Sunday, March 26, 2023 6:58 AM Local Time
Deeb Takes Chip Lead into Day 2 of Turning Stone Main Event
Chip Leader Shaun Deeb and Turning Stone Circuit Ring Winner Tom Frank Will be in Day 2 of the Main Event
After three record-setting opening flights in the WSOP Circuit $1,700 Main Event, just 112 hopefuls remain, with Shaun Deeb topping the star-studded remaining field with 897,000 chips.
WSOP bracelet winners, Circuit ring winners, and the defending champion are all still in the mix as play continues down toward the final table Sunday back here at Turning Stone Casino Resort.
Among those ring winners is the player entering the day in second place, Day 1C chip leader, Vaios Triantafyliou (781,000), with Day 1A chip leader Scott Hosbach not far behind with 743,000.
There are plenty more owners of WSOP jewelry in the top ten alone, with ring winner James Campbell (722,000) sitting in 6th place, PLO ring winner Gilberto Taveras (717,000) in 7th, and three-time bracelet winner Matt Matros (545,000) in 10th.
And that’s just a few names at the very top of the heap. Bracelet and ring winner Jesse Lonis is lurking not far off with 490,000 chips, five-time ring winner Ryan Eriquezzo has 355,000 chips, and as mentioned, the defending champion, Joseph Rice is still in the field with a bit more work to do at 192,000.
For complete Day 2 chip counts, click here.
For the Day 2 seat draw, click here.
When the players return to the Turning Stone Event Center at noon, they will begin in level 17 with blinds of 4,000/8,000/8,000 as that was when Day 1B concluded after a hard stop with ten percent of the field remaining.
Following level 17, level times will extend to 60 minutes in length with 15-minute breaks after every second level and a dinner break at a yet-to-be-determined time.
WSOP.com will be on the tournament floor to bring you continued live reporting of all the action from the pinnacle of what’s been a tremendously successful series here at the beautiful Turning Stone Resort Casino in Verona, New York.