Thursday, November 3, 2016 3:24 AM Local Time
Chips in the Bags
END OF DAY 1
The first day of the No-Limit Hold'em Monster stack has reached its stopping point. There are 19 players, out of the whopping 322 that entered, advancing to Day 2. Leading the pack at the end of Day 1 is Jose Esparza from Lodi, California. Esparza won his first gold ring back in 2013 at this very location, in Event #6: No-Limit Hold'em. The tournament is only one knockout away from enacting a two table redraw. Play will resume Thursday at 2:00 pm with blinds at 6,000/12,000 and a 2,000 ante.
Here is a look at the top five chip counts after Day 1:
1st: Jose Esparza - 566,000 (47 bbs)
2nd: Cyril Kalbach - 546,000 (45 bbs)
3rd: Vince Lacariere - 546,000 (45 bbs)
4th: Farzad Abbaszadeh - 499,000 (41 bbs)
5th: Wes Nally - 431,000 (35 bbs)
Complete chip counts can be found above under the "Reports" tab.