So far, 34 players have punched their ticket into Day 2, and the final group of 34 hopefuls will look to add their names to that list tonight.
All who make it through until the end of play will return tomorrow, Sunday, February 23rd at 11:00 a.m. for Day 2, where the remaining players from all starting flights will combine and play until a winner is declared.
| Rank |
Player Name |
Chip Count |
| 1 |
Gerald Cunniff |
962,000 |
| 2 |
Brett Reichard |
739,000 |
| 3 |
Clinton Wolcyn |
516,000 |
| 4 |
Cory Nazaruk |
449,000 |
| 5 |
Phil Mader |
446,000 |
| 6 |
Greg Raymer |
439,000 |
| 7 |
Dalton Jones |
416,000 |
| 8 |
Ryan Webb |
405,000 |
| 9 |
Wesley Snow |
323,000 |
| 10 |
Derek Schroeder |
309,000 |
| 11 |
Kevin Berthelsen |
308,000 |
| 12 |
James "Mike" Hurley |
286,000 |
| 13 |
Brian Roberts |
285,000 |
| 14 |
Elia Bybee |
275,000 |
| 15 |
Mike Budde |
258,000 |
| 16 |
Cory Bogert |
255,000 |
| 17 |
Michael Hotop |
243,000 |
| 18 |
Ed McPike |
229,000 |
| 19 |
Umut Ozturk |
214,000 |
| 20 |
Josh Wisdom |
203,000 |
| 21 |
Dale Walters II |
183,000 |
| 22 |
Cory Smith |
169,000 |
| 23 |
Merritt Kuhn |
167,000 |
| 24 |
Jacob Long |
167,000 |
| 25 |
Jason Aken |
153,000 |
| 26 |
Richard Viebranz |
152,000 |
| 27 |
Anthony Scarborough |
149,000 |
| 28 |
Keith Heine |
148,000 |
| 29 |
Sherry Hammers |
142,000 |
| 30 |
James Majerus |
128,000 |
| 31 |
Taylor Howard |
117,000 |
| 32 |
Ryan Tepen |
86,000 |
| 33 |
Tyler Breeding |
67,000 |
| 34 |
Glen "The Cannon" Gruner |
54,000 |