Phil Hellmuth gilt bei No Limit Hold’em Turnieren als einer der weltbesten Spieler. Kein Wunder, dass er ausgerechnet beim $2.000 No Limit Hold’em wieder weit nach vorne kam. Doch das zwölfte Bracelet muss er doch noch verschieben.
232 Spieler nahmen Tag 2 in Angriff, die 171 bezahlten Plätze bereits in greibarer Nähe. Der Bubble Boy war im konkreten Fall ein Bubble Girl. Mandy Baker war bereits short, als sie mit Pocket 9s all-in schob. Der Cal kam von 
. Das Board brachte 
und Mandy ging leer aus.
Damit hatte Phil Hellmuth schon wieder seinen eigenen Rekord der meisten WSOP-Cashes verbessert, denn es war sein bereits 70. Cash. Ein Riesenpot ergab sich zwischen Neo-Bracelet-Träger Jason Mercier und Patrick Stemper. Mercier raiste auf 6k, Stemper reraiste auf 15k. Mercier überlegte eine Weile, erhöhte auf 40k, worauf Stemper all-in ging. Mercier snap-callte mit 172k. Er hielt 
, Stemper 
. Das Board 
– die Straight für Mercier, der nun auf knapp 350.000 saß, während Stemper nur noch 30k übrig hatte.
Howie Widman war noch immer mit dabei, konnte mit 
gegen 
mit einer Straight am River glücklich verdoppeln. TJ Cloutier dagegen musste sich verabschieden und so waren noch rund 100 Spieler mit dabei.
Jason Merciers Aufstieg fand einen tiefen Fall. Erst halbierte er sein Stack, dann war er mit gegen Pocket 9s von Jose Rosenkrantz all-in. Dieses Mal gab es keine Straße für ihn und Jason Mercier musste Platz 63 nehmen. Auf Platz 45 kam dann auch das Aus für Howie Widman, der immerhin $10.425 mitnehmen durfte.
Vielleicht sah sich Phil Hellmuth schon am Final Table, aber kurz vor Ende von Tag 2 kam dann für ein verfrühtes aus. Im SB pushte Jim Geary, Hellmuth callte im BB mit Pocket 6s all-in. Geary zeigte , das Board brachte 
, die Straight für Geary. Hellmuth konnte dieses Pech wieder nicht fassen, was aber nichts daran ändert, dass er für sein 12. Bracelet einen neuen Anlauf nehmen muss.
Mit 25 Spielern endete Tag 2, Chipleader ist Mike Carlson. Ob er sein erstes Bracelet gewinnen kann?
| Table 152 | ||||
| Seat | Name | Chip Count | Stadt | Land |
| 7 | Hall, Scott | 719.000 | Fayetteville | AR |
| 4 | Geary, Jim | 511.000 | Phoenix | AZ |
| 5 | Prinz Von Sachsen, Olav | 315.000 | Las Vegas | NV |
| 2 | Woodall, Warren | 298.000 | Los Angeles | CA |
| 1 | Smaron, Kenneth | 296.000 | Philadelphia | PA |
| 3 | Dyer, Michael | 276.000 | Houston | TX |
| 9 | Simpson, Michael | 175.000 | Las Vegas | NV |
| 6 | Goodson, Robert | 76.000 | Chandler | AZ |
| Table 154 | ||||
| Seat | Name | Chip Count | Stadt | Land |
| 4 | Carlson, Mike | 858.000 | Shakopee | MN |
| 1 | Taylor, Chris | 842.000 | Coalinga | CA |
| 9 | Adler, Adam | 724.000 | Ft. Lauderdale | FL |
| 2 | Finucane, Jeff | 524.000 | Long Grove | IL |
| 8 | Ladny, Eric | 418.000 | Mercerville | NJ |
| 3 | Dresel-Velasquez, Adrian | 411.000 | Sacramento | CA |
| 5 | Harb, Anthony | 353.000 | Canton | MI |
