2023 World Series of Poker

Event #77: $777 Lucky 7's
Day: 1a
Event Info

2023 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
kq
Prize
$777,777
Event Info
Buy-in
$777
Prize Pool
$5,007,175
Entries
7,323
Level Info
Level
43
Blinds
2,000,000 / 4,000,000
Ante
4,000,000
Players Info - Day 1a
Entries
1,470
Players Left
64

Chase Blanton Leads Day 1a of Event #77: Lucky 7'S No-Limit Hold'em

Level 22 : Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante
Thomas Chase Blanton
Thomas Chase Blanton

After 11 hours of play, Event #77: $777 Lucky 7’S No-Limit Hold’em at the 2023 World Series of Poker at Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas saw WSOP ring winner Chase Blanton (2,265,000) end the night with the chip lead. The eighth year of this unique event saw plenty of action and swings throughout the opening day.

Top Ten Chip Counts

RankPlayerCountryChip CountBig Blinds
1Thomas BlantonUnited States2,265,00057
2Did Not Report 2,200,00055
3Daniel BolgrinUnited States1,975,00049
4Clifford HuangUnited States1,910,00048
5Yi-Cheng YehUnited States1,885,00047
6Ian BurrUnited States1,810,00045
7Brandon NoeUnited States1,760,00044
8Nicolas Sena-HopkinsUnited States1,715,00043
9Curtis ConnorsUnited States1,585,00040
10Lin Hua WeiUnited States1,575,00039

Blanton leads 64 survivors back into play on Monday, July 10th, at 10 a.m. local time with many notable names close behind him in the chip counts, including 2007 Main Event winner, Jerry Yang (1,350,000), as well as bracelet winner Peter Thai (1,040,000) and Taiwanese Pro Lin Hua Wei (1,575,000).

Hua Wei Lin
Hua Wei Lin

Third in chips is Daniel Bolgrin (1,975,000), who was the beneficiary of a massive cooler late in the day, in fourth is Clifford Huang (1,910,000).

Another familiar name in the counts at the end of Day 1a is Jon Turner. Turner bagged 740,000 for Day 2 looking for his first bracelet. The American pro has over 100 cashes at the World Series of Poker and 14 final tables but he never made it to the heads-up phase of a WSOP tournament before.

Max Steinberg
Max Steinberg

Notable bracelet winners in need of spinning it up are Kevin Song (540,000), bracelet winner, Max Steinberg (390,000), and Christian Pham (356,000)

The 1,470 entries created a Day 1a prize pool of $1,005,128, with 221 players taking home at least $1,246.

Players will have another chance at qualifying for Day 2 in this unlimited re-entry tournament on Saturday, July 8th at 10 a.m. local time.

As always, keep it right here for continued live coverage of this championship event from PokerNews.

Tags: Chase BlantonChristian PhamClifford HuangDaniel BolgrinJerry YangKevin SongLin Hua WeiMax SteinbergPeter Thai