Welcome to Day 2 of Event #26: $800 No-Limit Hold'em Deep Stack here at Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas. A total of 4,747 players joined the action on Day 1 and only 339 remain in the hunt for WSOP gold.
A massive prize pool of $3,341,888 was collected with the winner taking home $402,588 and the prestigious gold bracelet.
After the dust settled on Day 1 it was Romania's Cosmin Joldis who bagged the chip lead with a staggering 2,040,000 in chips. Joldis, who is no stranger to these big fields with over $1.1 million in live earnings, will look to keep his foot on the pedal in hopes of his first WSOP bracelet.
End of Day 1 Top Ten Chip Counts
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cosmin Joldis | Romania | 2,040,000 | 68 |
| 2 | William Pappas | United States | 1,680,000 | 56 |
| 3 | Stefan Rolfe | Canada | 1,655,000 | 55 |
| 4 | Daniyal Gheba | United States | 1,655,000 | 55 |
| 5 | Thomas Boivin | Belgium | 1,575,000 | 53 |
| 6 | Wade Fink | United States | 1,520,000 | 51 |
| 7 | Nanhua Jin | United States | 1,450,000 | 48 |
| 8 | Christopher Battenfield | United States | 1,410,000 | 47 |
| 9 | Sriharsha Doddapaneni | United States | 1,380,000 | 46 |
| 10 | Tamas Lendvai | Hungary | 1,365,000 | 46 |
Many players from all skill levels joined the green felts on Day 1 and some who were fortunate to find a bag included Ryan Riess (1,025,000), Nate Silver (290,000) and Loni Harwood (370,000).
The remaining 339 players have locked up a cash of at least $1,883 but will all have their eyes set on the $402,588 top prize.
Players will return at 10 a.m. local time with the blinds at 15,000/30,000 and a big blind ante of 30,000. The levels will continue to be 30 minutes in length and there will be a 20-minute break every four levels. The plan is to play down to a winner today, but with the massive amount of players remaining, we could see another day added to the schedule.
Be sure to stick with PokerNews as we come closer to crowning a new champion here at the 2023 World Series of Poker at Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas.
