Thursday, September 1, 2016 4:45 AM Local Time
Ben Palmer Leads Final 22 Remaining In Monster Stack
After 21 levels of play, the bags are out and Day 1 of the $365 no-limit hold'em monster stack is in the books with Ben Palmer pacing the field.
The sixth ring event of the series drew 339 entrants and generated a prizepool of $101,700, but by the day's end, only 22 players remained, with Palmer bagging the chip lead.
Palmer finished with 579,000 in chips and is joined at the top of the leaderboard by Chris Back (546,000), Girogio Medici (520,000), and Aaron Thomas (512,000). Other notables to survive the day include Robert Cheung (447,000), Jamie Kerstetter (280,000), and Raney Stanczak (133,000).
The remaining players will come back on Thursday at 2 p.m. to play down to a winner. On Thursday, the levels will be increased to 50 minutes for the duration of the tournament and blinds will start at 6,000/12,000 with a 2,000 ante. Everybody is guaranteed to cash for at least $873, but they are all shooting for the $23,389 first place prize money.
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