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January 15 - 19, 2025

 
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Tyler Potts Leads Day 1A
Created (1/18/2025 6:29:13 PM by Bryan Mileski)

Tyler Potts survives 166 entrants from Day 1A of Event #1: $400 Monster Stack Kickoff NLH to bag the chip lead with 561,000 at Bally’s Black Hawk Casino as 18 players advance to Sunday’s Day 2, all in the money!

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Day 1A Chip Counts
Created (1/18/2025 5:27:14 PM by Bryan Mileski)

Player NameChip CountPreviousProgress
Tyler Potts561,000561,000
Antonio Vargas483,000483,000
David Mead478,000478,000
Gregory Scharlach415,000415,000
Juan Vargas413,000413,000
Kim Criter345,000345,000
Phil Gioia327,000327,000
James Nash327,000327,000
David Skrzelowski297,000297,000
Nader Wahdan273,000273,000
Clint Lilienthal228,000228,000
Dale Marshall211,000211,000
Rahul Bheemidi177,000177,000
Tony Saccomano137,000137,000
James Callanan129,000129,000
John Ciccarelli105,000105,000
Kevin Bourgeois80,00080,000
Nick Bussard42,00042,000

 
 
Player Name
Chips
Progress
 
City
State
Country
Tyler Potts  
561,000  
0 
  
Denver 
CO 
United States 
Antonio Vargas  
483,000  
0 
  
Commerce City 
CO 
United States 
David Mead  
478,000  
0 
  
Littleton 
CO 
United States 
Gregory Scharlach  
415,000  
0 
  
Castle Rock 
CO 
United States 
Juan Vargas  
413,000  
0 
  
Fort Collins 
CO 
United States 
Kim Criter  
345,000  
0 
  
Denver 
CO 
United States 
Phil Gioia  
327,000  
0 
  
Wheatridge 
CO 
United States 
Jim Nash  
327,000  
0 
  
Sterling 
CO 
United States 
David Skrzelowski  
297,000  
0 
  
Denver 
CO 
United States 
Nader Wahdan  
273,000  
0 
  
Aurora 
CO 
United States 
Clint Lilienthal  
228,000  
0 
  
Lincoln 
NE 
United States 
Dale Marshall  
211,000  
0 
  
Fountain 
CO 
United States 
Rahul Bheemidi  
177,000  
0 
  
Parker 
CO 
United States 
Tony Saccomano  
137,000  
0 
  
Parker 
CO 
United States 
James Callanan  
129,000  
0 
  
Boulder 
CO 
United States 
John Ciccarelli  
105,000  
0 
  
Chandler 
AZ 
United States 
Kevin Bourgeois  
80,000  
0 
  
Aurora 
CO 
United States 
Rank
Player Name
City
State
Country
Amount
Points
1
John Loch
Denver 
CO 
United States 
$53,740
600
2
Thomas Martinez
Denver 
CO 
United States 
$33,062
533
3
Kim Criter
Denver 
CO 
United States 
$24,362
500
4
Antonio Vargas
Commerce City 
CO 
United States 
$18,189
467
5
Byron Erculiani
Aurora 
CO 
United States 
$13,780
433
6
Bing Bong Stolmeier
Paonia 
CO 
United States 
$10,472
400
7
Michael Rankins
Colorado Springs 
CO 
United States 
$7,992
367
8
Samuel Uhlmann
Denver 
CO 
United States 
$6,338
333
9
Robert Bachicha
Commerce City 
CO 
United States 
$4,961
300
10
Toby Leonard
Lafayette 
CO 
United States 
$3,858
267
11
Jim Nash
Sterling 
CO 
United States 
$3,858
267
12
Tyler Potts
Denver 
CO 
United States 
$3,858
267
13
Sharon Wertepny
Berthoud 
CO 
United States 
$3,307
233
14
Jesse Meyer
Lakewood 
CO 
United States 
$3,307
233
15
Jeffrey Wertepny
Berthoud 
CO 
United States 
$3,307
233
16
Billy Gallegos
Denver 
CO 
United States 
$2,756
200
17
Nader Wahdan
Aurora 
CO 
United States 
$2,756
200
18
Rocco Palumbo
Denver 
CO 
United States 
$2,756
200
19
Yordan Tonev
Kent 
WA 
United States 
$2,315
167
20
Carlos Romero
Arvada 
CO 
United States 
$2,315
167
21
Austin Zimbelman
Hudson 
CO 
United States 
$2,315
167
22
Joseph McCafferty
Kremmling 
CO 
United States 
$1,957
133
23
John Benefiel
Aurora 
CO 
United States 
$1,957
133
24
Rich Dixon
Cheyenne 
WY 
United States 
$1,957
133
25
Bruno Wolfe
Denver 
CO 
United States 
$1,598
117
26
Daniel Brewer
Littleton 
CO 
United States 
$1,598
117
27
Clint Lilienthal
Lincoln 
NE 
United States 
$1,598
117
28
David Mead
Littleton 
CO 
United States 
$1,213
100
29
Vy Tran
Denver 
CO 
United States 
$1,213
100
30
Dalton Jones
Cedar Rapids 
IA 
United States 
$1,213
100
31
Danny Gonzales
