Welcome to Day 2 of Event #31: $600 Mixed No-Limit Hold'em/Pot-Limit Omaha Deep Stack
Welcome back to the 2023 World Series of Poker at the Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas Event #31: $600 Mixed No-Limit Hold'em/Pot-Limit Omaha Deep Stack. With an impressive 2,758 entries, the event generated a prize pool of $1,406,580 with the final 414 earning a piece.
The 122 remaining players will return to fight it out on the felt at 10 a.m. local time. They are all guaranteed at least $1,678, but will be eyeing that first-place prize of $194,155 and the coveted gold WSOP bracelet.
Troy Nowlin is the current chip leader with a massive stack of 2,200,000. Both Ruslan Nazarenko and Hassan Tahsildar will both take 1,860,000 into Day 2, tied for the second largest stacks. Another notable includes Jason Stockfish who amassed a fairly large stack of 1,450,000 in his hunt for the bracelet.
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Troy Nowlin | United States | 2,200,000 | 73 |
| 2 | Hassan Tahsildar | United States | 1,860,000 | 62 |
| 2 | Ruslan Nazarenko | Ukraine | 1,860,000 | 62 |
| 4 | Ramiro Garcia | Mexico | 1,790,000 | 60 |
| 5 | Sridhar Sangannagari | United States | 1,645,000 | 55 |
| 6 | Scott Dulaney | United States | 1,575,000 | 53 |
| 7 | Peter Ng | United States | 1,555,000 | 52 |
| 8 | Kasey Orr | United States | 1,550,000 | 52 |
| 9 | Dave Banerjee | United States | 1,520,000 | 51 |
| 10 | Jason Stockfish | United States | 1,450,000 | 48 |
Play will resume in the Horseshoe on Level 23, at 15,000/30,000 with a 30,000 big blind ante. The levels will be 30 minutes on Day 2 with a 15-minute break after every four levels with the dinner break yet to be determined. This is only a two-day event, so they will play until a winner is crowned.
The expectation is that the action will be hot and heavy and the PokerNews live reporting team will be there to bring you all the updates, so make sure to stick around!