Renmei Liu Grabs Chip Lead on Day 1A One More For One Drop
The first of three opening flights of Event #71: $1,000 One More For One Drop NLHE, at the 2022 WSOP at Bally's and Paris Las Vegas drew in 841 entries, with around a third of that number surviving. With unlimited re-entries allowed not only through the starting flights but also during the first two levels on Day 2, the field is expected to rise dramatically. In 2021, there was a total of 3,797 entries with the winner Scott Ball taking home $396,445 and his second gold WSOP bracelet.
After 10 levels today, Renmei Liu finished with the chip lead; he bagged 445,500 chips. Also towards the top of the Day 1a chip counts were by Justin Lee (357,000), Rommel Berges (350,000) and Justin Fawcett (348,500). Germany's Niko Koop is not so far (329,000) while Mateusz Moolhuizen (257,000) and Matt Berkey (101,500) also bagged for day 2.
Event #71: $1,111 One More for One Drop Top 10 Chip Counts
| Place | Player | Country | Chips | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Renmei Liu | Canada | 445,500 | 223 |
| 2 | Justin Fawcett | United States | 438,500 | 219 |
| 3 | Justin Lee | United States | 357,000 | 179 |
| 4 | Rommel Berges | Belize | 350,000 | 175 |
| 5 | Aaron Earthman | United States | 347,500 | 174 |
| 6 | Adam Weinraub | United States | 344,000 | 172 |
| 7 | David Childs | United States | 339,000 | 170 |
| 8 | Garith Rodgers | United States | 334,000 | 167 |
| 9 | Niko Koop | Germany | 329,000 | 165 |
| 10 | Michael Thach | United States | 328,500 | 164 |
Some other notables that advanced to Day 2 on July 10 at 12 p.m. local time included Dehlia De Jong, Alex Foxen and Landon Tice.
For the players eliminated today, such as Joe Cada, Victor Ramdin, Michael Mizrachi, Samuel Bifarella and Paulina Loeliger, they can still try to qualify on another flight.
While those first qualifiers can take a break for a couple of days, there are plenty of those who will be in action in the subsequent flights. Day 1b starts at 12 p.m. local time on July 8 and PokerNews will once again provide live updates from start to finish.