Day 2 Coverage Of Event #83: $1,500 Short Deck Begins at Noon
With Day 1 of Event #83: $1,500 Short Deck at the Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas 2023 World Series of Poker drawn to its conclusion last night, nine of the 363 entrants will be returning for the start of Day 2 play today.
Although originally scheduled to be a three-day event, with the crowning of a winner seemingly imminent, the tournament is likely to be shortened to just two days as we play down to a champion. Two more bust out is required to have the official WSOP final table set, with each finalist guaranteed $15,629, but each will have their eyes set on the first prize of $111,170.
Coming into the day with the chip lead is David Prociak, who bagged 2,040,000 chips for the Day 2 restart and is currently the only player in the field with over two million chips. Prociak is out in front by 400,000 more than his nearest competitor Robert James, who managed to accumulate 1,622,000 by the end of yesterday’s proceedings.
Final Nine Chip Counts
| Rank | Player | Country | Chips |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | David Prociak | United States | 2,040,000 |
| 2 | Robert James | United States | 1,622,000 |
| 3 | Thai Ha | Vietnam | 1,200,000 |
| 4 | Matan Gabay | Israel | 1,054,000 |
| 5 | Moses Alosh | Israel | 784,000 |
| 6 | Ryan Laplante | United States | 771,000 |
| 7 | Wai Kiat Lee | Malaysia | 734,000 |
| 8 | Marcos Exterkotter | Brazil | 611,000 |
| 9 | Adam Adler | United States | 515,000 |
Of the remaining nine players, both Prociak and Ryan Laplante are no strangers to bracelet glory, having each won one in the same year by taking down the 2016 $1,500 Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo 8 or Better and the $565 Pot-Limit Omaha tournaments, respectively. For the remaining seven other competitors, today could yield a career-first bracelet for all of them.
Day 2 commences at 12 p.m. PDT in the Horseshoe Gold section. The plan is to play through ten 60-minute levels with a 15-minute break every two levels. There is also a dinner break of one hour scheduled at the end of Level 21 (approximately 6:30 p.m.). Although this tournament sped through a lot faster than anyone expected, it is unknown whether these plans will be set in stone as we play down to a winner.
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