Day 1d of Event #18: $300 Gladiators of Poker at the 2023 World Series of Poker (WSOP) at the Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas saw 8,467 runners, putting the tournament at 23,102 total entrants.
After 22 levels of play, only 320 players remained. Mary Jo Phillips bagged the chip lead with 2,965,000. Phillips made steady improvements throughout the later levels but one massive two million chip pot at the end of the night boosted her into the chip lead and she will go into Day 2 as one of the biggest stacks.
Day 1d Top Ten Chip Counts
Rank
Player
Country
Chip Count
Big Blinds
1
Marcy Jo Phillips
United States
2,965,000
59
2
Robbie Ko
United States
2,865,000
57
3
Joshua Zerbe
United States
2,770,000
55
4
Casey Tidwell
United States
2,650,000
53
5
Brian Johnson
United Kingdom
2,275,000
46
6
Jeffrey Yanchek
United States
2,265,000
45
7
Bruno Desimoni
Brazil
2,250,000
45
8
Leandro Lorenzi
Argentina
2,170,000
43
9
Matthew Cass
United States
2,125,000
43
10
Renan Bruschi
Brazil
2,115,000
42
A few other notable players from Day 1d that found a bag were two-time bracelet winner Anatolii Zyrin (1,450,000), Timothy Little (705,000), and bracelet winner Ian Steinman (855,000). Zyrin, who ran up a healthy stack, was involved in a hand late in the day where he knocked out fellow bracelet winner Jeremy Wien to help himself chip up.
Anatolii Zyrin
Unfortunately, not everyone was as lucky as the players mentioned above. Among those to bust on Day 1d were several bracelet winners including, Jamie Gold, Joe Cada, and David Pham.
The overall chip leader is still Patrick White, who bagged the chip lead on Day 1a with 3,405,000. Other massive stacks entering Day 2 include Day 1b chip leader Justin Arnwine with 3,080,000, Richard Gao with 3,105,000, and Peter Lee with 3,100,000.
Day 2 of the Gladiators of Poker begins at 10 a.m. on Sunday, June 11. Players remaining from all Day 1 flights will play 17 40-minute levels with the final table being played on Day 3. There will be a 20-minute break after every three levels and a 60-minute dinner break after level 31 (~7:00 p.m.).
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