Deeb, Eveslage and Martini Bag Huge on Day 1 of Mixed Triple Draw
Event #56: $2,500 Mixed Triple Draw was another huge success here at the 2024 World Series of Poker, attracting a total of 371 entrants to the Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas, an increase compared to last year’s version of this event which drew 353. A total of 103 players remained at the end of the night.
The field created a total prize pool of $825,475 with the top 56 players being guaranteed at least a min-cash of $5,054, while the winner will receive the top prize of $177,045 and a WSOP gold bracelet.
Ryan Ko leads the field with 343,000, and Mark Roland bagged the second biggest stack of the evening, finishing with 317,000 chips, worth just under 40 big bets going into Day 2. Other top stacks by the end of the night include Matthew Schreiber (267,000), Shaun Deeb (254,000), Jon Kyte (252,000), Chad Eveslage (243,000) and Julien Martini (221,000).
End of Day 1 Top Ten Chip Counts
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ryan Ko | United States | 343,000 |
| 2 | Mark Roland | United States | 317,000 |
| 3 | Masayoshi Tanaka | Japan | 304,000 |
| 4 | Gary Benson | Australia | 280,000 |
| 5 | Nicolas Milgrom | France | 275,000 |
| 6 | Matthew Schreiber | United States | 267,000 |
| 7 | Shaun Deeb | United States | 254,000 |
| 8 | Jon Kyte | Norway | 252,000 |
| 9 | Chad Eveslage | United States | 243,000 |
| 10 | Kenta Shimotsu | Japan | 240,000 |
Some other notables further down the chip counts include Ari Engel (181,000), Carol Fuchs (153,000), Frankie O'Dell (150,000), Roland Israelashvili (135,000), Allen Kessler (135,000), Patrick Leonard (105,000) and Nick Guagenti (84,000).
Others who played today but were not as fortunate to advance to Day 2 include Jeff Madsen, Max Pescatori, David "Bakes" Baker, Steve Zolotow, David "ODB" Baker and Josh Arieh.
Action picks up on Saturday, June 22, at 1 p.m. local time in the Horseshoe Event Center. The day will resume at Level 13 featuring blinds at 2,000/4,000 and limits at 4,000/8,000. The plan is to play ten hour-long levels before players bag for the third and final day.
As always, stay tuned to PokerNews as we bring you all the action for this event from the moment cards are in the air on Day 2 until a winner is crowned on the final day.