Day 2 Starts at 2 p.m. In Event #81: $5,000 Freezeout No-Limit Hold'em
After the dust settled on Day 1 of Event #81: $5,000 Freezeout No-Limit Hold'em, Mark Davis found the biggest stack with 1,127,000. Davis will hope to add to his already impressive poker resume and win his first WSOP bracelet. Kitty Kuo also bagged a healthy stack coming back with 580,000, good for 73 big blinds.
The remaining 153 players will return today at 2 p.m. local time and will play down to the final five. The 756 entries on Day 1 created a whopping $3,487,050 prize pool, guaranteeing the winner will walk away with $665,459 for first place and the coveted gold WSOP bracelet. The top 114 players will be in the money for at least a minimum cash of $8,021.
Event #81: $5,000 Freezeout No-Limit Hold'em Top 10 Chips
| Place | Player | Country | Chips | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mark Davies | United States | 1,127,000 | 141 |
| 2 | Yuki Kashihara | United States | 829,000 | 104 |
| 3 | Tony Bracy | United States | 704,000 | 88 |
| 4 | Johannes Straver | United States | 670,000 | 84 |
| 5 | Francois Pirault | France | 614,000 | 77 |
| 6 | Kitty Kuo | Taiwan | 580,000 | 73 |
| 7 | Terence Etim | United Kingdom | 524,000 | 66 |
| 8 | Tzu Yen | United States | 510,000 | 64 |
| 9 | James Romero | United States | 500,000 | 63 |
| 10 | Javier Carcirreynaldos | Spain | 491,000 | 61 |
Among the notables who played in Day 1 but could not find a bag was 16-time bracelet winner Phil Hellmuth who joined late in the evening after being eliminated from Event #79: $10,000 Razz Championship. Kristen Foxen and Alex Foxen were also in the mix but couldn't secure a Day 2 run. Matt Berkey late registered as well, but couldn't spin up a stack and exited late on Day 1.
Play will resume at Level 16 with blinds at 4,000/8,000 with a 8,000 big blind ante. There will be a 15-minute break every two levels and players will also enjoy a 60-minute dinner break after Level 21, six levels into the action.
Stay tuned to PokerNews for updates on all of the action in this tournament and what remains of the 2022 WSOP at Bally's and Paris Las Vegas.
, Galen Hall bet 100,000 from under the gun. The cutoff folded and Michael Jozoff made the call on the button. 
completed the board and Hall took a moment before moving all in for 217,000. Jozoff went in the tank, deciding what to do. 
for missed draw and only eight-high. 
and a pot of about 175,000 already resting in the middle. 
. Glaser checked again. Davis counted and player with a stack of mint green 25,000 chips before putting them in the middle and saying all in. Glaser sat still for about 15 seconds before reaching for his cards and folding to send another pot over to Davis who has had no bumps in the road so far on Day 2 as his chip lead continues to surge.
, early position bet 45,000 and Bedir made the call. The 
hit the turn and early position checked and Bedir bet out 113,000, which was called. 
river action was checked to Bedir who announced all in, covering his opponents 246,000 stack. The early-position player tanked for a moment but eventually folded and the pot was shipped to Bedir who showed 
. Galen Hall moved all in from the small blind, Michael Mizrachi called in the big blind and Mikiya Kudo called as well in early position.
. Mizrachi checked, Kudo bet and Mizrachi jammed and Kudo quickly called.
versus the 
of Yoo Chan Oh.
to put Lin on the precipice of elimination.
confirmed just that as he was sent away.
and Watson check-called a bet of 50,000 from Hendrix. On the 
, Watson checked, and Hendrix slid out 175,000. Watson took a moment but ultimately made the fold and the pot was sent to Hendrix. 
and Hendrix bet 90,000 after being checked to and his opponent made the fold, sending two pots in a row to the Alaska native.
of Caio Almeida.
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