Bryn Kenney Leads Final 85
Day 1 of Event #63: $1,500 Six-Handed 10-Game Mix has come to a close. After 10 full levels of play, Bryn Kenney emerged as the chip leader at the end of the night with 67,000 in chips.
The day began with 485 hopefuls hitting the felt with the hopes of winning the final mixed bracelet of the 2014 World Series of Poker. By the end of the day just 85 players bagged up and now have a real shot at achieving that goal. While Kenney bagged up the biggest stack in the room, other noteworthy players are right on his heels. Two-time bracelet winner Scott Clements consistently trended up the chip counts throughout the day and had a surge in the last few levels of the night. He bagged up 55,825 and will be a serious contender returning on Day 2. Justin Bonomo, who began his day with a Day 3 elimination in Event #59: $3,000 Omaha Hi-Low, hopped in this event and thrived as the day progressed. Bonomo bagged 49,050 and will be searching for his second career bracelet on Thursday.
The aforementioned players sit toward the top of the chip counts, but dozens of other familiar faces bagged up and will be in contention during tomorrow's play. Other players returning for Day 3 include Andrey Zaichenko (46,300), Sergey Rybachenko (45,250), Eric Wasserson (45,000), Mike Leah (37,625), Victor Ramdin (37,125), Randy Ohel (35,925), Allen Cunningham (35,075), Daniel Negreanu (30,150), Alex Rocha (22,600), Marcel Luske (20,200), Dutch Boyd (17,225), Chris Moneymaker (15,000), and Phil Laak (8,925).
While those players thrived throughout the day, others sat down only to see elimination before the day's conclusion. Players such as Maria Ho, Jimmy Fricke, Brandon Cantu, Max Pescatori, David Chiu, George Danzer, Gavin Smith, Mike Gorodinsky, Matt Glantz, Jeff Madsen, Calen McNeil, and Eli Elezra are just a small sample size of those to hit the rail.
Play resumes at 2 p.m. local time in the Amazon Room where the field will play another ten full levels on the quest through the money bubble and beyond. As always, PokerNews will be on hand throughout the day to provide live updates from the tournament felt.