As the second day of the 50th Annual World Series of Poker began, the low buy-in anniversary tournament took over the halls of the Rio Convention Center. Meanwhile, the first bracelet of 2019 was awarded in Event 2.
On Thursday, May 30, this is what happened.
Total entries: 853Prize pool: $1,151,550Players paid: 128Minimum payout: $2,257Winner payout: $228,228Day 1 players remaining: 373Chip leader: Lawrence Michael (USA) – 79,000 chipsDay 2 starting time: 2pm
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The Big 50 drew all of the crowds for which the WSOP staff had hope. There were so many people that some of the daily tournaments had to be cancelled for lack of space…in a convention center. People were out in force for the anniversary special.
It is also important to note that the Big 50 will not play out like most other multi-day tournaments, as the remaining players from the first flight play again today instead of taking a day off before resuming. The setup is a bit unique, but the WSOP explained it:
https://twitter.com/WSOP/status/1134116537478942720
Brian Green won the first WSOP gold bracelet of the summer, outlasting a pro-heavy field to capture his first WSOP title. It was, however, his 27th WSOP cash.
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