The 2023 World Series of Poker has entered the second half at the Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas and a record-setting Championship Event is en route to crowning a champion within the next two days. Out of a field of 731 entries in Event #50: $10,000 Pot-Limit Omaha Championship, only 42 players remain to compete for the largest slice of the $6,798,300 prize pool.
Leading the survivors into Day 3 as of 2 p.m. local time is Bulgarian poker pro Dimitar Danchev, who accumulated 3,705,000 so far. With his score in this event, Danchev is set to surpass more than $6 million in tournament cashes on the live poker circuit and will look to earn his second World Series of Poker gold bracelet. It won't be an easy ride, however, as several well-known four-card aficionados remain in contention.
Second in chips is fellow WSOP bracelet winner Sam Soverel (2,340,000) followed by William Kopp with 1,890,000. The PLO specialists Dylan Weisman (1,855,000), Bogdan Capitan (1,760,000), Ap Garza (1,570,000) and Arthur Morris (1,515,000) can all be found in the overall top ten as well in a stacked field.
Day 2 Top Ten Chip Counts
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|
| 1 | Dimitar Danchev | Bulgaria | 3,705,000 | 148 |
| 2 | Sam Soverel | United States | 2,034,000 | 81 |
| 3 | William Kopp | United States | 1,890,000 | 76 |
| 4 | Dylan Weisman | United States | 1,855,000 | 74 |
| 5 | Elliott Kampen | United States | 1,800,085 | 72 |
| 6 | Bogdan Capitan | Romania | 1,760,000 | 70 |
| 7 | Ioannis Angelou Konstas | Greece | 1,700,000 | 68 |
| 8 | Jay Harwood | United Kingdom | 1,580,000 | 63 |
| 9 | Ap Garza | United States | 1,570,000 | 63 |
| 10 | Arthur Morris | United States | 1,515,000 | 61 |
Other notables still in the mix include Ka Kwan Lau, Sean Winter, David Wang, Keith Lehr, Kosei Ichinose, Juha Helppi, and Scott Bohlman to name but a few. The 42 contenders have locked up $28,905 for their efforts and the next pay jump awaits with 39 players left.
Day 3 will continue with Level 21, which features blinds of 10,000-25,000 and all levels last 60 minutes each.The previous two tournament days contained ten levels each whereas Day 3 will aim to play down to the last five contenders before bagging up for the night. The action of the penultimate day will also be streamed on the PokerGO platform.
Stay tuned right here on PokerNews to find out who advances one step further to battle for the Pot-Limit Omaha Championship, WSOP gold bracelet, and $1,309,232 top prize that comes along with the victory.
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Ap GarzaArthur MorrisBogdan CapitanDavid WangDimitar DanchevDylan WeismanJuha HelppiKa Kwan LauKeith LehrKosei IchinoseSam SoverelScott BohlmanSean WinterWilliam Kopp
