Raymer finished the day with 201,400 chips coming off his latest Senior's tournament victory at the Golden Nugget. For the 2004 champion, Raymer wasted little time getting to work by doubling his stack in the first few moments after sitting down. There were only two former Main Event champions that jumped into the Day 1b field: Greg Raymer and Johnny Chan. Following in his footsteps is four-time bracelet winner Julien Martini with 284,700 chips along with Yuze Ding with 284,500 Ding battled at the same table as Martini throughout proceedings. The South African will be looking to make his first one count in the 2023 WSOP Main Event. Van der Spuy is a well-known online poker pro but has yet to record a live tournament score. Leading the pack was online grinder Jean-Pierre van der Spuy, who jumped into the lead in the dying moments of Day 1b with a stack of 287,000. When all the dust settled after an exciting five two-hour levels, there were 819 players advancing to Day 2abc on Friday, July 7th at 12 noon. While many Americans were celebrating the festivities outside today, there was a gathering of around 1,118 players from all around the world inside the Horseshoe Casino Las Vegas for Event #76: $10,000 WSOP Main Event No-Limit Hold'em World Championship. Van der Spuy Leads, Martini a Close Second After Day 1b of $10,000 WSOP Main Event No-Limit Hold'em World ChampionshipĮxcitement, fireworks, and drinking beers to cap off the night - three things that the Fourth of July has in common with the World Series of Poker Main Event.

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