Chino Rheem finds himself at the top of the chip counts in Event #42: $800 No-Limit Hold’em Deepstack where a record-breaking crowd of 3,778 players turned out. At the close of play and the completion of 22 levels, only 238 players remain, and Rheem’s 2,450,000) stack is the largest of them all.
Pat Lyons (2,360,000) finished just behind Rheem in the chip leader race, with Paul Grande (2,055,000) rounding out the top three.
Antoine Saout (1,620,000) is also through to Day 2, as are 2021 WSOP Main Event champion Koray Aldemir (1,465,000), Joe Kuether (1,005,000), Dylan Linde (615,000), Martin Finger (510,000), and David Pham (450,000).
The cards are back in the air from 10:00 a.m. local time on June 19, and PokerNews‘ live reporting team will be on the ground throughout the day.
Event #42: $800 No-Limit Hold’em Deepstack Top 10 Chip Counts
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chino Rheem | United States | 2,450,000 | 82 |
| 2 | Pat Lyons | United States | 2,360,000 | 79 |
| 3 | Paul Grande | United States | 2,055,000 | 69 |
| 4 | DID NOT REPORT 5 | United States | 1,815,000 | 61 |
| 5 | Antoine Saout | France | 1,620,000 | 54 |
| 6 | Alphonsus Yoon | Canada | 1,600,000 | 53 |
| 7 | Ryan Goindoo | Trinidad & Tobago | 1,600,000 | 53 |
| 8 | Tsubasa Sasaki | Japan | 1,595,000 | 53 |
| 9 | Camille Brown | United States | 1,535,000 | 51 |
| 10 | David Bullinger | United States | 1,520,000 | 51 |
