $15,000 WPT Tournament of Champions

• WPT Tournament of Champions Day 2 Chips and Seats
• WPT Tournament of Champions Payouts 

A reminder all daily tournaments are now taking place in the poker room

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$15,000 WPT Tournament of Champions
Returning to Level 11: 1,000/2,000 with a 300 Ante
Players Remaining: 30 of 66

Table 1
Seat 1: Niall Farrell – 57,000 (29 bb)
Seat 2: Lee Markholt – 85,400 (43 bb)
Seat 3: Griffin Paul – 214,300 (107 bb)
Seat 4: Sam Panzica – 71,900 (36 bb)
Seat 5: Bobby Odoodi – 87,200 (44 bb)
Seat 6: Michael Mizrachi – 285,600 (143 bb)
Seat 7: Justin Young – 177,800 (89 bb)
Seat 8: Daniel Santoro – 64,000 (32 bb)

Table 2
Seat 1: Tyler Patterson – 199,300 (100 bb)
Seat 2: Taylor Paur – 73,900 (37 bb)
Seat 3: Stefan Schillhabel – 80,000 (40 bb)
Seat 4: Harrison Gimbel – 34,600 (17 bb)
Seat 5: James Mackey – 37,300 (19 bb)
Seat 6: Jonathan Jaffe – 152,000 (76 bb)
Seat 7: Erik Seidel – 179,200 (90 bb)
Seat 8: — Empty —

Table 4
Seat 1: Farid Yachou – 35,800 (18 bb)
Seat 2: Ryan Riess – 42,200 (21 bb)
Seat 3: James Romero – 276,000 (138 bb)
Seat 4: Scott Seiver – 129,500 (65 bb)
Seat 5: Daniel Weinman – 137,900 (69 bb)
Seat 6: Dylan Wilkerson – 102,100 (51 bb)
Seat 7: Andjelko Andrewjevic – 35,000 (18 bb)
Seat 8: Noah Schwartz – 67,100 (34 bb)

Table 5
Seat 1: Anthony Zinno – 41,700 (21 bb)
Seat 2: David Ormsby 173,000 (87 bb)
Seat 3: Marvin Rettenmaier 45,300 (23 bb)
Seat 4: James Carroll 51,300 (26 bb)
Seat 5: Jonathan Little 124,100 (62 bb)
Seat 6: — Empty —
Seat 7: Jesse Syliva – 148,000 (74 bb)
Seat 8: Zachary Smiley – 84,900 (42 bb)

Chip counts:

1. Michael Mizrachi – 285,600 (143 bb)
2. James Romero – 276,000 (138 bb)
3. Griffin Paul – 214,300 (107 bb)
4. Tyler Patterson – 199,300 (100 bb)
5. Erik Seidel – 179,200 (90 bb)
6. Justin Young – 177,800 (89 bb)
7. David Ormsby – 173,000 (87 bb)
8. Jonathan Jaffe – 152,000 (76 bb)
9. Jesse Syliva – 148,000 (74 bb)
10. Daniel Weinman – 137,900 (69 bb)
11. Scott Seiver – 129,500 (65 bb)
12. Jonathan Little – 124,100 (62 bb)
13. Dylan Wilkerson – 102,100 (51 bb)
14. Bobby Odoodi – 87,200 (44 bb)
15. Lee Markholt – 85,400 (43 bb)
16. Zachary Smiley – 84,900 (42 bb)
17. Stefan Schillhabel – 80,000 (40 bb)
18. Taylor Paur – 73,900 (37 bb)
19. Sam Panzica – 71,900 (36 bb)
20. Noah Schwartz – 67,100 (34 bb)
21. Daniel Santoro – 64,000 (32 bb)
22. Niall Farrell – 57,000 (29 bb)
23. James Carroll – 51,300 (26 bb)
24. Marvin Rettenmaier – 45,300 (23 bb)
25. Ryan Riess – 42,200 (21 bb)
26. Anthony Zinno – 41,700 (21 bb)
27. James Mackey – 37,300 (19 bb)
28. Farid Yachou – 35,800 (18 bb)
29. Andjelko Andrewjevic – 35,000 (18 bb)
30. Harrison Gimbel – 34,600 (17 bb)

$15,000 WPT Tournament of Champions
End of Level 10: 800/1,600 with a 200 ante
Players Remaining: 30 of 66

After 10 levels of play, Day 1 of the $15,000 WPT Tournament of Champions is in the books and Michael Mizrachi leads the 30 players who survived the day.

Mizrachi, who finished third in this event last year, finished the day with 285,600 and has a slight lead on James Romero, who finished with 276,000. The only other player with over 200,000 is Griffin Paul, who won the 2015 WPT Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown.

Tyler Patterson (199,300) and Erik Seidel (179,200) round out the top five chip counts. Last year’s champion, Farid Yachou also waded his way through the first day, but is coming back on Saturday as one of the shorter stacks with 35,800.

Luck wasn’t on everybody’s side though with plenty of top pros hitting the rail before the day’s end. Mohsin Charania, Jake Cody, Shawn Cunix, Scott Clements, Mike Sexton, Keven Stammen, Kevin Eyster, Ema Zajmovic and Dominik Nitsche were just a few of the players who were unable to put chips in a bag at the end of the day.

There were 66 WPT Champions Club Members who came to the Hard Rock and the top 9 spots will finish in the money. The eventual winner will take home $381,500 and an Audi S5.

Day 2 will get underway at noon on Saturday and they will play down to the final six players, who will play down to a winner at the televised final table on Sunday.

Day 2 seat draw:

Table 1

Seat 1: Niall Farrell – 57,000
Seat 2: Lee Markholt – 85,400
Seat 3: Griffin Paul – 214,300
Seat 4: Sam Panzica – 71,900
Seat 5: Bobby Oboodi – 87,200
Seat 6: Michael Mizrachi – 285,600
Seat 7: Justin Young – 177,800
Seat 8: Daniel Santoro – 64,000

Table 2

Seat 1: Tyler Patterson – 199,300
Seat 2: Taylor Paur – 73,900
Seat 3: Stefan Schillhabel – 80,000
Seat 4: Harrison Gimbel – 34,600
Seat 5: James Mackey – 37,300
Seat 6: Jonathan Jaffe – 152,000
Seat 7: Erik Seidel – 179,200
Seat 8: –Empty–

Table 4

Seat 1: Farid Yachou – 35,800
Seat 2: Ryan Riess – 42,200
Seat 3: James Romero – 276,000
Seat 4: Scott Seiver – 129,500
Seat 5: Daniel Weinman – 137,900
Seat 6: Dylan Wilkerson – 102,100
Seat 7: Andjelko Andrejevic – 35,000
Seat 8: Noah Schwartz – 67,100

Table 5

Seat 1: Anthony Zinno – 41,700
Seat 2: David Ormsby – 173,000
Seat 3: Marvin Rettenmaier – 45,300
Seat 4: James Carroll – 51,300
Seat 5: Jonathan Little – 124,100
Seat 6: –Empty–
Seat 7: Jesse Sylvia – 148,000
Seat 8: Zachary Smiley – 84,900

$15,000 WPT Tournament of Champions
End of Level 10: 800/1,600 with a 200 ante
Players Remaining: 30 of 66

Play has concluded for the day and 30 players remain. A complete recap and chip counts will be posted shortly.

$15,000 WPT Tournament of Champions
Level 10: 800/1,600 with a 200 ante
Players Remaining: 30 of 66

The tournament staff has paused the clock and they will deal five more hands before bagging and tagging chips for the night.