Marco Johnson Bags Huge on Day 1 of Event #83: $1,500 Eight-Game Mix
Stud Games: 1,000 Ante, 1,000 Bring-In, 4,000 Completion 4,000-8,000 Limits
Pot-Limit & No-Limit: 2,000/3,000 Ante, 1,000/2,000 Blinds
Event #83: $1,500 Eight Game Mix 6-Handed attracted 494 entrants here at the 2024 World Series of Poker hosted at Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas. That field generated a prize pool of $659,490, and after fifteen 40-minute levels, just 103 players remain in contention for the top prize of $131,061 and a WSOP gold bracelet.
Two-time bracelet winner Marco Johnson bagged the single biggest stack to end the night, finishing with 325,300. That stack will be worth 108 big bets going into Day 2 tomorrow. Other top stacks at the end of the night include Paul Clotar (293,200) and Joshua Musson (260,000).
End of Day 1 Top Ten Chip Counts
| Rank | Player | Country | Chips |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Marco Johnson | United States | 325,300 |
| 2 | Viktor Blom | Sweden | 296,600 |
| 3 | Paul Clotar | United States | 293,200 |
| 4 | Joshua Musson | United Kingdom | 260,000 |
| 5 | Scott Seiver | United States | 253,700 |
| 6 | Qiang Xu | China | 251,800 |
| 7 | Robert Oconnell | United States | 235,600 |
| 8 | Antonios Onoufriou | Cyprus | 231,100 |
| 9 | Calen McNeil | Canada | 221,000 |
| 10 | Kyle Loman | United States | 215,400 |
Day 1 Highlights
Defending champion Shaun Deeb got off to a hot start today, finding himself at the top of the counts during the early levels. Deeb’s momentum slowed during the second half of the day before Dylan Weisman eliminated him in a hand of Pot-Limit Omaha.
Online legend Viktor Blom was under the radar early in the day before picking up steam in the later levels after turning a straight to double up. Blom was able to keep the momentum going all the way until the end of the night where he finished strong with 246,600.
Other notables to finish the night with chips include Scott Seiver (253,700), Robert Slezak (171,000), Weisman (118,300), John Cernuto (110,000) and Josh Arieh (93,500).
Some players who were not as fortunate and busted before the end of the night include Phil Hellmuth, Ben Yu, Chino Rheem, Norman Chad, Matt Glantz and Frankie O'Dell.
The remaining 103 players return Monday, July 8, at noon local time for Day 2, which will play ten hour-long levels. The money bubble will burst tomorrow, with the top 75 finishers set to receive at least a min-cash of $3,000. As always, stay tuned to PokerNews as we bring you all action for this event leading up to a winner being crowned on the third and final day, July 9.