Akenhead finished Day 2 in the top five chip counts

After just two days of action at the World Poker Tour’s Venice Grand Prix, the field is already down to the final 27 players and the final table is on the horizon.  The second day of action in Venice saw the field shrink from 89 players to the final 27.  Along the way, Marcel Bjerkmann regained the chip lead, past November Niner James Akenhead established himself as a force to be reckoned with, and Kara Scott rallied from a below average stack to make it to Day 3.

The top 18 finishers in the event will make the money, with the winner taking home €229,800.  That payday also includes the $25,500 WPT World Championship seat.  With a turnout of just 155 players compared to 523 in last year’s event (which did feature a smaller buy-in), this is one of the smallest prize pools of WPT Season X and the smallest first place prize pool of a WPT event being televised in the US since Season 1.

Filippo Candio began Day 2 at the top of the counts, but he failed to survive to the end of the day.  Several other notables like Mike Sexton, Roberto Romanello, Guillaume Darcourt, Tony Guoga, Melanie Weisner, Nicolas Levi, and Max Pescatori also busted out over the course of the day.

While the big names struggled, Bjerkmann steamrolled over his competitors to end the day on top of the chip counts with 436,300, despite dropping a 200,000-chip pot near the end of the evening.  Marko Neumann is second in chips with 384,400.  American Jason Wheeler is third in the counts with 348,200.

James Akenhead is near the front of the pack as well with 336,000.  He is easily the most recognizable pro left in the field and has plenty of experience in major events on his side. The other big name in the final 27, Kara Scott, has plenty of experience as well, but the PartyPoker pro doesn’t have a ton of chips to work with, ending Day 2 with a below-average 60,100.

Venice wasn’t the only news on the WPT front.  The WPT Blog unveiled the line-up for the Season X Ones to Watch segment.  Maria Ho and William Reynolds are back for a second year after taking part in Season IX’s Ones to Watch cast.  They are joined by Dylan Hortin, Dan O’Brien, David Sands, Ebony Kenney, and he outspoken Matt Marafioti.

Here are the top ten chip counts from the end of Day 2 of the WPT Venice Grand Prix:

1. Marcel Bjerkmann – 436,300
2. Marko Neumann – 384,400
3. Jason Wheeler – 348,200
4. James Akenhead – 336,000
5. Andrey Gulyy – 326,000
6. Gianluca Trebbi – 323,500
7. Andrea Dato – 309,900
8. Gabriele Lepore – 233,200
9. Jeremie Sochet – 232,500
10. Alessandro Longobardi – 221,200

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