2023 World Series of Poker

Event #27: $1,500 Eight Game Mix
Day: 2
Event Info

2023 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
k10
Prize
$198,854
Event Info
Buy-in
$1,500
Prize Pool
$1,053,315
Entries
789
Level Info
Level
34
Blinds
0 / 0
Ante
0
Players Info - Day 2
Entries
218
Players Left
21

Chad Campbell Leads Tightly Packed Field into Day 3 of $1,500 8-Game

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Chad Campbell
Chad Campbell

After ten hours of play, little has been decided and all is still very much to play for on June 13 as 21 players will return for Day 3 of World Series of Poker Event #27: $1,500 8-Game.

Multiple players took turns late in the day making runs at the end-of-night chip lead, but when the bags were filled, it was Chad Campbell sealing up 1,991,000 chips, just ahead of Daniel Strelitz with 1,793,000, and Aloisio Dourado with 1,705,000.

In fact, eight of the top ten chip counts all bagged at least a million with only the stacks of bracelet winners Allan Le (150,000), and Quinn Do (120,000), dangerously short.

Top Ten End of Day 2 Chip Counts

RankPlayerCountryChip Count
1Chad CampbellUnited States1,991,000
2Daniel StrelitzUnited States1,793,000
3Aloisio DouradoBrazil1,705,000
4John BunchUnited States1,685,000
5Robert MizrachiUnited States1,198,000
6Gary KosakowskiUnited States1,164,000
7Kyle LomanUnited States1,140,000
8Dave StannUnited States1,087,000
9Obli PrabhuUnited States905,000
10Shaun DeebUnited States868,000

Other notables outside the top ten but still with a chance Tuesday include four-time bracelet winner Nick Schulman (828,000), and three-time bracelet winner David "Bakes" Baker (444,000).

Nick Schulman
Nick Schulman

The Day��s Action

With a record field of 789 entries, of which 218 returned on June 12 for Day 2, a tidal wave of eliminations was expected to start the day, and those expectations held true to form as the money bubble of 119 was reached just after the first break of the day with almost 100 players busted within the first two hours of play.

Among those to fall shy of the money included Hall of Famers Jen Harman and Daniel Negreanu, and former WSOP Players of the Year David Bach, Daniel Zack, and Mike Gorodinsky.

The eliminations continued at a rapid clip once the lengthy, nearly hour-long bubble finally burst. Dylan Linde, Maxx Coleman, and Scott Bohlman were among the first to go in the money, earning at least the min-cash of $2,406.

Josh Arieh and Anthony Zinno busted in 64th and 65th place respectively for $3,234 each, a sum Phil Hellmuth also earned for his 59th place finish. Closer to night��s end, multi-time bracelet winners Max Pescatori (28th place) and Ian Johns (25th place) bowed out for $6,542 each.

Max Pescatori
Max Pescatori

What Lies Ahead

A no-doubt wild finish is in store when the players return to the Gold section of the Horseshoe Event Center at 1:00 p.m. local time on June 13 to play down to a winner, who will take home $198,854 and a prestigious WSOP gold bracelet.

While the field is tightly packed, the blinds and limits will surely provide some huge tournament-defining pots, with blinds of 10,000 / 20,000 in no-limit and pot-limit games and limits of 40,000 / 80,000 in limit and stud games.

Stay close to PokerNews for the thrilling conclusion of this event from Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas as our live reporting team brings you all the action.

Tags: Allan LeAloisio DouradoAnthony ZinnoChad CampbellDaniel NegreanuDaniel StrelitzDaniel ZackDave StannDavid BachDylan LindeGary KosakowskiIan JohnsJen HarmanJohn BunchJosh AriehKyle LomanMax PescatoriMaxx ColemanMike GorodinskyNick SchulmanObli PrabhuParis Las VegasPhil HellmuthQuinn DoRobert MizrachiScott BohlmanShaun Deeb