Sheldon Gross Leads the Six Survivors From Turbo Flight 1D

Photo:  Chipleader Sheldon Gross

There were 113 entries for Turbo Flight 1D of Zynga Poker WPT500 Las Vegas (the same number of entries as Day 1C, which finished earlier this evening), but only the final 5% (six players) advanced to Day 2. The big stack from this starting flight belongs to Sheldon Gross, who bagged 540,000.

Here are the official chip counts for the six survivors from Turbo Flight 1D:

1.  Sheldon Gross  –  540,000
2.  Michael Senter  –  448,000
3.  Alfredo Fernandez  –  435,000
4.  Mathieu Rabalison  –  347,000
5.  T.K. Miles  –  318,000
6.  Ryan DePaulo  –  169,000

And here are the Turbo Flight 1D players who were eliminated in the money:

7th:  Jeremy Jagoda  –  $1,200
8th:  Muskan Sethi  –  $1,200
9th:  Albert Ng  –  $1,200
10th:  Roger Taieb  –  $1,200

11th:  Ian Bott  –  $900
12th:  Paul Hockin  –  $900
13th:  Stephen Sullo  –  $900
14th:  Brandon Sheils  –  $900
15th:  Frank Coca  –  $900

Action ended for this flight with 17:19 remaining in Level 22, with blinds at 8,000-16,000 and a big blind ante of 16,000. Day 2 will start where the earliest field finished, so none of the players will miss any blind levels, and most will see the blinds roll back.

After four starting flights, the overall field size is up to 670 entries, creating a prizepool worth $335,000 and counting. There are still four more flights over the next two days to build the prizepool even higher. Within each starting flight, the final 12.5% finish in the money, guaranteed at least $900 each, and the final 5% advance to Day 2, where they’re guaranteed at least $1,500 each.

Day 1E begins tomorrow (Monday) at 11:00 am with unlimited re-entries until registration closes after the second break (about 3:30 pm). Turbo Flight 1F begins later that day at 7:00 pm, with 15-minute levels until registration closes at 9:15 pm, followed by 20-minute levels after that. Both flights will pay 12.5% of the field, and the final 5% will advance to Day 2, which begins at 1:00 pm on Wednesday.

Stay tuned to WPT.com for continuing coverage throughout the Zynga Poker WPT500 Las Vegas.

Photography by Melissa Haereiti / PokerPhotoArchive

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