| 7 | Sudar, Jovan | 268.000 | Omaha | NE |
| 6 | Rosenkrantz, Jose | 187.000 | Miami Lakes | FL |
| Table 155 | ||||
| Seat | Name | Chip Count | Stadt | Land |
| 2 | Rho, Peter | 601.000 | Las Vegas | NV |
| 1 | Sheirbon, Brent | 574.000 | The Dalles | OR |
| 3 | Fager, Steven | 447.000 | Sequim | WA |
| 5 | Koon, Jason | 326.000 | Pittsburgh | PA |
| 8 | Hartery, John | 248.000 | Mississauga | Canada |
| 7 | Tucker, Pilar | 185.000 | Sequim | WA |
| 9 | McGowan, Jonathan | 145.000 | San Diego | CA |
| 4 | Mandt, David | 131.000 | East Gull Lake | MN |
| Rang | Name | Preisgeld | Stadt | Land |
| 1 | $569.254 | |||
| 2 | $350.019 | |||
| 3 | $230.670 | |||
| 4 | $161.768 | |||
| 5 | $116.833 | |||
| 6 | $92.867 | |||
| 7 | $76.390 | |||
| 8 | $65.905 | |||
| 9 | $59.315 | |||
| 10 | $41.640 | |||
| 11 | $41.640 | |||
| 12 | $41.640 | |||
| 13 | $29.148 | |||
| 14 | $29.148 | |||
| 15 | $29.148 | |||
| 16 | $20.400 | |||
| 17 | $20.400 | |||
| 18 | $20.400 | |||
| 19 | $14.828 | |||
| 20 | $14.828 | |||
| 21 | $14.828 | |||
| 22 | $14.828 | |||
| 23 | $14.828 | |||
| 24 | $14.828 | |||
| 25 | $14.828 | |||
| 26 | Walters, Nicolas | $14.828 | New York | NY |
| 27 | Fleming, Brian | $14.828 | Edmonton | AB, Canada |
| 28 | Chen, Tommy | $12.761 | San Jose | CA |
| 29 | Hellmuth, Phillip | $12.761 | Palo Alto | CA |
| 30 | Mccolgan, Kevin | $12.761 | Douglassville | PA |
| 31 | Gentry, Ryan | $12.761 | La Jolla | CA |
| 32 | Aguiar, Jonathan | $12.761 | Las Vegas | NV |
| 33 | Blackman, Scott | $12.761 | Webster | NY |
| 34 | Goosen, Steven | $12.761 | Abbotsford | BC |
| 35 | Tarich, Mark | $12.761 | N Miami Beach | FL |
| 36 | Stewart, Terry | $12.761 | Duluth | GA |
| 37 | Korolev, Alexander | $10.425 | Moscow | Russia |
| 38 | Vartzar, Romik | $10.425 | Glendale | CA |
| 39 | Martin, Eddylee | $10.425 | Cayman Brac | Cayman Islands |
| 40 | Gillie, Roy | $10.425 | Galena Park | TX |
| 41 | Pulido, Yesniel | $10.425 | Pembroke Pines | FL |
| 42 | Xu, Dong | $10.425 | Rosemead | CA |
| 43 | Dunford, Kenneth | $10.425 | Dundas | ON |
| 44 | Kweskin, Aaron | $10.425 | Los Angeles | CA |
| 45 | Widman, Howard | $10.425 | Lakeview | NY |
| 46 | Schmidt, Michael | $8.807 | Monterey | CA |
| 47 | Mclain, Troy | $8.807 | Tucson | AZ |
| 48 | Stepp, Blake | $8.807 | Spokane | WA |
| 49 | Hackworth, Trevor | $8.807 | Bowling Green | OH |
| 50 | Hicks, Kenneth | $8.807 | Huntiington | WV |
| 51 | Millar, Alexander | $8.807 | Northants | United Kingdom |
| 52 | Huang, Yue | $8.807 | San Francisco | CA |
| 53 | McEvoy, Thomas | $8.807 | Las Vegas | NV |
| 54 | Vanchiro, Jeffrey | $8.807 | Brooklyn | NY |
| 55 | Meehan, James | $7.639 | Burnsville | MN |
| 56 | Milisits, Ryan | $7.639 | Pittsburg | PA |
| 57 | Bresner, Robert | $7.639 | Las Vegas | NV |
| 58 | Le, Allan | $7.639 | Huntington Beach | CA |
| 59 | Weiler, Zachary | $7.639 | St Paul | MN |
