The 169 remaining players in Event #63: $500 Salute to Warriors are already in the money and they are guaranteed a payout of $1,026. Leading the way is Andrew Moon who bagged an impressive 1,274,000 in chips. He is followed by Taylor Pollard (866,000), Nicholas Verderomo (654,000), Mike Wheeler (650,000), and Senthuran Vijayaratnam (629,000).
Vijaryatnam has already cashed in both Event #55: COLOSSUS No-Limit Hold'em and Event #61: Deepstack Championship No-Limit Hold'em at the 2021 World Series of Poker, and with over $300,000 in live earnings he will be looking to earn his first WSOP Gold Bracelet.
Day 2 action will begin at 12 p.m. local time with action picking up on Level 18, where blinds will be 5,000/10,000 with a 10,000 big blind ante. Play is scheduled to play down to the final five players, with blind levels lasting 40-minutes. Players will receive a 15-minute break after every three levels, and a 60-minute dinner break after Level 26.
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