Denver 
CO 
United States 
$1,213
100
32
Eric Smidinger
Evergreen 
CO 
United States 
$1,213
100
33
Juan Vargas
Fort Collins 
CO 
United States 
$1,213
100
34
Roger Low
Denver 
CO 
United States 
$1,213
100
35
David Lewis
Denver 
CO 
United States 
$1,213
100
36
John Pillitteri
Loveland 
CO 
United States 
$1,213
100
37
Thomas Ellsworth
Missoula 
MT 
United States 
$992
83
38
Joshua Wurmlinger
Aurora 
CO 
United States 
$992
83
39
Rahul Bheemidi
Parker 
CO 
United States 
$992
83
40
Dale Marshall
Fountain 
CO 
United States 
$992
83
41
Vi Le
Lakewood 
CO 
United States 
$992
83
42
Jacob Long
Lincoln 
NE 
United States 
$992
83
43
Justin Hollon
Englewood 
CO 
United States 
$992
83
44
Ramey Hinton
Pueblo West 
CO 
United States 
$992
83
45
Stewart Guolla
Highlands Ranch 
CO 
United States 
$992
83
46
Stephen Decker
Englewood 
CO 
United States 
$882
67
47
Drew Irwin
Fort Worth 
TX 
United States 
$882
67
48
Louis Sherman
Denver 
CO 
United States 
$882
67
49
Gregory Scharlach
Castle Rock 
CO 
United States 
$882
67
50
Zach Gutierrez
Denver 
CO 
United States 
$882
67
51
Farhab Smarei
Westminster 
CO 
United States 
$882
67
52
Luke Wasikowski
Clearwater 
FL 
United States 
$882
67
53
Adam Cormier
Denver 
CO 
United States 
$882
67
54
David Skrzelowski
Denver 
CO 
United States 
$882
67
55
Kyle Pisanti
Denver 
CO 
United States 
$827
50
56
Sergio Martinez
Thornton 
CO 
United States 
$827
50
57
Tan Hoang
Denver 
CO 
United States 
$827
50
58
Shannon Stangis
Firestone 
CO 
United States 
$827
50
59
Tyler Murray
Northglenn 
CO 
United States 
$827
50
60
Mike Sherry
Bellevue 
CO 
United States 
$827
50
61
Max Gabriel
Boulder 
CO 
United States 
$827
50
62
Jordan Schinker
Denver 
CO 
United States 
$827
50
63
Paul Schiff
Denver 
CO 
United States 
$827
50
64
Joseph Sekrieh
Aurora 
CO 
United States 
$772
33
65
James Callanan
Boulder 
CO 
United States 
$772
33
66
Jonathan McCray
Aurora 
CO 
United States 
$772
33
67
Sung Bae
Englewood 
CO 
United States 
$772
33
68
Bruce Russell
Loveland 
CO 
United States 
$772
33
69
Eric Johnson (CO)
Idaho Springs 
CO 
United States 
$772
33
70
Kevin Bourgeois
Aurora 
CO 
United States 
$772
33
71
Joel Verbeck
Idaho Springs 
CO 
United States 
$772
33
72
Phil Gioia
Wheatridge 
CO 
United States 
$772
33
73
Hieu Pham
Denver 
CO 
United States 
$744
25
74
Craig Mastro
Lakewood 
CO 
United States 
$744
25
75
Christopher Pittman
Pueblo 
CO 
United States 
$744
25
76
Chris Cathcart
Highlands Ranch 
CO 
United States 
$744
25
77
Sherman Wu
Boulder 
CO 
United States 
$744
25
78
Tony Saccomano
Parker 
CO 
United States 
$744
25
79
Matt Fischer
Castle Rock 
CO 
United States 
$744
25
80
K Mouanghang
Arvada 
CO 
United States 
$744
25
81
Allan Dancer
Centennial 
CO 
United States 
$744
25
82
John Ciccarelli
Chandler 
AZ 
United States 
$717
17
83
Wayne Harvey
Northglenn 
CO 
United States 
$717
17
84
Jed McDowell
Florence 
CO 
United States 
$717
17
85
Barry Faecher
Lakewood 
CO 
United States 
$717
17
86
Bruce Keshtauer
Erie 
CO 
United States 
$717
17
87
Sean Hoesing
Denver 
CO 
United States 
$717
17
88
Nick Bossard
Fort Collins 
CO 
United States 
$717
17
89
Ben Keeline
Westminster 
CO 
United States 
$717
17
LEVEL INFO
Level
Blinds
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TOURNAMENT INFO
Entries
166
Players Remaining
18
Average Chip Stack
276,667
Total Chips
4,980,000
TOP 10 CHIP COUNT
RANK
PLAYER
CHIPS
1 
Tyler Potts
561,000
2 
Antonio Vargas
483,000
3 
David Mead
478,000
4 
Gregory Scharlach
415,000
5 
Juan Vargas
413,000
6 
Kim Criter
345,000
7 
Phil Gioia
327,000
8 
Jim Nash
327,000
9 
David Skrzelowski
297,000
10 
Nader Wahdan
273,000
SEASON TOP 10 POY POINTS
RANK
PLAYER
CHIPS
1 
Jerric Jiang
1,700
2 
Carson Richards
1,500
3 
David Berger
1,400
4 
Bradley Miller
1,400
5 
Armando Mesina
1,367
6 
Ryan Leng
1,300
7 
Josh Remitio
1,200
8 
Dillon Najor
1,200
9 
Jamie Kerstetter
1,100
10 
Bojan Gledovic
1,000