Eljach was unable to build any momentum following the collision and busted out late in the day. Zlatin Penev's Day 1a run came to an unceremonious end after he turned top set but ran into Vladimir Olesnan's Broadway straight.ĭefending champion Omar Eljach got off to a hot start, but lost the majority of his chips after running queens into Schemion's aces. It wasn't smooth sailing for everyone, of course. Paduano remained active and aggressive throughout the day, including a hand where Paduano claimed to bluff James Chen out of a large pot. Also benefitting from a set early on was 2022 WSOP Ladies Event Champion, Jessica Teusl, who ended the day with 255,900.Īrturo Paduano had a stellar showing and secured 302,000 for Day 2 by the end of play.

Mahsum Aslan (176,200) was among the chip leaders early after flopping a set against top pair and doubling up. Plenty of notables filled the field in the early going, including Daniel Rezaei (303,800), Dario Sammartino (246,600), Ole Schemion (232,700), Viktor Blom (228,200), and Barny Boatman (56,900), to name a few.

Day 1a started off strong with 192 players taking their seats before the clock had begun.