Josh Arieh Leads Day 2 of Event #34: $1,500 PLO; Negreanu Still in Contention
A nice field of 1,355 contenders generated a healthy prize pool of $1,808,925 in Event #34: $1,500 Pot-Limit Omaha. Exactly 98 players will be in the Gold section of the Horseshoe Main Event Center vying for a first place prize of $298,192 on Day 2. There are at least two players who are after the hardware more than anything in the form of Daniel Negreanu and Josh Arieh; the latter won his fifth bracelet just days ago and bagged the chip lead last night. Negreanu is notorious for placing bracelet bets and always puts a full schedule in every summer on the quest for more gold.
Other notables joining Day 2 include the likes of John Racener, who has $11,216,800 in reported tournament earnings and Robert Mizrachi, a four-time bracelet winner. The only two players to join Arieh in the millionaire club were the likes of Matthew Parry and Eric Fields.
Day 2 Chip Leaders
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Josh Arieh | United States | 1,196,000 | 120 |
| 2 | Matthew Parry | United States | 1,102,000 | 110 |
| 3 | Eric Fields | United States | 1,015,000 | 102 |
| 4 | Taehyung Kim | South Korea | 951,000 | 95 |
| 5 | Robert Mizrachi | United States | 829,000 | 83 |
| 6 | Steve Foutty | United States | 803,000 | 80 |
| 7 | Todd Hatch | United States | 779,000 | 78 |
| 8 | Daniel Grassi | United States | 714,000 | 71 |
| 9 | Anson Tsang | Hong Kong | 708,000 | 71 |
| 10 | Joe Firova | United States | 694,000 | 69 |
Play will resume at 10 a.m. local time with Level 18, blinds 5,000/10,000 with 10,000 big blind ante, and is projected to play ten 60-minute levels. Only time will tell how Day 2 will pan out here at the 2023 World Series of Poker hosted by the Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas.