There is a buzz in the air as the $10,000 Main Event begins on Thursday. At 12 p.m. PST in another part of the Rio All-Suite Hotel and Casino, the 282 remaining players out of a starting field of 3,823 in Event #65: $1,000 Mini Main Event will try to make their own World Series of Poker history.
Thomas Boyden leads the way into Day 2, building up a stack of 3,325,000. He’s closely followed by Giorgiy Skhulukhiya with 3,150,000. Farid Jattin (2,240,000), 2020 Main Event finalist Tony Yuan (1,925,000), and bracelet winners Georgios Sotiropoulos (2,135,000), Ismael Bojang (1,850,000), and Brett Shaffer (1,740,000) also come into the day with top-20 stacks.
Former Main Event champion Martin Jacobson (1,200,000), bracelet winner Michael Lech (1,040,000), and Marle Cordeiro (855,000) are also still alive in their quest to add a WSOP gold bracelet and the $432,575 that awaits the winner.
Top Ten Chip Counts
| RANK | PLAYER | Country | CHIP COUNT | Big Blinds |
|---|
| 1 | Thomas Boyden | United States | 3,325,000 | 83 |
| 2 | Giorgii Skhulukhiia | Russia | 3,150,000 | 79 |
| 3 | Nicholas Verderamo | United States | 2,560,000 | 64 |
| 4 | Farid Jattin | United States | 2,240,000 | 56 |
| 5 | Jinkwang Do | United States | 2,150,000 | 54 |
| 6 | Georgios Sotiropoulos | Greece | 2,135,000 | 53 |
| 7 | Gareth Devereux | United Kingdom | 1,995,000 | 50 |
| 8 | John Longowa | United States | 1,995,000 | 50 |
| 9 | Nana Sanechika | Japan | 1,955,000 | 49 |
| 10 | Ye Yuan | China | 1,925,000 | 48 |
The plan for Day 2 is to play down to the final five players. Play begins in Level 23, with blinds at 20,000-40,000 and a 40,000 big blind ante. There will be a 15-minute break every four levels and a 60-minute dinner break following the conclusion of Level 34, which should come around 6:30 p.m. PST.
There is still a long way to go for the 282 survivors of Day 1 before they can reach the final table, and PokerNews will be here throughout the day providing live updates as what was once a massive field gets whittled down to five.
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Brett ShafferFarid JattinGeorgios SotiropoulosGiorgiy SkhulukhiyaIsmael BojangMarle CordeiroMartin JacobsonThomas Boyden
and Sotiropoulos eliminated Hilowitz with the nut flush.
and Douglas eliminated Priault with two pair, aces and nines.
and Kalev cracked Casciola's kings with three of kind, jacks.
