2023 World Series of Poker

Event #88: $1,500 The Closer
Day: 2
Event Info

2023 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
q2
Prize
$606,810
Event Info
Buy-in
$1,500
Prize Pool
$4,713,885
Entries
3,531
Level Info
Level
43
Blinds
2,500,000 / 5,000,000
Ante
5,000,000
Players Info - Day 2
Entries
258
Players Left
1

Two Flights Will Merge for Day 2 of Event #88: $1,500 The Closer

Event #88: The Closer No-Limit Hold'em final day today is kicking off at 10:00 a.m. local time at Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas. Day 1a and 1b were filled with action and plenty of big names came to play for one of the last bracelets of the 2023 World Series.

Only 258 players advanced from a total of 3,531 entrants over two starting flights. The total prize pool generated was $4,713,885. Players returning to Day 2 are already guaranteed $2,390.
The players will play down to a winner, reconvening at Horseshoe Ballroom Red section on Sunday, July 16th, at 10 a.m. local time.

Matthew Moore (1,750,000) and Chen Feng Wen (1,750,000) are the two Day 1b chip leaders heading into Day 2 but Benson Tang (2,185,000) and Alan Hamza (1,910,000) were the chip leaders from Day 1a and are the chip leaders overall heading into Day 2.

Top Ten Chip Counts

RankNameCountryChip CountBig Blinds
1Benson TangUnited States2,185,00073
2Alan HamzaUnited States1,910,00064
3Jeffrey TanouyeUnited States1,865,00062
4Chen Feng WenChina1,750,00058
5Matthew MooreUnited States1,750,00058
6Cuba LevenberryUnited States1,710,00057
7David BaizeUnited States1,700,00057
8Lisa HamiltonUnited States1,605,00054
9Faizal KhojaUnited States1,580,00053
10Mohommed KhanUnited States1,475,00049

Returning players will be competing against the likes of Michael Noori (1,355,000), Preston McEwen (1,115,000), Chris Moorman (835,000), Ethan Yau (565,000), Niall Farrell (805,000), Pat Lyons (705,000), Ben Yu (535,000) and Kathy Liebert (130,000).

Today will be the final day and start at 10:00 a.m. PDT and will play until a winner is crowned. Levels will last 30 minutes each, with a 15-minute break scheduled after every fourth level and a dinner break prior to the start of the final table. Blinds will resume in Level 23 at 15,000/30,000 with a 30,000 big blind ante.

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