So far, 27 players have punched their ticket into Day 2, and the final group of 20 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, May 4th 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 |
Srivinay Irrinki |
2,375,000 |
| 2 |
Michael Hindi |
1,895,000 |
| 3 |
Jamie Dalupan |
1,815,000 |
| 4 |
Jerric Jiang |
1,290,000 |
| 5 |
Richard Spirra |
1,270,000 |
| 6 |
Mo Pourmandi |
1,260,000 |
| 7 |
Anthony Bland |
1,165,000 |
| 8 |
Kelly Mahana |
970,000 |
| 9 |
Armando Mesina |
970,000 |
| 10 |
Jonathan Larkin |
905,000 |
| 11 |
Brad Gafford |
870,000 |
| 12 |
Lam Nguyen |
815,000 |
| 13 |
Carlos Saucedo |
795,000 |
| 14 |
Lawrence Kidd |
790,000 |
| 15 |
Rip Fritzer |
730,000 |
| 16 |
Andrew Merrick |
680,000 |
| 17 |
Lorenzo Bosforo |
615,000 |
| 18 |
Daniel Lujano |
595,000 |
| 19 |
Matt Salsberg |
590,000 |
| 20 |
David Leese |
560,000 |
| 21 |
Brad Sailor |
510,000 |
| 22 |
Jeremy Mintz |
505,000 |
| 23 |
Stephen Taylor |
445,000 |
| 24 |
Kenny Hirose |
440,000 |
| 25 |
Evan Lindemann |
280,000 |
| 26 |
DJ Buckley |
235,000 |
| 27 |
Loyal Sprague |
230,000 |