Daniel Vampan Bags Big at the End of Day 1 in Event #23: $3,000 6-Handed Limit Hold'em
Day 1 of Event #23: $3,000 Limit Hold'em 6-Handed has just ended and saw a total of 213 players take to the felt. After ten hour-long levels of play, 93 remain, with Daniel Vampan leading the charge after bagging 217,500 chips, closely followed by Japanese player Ruiko Mamiya with 207,000.
Vampan has racked up seven total cashes thus far in World Series of Poker events. He is still seeking to catch his first-ever WSOP gold bracelet and surpass his biggest WSOP money prize when he finished in 69th place in the 2018 $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em MILLIONAIRE MAKER for $14,944.
Event #23: $3,000 Limit Hold'em 6-Handed Top 10 Chip Counts
| Place | Player | Country | Chips | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Daniel Vampan | United States | 217,500 | 87 |
| 2 | Phuong Nguyen | United States | 210,000 | 84 |
| 3 | Ruiko Mamiya | Japan | 207,000 | 83 |
| 4 | Bin Duan | United States | 193,000 | 77 |
| 5 | Joao Vieira | Portugal | 176,000 | 70 |
| 6 | Motoyoshi Okamura | United States | 161,000 | 64 |
| 7 | Jameson Painter | United States | 160,000 | 64 |
| 8 | Lyly Vo | United States | 160,000 | 64 |
| 9 | William Smith | United States | 151,000 | 60 |
| 10 | Timothy Ebenhoeh | United States | 151,000 | 60 |
Some other big stacks to end Day 1 include the 2021 $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em/Pot-Limit Omaha - 8 Handed champion Okamura Motoyoshi (161,000), bracelet winner Joao Vieira (176,500), Gabe Ramos (140,000), Jacob Ferro (130,5000) and John Hoang (149,500), who finished in seventh place in this very event last year. The defending champion, Ryan Hansen, also managed to find a bag at the end of the day with 64,500 in chips and is ready to battle for his title tomorrow.
Other notables to look out for on Day 2 include five-time WSOP bracelet winner Shaun Deeb (107,000), Matt Woodward (102,500), Matthew Schreiber (95,000), Christina Hill (90,500), Robert Campbell (76,000) and Argentinian player Nacho Barbero with a short stack of 39,000.
Some unfortunate players to bust out here on Day 1 included Main Event Champion Joe MacKeehen, Mike ‘The Mouth’ Matusow, David Baker, Nick Schulman and four-time bracelet winner Anthony Zinno. Six-time WSOP winner Daniel Negreanu and four-time WSOP champion Scott Seiver joined the field at the very end of the late registration but busted in less than 40 minutes of play.
The tournament director announced a total prize pool of $568,710 at the end of the day, with a top prize of $142,147 for the winner along with a prestigious bracelet. A total of 32 players will reach the money on Day 2, with a min-cash worth $4,939.
The action resumes at 2 p.m. PT on Sunday inside Bally’s, where the players will continue to battle for the gold. Blinds will begin at 1,500/2,500, and the plan is to complete ten levels, with a 15-minute break every two levels.
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and the hijack check-called Schreiber's bet.
and the hijack check-folded to Schreiber's bet, and the latter won the pot without showing his hand. 
and Schreiber checked. The button bet and received a call.
came on the turn and both players checked.
which Schreiber bet, the button called and Schreiber flipped over 
to show the flush he hit on the river while his opponent tossed his cards into the muck.
board to be eliminated from the tournament.
. Campbell checked to Liu who bet and Campbell called. 
showed up on the river and once again, Campbell check-called Liu. Liu showed 
for king-high and Campbell had 
, giving a straight flush to Balaban to eliminate the four-time bracelet winner from the tournament.
and Badawi bet, called again by Pan and Schulman. The turn was the 
hit the river and this time Badawi checked. Pan sent a bet and Schulman raised it. Badawi let it go but Pan made the call, only to muck his cards after Schulman tabled 
for the flush.
showed up and Smith bet before calling a raise from Rocco. When the turn brought the 
completed the board on the river and Smith sent a last bet in the middle. Rocco quickly raised it and Smith didn't take long to make the fold.
which Baker and under the gun checked. The cutoff bet and all folded except Baker. 
caught him a pair on the river.
in a three-way pot and around 10,000 already in the middle. A first player bet and the cutoff called. Matt Woodward, on the button, responded with a raise to 2,500 and his two opponents called. 