Dinesh Alt Leads Pack, but Others Primed to Push Chip Leader
A total of 144 players are set to return for Day 2 of Event #19: $2,500 No-Limit Hold'em Freezeout at Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas.
The bubble burst Wednesday night in Level 17, and 172 players made the money out of 1,139 entrants. For the 144 making it to Day 2, the goal now is to get to Day 3 for the chance to win a coveted WSOP bracelet.
Dinesh Alt raced out to a Day 1 lead with 1,212,000 by the time the players bagged in the early morning hours. Alt is the only player to top the million-chip count, and the next closest player is Byung Eun Shin, whose 797,000 leads a group of six entrants with 700,000 or more in play. Among the six are WSOP bracelet winners Jared Jaffee (780,000), Adrian Mateos (758,000) and Mark Seif (713,000)
Top 10 Chip Counts
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dinesh Alt | Switzerland | 1,212,000 | 121 |
| 2 | Byung Eun Shin | South Korea | 797,000 | 80 |
| 3 | Jared Jaffee | United States | 780,000 | 78 |
| 4 | Artem Metalidi | Ukraine | 761,000 | 76 |
| 5 | Adrian Mateos | Spain | 758,000 | 76 |
| 6 | Mark Seif | United States | 713,000 | 71 |
| 7 | Valentino Konakchiev | Bulgaria | 709,000 | 71 |
| 8 | Romel Mendoza | United States | 665,000 | 67 |
| 9 | Ian O'Hara | United States | 626,000 | 63 |
| 10 | Taylor Paur | United States | 624,000 | 62 |
The remaining field boasts a group of notables, all of whom can make a run to the top of the leaderboard. The list includes multiple WSOP bracelet winners Mike Matusow (237,000), David Pham (226,000), Greg Mueller (172,000), Justin Bonomo (138,000), Poker Hall of Famer Erik Seidel (124,000), Ryan Leng (98,000) and Humberto Brenes (74,000).
The players are scheduled to resume play for Day 2 at noon local time at Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas with ten 60-minute levels, with starting blinds of 5,000-10,000 and a 10,000 ante. Players will take a 60-minute dinner break after Level 23, approximately 6:30 p.m. local time.
Stay tuned to PokerNews throughout the day, as the remaining 144 players compete to advance to Day 3.