| 60 | Gray, Jason | $7.639 | Troutdale | OR |
| 61 | Tedy, Randy | $7.639 | Thornton | CO |
| 62 | Coon, Jeremy | $7.639 | Salt Lake City | UT |
| 63 | Mercier, Jason | $7.639 | Davie | FL |
| 64 | Smith, Tyler | $6.770 | Smithdale | MS |
| 65 | Getzwiller, Sean | $6.770 | Tucson | AZ |
| 66 | Ho, Neil | $6.770 | Orange | CA |
| 67 | Baker, Keith | $6.770 | Chicago | IL |
| 68 | Mahiout, Francis | $6.770 | Gentilly | |
| 69 | Blanovsky, Michael | $6.770 | Staten Island | NY |
| 70 | Tapp, James | $6.770 | North Augusta | SC |
| 71 | Friedman, Perry | $6.770 | Henderson | NV |
| 72 | Parsons, Christopher | $6.770 | Calgary | AB |
| 73 | OMalley, Patrick | $6.081 | Claremont | CA |
| 74 | Minton, Patrick | $6.081 | Seattle | WA |
| 75 | Christensen, Peter | $6.081 | St. Paul | MN |
| 76 | Bush, Christopher | $6.081 | Mission Bc | |
| 77 | Sabato, Umberto | $6.081 | Masagne | |
| 78 | Lamb, Benjamin | $6.081 | Las Vegas | NV |
| 79 | Chaney, Jesse | $6.081 | Rockledge | FL |
| 80 | Okeefe, Kevin | $6.081 | Vacaville | CA |
| 81 | Grigsby, Jack | $6.081 | Kennewick | WA |
| 82 | Mull, Jesse | $5.452 | Fort Irvin | CA |
| 83 | Finkelstein, David | $5.452 | Upper Saddle River | NJ |
| 84 | Sica, Michael | $5.452 | No Bruncswick | NJ |
| 85 | Ly, Dau | $5.452 | Duluth | GA |
| 86 | Golin, Sean | $5.452 | Castle Rock | CO |
| 87 | Jaka, Faraz | $5.452 | San Jose | CA |
| 88 | Scholz, Jeffrey | $5.452 | Colgate | WI |
| 89 | Parizon, Michael | $5.452 | Canton | MI |
| 90 | Bowker, Kyle | $5.452 | Walton | NY |
| 91 | Siu, Chad | $4.942 | Vancouver | BC |
| 92 | Xie, Philippe | $4.942 | Dorval | QC, Canada |
| 93 | Stemper, Patrick | $4.942 | Austin | TX |
| 94 | Newman, Richard | $4.942 | Collegeville | PA |
| 95 | Whitford, Marc | $4.942 | Rockford | MI |
| 96 | Franklin, Thomas | $4.942 | Gulfport | MS |
| 97 | Land, Jack | $4.942 | Ocoee | FL |
| 98 | Dietrich, Michael | $4.942 | Centralia | ON |
| 99 | Sack, Gabriel | $4.942 | Weston | FL |
| 100 | Depratter, Doyle | $4.523 | Burleson | TX |
| 101 | Cloutier, Thomas | $4.523 | Richardson | TX |
| 102 | Fitzpatrick, Jeremiah | $4.523 | Charlotte | NC |
| 103 | Pederson, David | $4.523 | Plymouth | MN |
| 104 | Shedd, Cody | $4.523 | Costa Mesa | CA |
| 105 | Beasley, Cherie | $4.523 | San Francisco | CA |
| 106 | Chiang, Jen Yue | $4.523 | Mesa | AZ |
| 107 | Moskowitz, Nancy | $4.523 | Oak Park | CA |
| 108 | Chen, Andrew | $4.523 | Mississauga | ON |
| 109 | Pope, Tommy | $4.523 | Raleigh | NC |
| 110 | Lin, Lawrence | $4.523 | New York | NY |
| 111 | Hakim, Jeffrey | $4.523 | Wexford | PA |
| 112 | Boyd, Howard | $4.523 | W Chester | OH |
| 113 | St Hilaire, James | $4.523 | Glen Burnie | MD |
| 114 | Gordon, John | $4.523 | Johnston | IA |
| 115 | Singer, Maximillian | $4.523 | Telluride | CO |
| 116 | Brown, Jamie | $4.523 | Birchington | United Kingdom |
