Ilija Savevski Leads The 28 Survivors; Jared Jaffee Bags Big In Day 1B of WPT Voyage Prime Championship

Photo: 2-time WPT Champion Jared Jaffee

After 20 levels of play, the starting field of 218 was brought down to just 28 survivors in Day 1B of The WPT Voyage Prime Championship. 

The chip leader at days end is Ilija Savevski who ended his day with 540,000. Rounding out the top three were Caroline Schellock with 477,000 and 2-time WPT champion Jared Jaffee with 467,000.

The top five chip stacks are as follows:

Ilija Savevski – 540,000 (27 bb)
Caroline Schellock – 477,000 (23 bb)
Jared Jaffee – 467,000 (23 bb)
Jeff Boyd – 452,000 (22 bb)
Conrad Simpson – 448,000 (22 bb)

Action ended in Level 20 with 11:43 left on the clock and blinds at 10,000/20,000 and a 20,000 big blind ante. Day 2 will revert to Day 1A’s ending time, barring an earlier ending point with Day 1c. The 28 survivors of this flight will return on Thursday at 11:00 AM to play down to a winner. 

The players who did not find a bag in today’s flight, will have ample opportunity to fire Day 1C tomorrow beginning at 10:00 AM.

Stay tuned to WPT.com for all updates regarding the WPT Voyage Prime Championship.