Joey Weissman Bags the Day 2 Chip Lead in the Millionaire Maker
Play has concluded on Day 2 of Event #53: $1,500 Millionaire Maker at the 2023 World Series of Poker, and after 10 levels of action, Joey Weissman has surged among the chip leaders by bagging 3,770,000.
A total of 2,322 remaining Day 1 survivors filled the rooms for Day 2 with a top prize of $1,201,654 and a combined record-breaking total prize pool of $13,905,360, the energy was palpable. In the end, the final 327 bagged up and advanced to Day 3 on Monday.
Hot on the trail of Weissman were Safwane Bahri (2,880,000), Thomas Cazayous (2,405,000), Brandon Schwartz (2,260,000) and Joshua Boulton (2,200,000).
Top Ten Chip Counts
| Place | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Joey Weissman | United States | 3,770,000 | 151 |
| 2 | Safwane Bahri | France | 2,880,000 | 115 |
| 3 | Thomas Cazayous | France | 2,405,000 | 96 |
| 4 | Brandon Schwartz | United States | 2,260,000 | 90 |
| 5 | Joshua Boulton | United Kingdom | 2,200,000 | 88 |
| 6 | Mayank Madan | United States | 2,100,000 | 84 |
| 7 | In Sun Geoum | United States | 2,090,000 | 84 |
| 8 | Steve Kujubu | United States | 2,080,000 | 83 |
| 9 | Daniel Blum | United States | 2,070,000 | 83 |
| 10 | Matthew Davis | United States | 2,050,000 | 82 |
Other familiar faces in contention heading into Day 3 include David Jackson (1,200,000), Safiya Umerova (1,125,000), Mustapha Kanit (885,000), Matt Waxman (875,000), Rene Lazaro (855,000), Ryan Hiller (715,000), Rafael Reis (670,000), Martin Jacobson (545,000) and Jessica Teusl (505,000).
The bubble burst early in the day in Level 14, and the knockouts came at a furious pace. Among the notables who went broke before the bubble were Jamie Gold, Vanessa Kade, Howard Mash, Upeshka de Silva, Ebony Kenney and Ryan Riess.
Day 3 begins on June 26 at 10:00 a.m. local time with ten 60-minute levels to be played, including a 60-minute dinner break after Level 27.
As always, the PokerNews live reporting team will be there every step of the way on the road to crowning the WSOP’s newest millionaire.