Event #37: $2,000 No-Limit Hold’em at Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas saw 1,962 players enter for a prize pool of $3,492,360. Just twenty-eight players remain who have locked up at least $15,423. However, all of them are focused on the bracelet and the $524,777 for first place from the 2023 World Series of Poker.
Yuan Li bagged the largest stack with 5,350,000, yet he is closely followed by Patrick Truong (5,220,000) and Jeremy Joseph (3,930,000). All three will be gunning to win their first WSOP bracelet today.
Start of Day 3 Top Ten Chip Counts
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|
| 1 | Yuan Li | China | 5,350,000 | 89 |
| 2 | Patrick Truong | United States | 5,220,000 | 87 |
| 3 | Jeremy Joseph | United States | 3,930,000 | 65 |
| 4 | Mark Seif | United States | 3,850,000 | 64 |
| 5 | Antoine Saout | France | 3,615,000 | 60 |
| 6 | Darryl Ronconi | United States | 3,585,000 | 60 |
| 7 | Daniel Le | Canada | 3,290,000 | 55 |
| 8 | Pavels Spirins | Latvia | 3,000,075 | 50 |
| 9 | Marc MacDonnell | Ireland | 2,970,000 | 50 |
| 10 | Lee Piniatoglou | United States | 2,610,000 | 44 |
Other notables to make it through to Day 3 include 2017 WSOP Main Event final tablist Antoine Saout (3,615,000), Day 1 chip leader Lee Piniatoglou (2,610,000), bracelet winners Ankush Mandavia (1,240,000) and Carlos Chang (975,000) and the 2023 PSPC Main Event champion Aliaksandr Shylko (1,275,000).
Remaining Payouts
| Place | Prize | Place | Prize |
|---|
| 1 | $524,777 | 10-11 | $36,118 |
| 2 | $324,355 | 12-13 | $28,737 |
| 3 | $238,129 | 14 -17 | $23,105 |
| 4 | $176,529 | 18-26 | $18,776 |
| 5 | $132,153 | 27-28 | $15,423 |
| 6 | $99,916 | | |
| 7 | $76,302 | | |
| 8 | $58,860 | | |
| 9 | $45,871 | | |
Play will start at 10 a.m. local time at the Horseshoe Gold section and action will resume at Level 26 with 30,000/60,000 blinds and a big blind ante of 60,000. Levels will last one hour each with a 15-minute break taking place after every two levels. Play will continue until a winner is crowned.
Stay tuned to PokerNews for all updates regarding the 2023 WSOP.
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Aliaksandr ShylkoAnkush MandaviaAntoine SaoutCarlos ChangDaniel LeDarryl RonconiJeremy JosephLee PiniatoglouMarc MacDonnellMark SeifPatrick TruongPavels SpirinsYuan Li
