2022 World Series of Poker

Play has concluded on Day 1 of Event #13: $1,500 Limit Hold'em, and after 15 levels it's World Series of Poker bracelet winner Kenny Hsiung who leads the way into Day 2.

Hsiung, who won his bracelet in a $3,000 version of this event in 2012, finished the night with 248,500 chips. Right behind him is a player who's no stranger to going deep in this event. Venkata Tayi was runner-up in 2017 and got off to a great start this time, bagging up 238,000.

Event #12: $1,500 Limit Hold'em Top 10 Chip Counts

Jesse Lonis (208,000), former Player of the Year Robert Campbell (100,500), WSOP veteran Kevin Song (70,500), and Brandon Shack-Harris (48,500) also survived the day. Defending champion Yuval Bronshtein made it through Day 1 but will come back tomorrow on a short stack of 42,500.

Not everyone was fortunate to survive the day. Over the course of 10 hours of play, Daniel Negreanu, Shaun Deeb, Adam Friedman, and Eli Elezra all hit the rail. Just 160 players out of the starting field of 522 survived with their dreams of winning the bracelet still alive.

Play will resume tomorrow at 2:00 p.m. local time inside the Bally's Event Center. The remaining players will play ten hour-long levels on their way toward the money and the final table. Blinds will pick up on Level 16 at 2,000-4,000, with 4,000-8,000 limits.

The PokerNews team will be there providing all the live updates and chip counts as the field continues to get whittled down on Day 2.

The remaining 160 players have bagged up for the night and will return at 2 p.m. local time tomorrow in the Bally's Event Center.

Alexander Mazzola raised from the button and called when Anthony Zinno re-raised. The flop came , Zinno led out, and Mazzola called.

Zinno slowed down and check-called bets on both the turn and river. Mazzola turned over for two pair on the flop and Zinno mucked his hand.

On the next hand, Mazzola raised again and called when Yuval Bronshtein re-raised. The flop came , Bronshtein bet, Mazzola put him all in for his last 1,000 chips, and Bronshtein called.

Bronshtein showed for top pair and a flush draw, while Mazzola had for a straight draw. Mazzola failed to hit the turn and river and the defending champion doubled up at the end of the night.

With 10-minutes on the clock the floor has announced the final five hands of the night.

Tony Nasr won't be making a repeat appearance at the final table of this event.

Nasr was already all in with a short stack and up against two opponents with the board showing . Vic Zh was facing a bet and raised, creating a side pot.

The third player called, and Zh was called again on the river.

"Set," Zh announced, showing .

"Good game, everybody," Nasr said while tapping the table and making a quick exit without exposing his hand.