
D1A
Day 1A Ends with Raffaele Sorrentino Leading 42 Survivors

Day 1A came to an end with 42 players remaining, and the big stack belongs to Raffaele Sorrentino, who bagged 970,000 (97 big blinds).
Action ended with 7:55 remaining in Level 17, with blinds at 5,000-10,000 and a10,000 ante. Day 2 will roll the blinds back to the earliest point where a starting flight finished.
Official chip counts for the 42 survivors will be released by the casino later tonight, and they will be returning on Monday at 11:30 pm for Day 2, where everyone will start play in the money.
There will be two more starting flights over the next two days, with Day 1B beginning tomorrow at 11:30 am, and Day 1C beginning on Sunday at 11:30 am.
Top 10 Chip Counts
Player | Chips |
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RS Raffaele Sorrentino | 870,000(87 BB) |
XL Xiao Liu | 766,000(77 BB) |
619,000(62 BB) | |
XZ Xiaosheng Zheng | 594,000(59 BB) |
VO Vishal Ojha | 576,000(58 BB) |
576,000(58 BB) | |
AS | 526,000(53 BB) |
BG Brian Green | 510,000(51 BB) |
YL Yuhan Liu | 479,000(48 BB) |
AP Abhishek Paul | 460,000(46 BB) |
Xiaosheng Zheng Takes From Kimsour Kong
A massive stack is in front of Kimsour Kong while Siarhei Chudapal was replaced by Xiaosheng Zheng. The latter calls Kong's raise to 11,000 and check-calls for 9,000 on the 9♠ 3♠ 2♠ flop. They check down the 7♠ 8♥ river for Kong to show A♥ 9♣ , which Zheng has beat with the 8♠ 6♥ .
Player | Chips |
---|---|
KK Kimsour Kong | 675,000(135 BB) |
XZ Xiaosheng Zheng | 310,000(62 BB) |
busted |
Jehyeon Yang Leads the Field at the Break with 145,700
A scan of the field during the break turned up two players with at least 100K in chips, plus one more knocking on the door to create an unofficial leaderboard:
1. Jehyeon Yang - 145,700 (291 bb)
2. Xiaosheng Zheng - 106,800 (214 bb)
3. Peteris Enders - 99,900 (200 bb)