Friday, October 27, 2017 10:24 PM Local Time
Day 1B Concludes with 10 Survivors, Too
With about 19 minutes left in Level 18, the field is reduced to 10 players. That marks the end of Day 1B, with a total of 20 players advancing through the first two flights.
Stephen Bierman did some good work this afternoon, turning his 10,000 starting chips into 440,000 by night's end. That puts him well out in front of the field so far, bagging up nearly twice as many chips as the nearest challenger.
Steve Foutty is one of those near challengers, ending with a very healthy stack of 205,000 chips. Foutty is already a three-time winner on the Circuit, looking to add another to his collection. Fellow ring winners Shawn Van Asdale (83,500) and Richard Sargent (74,500) also advanced through this flight.
Day 1B chip counts
In addition, eight players received payouts this evening:
11th: Joshua Kieval - $930
12th: Robert Donahue - $930
13th: Laura Barraza - $765
14th: Robert Lazarus - $765
15th: Alfredo Zamudio - $765
16th: Todd Moore - $640
17th: Kirk Williams - $640
18th: Ian Steinman - $640
There's still one more chance for players to advance to Day 2. This event's final starting flight, Day 1C, begins Saturday at 11 a.m.