So far, 19 players have punched their ticket into Day 2, and a final group of 18 hopefuls will look to add their names to that list tonight.
The surviving players from the three starting flights will then return for Day 2 at 11:00 a.m. Saturday, March 15th, and will play until a winner is crowned.
| Rank |
Player |
Chip Count |
| 1 |
Mo Nuwwarah |
776,000 |
| 2 |
Fuh Nguyen |
535,000 |
| 3 |
Josh Thomas |
456,000 |
| 4 |
Mike Estes |
441,000 |
| 5 |
Ryan Skluzak |
382,000 |
| 6 |
Jon Hanner |
325,000 |
| 7 |
Arthur Arndt |
321,000 |
| 8 |
Raymond Rife |
282,000 |
| 9 |
Terence Reid |
266,000 |
| 10 |
John Cap |
254,000 |
| 11 |
Paul Park |
200,000 |
| 12 |
Anthony Scarborough |
179,000 |
| 13 |
Brian Wika |
143,000 |
| 14 |
Qin Chen |
129,000 |
| 15 |
DJ Buckley |
106,000 |
| 16 |
Jon Maras |
69,000 |
| 17 |
Eric Grave |
61,000 |
| 18 |
Robert Kent |
50,000 |
| 19 |
Mark Bloomberg |
37,000 |