2023 WSOP Day 39: No Repeat Main Event Champion as Espen Jorstad Gets Eliminated
The biggest 2023 World Series of Poker Main Event is still increasing in size as late registration is still open until the start of Day 2d. After registration closed on Day 2abc another 196 players joined the field bringing the total number up to over 9,500 entries and the prize pool surpassed the $90,000,000 mark.
Halfway through the second level of the day, Guy Fieri walked into the main tournament room with a lot of noise to present the Main Event bracelet and everyone knows what they��re playing for now when they get back for Day 3 at 12:00 p.m. local time on July 9.
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Brammer Continues to Lead After Day 2abc in the WSOP Main Event World Championship
Day 39 of the 2023 WSOP saw Event #76: $10,000 WSOP Main Event World Championship continue with Day 2abc. Roughly 3,900 players returned with registration still open until the end of level 7. In total, 1,877 players found a bag at the end of the night with Day 1c chip leader Christopher Brammer leading the way with 879,000 chips.
Other players that managed to build a big stack include Julio Belluscio (825,500), 2019 Main Event final tablist Nick Marchington (716,000), Patrik Antonius (584,500), and Gary Benson (572,000). Ronnie Bardah (519,000) and Shota Nakanishi (500,500) are also bracelet winners who finished with over half a million chips while Stephen Chidwick (472,500) and Cole Ferraro (454,000) were just shy of that mark.
Many players were forced to the rail and saw their Main Event hopes slashed as the field was trimmed to just 1,900 players. The most notable elimination came at the expense of the 2022 WSOP Main Event champion Espen Jorstad in the second level of the day. Jorstad flopped a set of sixes but it was no match for the flopped straight of Julian Aguirre. With the defending champion out of contention, the opportunity has opened up for a new player to grab the reigns and make their mark on poker history.
For the majority of the previous Main Event winners, it was a rather successful day with eight of them finding a bag at the end of the night. Damian Salas (147,500), Joe McKeehen (220,000), Martin Jacobson (128,000), Ryan Riess (151,000), Joe Cada (241,500), Jamie Gold (248,000), Johnny Chan (372,000), and Tom McEvoy (20,000) will all be returning on Day 3 and looking to make their way into the money.
Event #76: $10,000 WSOP Main Event World Championship Day 2abc Top 10 Chip Counts
Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Christopher Brammer | United Kingdom | 879,000 | 139 |
2 | Julio Belluscio | Argentina | 825,500 | 134 |
3 | Beqir Salihu | United States | 801,000 | 124 |
4 | John Sofillas | United States | 780,000 | 111 |
5 | Nick Marchington | United Kingdom | 716,000 | 102 |
6 | Heitor Saraiva | United States | 665,500 | 100 |
7 | Sachin Joshi | United Kingdom | 635,500 | 98 |
8 | Andrew Hulme | United Kingdom | 610,000 | 96 |
9 | Patrik Antonius | Finland | 584,500 | 92 |
10 | Nikita Luther | India | 572,500 | 87 |
Day 1 of Event #78: $1,500 Bounty Pot-Limit Omaha Wrap Up; Satar Al-sadoun Amongst Leaders
Day 1 of Event #78: $1,500 Bounty Pot-Limit Omaha concluded at the 2023 World Series of Poker at Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas with only 14 levels of play completed instead of the 15 levels that were scheduled. The start time was pushed back by two hours to accommodate the record-setting field in the 2023 WSOP Main Event.
The 1,214 entrants generated a prize pool of $1,620,690 with a first-place prize of $171,742 not including any won bounties. Each player entered the fray with a $500 Bounty on their head and the action was plentiful as a result. When the day was done there were just 140 remaining after a full evening of battle.
Daniel Negreanu (271,000) was among the survivors after he was eliminated from the WSOP Main Event earlier in the day. Plenty of other professionals including Nacho Barbero (240,000) and Jeff Madsen (252,000) also found bags returning to Day 2.
Shaun Deeb made a quick cameo in the field, as he still had a seat in the Main Event seat and was just making a quick attempt at running up a stack.
Event #78: $1,500 Bounty Pot-Limit Omaha Top 10 chip counts
Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Casey Wassell | United States | 694,000 | 139 |
2 | Satar Al-Sadoun | United States | 671,000 | 134 |
3 | Jon Rodack | United States | 621,000 | 124 |
4 | David Hu | Netherlands | 556,000 | 111 |
5 | Jonathan Borenstein | United States | 510,000 | 102 |
6 | James Palmer | United States | 501,000 | 100 |
7 | Dylan Smith | United States | 489,000 | 98 |
8 | Thomas Skaggs | United States | 481,000 | 96 |
9 | Robert Mason | United States | 459,000 | 92 |
10 | Antonio Gonzalez | United States | 437,000 | 87 |
Chase Blanton Leads Day 1a of Event #77: Lucky 7'S No-Limit Hold'em
After 11 hours of play, Event #77: $777 Lucky 7��S No-Limit Hold��em at the 2023 World Series of Poker at Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas saw WSOP ring winner Chase Blanton (2,265,000) end the night with the chip lead. The eighth year of this unique event saw plenty of action and swings throughout the opening day.
Blanton leads 64 survivors back into play on Monday, July 10th, at 10 a.m. local time with many notable names close behind him in the chip counts, including 2007 Main Event winner, Jerry Yang (1,350,000), as well as bracelet winner Peter Thai (1,040,000) and Taiwanese Pro Lin Hua Wei (1,575,000).
Players will have another chance at qualifying for Day 2 on Day 1b in this unlimited re-entry tournament on Saturday, July 8th at 10 a.m. local time.
Event #77: $777 Lucky 7��S No-Limit Hold��em Day 1a Top 10 Chip Counts
Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
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1 | Thomas Blanton | United States | 2,265,000 | 57 |
2 | Did Not Report | 2,200,000 | 55 | |
3 | Daniel Bolgrin | United States | 1,975,000 | 49 |
4 | Clifford Huang | United States | 1,910,000 | 48 |
5 | Yi-Cheng Yeh | United States | 1,885,000 | 47 |
6 | Ian Burr | United States | 1,810,000 | 45 |
7 | Brandon Noe | United States | 1,760,000 | 44 |
8 | Nicolas Sena-Hopkins | United States | 1,715,000 | 43 |
9 | Curtis Connors | United States | 1,585,000 | 40 |
10 | Lin Hua Wei | United States | 1,575,000 | 39 |
What to expect on Day 40:
Day 2d of the Main Event starts at 12:00 p.m. local time with an incredible 3,202 returning. Registration is still open until the end of level 7, which is the second level of the day. They will play five 120-minute levels before the day is done and the field finally combines on Day 3, July 9th.
The early birds can give Event #77: $777 Lucky 7��s No-Limit Hold��em (7-Handed) a shot with the shuffle up and deal announced at 10 a.m. local time. Event #78: $1,500 Bounty Pot-Limit Omaha continues at 2 p.m. local time.
at 3:30 p.m. local time players can fight it out on the online felt again with Online Event #15: $1,000 No-Limit Hold��em Championship starting and finishing on Day 40.
The PokerNews live reporting team will be on the floor to grab all of the updates and any exciting highlights throughout the day.
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In this Series
- 1 Dayan Leads, Polk Close Behind After Day 1a of $10,000 WSOP Main Event No-Limit Hold'em World Championship
- 2 Van Der Spuy Leads, Martini a Close Second After Day 1b of $10,000 WSOP Main Event No-Limit Hold'em World Championship
- 3 Christopher Brammer Leads Day 1c of Event #76: $10,000 WSOP Main Event World Championship
- 4 Nicolas 'Dirty Diaper' Rigby Bags Overall Lead After Day 1d of Record-Breaking 2023 WSOP Main Event
- 5 2023 WSOP Day 39: No Repeat Main Event Champion as Espen Jorstad Gets Eliminated
- 6 2023 WSOP Day 40: Maurice Hawkins Leads Main Event into Day 3
- 7 Chance Kornuth Among Chip Leaders at Conclusion of Day 3 in the WSOP Main Event
- 8 Tosoc Bags 2023 WSOP Main Event Chip Lead on Day 4; Halverson is Hot on His Heels
- 9 Big Names Bite the Dust on Day 5 of 2023 WSOP Main Event; Hall Bags Monster Stack
- 10 Bringing The Payne: Only 49 Players Left After Day 6 of 2023 WSOP Main Event
- 11 Maceiras Continues to Dominate As 15 Remain in the 2023 WSOP Main Event
- 12 Final Table Set on Day 8 of Record-Breaking 2023 WSOP Main Event
- 13 Jones, Weinman and Walton to Battle for 2023 WSOP Main Event Title
- 14 Daniel Weinman Wins Record-Breaking 2023 WSOP Main Event for $12,100,000