Jason Gola Bags Day 1 Chip Lead of Event #30: $1,500 Limit 2-7 Triple Draw
Day 1 of Event #30: $1,500 Limit 2-7 Triple Draw has come to an end with Jason Gola in the lead after bagging 221,500 in chips through 15 levels of play here at the Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas. Not too far off the mark is four-time WSOP bracelet winner John Monnette, who will bring 189,000 with him into Day 2.
Gola was the only player to break the 200,000 chip mark, and he has one WSOP bracelet to his name, which he won back in 2017 after defeating David "ODB" Baker heads-up in a $1,500 Razz event. He is currently in prime position to make a deep run and add to his $239,524 in WSOP tournament earnings to date.
End of Day 1 Top 10 Chip Counts
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jason Gola | United States | 221,500 | 74 |
| 2 | John Monnette | United States | 189,000 | 63 |
| 3 | Zoltan Gal | Hungary | 187,000 | 62 |
| 4 | Tom Schneider | United States | 186,000 | 62 |
| 5 | David Prociak | United States | 185,000 | 62 |
| 6 | Alex Epstein | United States | 182,500 | 61 |
| 7 | Samuel Sternfield | United States | 171,500 | 57 |
| 8 | Daniel Vargas | United States | 171,000 | 57 |
| 9 | John Hutchinson | United States | 167,500 | 56 |
| 10 | David Funkhouser | United States | 163,500 | 55 |
Day 1 drew a total of 522 players, far surpassing last year’s total of 350 and continuing the trend of record-setting fields at the 2023 World Series of Poker. The field generated a $696,870 prize pool, with 79 players making the money. The eventual winner will take home $145,863, and a min-cash will be worth $2,405.
The Day 1 field was packed with poker talent and notables, which is a common occurrence in poker’s less mainstream events. Some other notables who bagged up and will continue their run into Day 2 include Chris Vitch (144,000), Randy Ohel (84,000), Benny Glaser (126,500), Dan Shak (115,500), Allen Kessler (112,000), Scott Bohlman (115,500), and online poker legend Viktor Blom (88,500)
Some less fortunate included Daniel Negreanu, Farah Galfond, Jon Turner, Terrence Chan, Ben Yu, Bryce Yockey, David "ODB" Baker, and 2015 Main Event champion Joe McKeehen, who busted late in the day after nursing a short stack most of the day and running into the eight-six of Bradley Butcher.
Play is set to resume on June 13 at 1:00 p.m. local time. Day 2 will feature 60-minute levels, and a total of ten levels will be played. A 60-minute dinner break will be held at the end of level 21.
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