Arieh Back For Day 2 Looking to Defend His Title in Event #19: $10,000 Limit Hold'em Championship (8-Handed)
Day 2 gets underway at 1 p.m. local time at the 2024 World Series of Poker in Event #19: $10,000 Limit Hold'em Championship (8-Handed). Of the 104 entries, 64 bagged up for Day 2 at Paris and Horseshoe Las Vegas, with the chip leader after Day 1 being Juha Helppi with 254,000 chips.
Right behind Helppi at top of the leaderboard is Max Hoffman (237,000) in second and Mike Lang (218,000) in third. Here is the complete list of the big stacks heading into Day 2.
Top Ten Chip Counts After Day 1
| Rank | Player | Country | Chips |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Juha Helppi | Finland | 254,000 |
| 2 | Max Hoffman | United States | 237,000 |
| 3 | Mike Lang | United States | 218,000 |
| 4 | Anthony Marsico | United States | 216,500 |
| 5 | Shyamsundar Challa | United States | 196,000 |
| 6 | Emery Martindale | United States | 186,500 |
| 7 | Michael Moncek | United States | 179,500 |
| 8 | Chad Eveslage | United States | 176,500 |
| 9 | Andrew Kelsall | United States | 175,000 |
| 10 | Jon Kyte | Norway | 162,500 |
Five-time bracelet winner and defending champion in this event, Josh Arieh, began his title defense yesterday and managed to bag 116,000 chips. Although not among the chip leaders, Arieh has plenty of chips coming into the day and will be one of the big stories to watch during Day 2.
Some other notable names to look out for on Day 2 include Michael Moncek (179,500), Chad Eveslage (176,500), Dan Shak (152,000), David "ODB" Baker (126,500), Maria Ho (118,500), John Monnette (115,000) and Patrick Leonard (76,000).
With late registration being open through the first level of Day 2, there is expected to be many big names of the poker world joining the already star-studded field.
When action resumes on June 6, players will start out in Level 10 at the 3000-6000 betting limits. They will play eight levels with the first four levels of the day being 60 minutes and the last four being 90 minutes. There is a 15-minute break scheduled after Levels 11, 13, 15, 16, and a 60-minute dinner break after level 14.
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