Mike Watson Bags Big in His Quest for WSOP Gold in Event #88: $10,000 Eight Game Mixed Championship
Welcome to Day 2 of the Inaugural 2024 World Series of Poker Event #88: $10,000 Eight Game Mixed Championship. A total of 158 players tried their luck yesterday at the Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas and just 76 found a bag for Day 2.
Leading the way is Jordan Siegel with 336,500, but he is followed closely behind by Mike Watson with 332,500. While Siegel was playing from the first shuffle, Watson entered in Level 8 with just two hours of play remaining. Nonetheless, Watson was able to spin up his 60,000 starting stack into second place as he soared up the leaderboard.
Day 2 Top Ten Chip Counts
| Rank | Player | Country | Chips |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jordan Siegel | United States | 336,500 |
| 2 | Mike Watson | Canada | 332,500 |
| 3 | Daniel Tafur | Spain | 320,000 |
| 4 | Ali Eslami | United States | 282,500 |
| 5 | Calvin Anderson | United States | 280,500 |
| 6 | Marco Johnson | United States | 274,500 |
| 7 | Dai Ishibashi | Japan | 271,000 |
| 8 | Ian Johns | United States | 251,000 |
| 9 | Tomasz Gluszko | Poland | 224,000 |
| 10 | Danny Noam | United States | 222,500 |
No payout information is available yet as registration remains open through the end of Level 10, around 2 p.m. local time. It is expected that several notable players will register on Day 2. However, those who busted yesterday do not have the opportunity to reenter, as this is a freezeout.
Several of poker's finest players bagged large stacks yesterday, including Calvin Anderson (280,500), Marco Johnson (274,500), Yuri Dzivielevski (218,000), Maxx Coleman (209,500), Viktor Blom (180,000) and Robert Mizrachi (176,000).
Play resumes at 1 p.m. local time today in the Horseshoe Ballroom Red section. The action starts in Level 10 with limits at 3,000-6,000 and blinds at 1,000/1,500 in the big bet games.
Stay tuned to PokerNews as we provide coverage through the end of Event #88: $10,000 Eight Game Mixed Championship and all other events at the 2024 World Series of Poker.