Nowlin, Tahsildar, and Nazarenko Bag Big in Event #31: $600 Mixed No-Limit Hold'em/Pot-Limit Omaha Deepstack
Day 1 of Event #31: $600 Mixed No-Limit Hold'em & Pot-Limit Omaha Deepstack at the 2023 World Series of Poker is in the books, with Troy Nowlin the chip leader with a massive stack of 2,200,000. Nowlin returns to the Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas for Day 2 on June 14 with every chance of bagging some poker gold.
Nowlin, a resident of Lynchburg, Virginia was towards the top of the leaderboard throughout the day along with Ukrainian Ruslan Nazarenko and Hassan Tahsildar who will both take 1,860,000 into Day 2.
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Troy Nowlin | United States | 2,200,000 | 73 |
| 2 | Hassan Tahsildar | United States | 1,860,000 | 62 |
| 3 | Ruslan Nazarenko | Ukraine | 1,860,000 | 62 |
| 4 | Ramiro Garcia | Mexico | 1,790,000 | 60 |
| 5 | Sridhar Sangannagari | United States | 1,645,000 | 55 |
| 6 | Scott Dulaney | United States | 1,575,000 | 53 |
| 7 | Peter Ng | United States | 1,555,000 | 52 |
| 8 | Kasey Orr | United States | 1,550,000 | 52 |
| 9 | Dave Banerjee | United States | 1,520,000 | 51 |
| 10 | Jason Stockfish | United States | 1,450,000 | 48 |
It was another record-breaking event, with an incredible 2,758 players packing out both ballrooms at Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas] creating a prize pool of $1,406,580. Only 122 remain to play for the lion's share of the remaining prize pool, with $194,155 going to the winner, along with the coveted WSOP Gold Bracelet.
Other notables making it to Day 2 are Barny Boatman (900,000), Matthew Wantman (870,000), Jason Stockfish (1,450,000), and Patrick Clarke (675,000).
It was a crazy day with thrills and spills along the way. The United Kingdom's Jon Shoreman scored a huge pot after turning quad queens when three players hit a set on an ace-queen-four board. Jeff Sluzinski managed to cash for $961 to help quell their unfortunate run of form.
Action will resume on June 14 at 10:00 a.m. local time in the Silver section of Horseshoe and is scheduled to play down to a winner. Be sure to check in with PokerNews for all of the latest updates and action from the 2023 World Series of Poker.