Day 2 Ends with the Money Bubble Bursting; Alessandro Siena Leads the Final 480 Players

Photo:  The Hand That Burst the Bubble

Day 2 of the WPT World Championship came to an end after Tyler Hirschfeld was eliminated in 481st place, his pocket aces falling to pocket jacks with a jack on the flop. The remaining 480 players are in the money, and they are all guaranteed at least $18,700 each.

Day 3 begins tomorrow (Sunday) at 12:00 noon, with the field scheduled to play six 90-minute levels. Action ended tonight with 36 minutes remaining in Level 15, with blinds at 10,000-15,000 and a big blind ante of 15,000.

The full list of chip counts and the Day 3 seat draw will be released later tonight, but in the meantime, here is an unofficial look at the top of the leaderboard:

1.  Alessandro Siena  –  3,035,000  (202 bb)
2.  Mateus Carrion  –  2,615,000  (174 bb)
3.  David Levy  –  2,605,000  (174 bb)
T-4.  Jacob Ferro  –  2,600,000  (173 bb)
T-4.  Julien Martini  –  2,600,000  (173 bb)
6.  Ade Olonoh  –  2,520,000  (168 bb)
7.  Raphael Blouet  –  2,450,000  (163 bb)
8.  Michael Gathy  –  2,400,000  (160 bb)
9.  Aditya Sadhu  –  2,395,000  (160 bb)
10.  Julio Belluscio  –  2,385,000  (159 bb)

Day 3 begins at 12:00 noon, so stay tuned to WPT.com for our continuing coverage of the WPT World Championship.