How Will Hellmuth Fare on Day 2 of Event #31: $10,000 2-7 Lowball Triple Draw?
Welcome back to PokerNews' coverage of Event #31: $10,000 Limit 2-7 Lowball Triple Draw Championship at the 2022 WSOP at Bally's and Paris Las Vegas.
Just 43 of the original 102 players have advanced to Day 2. However, with late registration open until the start of play, that number looks set to grow.
Swedish player Oscar Johansson is the current chip leader, ahead of Brian Hastings and 2018 WSOP Player of the Year Shaun Deeb.
End of Day 1 Top Ten Chip Counts
| Place | Player | Country | Chips |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Oscar Johansson | Sweden | 293,000 |
| 2 | Brian Hastings | United States | 292,000 |
| 3 | Shaun Deeb | United States | 286,000 |
| 4 | Jeremy Ausmus | United States | 250,000 |
| 5 | Matthew Edgar | United States | 248,000 |
| 6 | William O'Neil | United States | 229,000 |
| 7 | Vladislav Denisov | United States | 204,000 |
| 8 | Peter Gelencser | Hungary | 202,000 |
| 9 | Hal Rotholz | United States | 192,000 |
| 10 | Erik Sagstrom | Sweden | 183,000 |
Other players to look out for on Day 2 include Phil Hellmuth, on his return from a spell on the sidelines with COVID, as well as Jeremy Ausmus, Anthony Zinno, Yuval Bronshtein, and GGPoker Ambassador Bertrand Grospellier.
Cards will be in the air at 2 p.m. this afternoon, with a schedule of seven 90-minute levels on tap.
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