PokerNews live coverage of this event will begin on Day 2 (June 28). Until then, we will be keeping readers informed with updates on chip counts and core event statistics, including entries and prize pool. Scroll down to see more.
Event #71: $2,500 Mixed Big Bet Event
Day 1 Completed
Six of the top ten chip stacks in Event #71: $2,500 Mixed Big Bet have previous bracelet wins, four are 25K Fantasy players, and one is an ODB Bonus Player.
Joey Couden is in third with 365,000 in his stack behind Julio Belluscio (480,000) in second and Antonio Seremet (528,500) in first.
They are the three biggest stacks of the remaining 99 players in the event, who represent the survivors of the 386-strong field. This put $858,850 in the prize pool.
| Rank | Player | Country | Chips | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Antonio Seremet | Australia | 528,500 | 176 |
| 2 | Julio Belluscio | Argentina | 480,000 | 160 |
| 3 | Joey Couden | United States | 365,500 | 122 |
| 4 | Hanh Tran | Austria | 355,000 | 118 |
| 5 | Matthew Schreiber | United States | 272,000 | 91 |
| 6 | Benjamin Miner | United States | 270,500 | 90 |
| 7 | Paul Fehlig | United States | 266,000 | 89 |
| 8 | Michael Kuney | United States | 257,500 | 86 |
| 9 | Travis Pearson | United States | 247,500 | 83 |
| 10 | Nacho Barbero | Argentina | 244,500 | 82 |
Other notables who found a bag further down the chip counts include Robert Mizrachi (196,500), Scott Abrams (195,500), Chi Tang (192,500), Naoya Kihara (183,500), Ryan Hoenig (178,000), James Obst (96,500), Brad Owen (60,000), Cary Katz (52,500), Patrick Leonard (35,000), and Chance Kornuth (13,500).
These survivors will return at 1:00 p.m., local time tomorrow to play another ten levels of big bet action.
The blinds will start at 1,500/3,000 with a 4,500 ante for the draw games and 1,000/2,500 for the flop games with big blind antes of 2,500 for the Omaha and 3,500 for the Texas hold'ems.
According to the WSOPLive App.
According to the WSOPLive App
Day 1 has ended with 99 players remaining. They will return at 1 p.m. local time on Sunday, June 28 for Day 2.
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Late registration has closed in the $2,500 Mixed Big Bet, with 388 entries recorded.
Just 167 remain, with the Day 2 bags coming out after Level 12.
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As per the WSOP LIVE app.
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