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June 9, 2026 @ 09:16 PM
The final 19 players are bagging up for the night, returning on Wednesday to battle in the money.
Stay tuned for full chip counts and a recap of the day.
June 9, 2026 @ 09:14 PM

Gabriel Khury moved all in on the ![]()
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turn, and Anthony Garilli made the call on the Day 2 bubble.
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"I need one spade," said Khury after seeing Garilli's flush. The
river was no help, and Khury exited in 20th place while the remaining players earned a bag for Day 2.
| Anthony Garilli | 560,000 | 325,000 |
| Gabriel Khury | 0 | -240,000 |
June 9, 2026 @ 09:12 PM
| Myles Glover | 0 | 0 |
| Vincent Loria | 0 | -110,000 |
| Annette Dunning | 0 | -42,000 |
June 9, 2026 @ 09:10 PM
With 20 players remaining and 19 spots in Day 2, the tournament clock has been paused and action is hand for hand.
June 9, 2026 @ 09:06 PM
Natalinna Lima was all in with ![]()
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across the table. Lima stood up to watch the ![]()
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board deliver a set of tens, cracking kings to stay alive.
At another table, John Wolfson three-bet to 150,000 after Gabriel Khury opened to 50,000. Khury made the call, and led out for 200,000 on the ![]()
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flop.
Wolfson called to the
turn, where Khury fired another 200,000. the call was made, and Khury announced all in on the
river. Wolfson called instantly, and the cards were revealed.
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Wolfson tabled his flopped full house, scoring a big double while leaving Khury short.
| John Wolfson | 1,550,000 | 755,000 |
| Natalinna Lima | 325,000 | 105,000 |
| Gabriel Khury | 240,000 | 240,000 |
June 9, 2026 @ 09:00 PM

Vincenzo Buffone moved all in after the ![]()
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flop, and Stephen Thorn made the quick call on his right.
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Thorn tabled his two pair, holding through the
turn and
river to secure another knockout and send Buffone to the payout desk.
| Stephen Thorn | 1,050,000 | 490,000 |
| Vincenzo Buffone | 0 | 0 |
June 9, 2026 @ 08:46 PM
Kenneth Germaine's stack was in the middle as the table reacted to the runout against David Garrity.
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Germaine had hit a set on the ![]()
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flop, but the
turn gave Garrity some new outs. The
river was one of them, as Garrity made Broadway to send Germaine out in 25th place.
| David Garrity | 630,000 | 583,000 |
| Kenneth Germaine | 0 | 0 |
June 9, 2026 @ 08:34 PM

After scoring an elimination with kings a few hands earlier, Stephen Thorn was flipping over another big pocket pair after calling Christian Larsen's all-in.
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Thorn needlessly improved to a full house on the ![]()
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board, sending Larsen out in 26th place.
| Stephen Thorn | 560,000 | 165,000 |
| Christian Larsen | 0 | -265,000 |
June 9, 2026 @ 08:30 PM

Sonya Harrison moved her stack into the middle and was facing elimination against Stephen Thorn.
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Thorn's pocket kings faced no danger on the ![]()
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runout, earning the elimination as Harrison was sent to the payout desk.
| Stephen Thorn | 395,000 | 55,000 |
| Sonya Harrison | 0 | 0 |
June 9, 2026 @ 08:23 PM
| Les Mildenberg | 0 | -205,000 |
| Jaimie Trayler | 0 | -96,000 |
| Thomas Sines | 0 |
June 9, 2026 @ 08:16 PM
Zachary Gotkin moved his short stack in from early position, and Christian Larsen stuck in a call from the big blind.
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Both players caught a pair on the ![]()
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runout, leaving Larsen's nines in front to send Gotkin out in 30th place.
| Christian Larsen | 265,000 | |
| Zachary Gotkin | 0 | -58,000 |
June 9, 2026 @ 07:51 PM
The remaining 31 players have been sent on a 15-minute break.
Action will continue tonight until just 19 remain.
June 9, 2026 @ 07:45 PM

Kevin Wolly was all in from middle position, facing off against John Wolfson in the big blind.
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Wolly's pocket jacks were still ahead through the ![]()
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flop and
turn, but Wolfson spiked the
river to make a set and score the knockout.
| John Wolfson | 795,000 | 712,000 |
| Michael O'Neill | 0 | |
| Kevin Wolly | 0 |
1: Germain Mingo
$100,000 USD
2: Gorav Sangal
$65,000 USD
3: Robert Carswell
$32,000 USD
4: Ian Auvil
$21,000 USD
5: Frank Johnson
$15,000 USD
6: Henry Hearns
$11,000 USD
7: Peter Cote
$8,000 USD
8: Maria Piaseczny
$4,500 USD
9: Roxanne LoGrande
$3,200 USD
10: Nicole Marder
$2,800 USD
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11: Clint Dunn
$2,500 USD
12: Joseph Tymorek
$2,500 USD
13: Michael Wyatt
$2,200 USD
14: Hung Quach
$2,200 USD
15: Jason Bergman
$1,800 USD
16: Len Villani
$1,800 USD
17: John Wolfson
$1,600 USD
18: David Garrity
$1,600 USD
19: Brian Cooney
$1,600 USD
20: Lakishia Jefferson
$1,600 USD
21: Michael Cintolo
$1,400 USD
22: Elizabeth Rice
$1,400 USD
23: Anthony Garilli
$1,400 USD
24: Paul Russo
$1,400 USD
25: Steven Romanelli
$1,200 USD
26: Jaimie Trayler
$1,200 USD
27: Les Mildenberg
$1,200 USD
28: Jeremy Ellingson
$1,200 USD
29: Jeff Fisher
$1,200 USD
30: Shannon Bryant
$1,200 USD
31: Stephen Thorn
$1,200 USD
32: Bill Moyes
$1,200 USD
33: Mehrdad Zomorrodi
$1,000 USD
34: David Shepherd
$1,000 USD
35: Chris Haer
$1,000 USD
36: Carl Edwards
$1,000 USD
37: Allen Conner
$1,000 USD
38: Natalinna Lima
$1,000 USD
39: Christopher Bricker
$1,000 USD
40: Jaime Hidalgo
$1,000 USD
41: Keith Forward
$800 USD
42: Diana Goodes
$800 USD
43: Rochelle Shore
$800 USD
44: Anthony Close
$800 USD
45: Jesse Perry
$800 USD
46: Armando Then
$800 USD
47: Robbin Glover
$800 USD
48: Wayne Laferte
$800 USD
49: Anton Saich
$700 USD
50: Scott Lafayette
$700 USD
51: Marshall Stevens
$700 USD
52: Bryan Ducharme
$700 USD
53: William Fierro
$700 USD
54: Chontel Crenshaw
$700 USD
1: Germain Mingo
25,800,000 Chips
2: Gorav Sangal
Busted
3: Robert Carswell
Busted
4: Ian Auvil
Busted
5: Frank Johnson
Busted
6: Henry Hearns
Busted
7: Peter Cote
Busted
8: Maria Piaseczny
Busted
9: Roxanne LoGrande
Busted
10: Nicole Marder
Busted
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