Chase Blanton Leads Day 1a of Event #77: Lucky 7'S No-Limit Hold'em
After 11 hours of play, Event #77: $777 Lucky 7’S No-Limit Hold’em at the 2023 World Series of Poker at Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas saw WSOP ring winner Chase Blanton (2,265,000) end the night with the chip lead. The eighth year of this unique event saw plenty of action and swings throughout the opening day.
Top Ten Chip Counts
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thomas Blanton | United States | 2,265,000 | 57 |
| 2 | Did Not Report | 2,200,000 | 55 | |
| 3 | Daniel Bolgrin | United States | 1,975,000 | 49 |
| 4 | Clifford Huang | United States | 1,910,000 | 48 |
| 5 | Yi-Cheng Yeh | United States | 1,885,000 | 47 |
| 6 | Ian Burr | United States | 1,810,000 | 45 |
| 7 | Brandon Noe | United States | 1,760,000 | 44 |
| 8 | Nicolas Sena-Hopkins | United States | 1,715,000 | 43 |
| 9 | Curtis Connors | United States | 1,585,000 | 40 |
| 10 | Lin Hua Wei | United States | 1,575,000 | 39 |
Blanton leads 64 survivors back into play on Monday, July 10th, at 10 a.m. local time with many notable names close behind him in the chip counts, including 2007 Main Event winner, Jerry Yang (1,350,000), as well as bracelet winner Peter Thai (1,040,000) and Taiwanese Pro Lin Hua Wei (1,575,000).
Third in chips is Daniel Bolgrin (1,975,000), who was the beneficiary of a massive cooler late in the day, in fourth is Clifford Huang (1,910,000).
Another familiar name in the counts at the end of Day 1a is Jon Turner. Turner bagged 740,000 for Day 2 looking for his first bracelet. The American pro has over 100 cashes at the World Series of Poker and 14 final tables but he never made it to the heads-up phase of a WSOP tournament before.
Notable bracelet winners in need of spinning it up are Kevin Song (540,000), bracelet winner, Max Steinberg (390,000), and Christian Pham (356,000)
The 1,470 entries created a Day 1a prize pool of $1,005,128, with 221 players taking home at least $1,246.
Players will have another chance at qualifying for Day 2 in this unlimited re-entry tournament on Saturday, July 8th at 10 a.m. local time.
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