Adrian Mateos Holds Slim Lead Entering Day 2
A total of 35 players, which includes 22 WSOP bracelet winners, from Day 1 are set to return for Day 2 of Event #29: $100,000 High Roller at Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas. The number of participants may rise with late registration remaining open until the start of Day 2.
Four-time WSOP bracelet winner Adrian Mateos leads a trio of players to top 3,000,000 from Day 1, and Mateos enters Day 2 as the chip leader with 3,650,000. He’s closely followed by Chris Hunichen (3,620,000) and Chance Kornuth (3,375,000).
The remaining field boasts a collection of who’s who in the poker community, all of whom are more than capable of making a charge in the race for the final table. The list includes Espen Jorstad (2,200,000), Jeremy Ausmus (2,190,000), Koray Aldemir (1,800,000), Justin Bonomo (1,795,000) and Seth Davies (1,245,000), among others.
End of Day 1 Top 10 Chip Counts
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Adrian Mateos | Spain | 3,650,000 | 91 |
| 2 | Chris Hunichen | United States | 3,620,000 | 91 |
| 3 | Chance Kornuth | United States | 3,375,000 | 84 |
| 4 | Espen Jorstad | Norway | 2,200,000 | 55 |
| 5 | Jeremy Ausmus | United States | 2,190,000 | 55 |
| 6 | Talal Shakerchi | United Kingdom | 2,120,000 | 53 |
| 7 | Cary Katz | United States | 1,880,000 | 47 |
| 8 | Koray Aldemir | Austria | 1,800,000 | 45 |
| 9 | Justin Bonomo | United States | 1,795,000 | 45 |
| 10 | Ren Lin | United States | 1,655,000 | 41 |
The entrants are scheduled to resume play for Day 2 at noon local time at with 15 40-minute levels, with starting blinds of 20,000/40,000 and a 40,000 ante. Players are scheduled to take a 60-minute dinner break after Level 21, approximately 6:30 p.m. local time.
Stay tuned to PokerNews throughout the day as the remaining players compete to advance to Day 3 for the opportunity to secure a coveted WSOP bracelet.