Yockey Leads the Field into Day 2 of Event #60: Poker Players Championship
Welcome to Day 2 of Event #60: Poker Players Championship, where Bryce Yockey leads a star-studded field in one of the World Series of Poker’s most prestigious tournaments.
Yockey will be looking to better his fourth-place finish in 2019 after building his starting stack of 300,000 to the overnight chip lead with 653,000. Two other players bagged more than half a million chips, as Dario Sammartino (520,500) sits second and Chris Vitch (504,500) is third after Day 1. Eli Elezra and Randy Ohel round out the top five, while several 2021 WSOP bracelet winners are lurking not far behind.
Top 10 Counts Day 1 Event #60: $50,000 Poker Players Championship
| Position | Player | Country | Chip Count |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bryce Yockey | United States | 653,000 |
| 2 | Dario Sammartino | Italy | 520,500 |
| 3 | Chris Vitch | United States | 504,500 |
| 4 | Eli Elezra | Israel | 460,500 |
| 5 | Randy Ohel | United States | 457,000 |
| 6 | Shaun Deeb | United States | 448,500 |
| 7 | Yuval Bronshtein | Israel | 440,500 |
| 8 | Chad Campbell | United States | 439,000 |
| 9 | Brian Rast | United States | 437,000 |
| 10 | Ryan Leng | United States | 433,000 |
This includes Shaun Deeb, who is fresh off his fifth career bracelet in Event #53: $25,000 Pot-Limit Omaha High Roller. Yuval Bronshtein, Ryan Leng and two-time PPC champion Brian Rast are all among the top ten stacks through six levels of play.
The event rotates through a nine-game format of No-Limit Hold'em, Seven Card Stud, Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better, Razz, Pot-Limit Omaha, Limit Hold'em, Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo 8 or Better, No-Limit 2-7 Lowball Draw, and 2-7 Lowball Triple Draw. The PPC champion earns a WSOP gold bracelet and their name on the Chip Reese Memorial Trophy, named in memory of the inaugural tournament champ in 2006.
Play is scheduled to begin at 2 p.m. local time on level seven. Levels remain 100 minutes in length and players will get 15-minute breaks after every level and a one-hour dinner break after level 10. Late registration remains open until the start of level 11.
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