Day 1B Ends with Jesse Jones Leading 92 Survivors

Photo:  Chipleader Jesse Jones

There were another 300 entries on Day 1B of WPT Choctaw, and after 10 levels of play, there were another 92 survivors who bagged up chips for Day 2.

The full list of official chip counts will be posted later tonight, along with the Day 2 seat draw, but here is a preview of the top of the Day 1B leaderboard:

1.  Jesse Jones  –  631,000  (252 bb)
2.  Bryan Campanello  –  611,000  (244 bb)
3.  John Reynolds  –  518,000  (207 bb)
4.  Paul Gunness  –  496,000  (198 bb)
5.  Rusty Farrin  –  391,000  (156 bb)

The total field size is 612 entries, and the prizepool is worth $2,142,000. The final 77 players will finish in the money, and here is the full list of payouts:

1st:  $400,740*
2nd:  $261,000
3rd:  $192,000
4th:  $143,000
5th:  $107,000
6th:  $81,700
7th:  $62,900
8th:  $49,000
9th-10th:  $38,600
11th-12th:  $30,800
13th-14th:  $25,020
15th-16th:  $20,600
17th-20th:  $17,180
21st-24th:  $14,540
25th-32nd:  $12,480
33rd-40th:  $10,860
41st-48th:  $9,600
49th-56th:  $8,610
57th-64th:  $7,850
65th-70th:  $7,280
71st-77th:  $6,980

There are 187 players who made it to Day 2, and they will return to action tomorrow (Sunday) at 12:00 noon, probably bursting the Money Bubble sometime around the dinner break. Return to WPT.com for our continuing coverage of WPT Choctaw.

* First-place prize amount includes the winner’s $10,400 seat into the season-ending WPT World Championship at Wynn Las Vegas.

Photo:  Bryan Campanello