We officially have a new poker boom as the 2023 WSOP Main Event being the biggest of all time! Chip leader after the first three starting days is Yehuda Dayan from Israel and YouTube Poker legend Doug Polk is also in the Top 10.
Facts and Figures 2023 WSOP Main Event
- Buy-in: $10,000
- Prize Pool: $52,170,000
- Players: 5,217
- Starting Days: 3 0f 4 (1D still left to play)
- Average: 80,967
2023 WSOP Main Event Day 1A Recap
Day 1A of the 2023 WSOP Main Event was as always the smallest with 827 entires.
Many big names were in the field though and YouTube Poker legend Doug Polk managed to finish in the Top 5 with a strong 282,000 chips.
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The chip leader of Day 1A, Yehuda Dayan from Israel, is also still overall chipleader with a monstrous stack of 389,900 chips at an average of 77,480.
Top Ten Chip Counts after Day 1A:
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yehuda Dayan | Israel | 389,900 | 487 |
| 2 | Shota Nakanishi | Japan | 360,100 | 450 |
| 3 | Hai-Chi Ho | China | 297,400 | 372 |
| 4 | Doug Polk | United States | 281,900 | 352 |
| 5 | Neville Costa | Brazil | 275,000 | 344 |
| 6 | Samuel Gagnon | Canada | 271,000 | 339 |
| 7 | Todd Collins | United States | 250,400 | 313 |
| 8 | Rick Mechammil | United States | 247,600 | 310 |
| 9 | Christine Do | Canada | 237,300 | 297 |
| 10 | Anirban Das | Italy | 236,900 | 296 |
Day 1B Recap
Leading the pack on Day 1B is online grinder Jean-Pierre van der Spuy with 287,000 chips.
Once again a poker legend in form of Patrik Antonius made it to the Top 10 chip counts finishing the day with 263,500.
Top 10 Chip Counts after Day 1B:
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jean-Pierre van der Spuy | South Africa | 287,000 | 359 |
| 2 | Julien Martini | France | 286,000 | 358 |
| 3 | Yuze Ding | United States | 284,500 | 356 |
| 4 | Gar Cheung | United States | 281,500 | 352 |
| 5 | Andrew Graham | United States | 277,700 | 347 |
| 6 | Scott Numoto | United States | 268,200 | 335 |
| 7 | Patrik Antonius | Finland | 263,500 | 329 |
| 8 | Jevon Lam | United States | 243,000 | 304 |
| 9 | Robert Lofaso | United States | 233,500 | 292 |
| 10 | Anatoly Filatov | Russia | 231,000 | 289 |
Day 1C Recap
The masses came on Day 1C bringing the total number of entries up to 5,217 and with the strongest starting day still left, it is certain that the record from 2006 with 8,773 players will be smashed!
UK pro Christopher Brammer managed to amass the biggest chip stack on Day 1C having a whopping 386,100, so the former Bracelet winner will be a force to be reckon with.
We will post the full chip counts of the first three starting days here as soon as they are available.
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