Ryan Laplante, champion of this event two years ago, is among some other healthy stacks as we enter the home stretch of Day 1.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
293,000 | 3,000 |
|
215,000 | 15,000 |
|
150,000 | -12,000 |
Niveau: 16
Blinds: 1,500/3,000
Ante: 0
Play is now paused for the final break of the day with just three more levels remaining before players will bag for Day 2.
With the field under 100 players now of the 1,193 that began the day, only 8% of the field remains in this flight. Everyone still left has secured a cash of at least $1,001.
Two players have recently crossed the 200,000 chip threshold in Seth Zimmerman and Mircea Ionescu
A few more notable chip counts below as well.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
|
290,000 | 290,000 |
|
|
200,000 | 112,000 |
|
152,000 | 152,000 |
|
47,000 | 14,000 |
Niveau: 15
Blinds: 1,200/2,400
Ante: 0
Jeff Gross had been on the short stack for a while before raising to 7,000 from the hijack. The small blind called and the two saw a flop of 
. The player checked and Gross shipped his remaining 2,800 and was called. The board ran out 
with Gross showing 
yielding him a long-awaited double up.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
19,600 | 14,100 |
Niveau: 14
Blinds: 1,000/2,000
Ante: 0
Below are a few of the stacks all aiming to make it to day 2. John Gordon is currently in possession of the chip lead with 140,000.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
140,000 | 140,000 |
|
100,000 | |
|
52,000 | 52,000 |
|
40,000 | -5,000 |
|
15,000 | -45,000 |
Niveau: 13
Blinds: 800/1,600
Ante: 0
