Who Will Draw the First Bounty in Event #35: $10,000 Buy-In Secret Bounty No-Limit Hold ‘em?
Anticipation grows as Event #35: $10,000 Buy-In Secret Bounty No-Limit Hold ‘em at the 2023 WSOP begins Day 2 at the Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas. Fifteen levels were completed on Day 1, reducing the field from 568 to 142 entrants. Those remaining will be playing for a prize pool of $5,282,400, with the money bubble breaking at 86 players, all of whom are guaranteed $10,858 with the eventual winner earning $733,317 and a WSOP bracelet.
The real question on everyone’s minds is, when will the first bounty be drawn and how much will those bounty winners take home? What is known is that there will be big numbers on those bounties, and a lot of excitement for the players in this inaugural event.
Day 2 Top Ten Chip Counts
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aliaksandr Hirs | Belarus | 750,000 | 94 |
| 2 | Yang Wang | China | 710,000 | 89 |
| 3 | Axel Hallay | France | 708,000 | 89 |
| 4 | Ariel Mantel | Argentina | 650,000 | 81 |
| 5 | Uri Reichenstein | Israel | 626,000 | 78 |
| 6 | Loni Hui | United States | 616,000 | 77 |
| 7 | Andre Akkari | Brazil | 558,000 | 70 |
| 8 | Eric Yanovsky | United States | 531,000 | 66 |
| 9 | David Stamm | United States | 525,000 | 66 |
| 10 | Nate Silver | United States | 517,000 | 65 |
Other players in an event flush with stars that you can expect will make a strong run at the bracelet, top prize, and untold bounties include Koray Aldemir, Loni Hui, Matt Berkey, Phil Hellmuth, Espen Jorstad, Paul Volpe, Kristen Foxen, David Peters, Upeshka De Silva, Shaun Deeb, and Jeremy Ausmus.
Day 2 will start at 12:00 p.m. local time in the Horseshoe Event Center, Gold section with 40-minute levels and will play down to the final five players. Play will begin with 4,000/8,000/8,000 blinds. There will be 15-minute breaks every 3 levels and a 60-minute dinner break after Level 24 (approximately 6:30 p.m. local time).
Stay tuned in to PokerNews all day for updates on all the action and to see who holds aloft the top prize.