8,000 ante - 45 remaining
45 players remaining at the break. Here are the current chip leaders:
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
| 790,000(99 BB) | 340,000 | |
LS | 700,000(88 BB) | -190,000 |
| 645,000(81 BB) | 373,000 | |
| 600,000(75 BB) | 60,000 | |
| 560,000(70 BB) | 560,000 | |
| 555,000(69 BB) | 27,000 | |
| 550,000(69 BB) | 550,000 | |
| 515,000(64 BB) | 75,000 |
3,000 ante - 98 entries

Day 1 drew 99 entries with 56 players bagging up at the end of eleven levels. The $250K guarantee has been breached. Registration is still open for one level in Day 2. For US$ 3,000 buy in, you start with 100,000 stack (25 bb). Game resumes at 1pm on Monday, March 20.
End of Day 1 chip counts - 56 players| Player | Chips | Table | Seat |
|---|---|---|---|
| 113,000(38 BB) | 1 | 1 | |
| 374,000(125 BB) | 1 | 2 | |
| 233,500(78 BB) | 1 | 3 | |
| 131,000(44 BB) | 1 | 5 | |
| 52,500(18 BB) | 1 | 6 | |
| 167,000(56 BB) | 1 | 8 | |
| 193,000(64 BB) | 2 | 1 | |
| 183,500(61 BB) | 2 | 2 | |
| 130,000(43 BB) | 2 | 3 | |
| 80,500(27 BB) | 2 | 4 | |
| 76,500(26 BB) | 2 | 7 | |
| 300,000(100 BB) | 2 | 8 | |
| 215,500(72 BB) | 3 | 1 | |
| 497,000(166 BB) | 3 | 2 | |
| 128,500(43 BB) | 3 | 3 | |
| 83,500(28 BB) | 3 | 4 | |
| 70,000(23 BB) | 3 | 7 | |
| 167,000(56 BB) | 3 | 8 | |
| 128,500(43 BB) | 7 | 1 | |
| 122,000(41 BB) | 7 | 3 | |
| 43,500(15 BB) | 7 | 4 | |
| 78,000(26 BB) | 7 | 5 | |
| 167,500(56 BB) | 7 | 6 | |
| 509,000(170 BB) | 7 | 7 | |
| 272,000(91 BB) | 7 | 8 | |
| 73,000(24 BB) | 8 | 1 | |
| 116,000(39 BB) | 8 | 2 | |
| 150,500(50 BB) | 8 | 3 | |
| 289,500(97 BB) | 8 | 4 | |
| 212,000(71 BB) | 8 | 5 | |
| 38,500(13 BB) | 8 | 6 | |
| 162,000(54 BB) | 8 | 7 | |
LS | 62,000(21 BB) | 11 | 1 |
| 311,000(104 BB) | 11 | 2 | |
| 98,000(33 BB) | 11 | 3 | |
| 250,500(84 BB) | 11 | 6 | |
| 175,000(58 BB) | 11 | 7 | |
| 147,000(49 BB) | 11 | 8 | |
| 144,500(48 BB) | 12 | 1 | |
| 156,000(52 BB) | 12 | 2 | |
| 313,500(105 BB) | 12 | 4 | |
| 67,500(23 BB) | 12 | 5 | |
| 224,500(75 BB) | 12 | 6 | |
| 79,500(27 BB) | 12 | 7 | |
| 171,500(57 BB) | 13 | 1 | |
| 528,000(176 BB) | 13 | 2 | |
| 245,500(82 BB) | 13 | 4 | |
| 140,500(47 BB) | 13 | 5 | |
| 110,500(37 BB) | 13 | 6 | |
| 60,000(20 BB) | 13 | 7 | |
| 106,500(36 BB) | 37 | 1 | |
| 276,000(92 BB) | 37 | 2 | |
| 185,000(62 BB) | 37 | 4 | |
| 48,000(16 BB) | 37 | 5 | |
| 142,500(48 BB) | 37 | 7 | |
| 183,000(61 BB) | 37 | 8 |
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2,500 ante - 96 entries
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
| 560,000(224 BB) | 400,000 | |
| 450,000(180 BB) | -40,000 | |
| 330,000(132 BB) | 330,000 |
2,000 ante - 92 entries
Timur Khamidullin with J♣ T♣ , Anmol Mehta pocket Queens, the board improves both. Mehta lands a set but loses to Khamidullin’s straight.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
| 490,000(245 BB) | 245,000 |
1,600 ante - 85 entries

Three way all in with Leo Soma first to push (26.3K), called by Vincent Chauve, Seokjun Lee shoves (77.1K), back to Chauve who calls to put the two at risk.
Chauve 8♥ 8♦ Soma K♥ J♣ Lee A♠ J♦
The board runs 6♦ 5♥ Q♦ Q♠ 8♠ for a full house and a sweep to Chauve. He rises to around 330,000.
Following that hand, Chauve raises from cutoff, big blind Timur Khamidullin defends. At the flop 8♠ K♣ J♦ , Khamidullin check-raises from 3,000 to 11,500. On the turn 7♥ , Khamidullin bets 24,500, Chauve calls. On the river 6♣ , Chauve bets 22,000, Khamidullin check-raises to 125,500, Chauve tank-calls. Khamidullin shows K♦ J♣ two pair at the flop. Chauve mucks.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
| 245,000(153 BB) | 245,000 | |
| 165,000(103 BB) | -10,000 |