Day 2 of $1,000 No-Limit Hold'em Begins at 2 p.m.
Welcome to Day 2 of Event #84: $1,000 No-Limit Hold'em at the World Series of Poker (WSOP), taking place at the Horseshoe and Paris, Las Vegas.
A total of 1,873 players entered on Day 1, building an impressive $1,648,240 prize pool. The champion will walk away with $232,498 and the prestigious WSOP bracelet.
Day 2 is set to kick off at 2 p.m., with 281 players returning to the tables. Each has already locked up a minimum payout of $2,006, but with the stakes rising, the competition will be fierce.
Fresh off winning his seventh bracelet earlier this week, Shaun Deeb leads the field with 923,000 in chips. He is followed by Liao Yinghsiang with 530,000 and Jeffery Pugh with 510,000.
While a few fresh faces have cracked the top ten, the leaderboard also still includes seasoned pros like Santiago Plante, Konstantin Generalov, and Ramon Munoz.
Top Ten Chip Counts
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shaun Deeb | United States | 923,000 | 154 |
| 2 | Liao Yinghsiang | China | 530,000 | 88 |
| 3 | Jeffery Pugh | United States | 510,000 | 85 |
| 4 | Andrew Vanhoe | United States | 486,000 | 81 |
| 5 | Santiago Plante | Canada | 477,000 | 80 |
| 6 | Konstantin Generalov | Russian Federation | 476,000 | 79 |
| 7 | Muhammad Rahim | United States | 450,000 | 75 |
| 8 | Bosco Li | United Kingdom | 422,000 | 70 |
| 9 | Ramon Munoz | Spain | 417,000 | 70 |
| 10 | John Lewis | United States | 404,000 | 67 |
Other notable names who made it through to Day 2 include Harry Lodge (193,000), Jinlong Hu (182,000), Max Kruse (161,000), Alen Bakovic( (140,000), Christopher Dombrowski (133,000), Shai Zurr (116,000), Alan Sternberg (94,000), Scott Eskenazi (93,000), Timothy Faro (74,000), Kang Hyun Lee (54,000) and Vito Distefano (40,000).
A few players from the 25K Fantasy league have made it to Day 2: Chipleader Shaun Deeb, Uri Reichenstein (248,000), Lawrence Brandt (52,500) and Ben Yu (28,000).
Maki Kita bagged 97,000 in chips to advance to Day 2. Her husband, Atsuhito Kita, was eliminated in Level 13 on Day 1, but was all smiles on the rail as she secured her spot.
Action resumes at Level 16 with blinds of 3,000/6,000/6,000. With 30-minute levels, play will continue until a winner is crowned. There is a 15-minute break after every four levels. A dinner break is yet to be confirmed.
Stay tuned to PokerNews for regular updates on the action until the end of the tournament.