Glaser Bags the Day 2 Chip Lead in Event #30: $1,500 Limit 2-7 Triple Draw
Play has ended for the day in Event #30: $1,500 Limit 2-7 Triple Draw at the 2023 World Series of Poker at Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas. Some 166 players returned for Day 2 out of an original field of 522, surpassing last year's event, which drew 350 players. After 10 levels of play, only 18 players found a bag for the third and final day.
Of those 18 players Benny Glaser emerged as the chip leader after being short-stacked for most of the early levels of the day. He bagged an impressive 1,185,000 chips, the exact same number of chips he bagged at the end of Day 2 for last year's event. Not far behind Glaser are John Monette with 1,155,000 and Ziyuan Wang with 1,105,000.
End of Day 2 Top 10 Chip Counts
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds | Big Bets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Benny Glaser | United Kingdom | 1,185,000 | 40 | 20 |
| 2 | John Monnette | United States | 1,155,000 | 39 | 19 |
| 3 | Ziyuan Wang | China | 1,105,000 | 37 | 18 |
| 4 | Michael Rodrigues | Portugal | 1,100,000 | 37 | 18 |
| 5 | Patrick Leonard | United Kingdom | 1,090,000 | 36 | 18 |
| 6 | Alexander Freund | Austria | 1,035,000 | 35 | 17 |
| 7 | Josh Damm | United States | 995,000 | 33 | 17 |
| 8 | Allen Kessler | United States | 900,000 | 30 | 15 |
| 9 | Christopher Chung | United States | 825,000 | 28 | 14 |
| 10 | James Williams | United States | 760,000 | 25 | 13 |
Recent addition to the WSOP champions club Michael Rodrigues (1,100,000), Patrick Leonard (1,090,000), and Alexander Freund (1,035,000) each finished the night with seven-figures stacks, while Allen Kessler returns to the fray with a top ten stack in tow.
Notables who returned for Day 2 but were unable to advance to Day 3 include Dan Shak, Day 1 chip leader Jason Gola, Maria Ho, Ari Engel and Dan Zack.
Players returning for Day 3 are guaranteed at least $5,840 but will be vying for the first-place prize of $145,863 and a coveted WSOP gold bracelet. Play resumes at 1 p.m. local time on June 14 with the intention of playing until a winner is crowned. Stay tuned to PokerNews for all live updates from this event as it plays to a conclusion.