2021 World Series of Poker

Event #50: $600 Mixed No-Limit Hold'em/Pot-Limit Omaha Deepstack
Day: 1
Event Info

2021 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Darrin Wright
Winning Hand
q964
Prize
$127,219
Event Info
Buy-in
$600
Prize Pool
$800,190
Entries
1,569
Level Info
Level
35
Blinds
250,000 / 500,000
Ante
500,000
Players Info - Day 1
Entries
1,569
Players Left
61

Eric Froehlich Bags Chip Lead in Event #50: $600 Mixed No-Limit Hold'em/Pot-Limit Omaha (Eight Handed)

Level 22 : 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante
Eric Froehlich
Eric Froehlich

It was an action-packed opening day for Event #50: $600 Mixed No-Limit Hold'em/Pot-Limit Omaha (Eight Handed) that witnessed a total of 1,569 entries in this event that first was started in 2019 to generate an $800,190 prize pool. After 22 levels of play over the course of 13 hours, the field was whittled down to just 61 players who have all secured a spot in the money.

The chip leader returning for Day 2 is two-time WSOP bracelet winner Eric Froehlich (2,550,000) who was once the youngest player to win a bracelet. Both Froehlich and Kris Burchfield (2,530,000) are the only two players to finish the night with over 2 million in chips. Mario Arribas (1,730,000), Michael Thomas (1,620,000), and Trenton Vaderlake (1,030,000) will be among the player to keep an eye on Wednesday's Day 2.

Event #50 Day 1 Top 10 Chip Counts

RankPLAYERCountryCHIP COUNTBig Blinds
1Eric FroehlichUnited States2,550,00085
2Kristopher BurchfieldUnited States2,530,00084
3Alejandro JaureguireynosoUnited States1,975,00066
4Mario ArribasUnited States1,730,00058
5Michael ThomasUnited States1,620,00054
6Justin LapkaUnited States1,455,00049
7Hanan BraunAustria1,255,00042
8Mark SeifUnited States1,230,00041
9Steve WestheimerUnited States1,190,00040
10Colten YamagishiCanada1,165,00039

The current schedule indicates that play will continue until a winner is crowned on Day 2 at 12 p.m. local time on Wednesday in the Amazon room (Gold Section) with the blinds resuming on level 23. The blinds will be 15,000/30,000 with a 30,000 big blind ante when playing. The levels will be 30 minutes on Day 2 with a 15-minute break after every three levels with the dinner break yet to be determined.

Follow along with the PokerNews live reporting team to find out who will make it that much closer to a WSOP gold bracelet and the first-ever title of this new event.

Tags: Kris BurchfieldMichael Thomas