| 117 | Hvonen, Stephen | $4.523 | Lake Mary | FL |
| 118 | Calder, Anna | $4.194 | Scarborough | ON |
| 119 | Sorenson, Josh | $4.194 | Littleton | CO |
| 120 | Morstad, John | $4.194 | Portage | WI |
| 121 | Feltrin, Celso | $4.194 | Blumenav | SC |
| 122 | Noam, Danny | $4.194 | Phoenix | AZ |
| 123 | Schwartz, Michael | $4.194 | Las Vegas | NV |
| 124 | Seatelli, Jean Paul | $4.194 | Bastia | France |
| 125 | Mauerhan, Michael | $4.194 | Azle | TX |
| 126 | Dulaney, Joseph | $4.194 | Magnolia | TX |
| 127 | Cappello, Lucian | $4.194 | New Rochelle | NY |
| 128 | Newton, Justin | $4.194 | Tucson | AZ |
| 129 | Gurney, Larry | $4.194 | Kingston | TN |
| 130 | Lendeborg, Fausto | $4.194 | Miami Lakes | FL |
| 131 | Brown, Thomas | $4.194 | Lake View | NY |
| 132 | Hamby, Jared | $4.194 | Henderson | NV |
| 133 | Kee, Brian | $4.194 | Visalia | CA |
| 134 | Ditomaso, Anthony | $4.194 | El Cajon | CA |
| 135 | Albertson, Cory | $4.194 | Houston | TX |
| 136 | Ungrey, Steven | $4.194 | Rockford | MI |
| 137 | Alenius, Tomas | $4.194 | Uppsala | Sweden |
| 138 | Thomas, Harry | $4.194 | Hamilton | OH |
| 139 | Smith, Jordan | $4.194 | Tool | TX |
| 140 | Somma, Michael | $4.194 | Middle Village | NY |
| 141 | Song, Kevin | $4.194 | Rowland Hights | CA |
| 142 | Chau, Thanh | $4.194 | San Jose | CA |
| 143 | Slepica, Nicholas | $4.194 | Reston | VA |
| 144 | Kirschenmann, Arnold | $4.194 | Bakersfield | CA |
| 145 | Vancruchten, Leonard | $3.894 | Stevensweert | Netherlands |
| 146 | Rassi, Steve | $3.894 | Morton | IL |
| 147 | Hong, A Ram | $3.894 | Seoul | South Korea |
| 148 | Taxarchis, Steven | $3.894 | Santa Rosa | CA |
| 149 | Liandzi, Christos | $3.894 | Norfolk | United Kingdom |
| 150 | Brunner, Brian | $3.894 | Carmel | IN |
| 151 | Waddell, Brad | $3.894 | El Paso | TX |
| 152 | Quinones, Hector | $3.894 | La Costellana | Dominican Republic |
| 153 | Goossens, Danny | $3.894 | Istanbul | Turkey |
| 154 | Gong, Jiachen | $3.894 | Pointe-Claire | QC, Canada |
| 155 | Montgomery, Scott | $3.894 | Perth | ON, Canada |
| 156 | Gamerov, Jonathan | $3.894 | Sydney | Australia |
| 157 | Zola, Matthew | $3.894 | Williamsburg | VA |
| 158 | Buffer, Bruce | $3.894 | Marina Dl Rey | CA |
| 159 | Jeffrey, Bartlett | $3.894 | El Cajon | CA |
| 160 | Virden Burks, Deaitra | $3.894 | Amarillo | TX |
| 161 | Ross, Adam | $3.894 | Dallas | TX |
| 162 | Johnson, Jerome | $3.894 | Antioch | IL |
| 163 | Montervino, Joseph | $3.894 | Yardville | NJ |
| 164 | Cutler, Matthew | $3.894 | Del Mar | CA |
| 165 | Maher, Michael | $3.894 | Las Vegas | NV |
| 166 | Farber, David | $3.894 | Heathrow | FL |
| 167 | Bari, Allen | $3.894 | W Orange | NJ |
| 168 | Andler, Christopher | $3.894 | Skovde | Sweden |
| 169 | Neal, Eric | $3.894 | Burlington | NC |
| 170 | Mayrinck, Maria | $3.894 | Rio De Janeiro | Brazil |
| 171 | Ta, Tu | $3.894 | Richmond Hill | ON, Canada |
