Day 2 Starts at 2 p.m. In Event #81: $5,000 Freezeout No-Limit Hold'em
After the dust settled on Day 1 of Event #81: $5,000 Freezeout No-Limit Hold'em, Mark Davis found the biggest stack with 1,127,000. Davis will hope to add to his already impressive poker resume and win his first WSOP bracelet. Kitty Kuo also bagged a healthy stack coming back with 580,000, good for 73 big blinds.
The remaining 153 players will return today at 2 p.m. local time and will play down to the final five. The 756 entries on Day 1 created a whopping $3,487,050 prize pool, guaranteeing the winner will walk away with $665,459 for first place and the coveted gold WSOP bracelet. The top 114 players will be in the money for at least a minimum cash of $8,021.
Event #81: $5,000 Freezeout No-Limit Hold'em Top 10 Chips
| Place | Player | Country | Chips | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mark Davies | United States | 1,127,000 | 141 |
| 2 | Yuki Kashihara | United States | 829,000 | 104 |
| 3 | Tony Bracy | United States | 704,000 | 88 |
| 4 | Johannes Straver | United States | 670,000 | 84 |
| 5 | Francois Pirault | France | 614,000 | 77 |
| 6 | Kitty Kuo | Taiwan | 580,000 | 73 |
| 7 | Terence Etim | United Kingdom | 524,000 | 66 |
| 8 | Tzu Yen | United States | 510,000 | 64 |
| 9 | James Romero | United States | 500,000 | 63 |
| 10 | Javier Carcirreynaldos | Spain | 491,000 | 61 |
Among the notables who played in Day 1 but could not find a bag was 16-time bracelet winner Phil Hellmuth who joined late in the evening after being eliminated from Event #79: $10,000 Razz Championship. Kristen Foxen and Alex Foxen were also in the mix but couldn't secure a Day 2 run. Matt Berkey late registered as well, but couldn't spin up a stack and exited late on Day 1.
Play will resume at Level 16 with blinds at 4,000/8,000 with a 8,000 big blind ante. There will be a 15-minute break every two levels and players will also enjoy a 60-minute dinner break after Level 21, six levels into the action.
Stay tuned to PokerNews for updates on all of the action in this tournament and what remains of the 2022 WSOP at Bally's and Paris Las Vegas.