After 12 levels of play, Day 2 of the WPT500 has come to an end with 35 players finding a bag for tomorrow’s Day 3. So far players have secured a payday of at least $3,750, but all eyes are on the cool $200,000 top prize. A top 15 finish will earn a 5-figure payout, with the top 2 taking home 6-figures each.

Geoffrey Hum (pictured) found the heaviest bag through 2 days of poker, ending Day 2 with 5,670,000 in chips. Second in chips belongs to Vasilios Gerontakos (4,405,000), while Trevor Argue (4,025,000) bagged the third biggest stack.

Full counts of the remaining players will be published momentarily, along with the Day 3 seating assignments. There will be a full seating redraw at 24 players, 16 players and for the 9-handed final table.

Join us tomorrow for live coverage of the conclusion of the WPT500, as we play down to our tournament champion. Cards are in the air at 12pm.

Photographs from level 28:

Less than one hour of play remains in Day 2 of the WPT500, and the field is down to just 6 tables remaining. Martin Nguyen has lost the hefty lead he had at the last break, although he remains amongst the big stacks. Once play is completed for the day, we will publish the full counts of the remaining players, along with their seating assignments for tomorrow’s conclusion.

Photographs from levels 26-27:

James Pillon opened to 120,000 from early position, leaving himself with less than 100,000 behind, and Raymond Latinsky 3-bet all-in for 925,000 from the button. Marco Caza came over the top next to act with his 1,550,000 stack, and James completed with his remaining chips.

James:
Raymond:
Marco:

Board:

Raymond managed to find a queen on the board to improve his hand and claim the 2 million chip pot, placing him above average with around 50 players remaining. Marco was left with a few blinds behind, while James was eliminated from play.

Martin Nguyen has emerged as the new chip leader late in Day 2 of the WPT500, after turning the nut straight versus bottom set a few minutes ago in a multi-million chip pot. His 4,835,000 stack dwarfs his table-mates and is far ahead of any other player in the field so far. Below are the top counts heading into level 26:

The last break of Day 2 is underway, and another 3 levels lay ahead of the finalists in the WPT500. In a few minutes we will publish the top counts in play as the tournament heads into round 26.

Photographs from level 25:

With the field now down to the final ten 8-handed tables, it’s time to introduce the Action Clock into play. From here until the end of the tournament, players will have a 30-second time bank to make their decision whenever action is on them.

Players are also given 4 “time” chips which they can use to extend their time bank by an additional 30 seconds. Time bank chips will be replenished when the field reaches the final 3 tables, as well as on the final table.

Photographs from level 24: