Katchalov, Kanit and Tice Among 100 Players to Advance to Day 2 of Event #27: $1,500 Shootout No-Limit Hold'em
Day 1 of Event #27: $1,500 Shootout No-Limit Hold'em at the 2022 WSOP at Bally's and Paris Las Vegas saw 1,000 hopefuls play across 100 ten-handed tables with the winner of each advancing to Round 2 and securing a minimum cash worth $5,835.
Among those who found a bag are WSOP bracelet winner Eugene Katchalov, Italian poker pro Mustapha Kanit and Ignition sponsored player Landon Tice. Tice was involved with an hours-long heads-up battle against fellow pro Kevin Schulz but ultimately found pocket queens to secure his place in Round 2.
Notables who were unfortunate enough not to advance include defending champion Gershon Distenfeld, poker commentator Nick Schulman and former WSOP Main Event champion Ryan Riess.
All players who return for Day 2 will have roughly 250,000 in chips, or ten times the tournament starting stack. Some may have slightly less than that as all stacks were in play from the start of the day and those that were unsold were blinded off into the well. The format will be the same as Day 1, with ten-handed tables playing down to a single winner, setting up a final table of ten for Day 3. While the surviving players are now in the money, all eyes will surely be on the gold bracelet and $240,480 that awaits the eventual winner.
Day 2 resumes June 14th, 12 p.m. PDT with blinds at 2,000/4,000/4,000a. Be sure to tune in as the PokerNews live reporting team continues to provide comprehensive coverage of this and all other events at the 2022 WSOP at Bally's and Paris Las Vegas.