button in SafariJosh Reichard Bags Top 10 Stack on Day 1 of the $500 NLHE Freezeout
A bumper crowd of 4,100 players bought into Event #25: $500 Freezeout No-Limit Hold'em. Unfortunately for all but 162 of those players who sat down with high hopes, their quest ended before Day 1 concluded.
One man who not only progressed to Day 2 but did so with a top 10 stack was Josh Reichard, who crammed 1,355,000 chips into his overnight bag at the close of play. Reichard is a beast of a player, one with 17 WSOP Circuit rings. However, the Wisconsin native has yet to capture a bracelet. Could this be the event where Reichard finally gets his hands on poker's most coveted prize?
Event #25: $500 Freezeout No-Limit Hold'em Day 1 Top 10 Chip Counts
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rahulinder Dhillon | United States | 2,334,500 | 78 |
| 2 | Srdan Mihajlovic | Serbia | 1,785,000 | 60 |
| 3 | Lou Brayden | United States | 1,700,000 | 57 |
| 4 | Steven Edmonds | United States | 1,600,000 | 53 |
| 5 | Alexander Ho | United States | 1,580,000 | 53 |
| 6 | Bill Bringold | United States | 1,515,000 | 51 |
| 7 | Arthur Demirchyan | United States | 1,500,000 | 50 |
| 8 | Sam Ruha | Australia | 1,380,000 | 46 |
| 9 | Claudiu-Mihai Burlacu | United Kingdom | 1,360,000 | 46 |
| 10 | Josh Reichard | United States | 1,355,000 | 45 |
Rahulinder Dhillon (2,334,500), Srdan Mihajlovic (1,785,000), and Lou Brayden (1,700,000) were the three largest stacks in the room as Day 1 ended. Others who punched their Day 2 tickets with their one and only bullet included Chris Hunichen (700,000), Rudy Cervantes (445,000), and Travis Johnson (335,000).
Day 2 kicks off nice and early at 11:00 a.m. local time on June 8, with 162 players returning to Level 23, meaning blinds are 15,000/30,000 with a 30,000 big blind ante.
PokerNews' live reporting team will be on the floor throughout Day 2, which will only end when a champion emerges. Will Reichard be that champion? Stay tuned to find out.