Day 2 is officially in the books. 15 players accomplished today’s main goal – to send a stack to tomorrow night’s Day 3. Out of 144 Day 2 runners, only 15 remain.

8 players have bagged 7 figures. Here is our top 4:

• Shaan Siddiqui – 2,390,000
• Giancarlo Santolin – 1,980,000
• Yonathan Moryoussef – 1,535,000
• Rami Hammoud – 1,485,000

Siddiqui’s game was extremely strong. His ascent was smooth and he made it look like a walk in the park. Santolin killed it in the last stint, doubling against Moryoussef, crippling him in the process. However, Moryoussef did not despair, and a mix of luck and good play brought him back from the crypt. Rami Hammoud also did very well the last few levels, building a millionaire stack from scratch.

The Day 3 seating draw with full counts will be published shortly.

See you tomorrow at 7pm!

Salvatore Polleta got a taste of Shaan Siddiqui’s large stack when his tens got undone by Siddiqui’s weak ace. Siddiqui had raised, and found himself committed to complete Polleta’s all-in bet. This is how it goes sometimes when you can afford to look up your opponents.

The Frenzy, minutes away from concluding Day 2, move to a 2-table affair.

Giancarlo Santolin won a big pot with queens, then was asked to change tables. He took a seat next to Yonathan Moryoussef, and soon enough, they went to war. Moryoussef had flopped top 2-pair, but it was not enough against Santolin’s middle set. With this pot of over 2M chips, Santolin is now leading Day 2 into the last level. Shaan Siddiqui is still on cruise control, now up to 1.6M, good for second in chips.

In a raised pot, Maxime Marcouiller went all-in for about 300K on the flop, and Harry Chaimowiz asked for a count. He let the dealer cut down his chips, and after a while announced a call.

Maxime Marcouiller:
Harry Chaimowiz:

Board:

Chaimowiz had flopped a boat. Marcouiller walked away with dignity.

Meanwhile, on another table, Bob T went all-in from the under-the-gun position, and when the action folded to Ruben Perceval in the big blind, he offered Bob to join him while he looked at his cards. When the 2nd card proved not to match the 1st one, Bob joked: ”Oh that’s a call!” Of course, Ruben tossed the hand.

A very unorthodox twist, but equally refreshing!

Recent photographs:

Shaan Siddiqui may be the most accomplished tournament player in the remaining field. He played a number of high roller events, including a win last year in a $5000 + $300 8-max Event for $81,000. He has been increasing his stack steadily all day, and is now at about 1.4M, good for the lead.

The other tournament beast in the room is Ruben Perceval, but he was only able to stay alive so far, with an under-average stack. If he catches a break and brings up his belongings, he will surely be a force to reckon with.

Recent photographs:

There are now 8 levels behind us in Day 2 of the Frenzy, which means players are now entering the last segment of the night. 36 players are left, but only half that number – if that – will make it to Day 3.

Two players have a good head start in this race to Day 3: Michael Braden and Yonathan Moryoussef. They both have over 1M chips to work with. Here is the top of our leaderboard:

First Name	Last Name	Chip Count
Michael	Braden	1,183,000
Yonathan	Moryoussef	1,084,000
Mathieu	Leclerc	830,000
Richard	Book	785,000
Sébastien	Brazeau	752,000
Philippe	Oligny-Lauzon	729,000
Shaan	Siddiqui	645,000
Tanvir	Ahmed	628,000
Jacques	Brière	618,000