Heimiller Bags Big at End of Day 1b
Saturday brought more poker players to the 2023 World Series of Poker at Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas for Day 1b of Event #70: $400 The Colossus. By night’s end, there were 8,188 entries and only 1,021 survived to advance to Day 2. They will join the 965 survivors from Day 1a as the total field reached 15,893 entrants. Which was almost 2,000 more entrants than 2022. Official numbers, including payouts, are expected to be released early on Day 2.
Two-time WSOP bracelet Dan Heimiller bagged a very healthy stack of 979,000. Heimiller has had an impressive summer thus far, cashing in six events for a total of $375,108, bringing his lifetime poker earnings to $6,835,279. His best cash this year was third in the $1,000 Seniors Championship for $356,166,
Although Heimiller had bagged an impressive stack, there were still multiple players bagging over 1,000,000 chips, including David Rivas of Spain (1,327,000), Darrick Arreola (1,315,000), Neng Lee 1,290,000, and Matteo Ferrara (1,100,000).
End of Day 1b Top Ten Chip Counts
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Scott Keaton | United States | 1,358,000 | 170 |
| 2 | Darrick Arreola | United States | 1,313,000 | 164 |
| 3 | Neng Lee | United States | 1,290,000 | 161 |
| 4 | William Ackerman | United States | 1,200,000 | 150 |
| 5 | Mikael Ifergan | France | 1,175,000 | 147 |
| 6 | Andres Campero | Mexico | 1,131,000 | 141 |
| 7 | Matteo Ferrara | United States | 1,095,000 | 137 |
| 8 | Thomas Pomponio | United States | 1,031,000 | 129 |
| 9 | Gary Ka Yat Yee | Canada | 1,002,000 | 125 |
| 10 | Robert Veres | United States | 1,001,000 | 125 |
Others to bag were Lara Eisenberg (439,000), Irene Carey (330,000), Frederic Robert (191,000), PokerNews' very own Connor Richards (174,000), and Erik Cajelais (151,000).
Unfortunately, not everyone was so lucky as among those to bust Day 1b were Vivian Saliba, Cord Garcia, Craig Chait, Chris Da-Silva, and Steven Buckner.
The surviving players from both flights will return at 10 a.m. on Sunday, June 2, for Day 2 action. PokerNews will be on-site to capture all the action, so be sure to join us then!
