William Jewell came into Day 2 with 19 big blinds and was all in the very first hand. Jewell opened on the button and got three-bet by Quan Zhou in the small blind. Jewell moved all in and, after getting the count, Zhou called.
William Jewell: Q♥Q♦
Quan Zhou: A♥J♣
Zhou flopped top pair on 8♥J♦7♠, but the queens held up on the 6♠ turn and the 7x river.
The very next hand, the same two players got involved again. Jewel min-raised from the cutoff, Zhou three-bet to 63,000. Jewel moved all in and after a moment of thought, Zhou released the hand, sending more chips Jewell’s way.
Seventeen levels of intense play marked the culmination of Day 1 at Event #12: $1,500 No-Limit Hold’em 6-Handed in the 2024 World Series of Poker, hosted at Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas. Emerging as the frontrunner, Quan Zhou secured a commanding chip lead, bagging an impressive 966,000 in chips. John Gordon is second in chips with 942,000.
The event drew 2,526 players, amassing a substantial prize pool of $3,372,210, with payouts starting at 379 players. As the dust settled, 197 players bagged chips to return for Day 2, each guaranteed a minimum of $3,387.
Also among the top ten chip stacks are Michael Miller (867,000), Matthew Dodd (752,000) and Eshaan Bhalla (722,000)
Top Ten Chip Counts
Place
Player
Country
Chip Count
Big Blinds
1
Quan Zhou
China
966,000
96
2
John Gordon
United States
942,000
94
3
Michael Miller
United States
867,000
87
4
Matthew Dodd
United States
752,000
75
5
Eshaan Bhalla
United States
722,000
72
6
Steve Yea
South Korea
720,000
72
7
Brandon Eisen
United States
705,000
71
8
Jorge Rivera
United States
682,000
68
9
Mark Dube
United States
672,000
67
10
Clement Van Driessche
France
655,000
66
Day 1 witnessed notable eliminations, including Maria Ho, Lexy Gavin-Mather, Nick Palma, Shannon Shorr, James Romero and Vanessa Kade. Last year’s winner Rafael Reis was witnessed deep in the Mystery Millions and did not defend his title this year.
Day 2 promises to be star-studded, with notable figures like previous bracelet winners Anson Tsang (362,000), Alex Foxen (310,000), Chance Kornuth (305,000), Jessica Teusl (265,000), Josh Arieh (230,000) and Ian Matakis (100,500).
Anson Tsang
Action resumes at 11 a.m. local time at the Horseshoe in the Gold and Bronze sections, starting at Level 18 with blinds at 5,000/10,000 and a 10,000 big blind ante. The plan is to navigate through ten 60-minute levels, with a 15-minute break following every two levels and a 60-minute dinner break slated for approximately 5:30 p.m. local time after Level 23.
Stay tuned to PokerNews for comprehensive coverage of this thrilling short-handed event.
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