Anand leads, Hastings builds big stack at end of Day 2AB

9 Jul 2015

By Dan Podheiser

LAS VEGAS – Shrewbury, Massachusetts native Amar Anand ended Day 2AB of the 2015 Main Event as the massive chip leader.

Anand bagged 603,500 chips at the end of Wednesday night’s play, outpacing the rest of the field by more than 100,000 chips. He increased his stack consistently throughout the day, without winning any pots worthy of note.

Brian Hastings, seeking his third WSOP bracelet in 2015, built a big stack on Day 2AB of the Main Event. (photo by Dan Podheiser/Casino City)

The 480 players who advanced past Day 1A resumed play in the Amazon Room at the Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino, while the 1,154 remaining players from Day 1B played in the Brasilia Room and the Pavilion. Of those 1,524 players, a total of 650 advanced to Day 3, which will begin Friday. Those players will join those who survive the 2,765-player field that will play in Day 2C on Thursday at the Rio.

Second in chips is Calvin Lee with 500,700, while Luther Tran (479,700), Charles Chattha (423,600) and Alan Mastic (400,000) round out the top five.

Three-time bracelet winner Brian Hastings advanced to Day 3 with 367,300 chips. The former online, high-stakes poker pro has two WSOP bracelets in 2015, and is seeking to become just the seventh player ever to win three bracelets in one year.

German pro Fedor Holz bagged 303,900, while Christian Harder (207,000), Mike Matusow (200,700), Jonathan Duhamel (177,400), George Danzer (175,000) and 2014 November Niner Andoni Larrabe (175,000) all finished with impressive stacks.

Larrabe’s November Nine counterpart, Jorryt Van Hoof, exited Day 2AB when his king-queen couldn’t hold up during a pre-flop all-in. Chris Moneymaker busted early in the day when his ace-king lost to Daniel Colman’s pocket queens. And Jason Mercier, Brian Rast, Phil Galfond, Matt Salsberg, Jeremy Ausmus and actor James Woods all hit the rails Wednesday.

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	Anand leads, Hastings builds big stack at end of Day 2AB 9 Jul 2015 By Dan Podheiser <a href='https://ad.casinocity.com/adclick.php?n=a21efcd1'><img src='https://ad.casinocity.com/adview.php?what=-site:vendors/width:250/RON&n=a21efcd1' border='0' alt='' /></a> LAS VEGAS – Shrewbury, Massachusetts native Amar Anand ended Day 2AB of the 2015 Main Event as the massive chip leader. Anand bagged 603,500 chips at the end of Wednesday night’s play, outpacing the rest of the field by more than 100,000 chips. He increased his stack consistently throughout the day, without winning any pots worthy of note. Brian Hastings, seeking his third WSOP bracelet in 2015, built a big stack on Day 2AB of the Main Event. (photo by Dan Podheiser/Casino City) The 480 players who advanced past Day 1A resumed play in the Amazon Room at the Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino, while the 1,154 remaining players from Day 1B played in the Brasilia Room and the Pavilion. Of those 1,524 players, a total of 650 advanced to Day 3, which will begin Friday. Those players will join those who survive the 2,765-player field that will play in Day 2C on Thursday at the Rio. Second in chips is Calvin Lee with 500,700, while Luther Tran (479,700), Charles Chattha (423,600) and Alan Mastic (400,000) round out the top five. Three-time bracelet winner Brian Hastings advanced to Day 3 with 367,300 chips. The former online, high-stakes poker pro has two WSOP bracelets in 2015, and is seeking to become just the seventh player ever to win three bracelets in one year. German pro Fedor Holz bagged 303,900, while Christian Harder (207,000), Mike Matusow (200,700), Jonathan Duhamel (177,400), George Danzer (175,000) and 2014 November Niner Andoni Larrabe (175,000) all finished with impressive stacks. Larrabe’s November Nine counterpart, Jorryt Van Hoof, exited Day 2AB when his king-queen couldn’t hold up during a pre-flop all-in. Chris Moneymaker busted early in the day when his ace-king lost to Daniel Colman’s pocket queens. And Jason Mercier, Brian Rast, Phil Galfond, Matt Salsberg, Jeremy Ausmus and actor James Woods all hit the rails Wednesday. NOTABLE CHIP STACKS Amar Anand – 603,500 Brian Hastings – 367,300 Jake Cody – 340,100 Anton Morgenstern - 305,000 Fedor Holz – 303,900 Christian Harder – 226,000 Mike Matusow – 200,700 Jonathan Duhamel – 177,400 David Sands – 141,400 Andoni Larrabe – 139,700 Justin Bonomo – 132,400 Tobias Reinkemeier – 127,100 Greg Raymer – 59,400 NOTABLE ELIMINATIONS Matt Salsberg Phil Galfond Brian Rast Jason Mercier Brandon Steven James Woods David Singer Jesse Sylvia David Pham Bruno Politano Max Pescatori Gavin Smith Carlos Mortensen Jorryt Van Hoof Erick Lindgren Dan Sindelar Anand leads, Hastings builds big stack at end of Day 2AB is republished from CasinoCityTimes.com.

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