So far, 17 players have punched their ticket into Day 2, and the final group of 14 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, January 18th, 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 |
Name |
Chip Count |
| 1 |
Robert Fortuno |
485,000 |
| 2 |
Rivon Moshi |
484,000 |
| 3 |
Zilong Zhang |
471,000 |
| 4 |
David Bashel |
305,000 |
| 5 |
Clint Wolcyn |
298,000 |
| 6 |
Rip Fritzer |
295,000 |
| 7 |
Steve Westberg |
292,000 |
| 8 |
Adrian Lopez |
291,000 |
| 9 |
Christopher Smith |
281,000 |
| 10 |
Yang Lu |
263,000 |
| 11 |
Armando Mesina |
150,000 |
| 12 |
Scott Downey |
142,000 |
| 13 |
Brian Brown |
113,000 |
| 14 |
Reginald Burnley |
108,000 |
| 15 |
Scott Aulds |
104,000 |
| 16 |
Brandon Fishman |
94,000 |
| 17 |
Nan Chen |
35,000 |