As dinner break neared, the bust outs continued at a torrid pace.
The next player to head to the payout desk was Sriharsha Doddapaneni, who was eliminated in 21st place.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
Eliminé |
Brian Stroh moved his short stack all in from the small blind and was called by Jesse Rosen in the big blind.
Brian Stroh: 8♠6♦
Jesse Rosen: K♥7♥
Stroh was looking for help, but the A♣Q♥3♥A♦7♦ runout left Rosen ahead with two pair. Stroh made his way to the payout desk in 22nd place.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
27,500,000
27,500,000
|
27,500,000 |
|
Eliminé |
The eliminations kept coming, with Osama Aweida the next to hit the rail.
Aweida earned $15,589 for his 23rd place finish.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
Eliminé |
After a flurry of all-ins on multiple tables, Jean-Philipp Sales found himself at risk as the cards were tabled.
Jean-Philipp Sales: 4♥3♠
Opponent: 6♣6♥
The board ran out 4♠K♠Q♣9♣Q♠ and Sales hit the rail in 26th place.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
Eliminé |
Adrian Troya opened to 325,000 from early position and a player in the hijack three-bet to 1,000,000. It folded over to Jon Pardy on the button who shoved for roughly 1,800,000. The blinds quickly folded and Troya moved all in over the top, covering the player in the hijack, who went deep in the tank. After close to a minute the hijack player folded and the cards were on their backs.
Jon Pardy: A♠K♦
Adrian Troya: K♥K♣
Pardy had his phone out to film the cards being fanned out. The board ran out 9♠5♦3♣9♣7♥, and the kings held up for Troya to send Pardy to the exit.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
5,900,000
-700,000
|
-700,000 |
|
Eliminé |
Welcome to Day 2 of Event #26: $800 No-Limit Hold'em Deep Stack here at Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas. A total of 4,747 players joined the action on Day 1 and only 339 remain in the hunt for WSOP gold.
A massive prize pool of $3,341,888 was collected with the winner taking home $402,588 and the prestigious gold bracelet.
After the dust settled on Day 1 it was Romania's Cosmin Joldis who bagged the chip lead with a staggering 2,040,000 in chips. Joldis, who is no stranger to these big fields with over $1.1 million in live earnings, will look to keep his foot on the pedal in hopes of his first WSOP bracelet.
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cosmin Joldis | Romania | 2,040,000 | 68 |
| 2 | William Pappas | United States | 1,680,000 | 56 |
| 3 | Stefan Rolfe | Canada | 1,655,000 | 55 |
| 4 | Daniyal Gheba | United States | 1,655,000 | 55 |
| 5 | Thomas Boivin | Belgium | 1,575,000 | 53 |
| 6 | Wade Fink | United States | 1,520,000 | 51 |
| 7 | Nanhua Jin | United States | 1,450,000 | 48 |
| 8 | Christopher Battenfield | United States | 1,410,000 | 47 |
| 9 | Sriharsha Doddapaneni | United States | 1,380,000 | 46 |
| 10 | Tamas Lendvai | Hungary | 1,365,000 | 46 |
Many players from all skill levels joined the green felts on Day 1 and some who were fortunate to find a bag included Ryan Riess (1,025,000), Nate Silver (290,000) and Loni Harwood (370,000).
The remaining 339 players have locked up a cash of at least $1,883 but will all have their eyes set on the $402,588 top prize.
Players will return at 10 a.m. local time with the blinds at 15,000/30,000 and a big blind ante of 30,000. The levels will continue to be 30 minutes in length and there will be a 20-minute break every four levels. The plan is to play down to a winner today, but with the massive amount of players remaining, we could see another day added to the schedule.
Be sure to stick with PokerNews as we come closer to crowning a new champion here at the 2023 World Series of Poker at Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas.
