button in SafariMarco Johnson Bags a Top 10 Stack on Day 1 of the $600 NLHE Deepstack
He may have earned more than $5.5 million in live poker tournaments. He may also have two World Series of Poker (WSOP) bracelets and be a $25K Fantasy Draft pick, but Marco Johnson is among the early chip leaders after Day 1 of Event #10: $600 Deepstack No-Limit Hold'em.
Poker fans are more used to seeing Johnson's name high in chip counts in events commanding a buy-in 10 times this tournament's $600, but here he is, bagging up a top 10 stack after Day 1. Johnson finished the night with 1,535,000 chips, trailing only a handful of players, including chip leader Adam Cohen (2,300,000).
According to the WSOP LIVE app, Cohen has no previous in-the-money finishes to his name, but that changed today as the top 694 finishers received a min-cash, and the day wrapped up with 230 players. Cohen and the other surviving players are now guaranteed $1,613 for their efforts, and are edging closer to this event's bracelet and $259,829 top prize.
Event #10: $600 Deepstack No-Limit Hold'em Day 1 Top 10 Chip Counts
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Adam Cohen | United States | 2,345,000 | 78 |
| 2 | Russell Giordano | United States | 1,905,000 | 64 |
| 3 | Paawan Bansal | India | 1,835,000 | 61 |
| 4 | Ronald Klaver | United States | 1,800,000 | 60 |
| 5 | Tj Shulman | United States | 1,725,000 | 58 |
| 6 | Joseph Buonomo | United States | 1,575,000 | 53 |
| 7 | Juan Roldan | Argentina | 1,560,000 | 52 |
| 8 | Marco Johnson | United States | 1,535,000 | 51 |
| 9 | Brandon Flanagan | United States | 1,495,000 | 50 |
| 10 | James Rodriguez | United States | 1,480,000 | 49 |
Please note that the WSOP LIVE app rounds chip counts.
Some of the others through to Day 2 on June 1 include three-time bracelet winner Ryan Hughes (780,000), Alen Bakovic (595,000), Dan Charlton (410,000), Martin Pineiro (400,000), and Renji Mao (210,000).
Day 2, this event's final day, shuffles up and deals at 11:00 a.m. local time on June 1. PokerNews will be on hand to bring you all of the updates from this bracelet-awarding event.