Day 2 Coverage Of Event #90: $10,000 6-Handed No-Limit Hold'em Championship Begins at 1 PM
With Day 1 of Event #90: $10,000 6-Handed No-Limit Hold'em Championship at the Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas 2023 World Series of Poker having drawn to its conclusion last night, 197 of the 495 entrants will be back for the start of Day 2 play today. Late registration will still be open until cards are in the air this afternoon, so this number is expected to grow.
Coming into Day 2 with the chip lead is Tobias Schwecht who is starting the day with 546,000 chips. Schwecht isn’t alone in securing a stack of over half a million with both Frank Lagodich and Justin Liberto taking through 535,500 and 500,500, respectively.
Start of Day 2 Top Ten Chip Counts
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tobias Schwecht | Austria | 546,000 | 218 |
| 2 | Frank Lagodich | United States | 535,500 | 214 |
| 3 | Justin Liberto | United States | 500,500 | 200 |
| 4 | Alberto Meran | Dominican Republic | 475,000 | 190 |
| 5 | Andrey Pateychuk | Russia | 462,000 | 185 |
| 6 | Julian Milliard-Feral | France | 445,000 | 178 |
| 7 | Thomas Cazayous | France | 435,500 | 174 |
| 8 | Cliff Josephy | United States | 428,000 | 171 |
| 9 | Jamie O'Connor | United Kingdom | 413,000 | 165 |
| 10 | Jack Corrigan | United States | 364,500 | 146 |
A plethora of notable names turned up to compete in yesterday's flight, many of which made Day 2. Of those to be bringing a stack through to the start of play include former multi-time bracelet winners Cliff Josephy (428,000), Espen Jorstad (223,000), Jeremy Ausmus (206,500) and Joe McKeehen (200,500).
Once late registration closes at 1 p.m. local time, an official prize pool will be confirmed, with the money bubble bursting today. It is expected that the first-place prize will exceed the amount defending champion Gregory Jensen claimed when he took home $824,649 in 2022.
Day 2 commences on Saturday, July 15th at 1 p.m. local time in the Horseshoe Gold and SIlver sections, with the blinds starting at Level 11, 1,000/2,500 with a 2,500 big blind ante. Players will battle through an additional ten 60-minute levels with a 15-minute break scheduled at the end of every two levels. There will also be a 60-minute dinner break at the end of Level 16 (approximately 7:30 p.m.).
Be sure to stay tuned to PokerNews as its live reporting team continues to provide coverage of this event through to its conclusion.