Day 1c of the 2022 WSOP Main Event Kicks Off at 11 a.m. Tuesday
The $10,000 No-Limit Hold'em Main Event World Championship continues today with Day 1c at 11 a.m. local time, marking the third of four starting days.
In what many believe will be the biggest Main Event in history, another 880 players entered the field on Monday, bringing the total number of entrants to 1,780 so far.
Atop the leaderboard after two days is Patrick Hagenlocher (332,800) from Queens, New York, who is slightly ahead of Day 1a chip leader Cedrric Trevino (317,800), also known to many as "PokerTraveler".
Day 1a's Wesley Fei (300,000), Suhaag Gandikota (269,700), and Day 1b's Matthias Kribben (268,100) round out the top-five through two flights.
Some big names bagged some big stacks on Day 1b, including bracelet winners Paul Michaelis (213,700), Michael Gagliano (167,000), Lawrence Brandt (146,200), Andre Akkari (126,600), Steven Loube (118,000), and Eugene Katchalov (106,300). Roman Hrabec also had himself a day, finishing 14th in the flight and bagging 194,400 chips.
Each player today will start with 60,000 in tournament chips and will play five 120-minute levels. There will be a 20-minute break after Levels 1, 2, and 4, with a 75-minute dinner break after Level 3.
| LEVEL | ESTIMATED START | DURATION | SMALL BLIND | BIG BLIND | BIG BLIND ANTE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11:00 a.m. | 120 minutes | 100 | 200 | 200 |
| 1:00 p.m. | 20-minute break | ||||
| 2 | 1:20 p.m. | 120 minutes | 200 | 300 | 300 |
| 3:20 p.m. | 20-minute break | ||||
| 3 | 3:40 p.m. | 120 minutes | 200 | 400 | 400 |
| 5:40 p.m. | 75-minute break | ||||
| 4 | 6:55 p.m. | 120 minutes | 300 | 500 | 500 |
| 8:55 p.m. | 20-minute break | ||||
| 5 | 9:15 p.m. | 120 minutes | 300 | 600 | 600 |
This is the third of four starting flights for Event #70: $10,000 WSOP Main Event 53rd No-Limit Hold'em Championship and late registration will remain available for seven levels, allowing players to late register through the first two levels of either Day 2. Players who bag today in Day 1c will return on Thursday, July 7, and combine with players who bagged on Day 1a and Day 1b, for Day 2abc*. (View the complete structure sheet here.)
*Yesterday, WSOP organizers opted to move Day 1c survivors to the first Day 2 as they anticipate a huge crowd to turn up for Day 1d.
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