Oleksandr Trokhymenko Takes Overall Chip Lead From Day 1E Flight

Day 1E of the $600 NLH $1 Million Guarantee was the largest yet, drawing 867 entries to bring the tournament total to 2,375 through five of eight flights. The tournament surpassed its guarantee during the flight and will continue to climb through the weekend.

Oleksandr Trokhymenko finished with the flight and overall tournament chip lead, bagging 852,000. Day 1E was the longest flight so far, and play concluded with a two eliminations during hand-for-hand play for 107 to advance into Sunday’s Day 2. All who bagged from the flight will return to 24:00 remaining in Level 15 (4,000-8,000-8,000) unless one of the last three flights finishes sooner.

Some notables to advance from the field included:

Oleksandr Trokhymenko – 852,000
Jacob Spooner – 777,000
Ricky Nguyen – 519,000
Michael Berk – 516,000
Fernando Galvan – 502,000
Geremy Reiner – 429,000
James Lisi – 400,000
Giuseppe Pantaleo – 384,000
Vanessa Kade  133,000

Complete chip counts from Day 1E will be posted later tonight along with final counts from Day 1F.

Day 1F coverage will continue through the evening until 12.5% of the field remains. Stay tuned to WPT.com for all the updates.