Two Main Event Champions Still in the Hunt for Another Bracelet; Hunichen Hungry for His First
Day 2 of Event #32: $3,000 No-Limit Hold 'Em (6-Handed) will get underway with 21 levels already in the books and with 57 players returning from a starting field of 1,241. It's sure to be an exciting day here at Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas as players chase down the first place prize of $558,266.
The 2023 World Series of Poker has already seen multiple players add to their bracelet counts, but today, Chris Hunichen will be gunning for his first. He will come in with the chip lead and with many close calls already on his resume, it's safe to say that he's hungry to close this one out and go home with the hardware and the biggest piece of the massive $3,313,470 prize pool.
The rest of the returning players will not be easy to get through, though, as two Main Event champions in Ryan Riess(390,000) and Martin Jacobson(465,000) look to put an end to Hunichen's run. Other notable players returning to chase the bracelet include Asher Conniff(2,170,000), Noah Schwartz(1,450,000), Maria Ho(860,000), Eric Baldwin(795,000), Paul Volpe(765,000) and Alex Foxen(750,000).
Top Ten Chip Counts
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chris Hunichen | United States | 2,405,000 | 80 |
| 2 | Asher Conniff | United States | 2,170,000 | 72 |
| 3 | Ken Fishman | United States | 1,805,000 | 60 |
| 4 | Ian Matakis | United States | 1,560,000 | 52 |
| 5 | Roman Hrabec | Czech Republic | 1,515,000 | 51 |
| 6 | Peter Rabin | United States | 1,480,000 | 49 |
| 7 | Mark Ioli | United States | 1,470,000 | 49 |
| 8 | Noah Schwartz | United States | 1,450,000 | 48 |
| 9 | Eshaan Bhalla | United States | 1,440,000 | 48 |
| 10 | Julien Sitbon | France | 1,360,000 | 45 |
After a Day 1 full of huge names, bracelet winners and up-and-coming stars, it's no surprise that this event could potentially end up being one of the toughest final tables of the summer thus far and with action kicking off at 12 p.m. local time, this will undoubtedly be an afternoon of action that can't be missed.
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