The players had a short break and we took the opportunity to update the leaderboard. Aleks Dimitrov has managed to stay on top of the list, with now 3,661,000 chips. Brandon Hall (3,305,000) and Harpreet Singh Gill (3,034,000) are right behind him and are the only other two players above 3 million chips.
The late registration period is closed and the total number of entries for today adds up to 217. This brings the total combined Day 1 entries to 521, which propels the prize pool above it’s $5,000,000 guaranteed amount. Players are obviously cautious and carefully assess their chances, only 30 players have hit the rail since the onset of the tournament, five hours ago.
| First Name | Prénom | Last Name | Nom | Stack | Tapis |
|---|---|---|
| Aleks | Dimitrov | 3,661,000 |
| Brandon | Hall | 3,305,000 |
| Harpreet Singh | Gill | 3,034,000 |
| Anatolly | Filatov | 2,561,000 |
| Richard Thomas | Mullen | 2,439,000 |
| Jonathan E | Dwek | 2,402,000 |
| Luis Pedro | Urrutia | 2,396,000 |
| Garrett | Dansereau | 2,129,000 |
| Seyedrohollah | Ettehadi | 2,108,000 |
| Jean-François | Daunais | 2,103,000 |
| Sergio | Aido Espina | 2,090,000 |
| Patrick | Clarke | 2,057,000 |
| Ludovic | Geilich | 2,046,000 |
| Daniel | Elkeslassy | 2,035,000 |
| Carl | Martel | 2,003,000 |