Daniel Wellborn Bags Top Stack at the End of Day 2 in Event #14: $1,500 6-Handed No-Limit Hold’em
Day 2 of Event #14: $1,500 6-Handed No-Limit Hold'em at the 2022 World Series of Poker started with 159 entries, but only 16 players remained after the conclusion of the 25th level. Daniel Wellborn from Fairfax, Virginia, bagged the chip lead with an impressive 8,805,000 stack, worth 147 big blinds.
Wellborn’s previous top cash was in the Maryland State Poker Championship for $40,413. Now he has the chance to win $456,889 of the $3,193,320 prize pool, created by the 2,393 entrants, and of course the WSOP gold bracelet.
Event #14: $1,500 6-Handed No-Limit Hold'em Top 10 Chip Counts
| Place | Player | Country | Chips | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Daniel Wellborn | United States | 8,805,000 | 147 |
| 2 | Leonard August | United States | 5,800,000 | 97 |
| 3 | Joe Cada | United States | 5,645,000 | 94 |
| 4 | Maximiliano Gallardo | Argentina | 5,615,000 | 94 |
| 5 | Thomas Schultz | United States | 5,550,000 | 93 |
| 6 | Leo Soma | France | 4,790,000 | 80 |
| 7 | Ivan Zhechev | Bulgaria | 4,650,000 | 78 |
| 8 | Derek Sudell | United States | 3,700,000 | 62 |
| 9 | Ryan Jones | United States | 3,400,000 | 57 |
| 10 | Tuanyi Mu | China | 3,055,000 | 51 |
Not too far behind Wellborn in chips, rounding out the top five stacks are Leonard August (5,800,000), 2009 WSOP Main Event champion Joe Cada (5,645,000), Maximiliano Gallardo (5,615,000) and Thomas Schultz ( 5,550,000). two-time bracelet winner Anson Tsang is still in the running too although he is the second-shortest stack with 520,000 chips.
Some other notable players that busted out earlier today were Jeremy Ausmus in 24th place ($17,481), Yaser Al-Keliddar in 30th place ($14,094), James Calderaro in 32nd place ($14,094), Taylor Paur in 43rd place ($9,498), and start-of-the-day big stack Shankar Pillai in 64th ($5,763).
Day 3 could be anyone’s game as the final three tables play out. The players return to Level 28 where the blinds are 50,000/100,000 with a 100,000 big blind ante. Join us at 12:00 p.m. local time on June 9th at Bally's and Paris Las Vegas or tune in to PokerNews Live Reporting to follow all of the action..
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