Day 1C Ends with Eric Chang Leading 349 Survivors with 1,392,000

Photo:  Day 1C Chipleader Eric Chang

There were two simultaneous eliminations in the second hand of hand-for-hand play, and they both resulted in eliminations to burst the Money Bubble and leave 349 players to bag chips for Day 2. The chipleader for Day 1C is Eric Chang, who finished with 1,392,000 (139 big blinds).

There were 2,802 entries on Day 1C, increasing the total field size to 5,805. The prizepool is worth more than $5.6 million, easily surpassing the $5 million guarantee with one more starting flight to go. Day 1D begins tomorrow at 11:00 am, and registration remains open with a single re-entry until the end of the dinner break (around 7:00 pm).

The full list of the 349 survivors from Day 1C can be found in the Chip Counts tab (click here), and here’s a look at the top 10:

1.  Eric Chang  –  1,392,000  (139 bb)
2.  Ivan Ruban  –  1,229,000  (130 bb)
3.  Dustin Merrill  –  1,206,000  (121 bb)
4.  Jake Greif  –  1,108,000  (110 bb)
5.  Ryan Stiner  –  1,007,000  (101 bb)
6.  Daniel Lowery  –  988,000  (99 bb)
7.  Donovan Dean  –  973,000   (97 bb)
8.  Ya Yun Liu  –  960,000  (96 bb)
9.  Michael Berk  –  930,000  (93 bb)
10.  Mark Babekov  –  894,000   (89 bb)

Action ended with 10:35 remaining in Level 17, with blinds at 5,000-10,000 and a 10,000 ante. Day 2 will begin with the blinds rolled back to the starting flight that finished with the lowest blinds.

Day 1D begins tomorrow (Wednesday) at 11:00 am, with registration open until the end of the dinner break (about 7:00 pm). This will be the fourth and final starting flight, and players are allowed one entry and one re-entry per starting flight.

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