Some 260 players began play at Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas, looking to make their mark on the 2023 World Series of Poker. For 28 players, that dream continues into Day 3, as today's Day 2 action in Event #62: $1,500 Mixed No-Limit Hold'em/Pot-Limit Omaha has concluded.
Among the chip leaders is four-time bracelet winner Robert Mizrachi, who bagged 3,100,000. Mizrachi, the 2007 $10,000 Pot-Limit Omaha champion, has six cashes so far this summer and looks to add another bracelet to his already-impressive resume.
Sitting atop the leaderboard is Eran Carmi. Carmi, out of Tel Aviv, Israel, bagged 4,225,000. He has a WSOP circuit ring to his name, having won WSOPC Event #9: €2,000 Pot-Limit Omaha 8-Handed earlier this year. He also will look to improve upon his third-place finish in the 2022 WSOP Europe Pot-Limit Omaha event.
End of Day 2 Top Ten
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eran Carmi | Israel | 4,255,000 | 70 |
| 2 | Charles Honkonen | United States | 4,160,000 | 69 |
| 3 | Bart Lybaert | Belgium | 4,050,000 | 67 |
| 4 | Guofeng Wang | China | 3,960,000 | 66 |
| 5 | Upeshka De Silva | United States | 3,165,000 | 52 |
| 6 | Robert Mizrachi | United States | 3,100,000 | 51 |
| 7 | Eric Pfenning | United States | 2,760,000 | 46 |
| 8 | Mohammad Siddiqui | United States | 2,585,000 | 43 |
| 9 | William Nguyen | United States | 2,530,000 | 42 |
| 10 | Matthew Bretzfield | United States | 2,400,000 | 40 |
With the bubble bursting right before the end of Day 1, eliminations were expected to come quickly. That turned out to be the case, as the early part of Day 2 saw numerous players make their way to the payout window. Early eliminations included Loni Hui, Ismael Bojang, Patrick Leonard, and Michael Perrone.
Other notable players unable to make Day 3 included Barny Boatman, Shaun Deeb, Jared Jaffee, and Brandon Shack-Harris.
Coming back for Day 3 is the ever-talkative Martin Kabrhel, who will look to spin up his short stack. Kabrhel was among the chip leaders for the majority of Day 2 and knows how to make a comeback - even when calling the wrong hand.
Action will resume at 1:00 p.m. local time on Thursday, June 29, at Level 26, with blinds at 30,000/60,000 with a 60,000 big blind ante. The 28 remaining players will play down to a winner, who will take home the top prize of $410,659 and a WSOP bracelet. Stay tuned to PokerNews as a champion is crowned!