Naoya Kihara Leads The Way Into Day 2 of Event #29: $10,000 Limit 2-7 Triple Draw Championship
A star-studded field will return to the Horseshoe Event Center when Day 2 of Event #29: $10,000 Limit 2-7 Lowball Triple Draw Championship begins at 1 p.m. local time.
Naoya Kihara takes the chip lead into the event’s penultimate day. Kihara became the first-ever bracelet winner from his native Japan back in 2012 and while he’s made four WSOP final tables since then, he'll still be looking for his second bracelet when he returns with 237,000.
Marco Johnson (227,000), Bryce Yockey (213,000), Calvin Anderson (210,500), and Jason Mercier (206,500) round out the top five.
Day 2 Top Ten Chip Counts
| Rank | Player | Country | Chips | Big Bets |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Naoya Kihara | Japan | 237,000 | 40 |
| 2 | Marco Johnson | United States | 227,000 | 38 |
| 3 | Bryce Yockey | United States | 213,000 | 36 |
| 4 | Calvin Anderson | United States | 210,500 | 35 |
| 5 | Jason Mercier | United States | 206,500 | 34 |
| 6 | Danny Noam | United States | 201,500 | 34 |
| 7 | Danny Tang | Hong Kong | 199,000 | 33 |
| 8 | Bin Weng | United States | 196,500 | 33 |
| 9 | Taylor Wilson | United States | 196,000 | 33 |
| 10 | Maxx Coleman | United States | 196,000 | 33 |
Some of poker’s biggest names are among the 65 remaining players lurking down the leaderboard. They include Bin Weng (196,500), defending champion Benny Glaser (195,500), Chino Rheem (175,500), Jeremy Ausmus (175,000), Dustin Dirksen (170,000), Justin Saliba (163,000), and Chad Eveslage (162,500). Other notables toward the bottom of the counts are Eric Wasserson (113,000), Paul Volpe (95,000), Oscar Johansson (83,500), Jerry Wong (66,500), Ryutaro Suzuki (66,000), John Monnette (55,000), Yuri Dzivielevski (51,000), and Viktor Blom (39,000).
A total of 125 players entered on Day 1, putting the event on pace to surpass last year’s field of 130. Late registration remains open for the first hour of Day 2. The action resumes in Level 10 with blinds of 1,500-3,000 and 3,000-6,000 limits. Levels 10-13 will be 60 minutes before increasing to 90 minutes with Level 14 for the duration of the tournament. Play on Day 2 consists of eight levels, with a 60-minute dinner break after Level 14 around 7 p.m.
Stay tuned to PokerNews for all the live updates as the field plays down past the money bubble and onward toward the final table.