India's Neel Joshi Leads After Day 1c of the One Drop
Day 1c of Event #71: $1,111 One More for One Drop No-Limit Hold'em at the 2022 World Series of Poker in its new home at Bally's and Paris Las Vegas attracted 2,713 entries. Those who survived Day 1c will join the 783 survivors from Days 1a and 1b and any players who choose to buy in on Day 2, as late registration is open until the end of level 12 (two levels into Day 2). The field is expected to grow as those who have busted out of the Main Event may opt to join the action.
The overnight chip leader is Neel Joshi (543,000), who, along with Mauricio Parodi (521,000) are the only two players to bag more than half a million chips.
Event #71: $1,111 One More for One Drop Day 1c Top 10 Chip Counts
Place | Player | Country | Chip Count |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Neel Joshi | India | 543,000 |
2 | Mauricio Parodi | Argentina | 521,000 |
3 | Shouyi Gao | United States | 444,500 |
4 | Tony Vo | United States | 438,000 |
5 | Seyed Jafari | United States | 436,500 |
6 | Shunsuke Tsujii | Japan | 425,000 |
7 | Elton Keung | United States | 400,500 |
8 | Vito DiStefano | United States | 377,500 |
9 | Ahmed Karrim | South Africa | 376,000 |
10 | Peter Bodnar | Canada | 365,500 |
Others who found a bag at the end of 1c include William Kassouf (221,000) as well as WSOP bracelet winners Pat Lyons (69,500) , David "ODB" Baker (156,000) and Jason Wheeler (58,500). They will join Day 1a chip leader Renmei Lui (445,500) and Day 1b chip leader Andre Cohen (456,000) for Day 2, which will take place on Sunday, July 10 at 12 p.m. local time.
Martin Kabrhel was eliminated in one of the last hands of the night as his pocket aces were cracked by his opponent's pocket jacks, which made a straight flush. Other notables who didn't make it to Day 2 include Vanessa Kade, who also busted near the end of the day. Those failing to find a bag can reenter for the first two levels of Day 2.
The structure remains the same today as players will play another ten 60-minute levels. There will be a 15-minute break every two levels and a 60-minute dinner break after Level 16 at approximately 6:30.
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