Dong Chen Bags a Massive Chip Lead for Day 2
Day 1 of the much-anticipated Event 41: $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em & Pot-Limit Omaha Double Board Bomb Pot has come to a close at the 2024 World Series of Poker at the Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas. This three-day event drew a field of 1,312 entries, with 167 returning Sunday to play down to five players and the eventual $270,820 first-place prize and a World Series of Poker bracelet.
Dong Chen goes into Day 2 as the chip leader with 943,000 after maintaining a steadily increasing stack throughout the day. The $1 $25k Fantasy pick has proven to be perhaps the best value player in the league this year, making deep runs in a few events and usually maintaining a massive stack throughout.
End of Day 1 Top Ten Chip Counts
| Rank | Player | Country | Chips | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dong Chen | China | 940,000 | 188 |
| 2 | Gabriel Schroeder | Brazil | 640,000 | 128 |
| 3 | David Callaghan | Ireland | 638,000 | 128 |
| 4 | Dario Sammartino | Italy | 549,000 | 110 |
| 5 | Aaron Frank | United States | 541,000 | 108 |
| 6 | Fabian Rolli | France | 516,000 | 103 |
| 7 | Joseph Dulaney | United States | 482,000 | 96 |
| 8 | Evangelos Kokkalis | Greece | 443,000 | 88 |
| 9 | Roni Tal | United Kingdom | 439,000 | 87 |
| 10 | David Benyamine | France | 431,000 | 86 |
Action of the Day
Patrick Leonard secured his tournament life early on when he was all in during a Pot-Limit Omaha hand with most of his stack in the middle to cover his big blind and ante. He was called by Dario Sammartino and they went heads up to a flop that gave Leonard a set which held for the double up.
The top 197 players were in the money. The money bubble approached right on schedule, a little over halfway through Level 15.
During hand-for-hand play, Renji Mao eliminated Aliaksei Ivanou with a flopped set of sevens. Gabriel Schroeder eliminated a player at his table with a rivered a full house which helped burst the bubble and also give him the second-largest chip stack going into Day 2. Both hands happened concurrently and afterwards the bubble was officially burst. Cards were back in the air with 17 minutes left of play in Level 15.
Some notable players advancing to Day 2 are Shaun Deeb, Benny Glaser, and Martin Zamani.
Those unfortunately not coming back for Day 2 include Ethan ‘Rampage’ Yau, Ryan Riess, Koray Aldemir, Kane Kalas, and Robbi Jade Lew.
Day 2 picks back up tomorrow, June 16, at 12 p.m. local time with ten minutes left in Level 15. Tomorrow will have a 15-minute break every two levels.
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