Stacked Field Returns for Day 2 of Event #69: $10,000 No-Limit 2-7 Single Draw Championship
Day 2 of Event #69: $10,000 No-Limit 2-7 Single Draw Championship at the 2023 World Series of Poker at the Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas sees 54 players return from a total of 126 Day 1 entries. That number will likely change, however, as late registration remains open until the start of the day.
A stacked field turned out for the high buy-in version of what many believe to be the purest form of poker. While Michael Moncek was able to bag the biggest with 452,000, his advantage heading into the day can only be considered slight given the level of competition he will be up against. For example, all five top place finishers in the $1,500 No-Limit 2-7 Single Draw remain in contention with 4th place Jon Turner bagging an impressive 270,000, good for third in the chip counts.
Day 2 Top 10 Chip Counts
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael Moncek | United States | 452,000 |
| 2 | Galen Hall | United States | 298,000 |
| 3 | Jon Turner | United States | 270,000 |
| 4 | Yingui Li | China | 260,000 |
| 5 | Ryan Riess | United States | 256,500 |
| 6 | Jason Mercier | United States | 255,500 |
| 7 | Pedro Bromfman | Brazil | 240,000 |
| 8 | Paul Volpe | United States | 233,500 |
| 9 | Robert Wells | United Kingdom | 232,000 |
| 10 | Cary Katz | United States | 221,000 |
Other top pros returning for Day 2 include defending champion Pedro Bromfman (240,000), four time bracelet winner and Poker Hall of Fame nominee Mike Matusow (216,000) and the expert on the triple draw version of this game, Daniel Negreanu (201,000).
Day 2 restarts at 1 p.m. in the Paris Purple section with blinds resuming at 1,500/3,000 with a 4,500 ante. Levels will be 90-minutes in length for the remainder of the tournament and the plan heading into the day is to whittle the field down to five players.
Be sure to stay tuned to PokerNews as its live reporting team continues to provide coverage of Event #69: $10,000 No-Limit 2-7 Single Draw Championship through to its conclusion.