Day 2 Coverage Of Event #59: $3,000 No-Limit Hold'em Freezeout Begins at 10 AM
With Day 1 of Event #59: $3,000 No-Limit Hold'em Freezeout at the Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas 2023 World Series of Poker having drawn to its conclusion last night, 240 of the 1,598 entrants will be advancing for the start of Day 2 play today. This field amassed a prize pool of $4,266,660 with the eventual winner taking home a top prize of $675,275 and a coveted gold WSOP bracelet. The money bubble bursting marked the end of last night's play, ensuring all remaining players were in the money and have already secured themselves a minimum cash of $4,812.
Coming into Day 2 with the chip lead is Robert Kuhn who is starting with 1,410,000 chips. Kuhn secured his lead by quite a margin as the player following behind him is Giorgiy Skhulukhiya with a healthy stack of 999,000. Other big stacks include Juan Duenas with 967,000 and Ryan Leng with 874,000.
Start of Day 2 Top Ten Chip Counts
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Robert Kuhn | United States | 1,410,000 | 118 |
| 2 | Giorgiy Skhulukhiya | Russia | 999,000 | 83 |
| 3 | Juan Duenas | United States | 967,000 | 81 |
| 4 | Ryan Leng | United States | 874,000 | 73 |
| 5 | Johan Schumacher | Belgium | 820,000 | 68 |
| 6 | Kazuhiro Shirasawa | Japan | 806,000 | 67 |
| 7 | James Mackey | United States | 805,000 | 67 |
| 8 | Jonathan McCann | United Kingdom | 770,000 | 64 |
| 9 | Alvaro Puchol-Vina | Spain | 769,000 | 64 |
| 10 | David Decker | United States | 765,000 | 64 |
Other notables who have advanced to Day 2 include Matt Berkey (297,000), Fabian Quoss (277,000), Upeshka De Silva (570,000), Alex Foxen (294,000) and Jeff Platt (146,000).
Day 2 commences at 10 a.m. local time on Tuesday, the 27th of June in the Horseshoe Event Center in the Silver section. Players will play through ten 60-minute levels with a break every two levels for 15 minutes. A 60-minute dinner break is currently scheduled after Level 23.
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