Thursday, February 16, 2017 11:22 PM Local Time
Peter Vitantonio Among Final Four
The clock has run out on Day 1, and the final four players are bagging their chips for an overnight soak. Here's the remaining lineup:
Seat 1: Gediminas Uselis - 701,000 (58 bb)
Seat 2: Peter Vitantonio - 627,000 (52 bb)
Seat 3: Frank DiMaria - 448,000 (37 bb)
Seat 4: Steve Duncker - 425,000 (35 bb)
Peter Vitantonio (pictured) won the WSOP Circuit Main Event in this very building in 2015, collecting $130,000 and his first ring. The pro from Ohio has put himself in a good position to add another on Friday, sitting second in chips behind Lithuania's Gediminas Uselis.
Everyone left is guaranteed to earn at least $13,493 tomorrow, with the ring and a top prize of more than three times that reserved for the winner. Blinds will be 6,000/12,000 with a 2,000 ante when play resumes, putting more than 45 big blinds in the average stack. Cards go in the air at 1 p.m.