Bin Weng Among the Leaders in Event #16: $5,000 No Limit Hold��em
It was another exciting day at the 2024 World Series of Poker where Event #16: $5,000 No Limit Hold��em has concluded play for the day at the Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas. From 660 entrants so far, 239 players remain.
Two chip stacks stand out at the conclusion of Day 1. Clemen Deng from Portland bagged 554,000. Meanwhile, Daniel Auckland from Seattle is closely trailing with 540,000. Auckland got his start in poker by winning a few local daily tournaments and he says he hopes he can parlay that luck into something special this summer.
$25K Fantasy Draft player Bin Weng sits within the top ten chip stacks at the conclusion of the first day of play. With 343,500 in chips, he's has had his share of bluffs and luck in this event.
End of Day 1 Top Ten Chip Counts
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Clemen Deng | United States | 554,000 |
| 2 | Daniel Auckland | United States | 540,000 |
| 3 | Jeffrey Farnes | United States | 349,000 |
| 4 | Bin Weng | United States | 343,500 |
| 5 | Daniyal Gheba | United States | 340,500 |
| 6 | Adam Hendrix | United States | 334,500 |
| 7 | Jianfeng Sun | China | 332,000 |
| 8 | Chongxian Yang | China | 328,000 |
| 9 | Uri Kadosh | United States | 323,000 |
| 10 | Barry Hutter | United States | 317,000 |
Notable players who made it through today��s battle included this year��s WSOP Event #1 bracelet winner Asher Conniff, Jonathan Little, WSOP bracelet winner Julien Sitbon, Aliaksandr Shylko, the superstar from Belarus, and YouTube sensations Brad Owen and Ethan ��Rampage�� Yau, the latter of which was involved in plenty of action.
Meanwhile the likes of Andrew Moreno, Chance Kornuth, and Erik Seidel were unable to survive the lengthy day.
Hands to remember from today��s action included the runout that saw Shaun Deeb eliminated by Omar Saeed and lots of aggression from four-time WSOP champion Adrian Mateos.
Players played a full ten levels today, so the remaining players will return at 1 p.m. on Wednesday to Level 11 with blinds at 1,000/2,500 and a 2,500 big blind ante. The prize pool for this event will be confirmed tomorrow as registration continues one level into Day 2.
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