2023 World Series of Poker

Event #18: $300 Gladiators of Poker
Day: 1d
Event Info

2023 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
k8
Prize
$499,852
Event Info
Buy-in
$300
Prize Pool
$3,603,162
Entries
23,088
Level Info
Level
47
Blinds
6,000,000 / 12,000,000
Ante
12,000,000
Players Info - Day 1d
Entries
8,467
Players Left
320

A Total of 827 Warriors Make Day 2 of the Inaugural Gladiators of Poker Event

Level 22 : Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante
Marcy Jo Phillips
Marcy Jo Phillips

Day 1d of Event #18: $300 Gladiators of Poker at the 2023 World Series of Poker (WSOP) at the Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas saw 8,467 runners, putting the tournament at 23,102 total entrants.

After 22 levels of play, only 320 players remained. Mary Jo Phillips bagged the chip lead with 2,965,000. Phillips made steady improvements throughout the later levels but one massive two million chip pot at the end of the night boosted her into the chip lead and she will go into Day 2 as one of the biggest stacks.

Day 1d Top Ten Chip Counts

RankPlayerCountryChip CountBig Blinds
1Marcy Jo PhillipsUnited States2,965,00059
2Robbie KoUnited States2,865,00057
3Joshua ZerbeUnited States2,770,00055
4Casey TidwellUnited States2,650,00053
5Brian JohnsonUnited Kingdom2,275,00046
6Jeffrey YanchekUnited States2,265,00045
7Bruno DesimoniBrazil2,250,00045
8Leandro LorenziArgentina2,170,00043
9Matthew CassUnited States2,125,00043
10Renan BruschiBrazil2,115,00042

A few other notable players from Day 1d that found a bag were two-time bracelet winner Anatolii Zyrin (1,450,000), Timothy Little (705,000), and bracelet winner Ian Steinman (855,000). Zyrin, who ran up a healthy stack, was involved in a hand late in the day where he knocked out fellow bracelet winner Jeremy Wien to help himself chip up.

Anatolii Zyrin
Anatolii Zyrin

Unfortunately, not everyone was as lucky as the players mentioned above. Among those to bust on Day 1d were several bracelet winners including, Jamie Gold, Joe Cada, and David Pham.

The overall chip leader is still Patrick White, who bagged the chip lead on Day 1a with 3,405,000. Other massive stacks entering Day 2 include Day 1b chip leader Justin Arnwine with 3,080,000, Richard Gao with 3,105,000, and Peter Lee with 3,100,000.

Day 2 of the Gladiators of Poker begins at 10 a.m. on Sunday, June 11. Players remaining from all Day 1 flights will play 17 40-minute levels with the final table being played on Day 3. There will be a 20-minute break after every three levels and a 60-minute dinner break after level 31 (~7:00 p.m.).

Stay tuned to PokerNews for live updates straight from the tournament floor of Event #18: $300 Gladiators of Poker.

Tags: Anatolii ZyrinDavid PhamIan SteinmanJamie GoldJeremy WienJoe CadaJustin ArnwineMary Jo PhillipsParis Las VegasPatrick WhitePeter LeeRichard GaoTim Little