Day 2 of The Mini Main Event Begins at 12 P.M.
Today sees Day 2 of Event #66: $1,000 Mini Main Event No-Limit Hold’em start at noon in Bally's and Paris Las Vegas. One of the most popular buy-ins of the series saw an initial field of 5,833 players be reduced to 478, each one of them guaranteed at least $2,165, with all eyes on the $594,189 and WSOP bracelet to first place.
Leading the way is Jake Bluston who ended up bagging 2,825,000, good for 71 big blinds. Bluston is the only player remaining who has bagged over seventy big blinds for today and he has a shot to win his first WSOP bracelet.
Event #66: $1,000 Mini Main Event Day 1 Top Ten Chip Counts
| RANK | PLAYER | CITY / STATE / COUNTRY | CHIP COUNT | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jake Bluston | United Kingdom | 2,825,000 | 71 |
| 2 | James Dike | United States | 2,505,000 | 63 |
| 3 | Jaeyoung Choi | South Korea | 2,380,000 | 60 |
| 4 | Vincent Li | China | 2,315,000 | 58 |
| 5 | Jake Schwartz | United States | 2,275,000 | 57 |
| 6 | Andres Vasquez5 | United States | 2,275,000 | 57 |
| 7 | Kyle Montgomery | United States | 2,200,000 | 55 |
| 8 | Kenneth O'Donnell | United States | 2,100,000 | 53 |
| 9 | Nektarios Vasilakis | Greece | 2,090,000 | 52 |
| 10 | Victor Choupeaux | France | 2,035,000 | 51 |
The road ahead will not be easy as plenty of top professionals also found their way to bags including Jake Schwartz (2,275,000), James Calderaro (1,800,000), Mitchell Halverson (1,790,000), Timothy “T.K.” Miles (1,080,000), Vanessa Kade (1,040,000), and bracelet winner Jeff Madsen (975,000) among others. Each one of them, looking to add another piece of jewelry to their collections.
Players will return today at Level 23, with blinds at 20,000/40,000 and a 40,000 big blind ante. Blinds will last 30 minutes each, with a 15-minute break after four levels. A 60-minute dinner break will occur after Level 34, around 6:30 p.m., after which the players will play until only five players remain to bag up for the night.
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