Robert Kuhn Leads the Field After Day 1 of the $3,000 No-Limit Hold'em Freezeout
Play has concluded on Day 1 of Event #59: $3,000 No-Limit Hold'em Freezeout, here at the 2023 World Series of Poker at the Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas. A total of 1,598 players entered the tournament, generating a total prize pool of $4,266,660, and the 240 who bagged up will return on June 27 to commence hostilities on Day 2.
After duking it out over 17 levels, the field was thinned to just 240 players, all of whom have cashed. When the dust had settled, it was Robert Kuhn who sat on top of the pile with a whopping 1,410,000 in chips, the only player to break through the one million barrier, although one player came super close also.
End of Day Top 10 Chip Counts
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Robert Kuhn | United States | 1,410,000 | 118 |
| 2 | Giorgii Skhulukhia | Russia | 999,000 | 83 |
| 3 | Juan Duenas | United States | 967,000 | 81 |
| 4 | Ryan Leng | United States | 874,000 | 73 |
| 5 | Johan Schumacher | Belgium | 820,000 | 68 |
| 6 | Kazuhiro Shirasawa | Japan | 806,000 | 67 |
| 7 | James Mackey | United States | 805,000 | 67 |
| 8 | Jonathan McCann | United Kingdom | 770,000 | 64 |
| 9 | Alvaro Puchol-Vina | Spain | 769,000 | 64 |
| 10 | David Decker | United States | 765,000 | 64 |
His closest rivals are Giorgiy Skhuluhiya (999,000) and Juan Carlos Vecino (967,000), and it was the latter who brought proceedings to a close when his flopped straight finally burst the bubble after a lengthy hand-for-hand period at the end of the day.
Other notables who finished the day with impressive chip counts include Ryan Leng (874,000), Upeshka De Silva (570,000), Matt Berkey (297,000), and Alex Foxen (294,000).
Among those who did not make it through the day were Vanessa Selbst, Jeffrey Lisandro, Chris Hunichen, and David Peters.
Day 2 will start at 10:00 a.m. local time on June 27 and there will be ten levels of 60 minutes, with a 15-minute break after every two levels – and a 60-minute dinner break after level 23 (approximately 4:30 p.m.) Blind begin at 6,000/12,000 with a 12,000 big blind ante.
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